06:30 – 08:30
Registration
Teas, coffees & pastries provided
08:30 – 08:45
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
08:45 – 09:00
UN OCHA | Inaugural Summit Address
| Speaker
Mr. Carlos Geha, Head of Regional Office, East and Southern Africa
09:00 – 09:10
UNICEF | Distinguished Leadership Address
| Speaker
Ms. Alison Parker, Deputy Regional Director
09:10 – 09:20
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office | Distinguished Leadership Address
| Speaker
Dr. Garry Conille, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya
09:20 – 10:50
United Nations Procurement Division | Distinguished Keynote Address
| Speaker
Ms. Neris M. Báez García de Mazzora, Director
10:50 – 11:10
Networking Break
Teas, coffees and pastries provided
11:10 – 12:10
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
Ms. Thokozani Murape, Regional Chief of Supply and Procurement, UNICEF ESARO
| Panelists
- Mr. Zimri Del Pino, Deputy Director, Procurement Group – UNOPS HQ
- Mr. Amos Okasida – Regional Procurement Lead, ESARO & Global Category Manager – Maize | Pulses | Sorghum | Millet – WFP
- Mr. Bruno Hussein Maboja, Chief Procurement Officer – United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) within the UN Secretariat
- Mr. Ram Trivedi, Country Director, India – CIPS – The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
- Ms. Christina Elnif Andersen, Sales Manager, Development Aid – Missionpharma
CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply: Knowledge Partner for Procurement and Supply Chain Discussions – EAHS Nairobi 2026
12:10 – 12:25
Africa Global Logistics | Keynote Address
| Speaker
Ms. Lianne du Toit, Aid & Relief Manager, East Africa Region
Tailored Logistics Solutions for Humanitarian Challenges in Africa
12:25 – 13:25
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
Ms. Dragica Pajevic, Deputy Regional Director for the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Bureau (ESARO) – UN World Food Programme (WFP)
| Panelists
- Mr. Nikola Jovanovic, Global Partnerships and Innovation Coordinator & Acting Head, Regional Supply Chain Unit, Africa – IFRC
- Ms. Rainatou Baillet, Deputy Country Director – WFP, Somalia Country Office
- Mr. Douglas Mose, Head of Supply Chain – IRC
- Ms. Katherine Ely, Lead WREC Coalition – WFP Logistics Cluster
- Mr. Tom Bassett, Africa Commercial Manager – Move One Logistics
CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply: Knowledge Partner for Procurement and Supply Chain Discussions – EAHS Nairobi 2026
13:25 – 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.