HOCM 2024 Mini Conference

Program HOCM Mini-conference 2024

08:30 AM - 06:00 PM, Mini-conference check-in

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM, Lunch Hyatt Regency Minneapolis – Greenway Promenade

01:00 PM - 01:05 PM, Welcome and introduction

Felipe Aros-Vera, President, HOCM College

Harwin de Vries, Lea Ruesch, VPs of Meetings, HOCM College

01:05 PM - 02:30 PM, Session 1: Humanitarian Operations in the Coming 25 Years: Trends, Challenges, Visions, and Solutions

Deepti Tanuku (IMC)

Sarah Penniman-Morin (IRC)

Martin Keitsch (LogCluster)

Florent Chane (ESUPS)

Claire Barnhoorn (Solvoz)

02:30 PM - 02:55 PM, Coffee Break

02:55 PM - 04:25 PM, Session 2: The Outlook for Localization, Local Procurement, and Partnerships

Keynote: Is Supply Chain the Key to Achieving the Grand Bargain’s Commitment to Localization? One INGO’s Journey to Operationalizing Localization. Sarah Penniman-Morin, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer, International Rescue Committee

Keynote: Building New Partnership Models for Humanitarian Collaboration. Deepti Tanuku - Head of Partnerships at International Medical Corps

04:25 PM - 04:50 PM, Coffee Break

04:50 PM—05:15 PM, Interactive session: Research on Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management: What's Next?

Lea Ruesch and Harwin de Vries, VPs of Meetings, HOCM College

05:15 PM - 05:55 PM,  Session 3: The Future of Data Analytics for Humanitarian Operations

Keynote: Harnessing Academic Research for Humanitarian Data Solutions.  Martin Keitsch, Head of Preparedness, and ICT Community Solutions, LogCluster

05:55 PM – 06:00 PM, Closing Remarks

Felipe Aros-Vera, President, HOCM College

Harwin de Vries, Lea Ruesch, VPs of Meetings, HOCM College

6:00 PM 7:30 PM, Reception, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Great Lakes Ballroom