Speakers in 2025 included:

Discover who spoke in the 2025 edition of the Humanitarian Finance Summit

  • Rt Hon Mr Andrew Mitchell MP headshot

    Rt Hon Mr Andrew Mitchell MP

    MP for Sutton Coldfield, Former UK Minister for International Development, Deputy Foreign Secretary and Shadow Foreign Secretary

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  • Hanna Jahns

    Hanna Jahns

    Director B - Strategy and Policy

    DG ECHO - European Commission

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  • Béatrice Butsana-Sita headshot

    Béatrice Butsana-Sita

    CEO

    British Red Cross

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  • Dr. Annette Detken headshot

    Dr. Annette Detken

    Head of ISF Management and Climate Risk Analysis

    InsuResilience Solutions Fund

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  • Sir Paul Collier headshot

    Sir Paul Collier

    Professor of Economics and Public Policy

    Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University

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  • Rachel Turner headshot

    Rachel Turner

    UK based Board Member

    International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)

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  • Lasitha Perera headshot

    Lasitha Perera

    CEO

    Development Guarantee Group (DGG)

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  • Liz Henderson headshot

    Liz Henderson

    Global Head of Climate Risk Advisory

    Aon

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  • Caroline Birch

    Caroline Birch

    Senior Advisor

    Humanity Insured

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  • Vanina Farber headshot

    Vanina Farber

    elea Professor for Social Innovation and Dean of the EMBA Programme

    Institute for Management Development (IMD)

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  • Florent Del Pinto headshot

    Florent Del Pinto

    Head of DREF, Information Management and Quality

    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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  • Simone Utermarck headshot

    Simone Utermarck

    Senior Director, Sustainable Finance

    International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

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  • Florian Kemmerich headshot

    Florian Kemmerich

    Managing Partner

    KOIS

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  • Daniel Clarke headshot

    Dr. Daniel Clarke

    Executive Director

    Centre for Disaster Protection

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  • Simon McGregor headshot

    Simon McGregor

    COO & CFO

    ForAfrika

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  • Lance Bartholomeusz headshot

    Lance Bartholomeusz

    General Counsel

    UNHCR

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  • Ariane Pevide headshot

    Ariane Pevide

    Director, Global Blended & Climate Finance

    The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd (MUFG)

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  • Veronika Giusti Keller

    Veronika Giusti Keller

    Head of Impact

    BlueOrchard Finance

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  • Kelly Knight headshot

    Kelly Knight

    Counsel

    Reed Smith

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  • Simon Meldrum headshot

    Simon Meldrum

    Innovative Finance, Private Sector & Innovation Unit, IFRC & Executive Director, HFF

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  • Christina Bennett headshot

    Christina Bennett

    CEO

    START Network

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  • Bridget Gainer headshot

    Bridget Gainer

    Global Head Public Affairs & Policy

    Aon

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  • Haje Schütte headshot

    Haje Schütte

    Deputy Director

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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  • Anne-Sofie Munk headshot

    Anne-Sofie Munk

    Director

    Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB) - hosted by the Danish Red Cross

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  • Ellen Brooks

    Ellen Brooks

    Director, Innovative Finance

    International Rescue Committee

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  • Dr. Fawad Akbari headshot

    Dr. Fawad Akbari

    Senior Director, Humanitarian Innovation and Programme Optimisation

    Grand Challenges Canada

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  • Tessa Walsh headshot

    Tessa Walsh

    Green/ESG Financing Editor

    IFR/London Stock Exchange Group

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  • Simon Kingston headshot

    Simon Kingston

    Co-Head of Social Impact and Education Sector

    Russell Reynolds

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  • Andreea Anastasiu headshot

    Andreea Anastasiu

    Executive Director

    Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab), University of Oxford

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