World Humanitarian Summit Blog

Obed Kabanda

Obed Kabanda — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:24:38 +0000

Obed co-founded ACODEV in 2003 and currently sits as the Executive Director. Obed is an international consultant of Human Rights Based Approach to Programming (HRBAP), Leadership Development Program for Health (LDP), Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and Child Rights Education for Professionals.

Jemilah Mahmood

Jemilah Mahmood — Mon, 23 May 2016 18:48:21 +0000

Dr Jemilah Mahmood began in her role as Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in January 2016. Before joining the IFRC, she was the Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York. She is well known as the founder of MERCY Malaysia, which she led from 1999-2009. Dr Mahmood has held many Board positions in NGOs and INGOs and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her contribution to civil society and work in support of marginalized communities.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith — Mon, 23 May 2016 17:53:46 +0000

Adam is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive of sQuid, the UK-based digital transaction solutions provider. He pioneered sQuid’s business model, building an alternative payments business based on proprietary contactless and transaction management technologies. sQuid’s digital platform has also been successfully applied in Education, through sQuid’s ‘iMlango’ programme in Kenyan schools – delivering digital Attendance Monitoring and targeted learning via the student’s digital account.

Michael Mosselmans

Micheal Mosselmans — Sun, 22 May 2016 18:35:29 +0000

Michael Mosselmans is Head of Humanitarian Policy Practice Advocacy and Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean at Christian Aid. He is co-chair of the ACT Humanitarian Policy and Practice Advisory Group. Michael has also worked in WFP, OCHA and DFID.

Reshma Adatia

Reshma Adatia — Sun, 22 May 2016 16:09:09 +0000

Reshma Adatia has been working in the international aid sector both in Canada and abroad for more than 15 years. She is currently the Global Humanitarian Coordinator for the ACT Alliance, based in Geneva, Switzerland since January 2015. The ACT Alliance is a network of 140 church and faith-based organization, working in more than 100 countries. In her role, she is responsible for global humanitarian advocacy and policy positioning, as well as overall responsible for the ACT Alliance Emergency Response Mechanism, which prioritises direct funding to local and national responders in emergencies.

Alice Albright

Alice Albright — Sun, 22 May 2016 12:30:28 +0000

Alice Albright is Chief Executive Officer of the Global Partnership for Education, which supports 65 developing countries to ensure that every child receives a quality basic education, prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable living in fragile and conflict-affected countries. Click here for more on its work with such crisis contexts.

Børge Brende

Børge Brende — Sun, 22 May 2016 12:17:27 +0000

Børge Brende (born 25 September 1965) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party and has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 16 October 2013. He served as Minister of the Environment 2001–2004 and as Minister of Trade and Industry 2004–2005, and as a member of the Storting 1997–2009.
Brende served as chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 2003–2004. In 2005, he took up the appointment of international vice chairman of the China Council for the International Cooperation on Environment and Development (advisory board to the State Council).

Paul Musser

Paul Musser — Sat, 21 May 2016 16:26:34 +0000

Paul Musser is Vice President of International Development for MasterCard. Paul and his team partner with governments and international development organizations to create innovative technical and commercial solutions to tackle pressing development issues such as humanitarian response, financial identity, and government efficiency and transparency. These sustainable solutions further MasterCard’s commitment to create inclusive economic growth across the globe.

Edmund Cain

Edmund Cain — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:50:52 +0000

Edmund J. Cain is the Vice President, Grant Programs at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation where he oversees all domestic and international grant programming. Prior to joining the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, he was Director of The Carter Center’s Global Development Initiative. He also had a long career with the United Nations in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Afghanistan, and was a U.N. Resident Coordinator in Turkey and in Egypt.

Dave Levin, Jamil Wyne and Loay Malahmeh

Dave Levin — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:20:24 +0000

Dave Levin is a social entrepreneur and impact investor specializing in the use of advanced technology to help those who have lost everything. He is the Founder & Executive Director of Refugee Open Ware, a global consortium that is building an ecosystem for humanitarian technology and open innovation.

Jamil Wyne is the Director of Research at Refugee Open Ware. He worked in the MENA region for over six years and founded the Wamda Research Lab, the largest research program focusing on MENA startups.

Loay Malahmeh is the Co-founder of 3Dmena; a hardware incubator and social innovation hub located in Amman – Jordan. Founding Partner of Fab Lab Amman, Fab Lab Irbid & Refugee Open Ware.