Building partnerships for relief and development
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Rob McConnell
Coordinator
Fleet Forum
“For me, aid and trade is partnerships, that’s the theme we’ve been discussing this afternoon. The advantage is this is a great networking opportunity. The international community is spread far and wide and events like this bring them all together, not everybody but there are enough people here to form the discussions, to set up the discussions, that we need to put partnerships together.”
Agenda
Workshop sessions are an integral part of the event, and include interactive round-table discussions and informative panel discussions. They engage high calibre stakeholders from NGO, UN, government and commercial sectors with exhibitors and the attendees. Sessions are specifically designed to improve coordination and cross-sector understanding resulting in increased efficiency in the way challenges are addressed, solutions are designed and are then distributed.
The agenda below is currently evolving and is open to change. If you would like to participate in a workshop session, please please contact us.
| Time | Area | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Area A | Opening Session |
Karen Turner, Director, USAID’s Office of Development Partners (ODP) |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Area B | Climate Change: Innovation, Effectiveness & Accountability. |
Vishnu N. Jetmalani, International Energy, Environmental & Policy Advisor Grant Dillon, International Advisor, Global Health and Emergency Response Christina Ragsdale, Head of Communications, Sacramento Air Quality Management District Charley Ansbach, Managing Partner , Skystone Ryan |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Area A | Transport |
Natalie Teperdjian, Marketing & Communications Manager, Fleet Forum Tracy A. Badcock, Founding Member of The Shelter Alliance, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Overseas Lease Group, Inc Phil Jones, Business Director, Aid & Development , RMA Group Jeff Wade, VP Marketing, Fleet Management Solutions, Inc. |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Area C | Recruiting Scarce-Skilled Professionals Cost Effectively |
Patrick Shields, Founder and Executive Director, Global Recruitment Specialists |
| 10:15 - 17:00 | Room 204c Side Event | Disaster Preparedness Summit |
Lionel Marre, Project Manager, OMIF - IT-Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, World Food Programme (WFP) Joe Simmons, International Program Coordinator, Nethope Joe Duncan, ICT Team Acting Leader/Director, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering, USAID Roy A. Johnson, Director, Integrated Information and Communications Technology Support (IIS) Joel Selanikio, Director, DataDyne.org Eddie Josué Argeñal, Emergency Shelter and Infrastructure Officer/Office of Humanitarian Assistance, CHF International Steve Birnbaum, Consultant, Telecommunications Field Evelyn Cherow, MA, MPA, CEO/Founder, GlobalPartnersUnited Ralph Brooker, Executive Director, SatProf Dr. Lynn Copeland Ph D, Principle Scientist and Developer, Civil Affairs Operating System (CAOS) and Worldwide Civil Affairs Database (WCID) Lieutenant Colonel H. Justin Pickett, LTC & Branch Chief , Multinational Communications Interoperability & Information Sharing U.S. Pacific Command David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSat Forum (GVF) Steve Schmida, President, SSG Advisors Allen Pitts, Media and Public Relations Manager, ARRL – the national association for Amateur Radio Maria Kendro, Executive Director, Communications Cooperative International (CCI) Jeff Jacobson, Co-Founder and Director of Technology, OODAlink Inc. Governor Scott McCallum, President and CEO, Aidmatrix Foundation Brenda Oppermann, International Development Advisor , Oppermann & Associates Larry Wentz, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Experiential Area | Scenario 1: Urban natural disaster in a tropical climate (based on the Haiti earthquake of 2010) |
Mark Prutsalis, President & CEO, Sahana Software Foundation Shari Temple, Managing Director EMEA, Aidmatrix Foundation |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Room 204C Side Event | Global Disaster Preparedness (Disaster Preparedness Summit) | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Area C | Competitive Bidding |
Clayton McDonald, Senior Vice President, INTL Global Currencies Ltd |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Area C | Mosquito Control & Data Management (IPM) |
Derek Wright, Global Business Manager, ADAPCO, Inc. |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Area B | MDG2&3 Empowering Local Communities: Education & Gender Equality |
Dr. Mary Jeanette (MJ) Ebenhack, President, AHEAD Energy Reza Samarbasksh (Dr), Senior Education programme Officer, UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office Paul Z. Perjes, CEO, Perjes Production and Educational Products World Julie L. Swann, Co-director , Health and Humanitarian Logistics Center Sergio Ramirez, Senior Program Director, AED John Gillies, Vice President and Interim Director, Global Education Center, AED |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Area A | Communication Strategies for Aid and Development Organizations |
Lawrence Ott, Director of Communications, Casals & Associates Christina Ragsdale, Head of Communications, Sacramento Air Quality Management District Ben Barber, Senior Writer and Editorial Director, Frontlines, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Nathalie Applewhite, Managing Director , Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Peter Goldstein, Director of communications and digital media , AudienceScapes |
| 11:45 - 13:00 | Room 204C Side Event | ICT for Disaster Preparedness & Development: The State of the Art (see Disaster Preparedness Summit) |
Keith Robertory, Disaster Services Technology Manager, American Red Cross |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Area C | FTL Solar and Hydro-Photon |
Ed Volkwein, President Tony Saxton, CEO, FTL Solar |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Experiential Zone | Scenario 2: Rural Disaster in a Remote Area Experiencing Conflict, Landslides & Harsh Winter Weather | |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Area C | Fleet Management Solutions and GPS Vehicle Tracking for Rugged, Remote and Hazardous Regions |
