Agenda in Detail

6th June - Conference Area

FOCUS: Partnerships

Global Partnership for Development    10:00 - 11:00
It is becoming increasingly evident that greater, more collaborative, and deeper partnerships are essential to maximize the effectiveness of global efforts to foster development. This session will assess past attempts to enact global partnership for development, drawing from our speakers’ broad experience to devise better strategies and frameworks.
Moderator	Sherri G. Kraham, Managing Director for Development Cooperation and Policy Improvement , Millennium Challenge Corporation
	Chris Jurgens, Chief of Global Partnerships Division, USAID
	Mark Green, Senior Director, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
	Samuel A. Worthington, President & CEO, InterAction
	Governor Scott McCallum, President & CEO, Aidmatrix
Fostering collaboration across different sectors of development	Jennifer Butte-Dahl, Head of Alliances and the Bright Future Fund, Nokero International Ltd.

 

Food Security and Sustainable Growth    11:15 - 12:30
Speakers in this session will examine issues such as investment in integrated supply chains to improve sustainability (from high-value crop production techniques to cold storage facilities, improved roads and improved export tariffs), nutrition security and the water, energy and food nexus. How can food security initiatives take advantage of early warning systems and appropriate food strategies to prevent the likelihood of future food crises?
Water Resource Management and Food Security	Peter Koefoed Bjornsen, Director, UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment
	Katherine Farley, Senior Director (Agriculture), Technical Services, Millennium Challenge Corporation
	Deborah L. Walliser, Executive Director, Solsustech Incorporated
Moderator	Governor Scott McCallum, President & CEO, Aidmatrix

 

Empowering Women as a Development Tool    13:45 - 15:00
Be it in terms of education, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, socio-economic security, or access to employment, there is a deeply ingrained, historical disadvantage of being born a woman. However, working across sectors of development to improve gender equality represents one of the most effective ways of accelerating improvements. The empowerment of women impacts all areas of development and growth. This session will examine the myriad ways in which empowerment of women is essential in fostering broader economic and social development.
Moderator	Sarah Craven, Chief of the Washington Office , UNFPA
	Simone Oluouch-Olunya, East and Horn of Africa Sub-Regional Office, UN Women
	Elizabeth Arend, Former Programs Coordinator, Gender Action
The female condom and women's empowerment	Dr. Lucie van Mens, Director, SUPPORT
	Bronwyn Irwin, Senior Technical Director, Enterprise Development Programming, ACDI/VOCA
	Bineta Diop, Founder and Chair of the Executive Board, Femmes Africa Solidarité

 

Post-Disaster Governance Systems - What Have We Learned?    15:15 - 16:30
Immediately following disaster response, governance systems are questioned, analyzed, reformed and amended in an effort to learn and improve disaster relief for the future. The 2005 UN review of the global humanitarian system resulted in a ‘lead organization concept’ and the establishment of the cluster system. But is this the most effective approach? What do current relief governance systems actually look like, and how can we improve them for future disaster situations?
	Lauren Herzer, Programme Associate, The Wilson Center
	Steve Hansch, Fellow, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, Associate Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

 

NGOs and Civil Society Working in Harmony with the Military    16:45 - 18:00
In the face of historical differences, the military and security sectors, aid organizations and governments traditionally associated with humanitarian response are working together in an increasing number of situations and with increasing success. As mandates cross-over, continued partnership is essential. This session will examine examples of coordination, areas for improvement and will outline the need for more mainstream recognition of the vital role the military and security sectors can have in facilitating development.
	John Leach, Chief Operating Officer, Shelterbox
	Matt Pelak, Director of Field Operations, Team Rubicon
	Brian Finlay, Senior Associate, Director, Managing Across Boundaries, The Stimson Center
	Steve Wood, Vice President, DigitalGlobe Analytics