Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016
Global Disaster Relief Summit returns to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centre, Washington D.C. on 7-8 September 2016. Organised by Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF), this high-profile event gathers all actors involved with delivering aid relief and resilience programmes with an aim to address challenges related to enabling quicker and better response during crisis and catastrophes.
Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016 agenda has a focus on building disaster risk reduction, including data collection, GIS and mapping to strengthen resilience and early-warning systems through information sharing.
Reasons to participate at the Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016:
- Gain practical advice from over 70 speakers on how to improve disaster response globally by discussing lessons learned (not just looking at best practice but also recent failures). List of GDR 2016 speakers here;
- Benchmark your approaches with 350+ decision makers from government agencies, United Nations, Red Cross, NGOs, donors and foundations, military, relief agencies and the private sector and explore opportunities for collaboration;
- Discover new initiatives, trends and new effective products and services that will help you to implement technically sound international humanitarian assistance. To see full agenda, click here;
- Participate in 8 hours of networking to establish new partnerships and foster existing relationships.
Intended Audience
This summit has been designed to attract the world’s attention through forming an exclusive platform of global expertise and cross-sector engagement, including senior representatives from UN and government agencies, development banks, civil societies and the private sector. Particularly Directors in Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Supplier/ Partner Management, IT and Technology Directors as well as Water Experts, Engineers and Field Managers will benefit from this multi-stream event.
How to Register
Register directly via the registration page.
Event Fee
Fees are based on ticket type: Day 1 only, Day 2 only, or Both Days.
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