06:30 – 08:30
Registration
Teas, coffees & pastries provided
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome Address and Opening Remarks
| Speakers
- Mr. Cameron Malik, Director, East African Humanitarian Summit
- Mr. Robert Kaufman, Head of British Red Cross, Türkiye & EAHS Nairobi 2026 Chair
09:00 – 09:10
UN OCHA | Inaugural Summit Address
| Speaker
Mr. Carlos Geha, Head of Regional Office, East and Southern Africa
09:10 – 09:20
UNICEF | Distinguished Leadership Address
| Speaker
Ms. Alison Parker, Deputy Regional Director
09:20 – 09:30
Keynote Address
| Speaker
09:30 – 09:40
Kenya Red Cross | Keynote Address
| Speaker
Dr. Ahmed Idris, Secretary General
09:40 – 11:15
United Nations Procurement Division | Distinguished Keynote Address
| Speaker
Ms. Neris Baez, Director
11:15 – 11:35
Networking Break
Teas, coffees and pastries provided
11:35 – 12:15
Panel Discussion
Procurement for Effective Disaster Response
How can procurement systems better support timely, flexible, accountable, and locally responsive humanitarian action during sudden-onset and protracted crises?
Sponsored by Missionpharma
| Moderator
| Panelists
CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply: Knowledge Partner for Procurement and Supply Chain Discussions – EAHS Nairobi 2026
12:15 – 12:30
Africa Global Logistics | Keynote Address
| Speaker
12:30 – 13:15
Panel Discussion
Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Emergency Supply Chain Management
How can stronger partnerships between UN agencies, NGOs, governments, logistics actors, and the private sector improve emergency supply chains, pre-positioning, last-mile delivery, and crisis activation?
| Moderator
| Panelists
CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply: Knowledge Partner for Procurement and Supply Chain Discussions – EAHS Nairobi 2026
13:15 – 13:30
Grant Thornton Kenya | Keynote Address
| Speaker
Mr. Kunal Ajmera, Chief Operating Officer
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch and Networking Break
Buffet lunch provided to all delegates
14:30 – 17:30
UN & AID COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HUB
Our engagement zone will be open after lunch for bilateral meetings and introductions between the UN/ INGO’s/ NGO’s/ development banks, and representatives from both the local and global private sectors, as well as meetings amongst the agencies. This is an excellent opportunity to explore partnerships, funding, corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and procurement opportunities.