Jeff Wade, VP Marketing, Fleet Management Solutions, Inc. |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Area B | Values and Guiding Principles of Public Procurement |
Tina M. Borger CPPO, Executive Director, Business Development and Research Director National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP) Candace Riddle, Standards Manager, National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP) |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Area C | Supporting Aid and Development Projects in Austere and Hostile Environments |
Kristi Clemens-Rogers, Aegis President & CEO, Aspen Medical Aegis |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Area C | International Insurance Challenges & Choices for International Aid Organizations |
David G Tompkins, President, TFG Global Insurance Solutions Ltd |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Area B | Crisis Management Teams: Developing a Crisis Management Team and Plan |
J Margaret Burke, Director, Management Services, Africare Laura Schauble, Special Risks Manager, Clements International Doug Brooks, President, International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) Lieutenant Colonel Shannon Beebe, Department of Defense Erin Noordeloos, Director of International Programmes, RedR UK |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Area A | MDG 1: How to Address Extreme Poverty & Hunger |
Bruce White, Senior Policy Advisor, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) David Smith, Manager , UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative Africa programme Ann Peters, Director of Development and Outreach, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Patricia McArdle, Senior Foreign Service Officer, Retired, Member, Board of Directors, Solar Cookers International Florita E. Kentish, Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean and Representative to Barbados and the OECS, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Erin Thornton, Global Policy Director, One |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Area C | KAZNEX-Invest Initiative “Developing Aid Supplies” |
Saule Akhmetova, Advisor, Kaznex Invest |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Experiential Zone | Scenario 3: Ongoing Development Issue Addressing Poverty, Hunger and Drought. | |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Area C | Empowering the Powerless, Sustainable Solar Energy for Remote Locations |
Lars Koerner, Off-grid Projects Engineer, SolarWorld AG |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Area C | DRS Expertise in Mobile Power for Austere Environments |
Gordon Lawson, Director of Business Development, DRS Power Solutions |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Area A | Haiti - Assessment and Lessons Learned |
Stephen Davenport, Senior Director, Business Development/Partnerships, Development Gateway Graham Saunders, Head of Shelter, International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) Nicolas Lagomarsino, Program Officer, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Keith Robertory, Disaster Services Technology Manager, American Red Cross Mark Prutsalis, President & CEO, Sahana Software Foundation |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Room 204C Side Event | Forging Closer Stakeholder Collaboration (see Disaser Preparedness Summit) | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Area B | Healthcare, Nutrition & Sanitation |
Julie Taft, Reproductive Health Advisor, International Medical Corps Omar Taha, Public Health Development Manager, Edesia LLC Maria Kasparian, Project Manager, Edesia LLC Anthony Dunnett, President, International Health Partners (IHP) Dr Lisa Studdert, Director, Aspen Medical Rich Thorsten, Director of International Programs, Water.org Paul Chen, North American Regional Director, Vestergaard Frandsen |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Area C | ‘Lighting your future by using renewable energy’ |
Luke Chang, President, Motech Power Division |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Area C | Utilising Industry Expertise and Specially Negotiated Humanitarian and Missionary Fares |
Jim Buddendorf, Vice President, Humanitarian Travel |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Area B | Procurement Network & Pitch Tank (Session 1) |
Dominic Grace, Director of Procurement, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) John Abood, Team Leader / Contracting Officer, Transportation Division, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Jeff Wade, VP Marketing, Fleet Management Solutions, Inc. Isabelle Hauswald, Partnerships Manager, Development Gateway Jacob Willemsen, Founder and Owner , New Amsterdam Trade & Consultancy LLC. |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Area C | Security Workshop Addressing Ethics |
Doug Brooks, President, International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) Lieutenant Colonel Shannon Beebe, Department of Defense |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Area A | Moving from Disaster Relief to Long Term Development |
Anthony Dunnett, President, International Health Partners (IHP) David Dickie, Director, Advance Aid Beatriz Casals, Founder and President, Casals & Associates, Inc Hansjoerg Strohmeyer, Chief of Policy and Development Branch, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) Greg Beck, Director - Office of Humanitarian Affairs, CHF International Erin Mote Joseph Fernandez, Founder & Executive Director, Trade Without Borders Abhas K. Jha, Regional Coordinator, The World Bank |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | L Street Bridge | NETWORKING RECEPTION |
| Time | Area | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 10:00 | 202B | Inmarsat Networking Breakfast and Demonstration | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Area A | Keynote Plenary Talk |
Johnston Barkat, United Nations Ombudsman, United Nations |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Area B | Optimizing Technology: Transport & ICTs |
