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Building Partnerships for Relief and Development June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA 2012 SHOWGUIDE Building Partnerships for Relief and Development AIDF is sponsored by: www.AIDForumonline.org House_V7.indd 2 23/05/2012 20:00:30 Speaker Profiles_V8.indd 105 23/05/2012 20:25:02 # # June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA Opening Times: Wednesday 6th June: 9:00am – 6:00pm Networking Reception: a unique bookstore, 6:00pm – 8:00pm specializing in Thursday 7th June: International Development 9:00am – 4:30pm Accuracy: and Economics All exhibitors and speaker profiles have been supplied by the organizations listed. While great care has been taken to ensure the details are correct, the organizers do not accept responsibility for any errors, Thanks for attending omissions or claims made in the guide or AIDF 201! at the event. Event Rules: Canvassing by any unauthorized person is PRESENT THIS COUPON AT OUR strictly prohibited and in any such case the right of exclusion will be exercised. The BOOTH OR STORE TO GET distribution or display of printed materials, flyers, circulars or any other articles except by exhibitors is prohibited. Event Director: Sula Bruce 30% OFF Sales: Matthew McCracken World Bank Books Kat Khoury Daniela Fent Robert Kearney Sonal Valand Jonathan Biddell Sam Yekta Marketing: Roopi Woodall 20% OFF Lizzi Thomasson Content: Gift Items Sula Bruce Laura Maxwell-Bernier Rachael Bristow Design: Tina Davidian Daniel H Brown Operations: 10% OFF Alex Halpin Most Other Books Aid & International Development Forum Trans-World House 100 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BP Tel: +44 (0) 207 871 0188 Corner 18th St. & Penn Ave, NW Emal: [email protected] Open Monday-Friday, 9:30-5:30 202-458-4500 www.worldbank.org/infoshop 1 House_V7.indd 1 23/05/2012 20:08:06 SPONSORS & PARTNERS The Aid & International Development Forum would like to thank all our partners and sponsors Sponsors All Our Partners AIDF Show Guide 2012 House_V7.indd 2 23/05/2012 20:08:43 WELCOME June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA I am delighted to welcome you to the 2012 Aid and International Development Forum. Over 135 exhibitors are featured on the exhibition floor which is separated into seven ‘Zones’ based on the cluster themes. Conference and Workshop sessions focus on four interconnected streams: Partnerships: Sessions highlight ways in which different sectors can better work together to provide cohesive, sustainable solutions. Providing Basic Human Needs: Despite new trends and solutions, a constant focus on improving certain basic areas of development is crucial. By concentrating on solutions to water and sanitation, education, nutrition, health, and shelter, sessions will examine how best to foster development in these areas. Harnessing Policy: These sessions aim to build a bridge between the actual needs of individuals, aid agencies, aid donors and the global community and the policy that is designed to protect and empower them. Responding to global flux: We are addressing situations that are disastrous by definition, so while we can focus on best practice, standards and ideals, we must also look at current global situations and respond appropriately. The Interactive Zone presents solutions for each of the Phases of Emergency Management – practical tools to improve aid and development practices and effective delivery. Join these sessions to interact with innovative products and gain first-hand experience of how these work in the field. The Training Zone will focus on transporting equipment and providing relief safely – logistics, procurement and security of aid workers. These are designed to involve the audience, so please do lend your experience and expertise! The purpose of AIDF is to build partnerships for relief and development and the AIDF team are here to provide information and to facilitate connections. We look forward to sharing a drink with you at Wednesday evening’s cocktail reception and hope you find the event valuable and productive. I look forward to working with you in the launch of our new event in Asia- Pacific as well as this – our flagship event in Washington D.C. Sula Bruce Event Director We look forward to sharing a drink with you at Wednesday evening’s networking reception, sponsored by Ford and hope you find the event valuable and productive. 