Speaking
Please find below a list (not comprehensive) of recent (or forthcoming) speaking engagements, debates or lectures provided. Please reach out for more information or requests here
Procurement as the Gateway to Greening Humanitarian Aid (Keynote)
Greening the Humanitarian Sector - webinar hosted by the Humanitarian Innovation Program, Innovation Norway (online)
What is the status of localisation of supply chains in the humanitarian sector
African Logistics Conference 2024, onsite, Dakar, Senegal
Organised by HELP Logistics - see my keynote and reflections here
From Aspiration to Action - how innovative public private partnerships are advancing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Panel at the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos
Sustainable value chains: the path to greener global health systems
ECTMIH - European Congrass on Global Health, Utrecht
Impact through improved procurement
Partner and Impact week of Philips Foundation, on-site Nairobi, Kenya
Gender responsive procurement
Session with GRP Alliance future partners, donors and alliance members
Social Enterpreneurship and Humanitarianism
Guestlecture at Rotterdam School of Business, Erasmus University, Executive MBA program
Transforming how the world deals with Disasters
Catalysing change week, online conference, by Catalyst2030
Local Procurement in Humanitarian Response
HNPW - Humanitarian Network and Partnership week, by UNOCHA
Ensuring full lifecycle accountability for humanitarian waste through sustainable procurement
HNPW - Humanitarian Network and Partnership week, by UNOCHA
What are the questions we need to raise
IOM's Conference on e-Waste and Greening Humanitarian responses in Displacement (Kampala, Uganda)
Private Sector engagement and Partnerships for eWaste management in Displacement
IOM's Conference on e-Waste and Greening Humanitarian responses in Displacement (Kampala, Uganda)
Sustainable Local Procurement
Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference 2022 (Brussels) at AidEx
link to session
Procurement decisions as enabler for the green deal, SDGs and climate pact
Impact Fest - 15 November 2022 (The Hague)
Perspectives on challenges related to Universal Health Coverage, Strengthened Local Capacity, and Sustainable Value Chains
IDA Foundation, 50 year anniversary event (Amsterdam) Link to video recording - after event available
Sustainable procurement: key to greening humanitarian responses and localization
Humanitarian Network and partnership week (HNPW by OCHA), conference Geneva (Switzerland)
Imagining a circular disaster response
Humanitarian Network and partnership week (HNPW by OCHA), conference Geneva (Switzerland)
Driving process improvements by innovating in the public sector through private-sector startups
Peace and Justice Cafe (the Hague) on role of private sector in peace and justice (in person)
Entrepreneurial digital health models to increase access to quality care
Philips Foundation webinar series on strengthening healthcare access, (online)
Time to reform humanitarian action
AidEx 2021, conference at Brussels Expo Hallen (Belgium).
Improving procurement capacity increases trust and funding opportunities
ImpactFest, European Meetup, Fokker hallen, The Hague
Challenges and operational restrictions; towards efficient and effective, responsible programming, procurement and logistics.
Guest lecture at Health and Humanitarian Logistics course.
International MBA program at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
Lasting societal change with CSR and charitable money
Corporate Power 2021, Corporate Foundation Forum conference at AFAS Centre, Leusden (NL).
Link to pre-interview (Dutch only)
Improving Access to Healthcare in Emerging Markets Through Partnerships and Scalable Solutions.
Conference: "Forging Ahead, Re-building Stronger", Online conference by CGHD and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court
Introducing operational Humanitarian realities: the road to responsible programming and procurement.
Master of International Cooperation in Sustainable Emergency Architecture at UIC Barcelona International University of Catalonia
Technology, innovation and humanitarian action
Impact City, The Hague Humanity Hub, WorldStartup - Startup Tuesday series (online)
Responsible Procurement in humanitarian aid: tackling operational and funding challenges.
Master's studies in Humanitarian Logistics at HumLog Institute of Hanken University, Helsinki (Finland)
How to create lasting impact in humanitarian operations, introducing challenges and operational realities of humanitarian procurement
International MBA program at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
Supply Chain, technology and digitalization
World Humanitarian Forum NY Conference 2020, (link to outcome report)
Venture Philantropy and Humaniarian aid; all focus on impact, but semantics are from different worlds
EVPA Annual Conference 2020, EVPA - The European Venture Philanthropy Association
Shifting from total cost of ownership to total cost of
mobility
Annual Fleet Forum Conference, Maersk, Copenhagen (Dk).
Engagement between the aid and private sectors to enhance humanitarian logistics knowledge and innovation
Aid & Trade Conference in London
Useful categories in Information Management in humanitarian aid: whats out there - analyzing existing tools
Summer School Big Data for Peace and Justice in The Hague (NL), by NOHA, University Groningen, Fordham and Leiden University
What is needed most while encountering a proliferation of data tools and solutions in Humanitarian aid?
International Data Responsibility Conference 2017 – IDRG in The Hague (NL)