Mr Paul Molinaro currently serves in WHO Health Emergency Programme, heading the Operations Support and Logistics team. A national of Kenya, he holds a master’s degree in Defence Logistics Management, from Cranfield University in the UK. Prior to joining WHO last year, Paul was the Supply and Logistics Chief in the UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa. His professional experience also includes other assignments within the UNICEF Supply Division, first within the emergency department, and subsequently with the Change Management Unit, as project lead to transform the global supply function. Paul has extensive experience in managing emergency supply and logistics operations around the world, starting on the Kenya-Somalia border in 1993. Between 1993 and 1999, he performed multiple logistics roles with UNHCR and CARE International.
Speakers
As speakers are confirmed, they will be added to the listing.
Keynote
Paul Molinaro
Dr. Jesca Nsungwa Sabiiti
Dr. Jesca Nsungwa is the Commissioner for Reproductive & Child Health at the Ministry of Health of Uganda. As a child health expert with a doctorate in Health Systems Development and a Master’s in Pediatrics, she brings in more than fifteen years’ experience in developing, implementing, managing, researching health programs in Uganda. She has collaborated with UN agencies, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, supporting scientific and professional groups in the areas of community, primary and institutional child health care systems, IMNCI, HBB, premature birth deaths prevention, MPDSR and birth defects newborn sepsis among others. She has championed a number of newborn and child health programs including IMCI and community case management. She has also been at the forefront designing innovations and extending newborn health services to primary care levels. She has evaluated many public health programs and innovations in Uganda and elsewhere. She has done policy, program implementation and formative research and peer reviewed publications. She also served as co-president of the Uganda Pediatric Association. She was selected and trained as a Millennium Development Goal 4 champion and is also a member of several organizational management boards. Prior to coming to the Ministry Dr Jesca served as a peadiatrician in Mulago National Referral Hospital. She obtained her M.D. from the Makerere University of and her PhD. from the Karolinska University, Sweden.
Anna Sera Lowe
My mission is to make 'massive small manufacturing' a reality - with millions of small-scale businesses making things needed locally by their communities. I'm focused on developing business models for manufacturing enterprises in the Global South, and helping to build the open knowledge base about local manufacturing and what digital infrastructure is needed to support it. Always learning. Love collaborating with awesome people.
Presenters
Jason Acimovic
Jason is Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems in Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. He holds a Ph.D. from the MIT’s Operations Research Centre and a B.Sc. in Physics from Yale University. His non-academic experience includes CapitalOne, Amazon and Doctors Without Borders.
Jason’s research interests include applied operations research and non-traditional supply chains. Specifically, he has focused on characterising and developing implementable solutions fot the unique problems arising in supply chain networks of online retailing, computer manufacturing, mobile money in Africa, and disaster relief pre-positioning.
He teaches supply chain analytics at Penn State. His work appeared in the ASA’s Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Journal of Operations Management. He has been awarded the INFORMS Dantzig Dissertation Award, the CSCMP Doctoral Dissertation Award, the M&SOM best paper award and has been a finalist for the M&SOM Practice-Based Research Competition.
Kuldeep Bandhu Aryal
Kuldeep is Innovation Lead at Field Ready and Social Innovation Fellow at BRAC. As a development practitioner working in the humanitarian innovation sector since 2015, he designs products and processes for crisis response with an aim to bridge traditionally isolated sectors through cross-cutting innovation projects. While focusing on engineering and technology, he specializes on design, development, prototyping, and piloting/partnering with other grassroots organizations for scaled implementation of projects.
Dr Yazeed Ayasra
Dr Muhammad Azmat
Dr Muhammad Azmat is Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Programme Director (Post-Graduate Programme) at the Department of Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management at Aston University, UK. He comes from a Business and management background, with a Master’s & PhD in transport, logistics and supply chain management from Vienna University of Economics and Business. He is also an alumnus of the Oxford Leadership Program, University of Oxford. Dr Azmat’s research interests focus on making a case for using autonomous and disruptive technologies for humanitarian and commercial logistics & supply chain management. He also focuses on consumer perspectives and innovative business applications of these technologies.
At HHL2022, Dr Azmat will be presenting a key note speech on “Using Autonomous drone swarms for precision aid delivery in a post-disaster context”. We have come a long way from using drones in military settings only, now drones are being used for all the things from search and rescue missions to precision agriculture. Building up on the recent advancements in drone technology and recent development of drone uses in commercial setup. The talk proposes ways of using Drone Swarms for precision aid delivery, touching on the recent natural and man-made disasters in Pakistan and Ukraine respectively.