3 House_V7.indd 3 23/05/2012 20:08:51 SPECIAL SESSION June 6-7 2012 | Washington D.C. USA Special Session Tuesday 5 June 2012 ICT Disaster Preparedness & Response Summit - Establishing Harmonized Multi-Sector ICT Solutions for Disaster Response & Development 1:00pm – 4:30pm Welcome and introduction by David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum (GVF) How do we create a template for harmonized ICT solutions? What are the major challenges involved? Creating a common communications culture between stakeholders in a disaster response situation creates trust and sets a foundation for collaboration and information sharing without undermining either the neutrality of civilian international organizations, inter-governmental organizations, and NGOs and negates the need for the military to safeguard operational security information. Many stakeholders agree that the creation of a collaborative information environment can be achieved if multiple stakeholder groups are sensitive to one another’s concerns. Resources can be more closely coordinated not only for preparedness and first-responder efforts, but also for mid and long-term reconstruction. These options increasingly include “leave-behind” infrastructure for local private, governmental, or non-governmental agencies. Such infrastructure can be used to jump-start host-nation ICT infrastructure recovery and reconstruction and can provide commercial opportunities to seed economic revitalization through ICT infrastructure development. David Hartshorn will welcome delegates to participate in this open forum discussion and to identify the means with which closer collaboration amongst key stakeholder groups can be achieved. Bill Barlow, Information Sharing Lead Information Enterprise Strategy & Policy (IESP) Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense John Holloway, HA/DR Communications & Information Sharing Analyst, Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer, US Department of Defense Frank Schott, Senior Global Program Director, NetHope Larry Wentz, Research Fellow, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University Scott Johnson, Manager of NGOs, MTN GS Paul Margie, US Representative, Telecom Sans Frontière AIDF Show Guide 2012 House_V7.indd 4 23/05/2012 20:08:51 CONTENTS 2 Sponsors & Partners 3 Welcome 6 Exhibitor Profiles 52 Agenda 58 Sessions In Detail 70 Speaker Profiles 5 House_V7.indd 5 23/05/2012 20:10:44 EXHIBITOR PROFILES ACDI VOCA N12 www.acdivoca.org A nonprofit organization long known for agricultural development and food security, ACDI/VOCA has gained prominence for value chain approaches to enterprise development and poverty reduction, establishment of sustainable rural financial services and participatory community strengthening. For 48 years, and in 145 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people to succeed in the global economy. Adeso N13 www.adesoafrica.org Adeso, formerly Horn Relief, is a humanitarian and development organization that is changing the way people think about and deliver aid. Believing that development must come from within, for over 20 years we have worked hand- in-hand with African communities to prevent, manage and overcome situations that adversely affect their wellbeing – whether environmental, social, economic and otherwise. Adeso is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and has projects ongoing in Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia. Agencia ProCórdoba Argentina Pavilion www.procordoba.org Stand 713 ProCórdoba, the agency for the promotion of exports for the Córdoba Province of Argentina, is a public-private partnership which aims to promote the international insertion of companies, in order to consolidate the province’s exportation of products. To meet its goal, ProCórdoba develops programs of assistance and training companies in international procurement. AIDF Show Guide 2012 AIDF 2012_Exhibitor Profiles_v5.indd 6 23/05/2012 20:13:06 EXHIBITOR PROFILES Aidmatrix N4 www.aidmatrix.org The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support stakeholder groups in working together to solve humanitarian crises. Our solutions enhance participation and contributions for humanitarian relief. 38,000 leading corporate, non-profit and government partners leverage Aidmatrix solutions to mobilize US$1.5 billion in global aid annually. The donated goods have impacted the lives of over 65 million people to date. AirLink N14 www.istat-airlink.org AirLink is a free humanitarian program that connects charity organizations with airlines that can offer free or discounted passenger and cargo transport. AirLink can be used for disaster or non-disaster missions, as long as the trip is humanitarian in nature. We currently have 18 airlines participating in the program. Alfa DMS Argentina Pavilion www.alfadmsargentina.com.ar Stand 713 Alfa DMS is a company that wants to contribute to self- care and the prevention of diseases and offers products for personal hygiene in water-scarce environments, locations without access to safe drinking water, such as disaster areas, as well as for subjects with reduced mobility, for instance in hospitals or care homes. Therefore Alfa DMS began producing disposable wipes and many other products for personal hygiene, added with an antiseptic solution that does not require water. Al Muntada
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