SAVE THE WORLD MAKE MONEY REPEAT Humanitarian organisations, private companies, academia and government working together for people, planet and prosperity TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON: ACCESSING THE NEW EMERGING MARKETS IN EAST AFRICA AUGUST 23 RD, 2016 PARTNERSHIP DRIVEN INNOVATION TO THE RELIEF AID MARKET AUGUST 24 TH, 2016 AAU CREATE, AALBORG UNIVERSITY
POOR SANITATION + DRAMATIC INCREASE IN POPULATION +URGENT NEED FOR ENERGY + SHORTAGE OF FOOD AND WATER = PARTNERSHIP DRIVEN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES The World faces a number of challenges that can only be met by innovative thinking across private sector, civil society organisations, universities and government if we are to reach sustainable development for people, planet and prosperity. access2innovation is proud to host the event SAVE THE WORLD. MAKE MONEY. REPEAT. A two-day conference with the ambition of initiating sustainable commercial innovation targeting the market opportunities in the emerging markets in Africa and the humanitarian assistance through: Parallel sessions presenting new viable business cases within water, health, sustainable energy, ICT, aqua culture, housing and agribusiness Plenary sessions on Danish and international funding opportunities High-level discussions on commercial relief driven innovation Exhibitions of developed solutions meeting the demands from relief aid and emerging markets in developing countries Best practice and lessons learned from established partnerships between private sector, civil society organisations, academia and government institutions Networking and bilateral meetings between civil society organisations, private sector and research institutions access2innovation is hosting this conference in close collaboration with Aalborg University and the Red Cross partnership guide, and will present a number of new concept notes on identified business opportunities on access2innovation s website: www.access2innovation.com. The conference will take place at the AAU Create building, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN AALBORG!
DAY 1: ACCESSING THE NEW EMERGING MARKETS IN EAST AFRICA 8.30-9.30 Registration, coffee, networking and exhibition visits 9.30-9.45 Welcome by Jacob Ravn, CEO, access2innovation and Thomas Kastrup-Larsen, Mayor of Aalborg 9.45-10.30 Why partnerships? Short interventions by Jakob Harbo, Danish Red Cross, Helle Pasgaard, Eniig and Agnete Schønau, WWF Denmark, Arne Remmen, Aalborg University and Raymond Guthrie, Global Innovation Fund. 10.45-12.30 Workshop (room 4.105): Sustainable Food Production is essential in overcoming the growing demands and need for improved livelihoods in developing countries. The workshops will address the opportunities through: Partnership driven agribusiness chain is the effort worthwhile? Lars Bendix, Farm Mountain Grasping the challenges and opportunities in agri-business value chains. Carsten Nico Portefée Hjortsø, Copenhagen University, Section for Production, Markets and Policy Presentation and discussion of new business from Heidi Ann Jørgensen, DanChurchAid and Elijah Muli, Red Cross Kenya on: Grain handling and storage Post-harvest treatment of horticultural products Cassava processing VSLA - agribusiness The workshop will be moderated by Henrik Anker-Ladefoged, access2innovation 10.45-12.30 Workshop 2 (room 5.125): Access to Sustainable Energy is needed for around 85% of all households in East Africa. The focus will be on: Low cost second generation bio fuel - from idea to viable business case. Niels Thygesen, Scale biofuel Grasping the energy market in Eastern Afric., Ulrich Elmer Hansen, DTU How to drive commercial sustainable growth using the Energy Hub partnership for improved agri-business, telecommunication and health services. Helle Pasgaard, Eniig and Agnete Schønau, WWF The workshop will be moderated by Arne Remmen, Aalborg University 10.45-12.30 Workshop 3 (room 5.127): Low-Cost Housing sets out to address the demands for affordable housing in the East African region through the following interventions: The business of providing low-cost housing in Eastern Africa. Flemming Pedersen, DMS Africa Lessons learned from sustainable housing in developing countries. Sara Ballan, Confederation of Danish Industry BoP Learning Lab Presentation and discussion of new business opportunities within housing in Tanzania and Kenya. Case to be presented from National Housing, Tanzania by Ole Stein, access2innovation The workshop will be moderated by Marie Louise Larsen, Confederation of Danish Industry 10.45-12.30 Workshop 4 (room 3.329-2 nd floor): Improved Health in Urban Informal Settlements is a key requirement for driving sustainable living. The workshop will open the discussions of: Low-cost sanitary solutions to urban slum a business case? Niels Henrik Johansen, EnviClean Urban health and sanitation in a developing country context. Peter Kjær, Head of Master of Disaster, Copenhagen University The OneStopShop-initiative as a driver for improved urban health with presentations from Safia Verjee, Red Cross Kenya and Malene Pontoppidan, Danish Red Cross on: Improved sanitation and waste management Improved health and rapid diagnostics in urban slum areas Access to improved cooking fuels and technologies for domestic use The workshop will be moderated by Jacob Ravn, access2innovation 12.30-13.30 Lunch, networking and exhibitions 13.30-15.00 Plenary session: Financing sustainable innovation - presentation of available funding streams from: Raymond Guthrie, Global Innovation Fund Katrin Harvey, REEEP Morten Elkjær, Danida Kristian Sloth Petersen, BESTSELLER FOUNDATION John Büchler, Lions Den Jutland Jacob Ravn, access2innovation 15.00-15.45 Coffee & cake and networking 15.45-16.00 Conclusions and next steps by Jacob Ravn, CEO, access2innovation 16.00-17.30 Opportunity for bilateral meetings at the venue
