Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks
HNPW 2024 (29 April - 10 May 2024)
          


 
Session title: Requesting innovative solutions from the private sector – What, why and how?
26 Apr 23 09:00-10:30   (Pleniere E)
 
SessionAbstract

To make sure that humanitarian response meets needs in the best and most efficient way, partnerships are essential. Partnering with the private sector and making use of innovative solutions can be challenging for humanitarian organisations. There are multiple reasons for this, however, one supporting solution can be found in procurement processes adapted to request innovative solutions from the private sector. Procurement procedures can be designed to increase the uptake and scale of new, and more sustainable tools in the humanitarian sector, and to build a strong foundation for sustainable partnerships with the private sector.
In this session, humanitarian organisations that have used innovation friendly procurement procedures to partner with the private sector and develop new, needs based solutions for their response, will share their lessons learnt and advice for the sector.
The session will also provide participants with recently developed tools on innovation friendly procurement, developed by Tinkr and Innovation Norway.

Agenda

Welcome– Ambassador Tine Mørch Smith, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN

Requesting innovative solutions from the private sector – why, how and what?

-         Therese Marie Uppstrøm Pankratov, Head of Humanitarian Innovation Programme at Innovation Norway

-         Kristian Wengen, Managing Director, TINKR

Innovation-friendly procurement in practice: Conversation with focus on the experiences from projects who have conducted innovation-friendly procurement processes:

-         Juan Diego Quintero Toro, Donors Relation Officer at IOM

-         Kathrine Vad,Environment and climate change advisor, Exec Office of DG, at ICRC

Group discussion

Panel discussion:

What is the potential for innovation partnerships within the sector? A panel conversation between:

-Niiara Abliamitova, Head of Global Supply Chain Unit,IOM

-         Bassam Michel Ibrahim,Head of Global Supply Chain Management, NRC

-         Fawad Akbari, Director, Humanitarian Innovation, Grand Challenges Canada

-         Richard Kneller,Programme Officer, Emergency Response Unit (Civil Protection), DG ECHO, European Commission

- Therese Marie Uppstrøm Pankratov, Special Advisor, Humanitarian Innovation Programme at Innovation Norway (Moderator)

 

Closing remarks


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