Keynote speakers announced for Humanitarian Xchange 2024

Over 1500 people have already registered to attend the Humanitarian Xchange 2024, organised in partnership with Save the Children UK.

The inaugural hybrid conference will take place on 20th February 2024 at the Business Design Center, London and is set to set to bring together the humanitarian worldwide ecosystem of non-profit, business, and academia. We are pleased to announce our keynote speakers.

Our speakers will share insights focused on our conference themes. Conversations will delve into current and recurring challenges in the world – the ‘poly-crises’, leadership in the humanitarian system, exploring effective collaboration and partnerships, leading developments and emerging issues in technology, data and finance.

Have a look at our rich agenda and our keynote speaker profiles.

Baroness Valerie Amos – Baroness Amos has a longstanding interest in social justice, equality, foreign policy, and development matters. She is the Master of University College Oxford. She was previously the Director of SOAS, University of London, a cabinet minister, including serving as Secretary of State for International Development and a Leader of the House of Lords. She has also served as the United Nations Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Hon. Abdiqafar Hange – Abdiqafar is a Member of Federal Parliament of Somalia and Deputy Minister of Finance. As Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation of Puntland state of Somalia, he oversaw the government’s economic policy reforms aimed to transform the socio-economic condition of the country.

Dr Sabrina Fernandes – Sabrina is the Head of Research at Alameda Institute. She is a Brazilian sociologist, political economist, author and activist. She gears her activism, research, and publishing work towards fighting depoliticisation and advancing efforts towards a just and internationalist ecological transition.

Maryam Nemazee – Maryam is a television news anchor, broadcaster, and journalist with Al Jazeera International and Bloomberg Television. Her work has covered a variety of countries in Europe, the US, the Middle East, and Asia and coverage of conflicts, geopolitics and humanitarian crises. Her broad editorial scope has encompassed future and present-day trends around climate change, health and technology.

Dr. Hugo Slim – Dr. Slim is the Senior Research Fellow, Las Casas Institute at Black Friars Hall, University of Oxford. He is leading a research and advocacy project on the ethics and practice of humanitarian aid in the climate emergency. Hugo has combined leadership roles in academia, policy and diplomacy including former Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Chief Scholar at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.

Register now for the Humanitarian Xchange 2024, which is free to attend!

About Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA)

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is a global learning initiative set up to build people’s skills and capabilities through learning. The HLA facilitates partnerships and collaborative opportunities to enable people to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries. As a sector-facing team within Save the Children, the HLA benefits from the knowledge and experience brought by 100 years of responding to crises while still retaining independence.
This allows us to complement Save the Children’s work, supporting more humanitarians, working with anyone with an interest in creating positive change and exploring new innovations in learning.

Kaya is the HLA’s online learning platform, designed specifically for humanitarian and development professionals and volunteers to access relevant, up-to-date learning content covering a broad range of general and technical subjects. Kaya is accessed by over 700,000 registered users from over 190 countries and offers over 500 courses in up to 12 languages. The Kaya interface itself is available in Arabic, French, English and Spanish.

HPass is a digital platform for humanitarians to showcase their skills and expertise. Badges awarded can be shared online or printed as with normal paper certificates. The initiative promotes transparent and efficient recruitment, by enabling humanitarians to quickly provide verifiable evidence of their skills as they transition between organisations and locations.

Enquiries: hlacomms@savethechildren.org.uk