DAY 2: PARTNERSHIP DRIVEN INNOVATION TO THE RELIEF AID MARKET 9.00-10.00 Registration, coffee, networking and exhibition visits 10.00-10.15 Welcome by Lars Døvling Andersen, associate dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Aalborg University followed by opening speech by Kristian Jensen, Danish minister of foreign affairs. 10.15-11.15 Relief and innovation does it work? Andreas Kamm, secretary general, Danish Refugee Council Opportunities and barriers for commercial innovation to the relief sector. Kim Nøhr Skibsted, group vice president, Grundfos Research driven innovation to the relief sector. Arne Remmen, professor, Institute of Planning Science and Engineering at Aalborg University and chairman of the access2innovation association Business and relief experiences from the field. Jacob Kjeldsen, director, Confederation of Danish Industry Partnership driven humanitarian innovation. Shaun Hazeldine, innovation lead, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 11.15-12.00 Panel discussion on challenges and opportunities in partnership driven innovation to the humanitarian aid with: Erik Johnson, head of Humanitarian Response, DanChurchAid Jan Linnet, chief sales & technology officer, DanOffice Trine Angeline Sig, CEO, Real Relief Health Peter Kjær, head of Master of Disaster, Copenhagen University The debate will be moderated by Jens Bostrup, journalist, deputy foreign editor, Politiken 12.00-13.00 Lunch and networking and exhibition visits 13.00-15.00 Workshop 1 (room 4.105): Innovation with Refugee Host Communities sets out to debate how to meet the demands of refugees and host communities in humanitarian assistance: Public partnerships as a driver for humanitarian assistance lessons learned from the partnership: Viborg and Irbid Municipalities. Henrik Holmskov, Viborg Municipality Unlocking the potential market of the refugee crisis in Jordan. Marie Louise Larsen, Confederation of Danish Industry Discussion of challenges and opportunities in joint commercial partnerships on improved water, efficient energy and food production presented by Rasmus Stuhr Jakobsen, Danish Refugee Council and Heidi Ann Jørgensen, DanChurchAid The workshop will be moderated by Sara Ballan, Confederation of Danish Industry 13.00-15.00 Workshop 2 (room 5.125): Green Camp Solutions focuses on how new technologies and planning can ensure efficient energy consumption and reduced carbon foot prints in humanitarian aid: The business of delivering Green Base Camp solutions to the humanitarian aid. Anton Viladsen, Griffin People and Jesper Ranch Nielsen, Danish Red Cross How universities can enable innovation to the humanitarian aid. Arne Remmen, Institute of Planning Aalborg University Discussion of challenges and opportunities in delivering cost efficient energy interventions presented by Jesper Ranch Nielsen, Danish Red Cross and Morten Högnesen, DanChurchAid The workshop will be moderated by Marie Gad, Confederation of Danish Industry 13.00-15.00 Workshop 3 (room 5.127): Connectivity addresses how improved telephone and internet, real time monitoring and big data management can improve the humanitarian response for refuges and victims of natural disasters: Improved data management as mean for efficient humanitarian aid, Jacob Petersen, DanOffice and Michael M. Jørgensen, SkyWatch Challenges and opportunities for improved big data handling in a humanitarian setting. Kimberley Roberson, UNHCR, Field Information and Coordination Support Section Managing humanitarian connectivity and big data. Kristian Hegner Reinau, Aalborg University Discussion of challenges and opportunities in delivering cost efficient connectivity and data management for refugees and victims of natural disasters. Erik Johnson, DanChurchAid The workshop will be moderated by Jakob Harbo, Danish Red Cross 13.00-15.00 Workshop 4 (room 3.329 on the 2 nd floor): This workshop will open the discussions on how to drive innovation with international aid organisations: Challenges in delivering commercial solutions to the humanitarian aid, Rasoul Mikkelsen, director, Global Partnerships, Grundfos How to grasp humanitarian innovation, Shaun Hazeldine, innovation lead IFRC UNICEF s innovation approach and presentation of cases within rapid health diagnostic, improved health information as well as water and sanitation by Kristoffer Gandrup-Marino, chief of innovation, UNICEF Discussions of partnership driven innovation with UNICEF and IFRC The workshop will be moderated by Jacob Ravn, access2innovation 15.00-15.45 Networking, coffee & cake 15.45-16.00 Conclusions and next steps by Jacob Ravn, CEO, access2innovation
PRACTICALITIES: SIGNING UP Sign up via the access2innovation website www.access2innovation.com and follow the link on the frontpage for the SAVE THE WORLD. MAKE MONEY. REPEAT. conference or simply send an email to info@access2innovation.com with your contact data and information on which conferences you would like to participate in. NO-SHOW FEE Participation in both conferences is free of charge, but if you have signed up and fail to show, we will be charging you a fee of 300 DKK to cover the costs for food and drinks. DINNER For participants attending the full 2 day program access2innovation will be organising an informal dinner on the 23rd August from 19.00 22.00 for all interested participants (cost to be covered individually at the price of 300 Dkr.). To sign up for the dinner please send an email to info@access2innovation.com GETTING THERE All roads lead to Aalborg. Well, maybe not quite, but the city is easy to reach by car (via the E45), by train (two trains every hour from Copenhagen during peak hours) or by plane (12 daily flights to and from Copenhagen + several con- necting flights to Amsterdam Shiphol). The AAU CREATE Building is located at the waterfront at the center of the town between the Utzon Center and the House of Music. PARKING If you travel by car, you will find a range of different car parks in the city centre. All of them require that you buy a ticket. The nearest one is the underground car park directly below the AAU Create building with entrance from Nyhavnsgade. ACCOMODATION Aalborg has hotels and hostels to cater for most budgets. If you wish to stay close to the venue, First Hotel Aalborg and CABINN are within a few minute s walk from the AAU CREATE Building. ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO FOR YOU? If you have any questions regarding the conferences at this event, please do not hesitate to contact us. You will find all relevant and updated contact info on www.access2innovation.com.
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