Burcu Balcik
Dr. Balçık received her Ph.D. (2008) in Industrial Engineering from University of Washington, and her M.S. (2003) and B.S. (2003) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University (2008-2009). Her main research interests are in the areas of humanitarian logistics, disaster management, supply chain management, mathematical modeling and heuristic methods.
Claire Barnhoorn
Claire Barnhoorn is a long term humanitarian, working for about 15 years in humanitarian aid; from field operations to logistics and supply chain, with a growing focus on data and enabling supportive technology. She held various positions within MSF (Doctors without Borders) as well as supported various other NGOs and UN agencies. She interacts between humanitarian agencies, academics, entrepreneurs and private sector. Over the last years she is dedicated to accelerate the urgently required system change, to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and responsibility within the humanitarian sector.
Claire is the founder and CEO of Solvoz and Solvoz Foundation. The Solvoz platform provides procurement support for organisations in LMICs (aid agencies, health facilities, social impact organisations, NGOs, CSOs). In addition, Solvoz enables open access knowledge and technical capacity for all, through an open access catalogue. Solvoz actively operationalizes the localization of aid, and increases the efficiency, transparency and ethical integrity of procurement. In addition supports NGOs to green our humanitarian responses by operational support in sustainable procurement.
Alan Braithwaite
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown is a supply chain management specialist with over 17 years of logistics management experience across a variety of challenging environments. As a supply chain professional and trade specialist, his roles have included project management, last-mile distribution, retail and pharmacy logistics, imports and exports, business development, and freight forwarding. Gordon spent 10 years working across Africa and parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. He also has experience working domestically on contracts for USAID, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense.
Stephen Cahill
Stephen Cahill was named Chief of Humanitarian Logistics Services (HLS) within WFP’s Supply Chain Division in June 2021. HLS the part of WFP Supply Chain focused exclusively on supporting humanitarian and development partners with the provision of supply chain services. One of the largest units of the division, encompassing over 170 staff globally, HLS includes several teams working on different facets of service provision to partners, either mandated or on cost recovery, including the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and the Global Logistics Cluster. HLS works with over 1,000 partners, supporting them with tailored, efficient and reliable supply chain services to implement their programmes. Stephen is keynote speaker on Nov 16th presenting on how WFP can bring value to beneficiaries, operational strengthening for handover to governments & stronger collaborations within the humanitarian and private sector.
Florent Chané
Franco-Australian dual citizen, Florent has over 18 years of experience in emergency response and logistics. After an initial 8 years in the commercial sector, he started his humanitarian career in conflict-affected areas for 4 years in Africa and then in HQ with Action Against Hunger (South Sudan, Liberia, DRC Congo). He then joined the Australian Red Cross where he worked as DM and set up the Logistics department of the International department of the ARC. One of his achievements was the setting up of the Brisbane shared warehouse (with Oxfam, WV, and AusAID counterparts). He then crossed over to join the French Red Cross in New Caledonia where he set up the regional emergency response platform (PIROPS).
The WFP recruited him to work as part of the Global Log Cluster Support Cell (GLCSC) in WFP Rome where, once again, his portfolio was Central and Western Africa. He opened logistics clusters in Mali, Mauritania, Central Africa and Pakistan.
Florent worked for 3 years as the Zone Logistics Coordinator for the IFRC in Kuala Lumpur for the Asia Pacific Zone, mostly implementing logistics preparedness projects (capacity building) as well as managing large disaster responses and in-kind mobilisation at global level (for Haiyan in the Philippines and the Nepal earthquake).
Finally, as the Head of Office and then Logistics cluster coordinator he oversaw 7 large logistics preparedness programmes including pre-positioning, and the creation of a Pacific Stockpile mapping.
Colin Credle
Colin Credle is a logistics specialist with more than 10 years of experience managing responses, logistics, and deliveries for international health projects in Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe and Eurasia. As Project HOPE’s regional manager of Russia, Eurasia, and Asia, Colin oversaw export, transport, and import of donated medicines each year, and was responsible for logistics, distribution, and use of donated medicines in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. He also designed an M&E system in Tajikistan to report rational and responsible use of donated medicines. As general director of operations in Ukraine for SKAB Corporation Limited, Colin built operations and oversaw shipping.
Nirpa Dhami
Nirpa Dhami is an experienced humanitarian operations specialist with primary logistics and supply chain skills with 12 years of meaningful working experience in International NGOs which includes financial management, project management and Supply Chain Management and Logistics in both emergency and non-emergency settings.
