AidEx2025, the world’s leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event, returns to Geneva on 22-23 October 2025

Helping Hand Global Forum is represented by its Ambassador, Esther de Pommery, Comtesse de Lambrey.

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AidEx explores solution-oriented and innovative approaches, as well as systemic changes needed for a sustainable and effective crisis response in the conference agenda and exhibition. The humanitarian system is creaking, overwhelmed by overlapping crises and funding shortages. The dissolution of USAID exacerbates these issues and cuts to other public donor funding, making adaptation critical to address today’s challenges.

AidEx is co-located with Development 2030, a global event uniting international development actors in pursuit of sustainable development goals. The two events bring humanitarian aid and international development professionals under one roof to explore the latest innovations, meet new suppliers, share experiences with peers, build meaningful relationships, and collaborate in new projects. Participants include UN agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, local and international NGOs, donors, DFIs, IFIs, impact investors, MDBs, foundations, government, and various private sector businesses with an interest in A&D.

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Speakers include:

• Michael Mosselmans Head of Humanitarian Division, Christian Aid
• Jean-Cedric Meeus Chief Global Transport, UNICEF Supply Division
• Alyoscia D’Onofrio Vice President & Head of Technical Excellence, International Rescue Committee
• Richard Blewitt Executive Director International, British Red Cross
• Andrew Harper Special Advisor on Climate Action, UNHCR
• Gloria Soma Executive Director, Titi Foundation, South Sudan
• Riing Garwech National Director, Child’s Destiny & Development Organisation (CHIDDO)
• Greg Vulinovic EMEA Project Manager, GARMIN
• Rose Van Steijn Development Director, Fleet Forum
• John Ede Chief Executive Officer & President, Ohaha Family Foundation
• Samuel P S Williams Head of Fund: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund, Christian Aid
• Julius Hill EMEA International Affairs & Development IAD Sector Lead, Deloitte
• Siddhartha Sinha Head of Innovative Finance Unit, UNHCR
• Kareem Elbayar Team Lead, Private Sector Unit, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
• Simon Meldrum Innovative Finance, Private Sector & Innovation Unit, IFRC, and Executive Director, Humanitarian Finance Forum
• Karolina Frischkopf Executive Director, HEKS