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Tuesday, July 9th - Pre-Conference Tour / Early Check-In

 

EARLY CHECK-IN     8:00 – 10:00 & 13:00 - 15:00   (Marriott Kigali Hotel- Pre-Function Area to Kilimanjaro Ballroom)

 

8:00 – 12:00               SITE VISIT 1 To Zipline LLC

*special note; Shuttle Space is limited. Registered attendees receive an email to sign up.  Check in will start at 8am and shuttle will depart promptly at 8:30. Tour duration will be 3.5 hours (including shuttle time which is approximately 1 hour each way).

13:00 – 17:00             SITE VISIT 2 To Zipline LLC

 *special note; Shuttle Space is limited. Registered attendees receive an email to sign up. Check in will start at 13:00 and shuttle will depart promptly at 13:30. Tour duration will be 3.5 hours (including shuttle time which is approximately 1 hour each way).

DAY 1: Wednesday, July 10th

PDF file Download a PDF version of Welcome Address and Keynote Panel

PDF file Download a PDF version of Plenary Panels 1 and 2

  7:45 – 8:30             REGISTRATION (Marriott Kigali Hotel- Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

  8:45 – 9:15            CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION & AIMS

  • Dr. Pinar KeskinocakProfessor, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech; Co-founder & Director, Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)

  • Dr. Julie Swann, Department Head & Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, NC State University; Co-founder, Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)

 

  9:15 – 9:30              WELCOME ADDRESS 

  • Dr. Diane Gashumba, Rwanda Minister of Health on behalf of His Excellency, President Paul Kagame

 

9:30 – 11:00               SPECIAL KEYNOTE PANEL

- Ministering Health- The Role of  Supply Chain Policy and Collaboration

  • Dr. Diane Gashumba, Minister of Health Rwanda

  • Dr. Francis N. KatehDeputy Minister of Health Liberia

  • HE Mohamed Said Abdilahi, Deputy Minister of Health Somalia

  • Prof. Philip Cotton , Vice-Chancellor, University Of Rwanda, Moderator 

 

11:00 – 11:30            POSTER SESSION/COFFEE BREAK (Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

11:30 – 12:30          PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS SESSION 1 

*4 simultaneous sessions in parallel, 15 min each oral presentation/ 60 min each workshop

 

12:30 – 13:30             Lunch

 

13:30 – 14:45            PLENARY PANEL 1 

Implementation of Resilience in Supply Chains: Perspectives, Pitfalls, and Winning Strategies

  • Dr. Lloyd Matowe, Program Director, Pharmaceutical Systems Africa and Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Lusaka Apex Medical University, Zambia
  • Ugochi Daniels, United Nations Resident Coordinator- I.R. of Iran, United Nations. Former Head of the Humanitarian Branch, UNFPA HQ.

  • Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity; Former MOH Rwanda

  • Dr. Henry Kyobe Bosa, Outbreak & Epidemic Senior Public Health Officer, Outbreaks and Epidemics, African Risk Capacity

  • Dr. Julie Swann, Department Head & Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, NC State University; Co-founder, Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) Moderator 

 

14:45 – 15:45           PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS SESSION 2

*4 simultaneous sessions in parallel, 15 min each oral presentation/ 60 min each workshop

 

15:45 – 16:15          POSTER SESSION/COFFEE BREAK (Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

16:15 – 17:30          PLENARY PANEL 2 

Private Sector Engagement in Health and Humanitarian Supply Chain Management and Logistics

  • Jim Coughlan, Global Solutions Director,  UPS 

  • Robert Kimbui, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Johnson & Johnson 

  • Peter Okebukola, Health Care Practice Lead, McKinsey (West Africa)

  • Malyse Uwase, Director of Health and Impact, Kasha 

  • Alfons van Woerkom, Head of Supply Chain, The Global Fund 

  • Dominique Zwinkels, Executive Manager, People that Deliver and Paul Lalvani, Director, Empower School of Health, Co-Moderators

 

17:30 19:30          EVENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Marriott Kigali Terrace)

 

Day 2: Thursday, July 11th

PDF file Download a PDF version of Plenary Panel 3

PDF file Download a PDF version of Plenary Panel 4

8:30 – 9:00              DAY 2 REGISTRATION (Marriott Kigali Hotel- Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

9:00 – 9:15             DAY 2 Opening

  • A word from our Local Host - The University of Rwanda- Regional Center for Excellence 

 

9:15 – 9:45              REFLECTIONS ON DAY 1 

  • Dominique Zwinkels, Executive Manager, People that Deliver

 

9:45 – 11:00          PLENARY PANEL 3 

- Improving Transportation for Humanitarian and Development Outcomes

  • Cyril Khamsi, Founder and CEO, Kumwe Logistics

  • Geoff Speck, SVP, Logenix

  • Joseph Ndagijimana, General Manager, Zipline Rwanda 

  • Sam Clark, Head of Programmes, Transaid 

  • Dr. Jarrod Goentzel, Director, MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, Moderator

 

11:00 – 11:30            POSTER SESSION/COFFEE BREAK (Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

11:30 – 12:30        PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS SESSION 3 

         *5 simultaneous sessions in parallel, 15 min each oral presentation, 60 min each workshop

 

12:30 – 13:30                LUNCH

 

13:30 – 14:30          PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS SESSION 4

14:30 – 15:30          PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS SESSION 5

*4 simultaneous sessions in parallel, 15 min each oral presentation, 60 min each workshop

 

15:30 – 16:00          POSTER SESSION/COFFEE BREAK (Pre-Function Area to Ballroom)

 

16:00 – 17:15          PLENARY PANEL 4 - The Role of Sustainable Procurement in Achieving Resilience 

  • Dr. Rosemary Kumwenda, Regional Team Leader HIV Health and Development Eastern Europe and Central Asia SPHS Initiative Coordinator, UNDP Istanbul.

  • Dr. Ones Karuho, Principal Officer, Markets & Post-Harvest Management Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) 

  • Kevin Mbundu, Managing Director, Garden Fresh Ltd & co-founder, Kivu Noir Coffee Rwanda

  • Prosper Ndayiragije, Country Director, Africa Improved Foods

  • Robert Addison, Sourcing & Supply Chain Specialist, The Global Fund 

  • Dr. Pinar KeskinocakProfessor, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech; Co-founder & Director, Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)) Moderator 

 

17:15 – 17:30          CLOSING REMARKS

  • Dr. Julie Swann, Department Head & Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, NC State University; Co-founder, Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)

 

Friday, July 12th – Post Conference Tour

8:00 – 12:00               SITE VISIT 3 To Zipline LLC

*special note; Shuttle Space is limited. Registered attendees receive an email to sign up.  Check in will start at 8am and shuttle will depart promptly at 8:30. Tour duration will be 3.5 hours (including shuttle time which is approximately 1 hour each way).

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