Nirpa is a Regional Supply Chain Management Advisor at World Vision, Asia providing leadership in Supply Chain Transformation and change management. Implementing the Global strategic approach, ensuring governance, capacity building, compliance and risk management of the eighteen countries in the Region with effective coordination and communication skills. Moreover, I love to read research articles and management-related books and I am considering myself a practitioner hence I have published action research and white papers on humanitarian supply chain resilience, and sourcing strategies.
Scott Dubin
Scott Dubin is a social entrepreneur and innovator with more than 15 years of experience in the field of relief and development. He was the project lead for the application of drones to deliver health commodities. Scott also developed TransIT, a transport management system that increases visibility and tracking of in-country shipments. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Kendall College and an M.S. in international business from Ulster University. He holds a certification in humanitarian logistics from the Fritz Institute, as well as certification in pharmaceutical cold chain management from the World Health Organization.
George Fenton
George Fenton is an experienced consultant and evaluator, working with both the aid and private sectors, in the fields of emergency preparedness, response and logistics, including digital cash transfers and market-based interventions. He is an expert in humanitarian supply chain management with over 30 years of experience and is a leader in his field, having co-founded: the Humanitarian Logistics Association, a global humanitarian logistics community of practice and professional development body; the global Fleet Forum which promotes aid transport knowledge sharing, road safety and capacity building; and the East Africa Inter-Agency Working Group for disaster preparedness. George has also played an influential role within international fora such as the World Humanitarian Summit and the Humanitarian Response Network.
George has led and managed emergency operations and logistics teams to ensure successful multi-million dollar responses to a wide range of global humanitarian crises over the past decade. Constantly seeking new challenges, he uses his academic, private and aid sector networks, broad management experience and versatile skills to support improvements to the delivery of aid by influencing practical, innovative changes to ways in which resources are used.
As a senior executive George has worked for the United Nations and several of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations, leading the development of new technologies, such as mobile data solutions to facilitate cash transfers, developing national supply chain capacity, and managing key relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. He has recently been involved in several UN and donor evaluations of emergency preparedness, response and logistics services in East Africa.
Judi Heichelheim
Judith Heichelheim is a senior vice president at Chemonics and indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) director for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. She has 25 years of experience in the development sector, specializing in programs targeting women and girls, and a passion for making transformational change in healthcare. Judith brings deep experience with a variety of implementation strategies, including private sector engagement, social franchising, social enterprise, market dynamics, and applying marketing discipline to public health initiatives. She has conducted long-term assignments in Russia, Botswana, and Guatemala, where she implemented public health programs on HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health and rights, malaria, and non-communicable diseases. Most notably, she has worked to make multiple contraceptives accessible in markets across the globe, successfully navigating complex regulatory and tax requirements. Judith holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature and linguistics with a minor in international relations from Cornell University, and a master’s degree in international development studies from The George Washington University.
Susan Hodgson
Susan began her career in the British Army, serving for 22 years in locations such as Hong Kong, Nepal, Germany, Cyprus, Sierra Leone and Iraq. She then transitioned into the humanitarian sector, working with a range of organisations, including the American Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee, Concern and GOAL across various functions including programme, logistics, security and operations as well as in country management. Sue took on her current role as Head of Humanitarian Supply Chain for Save the Children in 2017, where she leads a team working to make improvements in the humanitarian supply chain.
Andrew Lamb
Chair and co-founder of the IOPA, Innovation Advisor for Field Ready. Former CEO and co-founder of Engineers Without Borders. A Shuttleworth fellow focusing on open approaches to Massive Small Manufacturing – the concept of complementing innovative local manufacturing with traditional global manufacturing.
Paul Molinaro
Mr Paul Molinaro currently serves in WHO Health Emergency Programme, heading the Operations Support and Logistics team. A national of Kenya, he holds a master’s degree in Defence Logistics Management, from Cranfield University in the UK. Prior to joining WHO last year, Paul was the Supply and Logistics Chief in the UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa. His professional experience also includes other assignments within the UNICEF Supply Division, first within the emergency department, and subsequently with the Change Management Unit, as project lead to transform the global supply function. Paul has extensive experience in managing emergency supply and logistics operations around the world, starting on the Kenya-Somalia border in 1993. Between 1993 and 1999, he performed multiple logistics roles with UNHCR and CARE International.
Emad Nasher
Emad is Syrian, holding the Turkish citizenship. Living in Turkiye with regular visits to NW Syria. Graduated from the faculty of arts and humanitarian sciences /Damascus University in 2008.Since 2013, Emad has helped in the establishment of several community initiatives and NGOs ,and established maker-spaces in response to the Syrian crisis, in Northern Syria and in Turkiye. He is currently managing the work of Field Ready Turkiye Organization, which is a group of engineers, humanitarian aid and development sectors experts.
