The event will feature an active and expert panel including Raintou Baillet from the United Nations World Food Programme, John Service of the Catholic Relief Services, Robert Rosenberg from NTelX and Chris Watson from Premise.

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ABSTRACT

The war In Ukraine, the global COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, drought conditions in Sudan and Somalia, and civil unrest in Myanmar. These are just a few or the recent global crises where humanitarian aid Is needed. When crises like these and others occur, the people in the areas affected require humanitanan aid. While physical donations are often in great supply, the ability to get those critical goods and services to the people who need them is a significant challenge. This interactive panel will focus on a variety of disruptive innovations in humanitarian supply chains that aim to overcome these challenges. Experts will discuss the complexity of stakeholders, partners, and communities to support and manage the supply chain for humanitarian missions. During the panel discussion, we will discuss the current state of such operations and their challenges, the areas we need more evidence-based research to suppon best practices and program design and will hear the viewpoints from the donor (World Food Program), the Implementer {Catholic Relief seivicesJ, and the private sector (NTELX, Premise). Through this webinar, new collaborations in problem-solving, between donors, practitioners, the private sector, and academia, are likely to emerge as challenges facing humanitarian supply chains are discussed.