Keith Robertory, Disaster Services Technology Manager, American Red Cross Jeff Jacobson, Co-Founder and Director of Technology, OODAlink Inc. Steve Summers, Chief Operating Officer, Key Travel Shari Temple, Managing Director EMEA, Aidmatrix Foundation Allen Pitts, Media and Public Relations Manager, ARRL – the national association for Amateur Radio Joel Schroeder, Business Development Manager, Land Mobile Services, Inmarsat Inc Lionel Marre, Project Manager, OMIF - IT-Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, World Food Programme (WFP) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Area C | “New Hope Shelters” a cottage community |
Steven Conboy, President and CEO, Eco Blu Products |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Area A | Finance & Development |
Douglas Jackson, President, PROJECT C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief & Equipment) David Dickie, Director, Advance Aid Joseph Fernandez, Founder & Executive Director, Trade Without Borders Stephen B. Gaull, Senior Director, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nancy Choi, Director, Products and Operations, Development Gateway |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Experiential Zone | Scenario 1: Urban natural disaster in a tropical climate (based on the Haiti earthquake of 2010) |
Mark Prutsalis, President & CEO, Sahana Software Foundation Governor Scott McCallum, President and CEO, Aidmatrix Foundation |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Area C | ‘Combating Energy Poverty’ |
Eric Chappell, Sales Director , Kyoto Energy Ltd |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Area C | Property & Asset Protection in Medium to High Risk Locations |
Peter James, Commercial Account Executive, Clements International |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Area A | MDG 8: Global Partnerships for Development |
Anthony Dunnett, President, International Health Partners (IHP) Johnston Barkat, United Nations Ombudsman, United Nations Scott Schirmer, Senior Coordinator, Private Sector Alliances Office of Development Partners , United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Natalie Teperdjian, Marketing & Communications Manager, Fleet Forum Joseph Fernandez, Founder & Executive Director, Trade Without Borders Elisabeth Baraka, Projects Officer, A4ID |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Area C | How to apply Solar energy in emergency rescue? |
Lucas Chiu, President, Speedtech Eenergy |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Area B | Emergency Telecommunications Cluster |
Lionel Marre, Project Manager, OMIF - IT-Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, World Food Programme (WFP) |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Area C | Satellite Personal Tracking with SPOT GPS Messenger |
Greg Wilkinson, Distribution Manager, SPOT, LLC |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Experiential Zone | Scenario 2: Rural Disaster in a Remote Area Experiencing Conflict, Landslides and Harsh Winter | |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Area C | Global Economic Outlook 2011 |
Leo Abruzzese, Editorial Director, Americas , Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Area C | Supporting Disaster Relief Efforts Through VSAT Communications? |
James Ramsey, President , MTN Government Services (MTNGS) |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Area A | CSR Communications |
David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSat Forum (GVF) Governor Scott McCallum, President and CEO, Aidmatrix Foundation Maria Kendro, Executive Director, Communications Cooperative International (CCI) Steve Schmida, President, SSG Advisors Erin Mote Patrick Lynch, Information Systems Manager, Pan-Petroleum Thierry Simien, Operations Manager, Schlumberger SEED |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Area C | The Adaptation Fund and Opportunities |
Vishnu N. Jetmalani, International Energy, Environmental & Policy Advisor |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Area B | Logistics & Procurement |
Ben Barber, Senior Writer and Editorial Director, Frontlines, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) John Abood, Team Leader / Contracting Officer, Transportation Division, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Dominic Grace, Director of Procurement, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Finbarr Curran, Director of Field and Emergency Support Office (FESO), The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Joice D. Williams, Procurement Officer, American Red Cross, National Disaster Response, Field Logistics Unit Josephine Garnem, Logistics, International Medical Corps Dave Carlstrom, President and Chief Executive Officer (Acting), Airserv International |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Experiential Zone | Scenario 3: Ongoing Development Issue Addressing Poverty, Hunger and Drought. | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Area A | Haiti - Future Development |
Pierre Salignon, General Director, Medecins du Monde Dean Scott, Operations Section , Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) US & R Branch Ann Peters, Director of Development and Outreach, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Shiang Wu, Acting Director of our Humanitarian Assistance Department, International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) Richard Burns, Haiti Director - Office of Global Operations, CHF International Richard C. Smith, Director New Business Development / Product Marketing Manager, Gichner Mobile Systems |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Area B | Procurement Network & Pitch Tank (session 2) |
Ben Barber, Senior Writer and Editorial Director, Frontlines, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Finbarr Curran, Director of Field and Emergency Support Office (FESO), The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Joice D. Williams, Procurement Officer, American Red Cross, National Disaster Response, Field Logistics Unit Jeff Jacobson, Co-Founder and Director of Technology, OODAlink Inc. Dr Lisa Studdert, Director, Aspen Medical Isabelle Hauswald, Partnerships Manager, Development Gateway Steve Summers, Chief Operating Officer, Key Travel |