Andrew Parkes
Dr Rudi Pauwels
Dr Rudi Pauwels is a pharmaceutical scientist with a speciality in virology, micro and nanotechnology and a serial biotech entrepreneur. Dr Pauwels has combined passion, drive, talented co-workers and innovative technologies to bridge the gap between science and the pharmaceutical and diagnostic solutions that reach the market and impact patient lives around the world. He leads the Praesens Foundation that contributes to better epidemic preparedness, early warning and rapid response for existing and emerging infectious diseases.
Neil Rodrigues
Neil is a Supply Chain leader with multi-region & multi-sector executive experience living and working across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas in the international development, aid and relief, commercial logistics, international trade & engineering sectors. Coming originally from an engineering, supply chain & commercial logistics management background working in leadership roles with large multinational corporates; Neil has worked extensively with a range of INGOs in recent years in supply chain & logistics leadership roles, including International Rescue Committee, International Medical Corps, Save the Children UK and International, Merlin and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Humanitarian Logistics Association, the World Humanitarian Forum and Aviation without Borders-USA. With a passion for and expertise in developing countries, his objective is to drive excellence in high performing supply chain and logistics global operations through effective change management strategies & inspirational leadership with the aim of furthering outcomes for all stakeholders. Neil is also passionate about humanitarian causes; capacity building particularly at the last mile in developing countries and about the potential of the private sector in being an agent for sustainable positive change through effecting the right linkages and partnerships. Outside work, Neil is a doting and hands on dad to 2 children; and enjoys gardening, technology, sports and exploring new cultures.
Silvia Rossi Tafuri
Haydn Sandvig
Kat Sellers
Anna Sera Lowe
My mission is to make 'massive small manufacturing' a reality - with millions of small-scale businesses making things needed locally by their communities. I'm focused on developing business models for manufacturing enterprises in the Global South, and helping to build the open knowledge base about local manufacturing and what digital infrastructure is needed to support it. Always learning. Love collaborating with awesome people.
David Sokoloff
Based in Washington, DC, David manages the storage and transportation of products through the Novavax, Inc. global network. Prior to biotech, David led global supply chain efforts for international emergency relief operations.
Originally, from New Jersey, David’s academic career includes a B.A. from Gettysburg College in Economics, a M.A. in International Development Studies from George Washington University, and a MASc in Supply Chain Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. David began his professional career in finance and manufacturing before serving with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Republic of Kiribati. Since, he has spent 20 years focused on humanitarian initiatives.
David has managed supply chains for emergency relief efforts throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He ran operations in the field for several years with Doctors Without Borders prior to working in Washington, D.C. leading logistics operations for the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.
At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, David joined Novavax, Inc. He supports their global supply chain to deliver products preventing a broad range of infectious diseases. Novavax produces vaccine candidates in response to both known and emerging disease threats, including the company’s CoVID-19 vaccine.
David and his wife currently live in Washington, D.C. with their three children.
Shelley Taylor
Marin Tomas
Born in Split, Croatia on December 31, 1967.
Pharmacist – Technician.
Employee of International Medical Corps (IMC) since March 1993.
Senior Advisor for Logistics and Supply Chain Management based in Split, Croatia responsible for logistics and procurement related procedures and training development. Leads various special projects assigned by management. Joined International Medical Corps during crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Worked as Country Director or Head of Mission in several countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Indonesia, Iraq, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Chad and then joined IMC HQ as Deputy Director of International Operations in 2002 for one year. Until 2015 managed IMC Logistics department and had responsibility for overall coordination of logistics support to field missions worldwide. Was team lead or logistics coordination in over 30 disaster responses worldwide. Most recently led emergency responses to Central Croatia earthquake and West Europe floods response in in 2021, and is team member of the ongoing Ukraine crisis response.
Master Trainer for Logistics and Procurement domain within National NGOs training projects implemented by International Medical Corps across Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Funding member of the Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA) and contributor to Universal Logistics Standards (ULS) development as a member of the Technical Advisory Group.
Dr Serhan Tuğlular
Frank Van Gelder
Frank has been active in different industries related to healthcare and supply chain for Life Science and Medtech Industry. As consultant he guided numerous projects related to critical supply chains, IT health applications and medical educational projects. He is the chairman of the Innovation & Sustainability Steering Committee of Air Cargo Belgium at Brussels Airport. He holds the position of the Secretary General of Pharma.Aero VZW, a non-profit organization, working across industrial to foster worldwide collaboration within the Life Science and Medtech airfreight industry.
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