Join us online! | HNPW 2026: Humanitarian Innovation Past, Present, and Future
How has the humanitarian innovation space evolved over the past decade? What trends are currently shaping the sector? And where are we heading?
You are invited to join us online at RIL’s HNPW webinar! This 120-minute session will explore the development of humanitarian innovation and envision its future through the lens of an Ecosystem Facilitator’s 10-year journey.
The session will be online on Thursday, March 5, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET
The session will bring together global and local humanitarian innovation actors who have experienced the sector’s evolution from different perspectives over the past decade to identify key learnings, assess the current state of play, and reflect on what emerging trends signal for the future of humanitarian innovation. Speakers will include founding members of Response Innovation Lab, representatives from the first wave of RIL Country Labs, peer and partner organisations (both global and local), and innovators who have navigated the system while scaling their solutions.
The session is divided into three interactive sections, combining “story sharing” with interactive exercises for the audience. The “storytellers” joining the session include:
Aeshah Mohammed, Project Manager at Rwanga Foundation for Development
Charlène Cabot, RIL Alum, Learning & Innovation Advisor for impact-led organisations
Chris Hoffman, CEO at Humanity Link
Claudine Kishek, RIL Alum
Jennifer Wilde, RIL’s Founding Member; Founder, AI for Social Impact
Kara Norton, Market Engagement Manager, Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation - GSMA for Mobile Development Foundation
Kullein Ankunda, Learning Manager at U-RIL/U-Learn
Max Vieille, Global Director, Response Innovation Lab
Saul Kabali, Chief Operations Lead at SafeBangle
Takeshi Komino, Chairperson, Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN); General Secretary, CWS Japan
Yaman Sarraj, Syria Response Innovation Lab Manager
Weicong Zhang, Outreach Manager, Response Innovation Lab
Register by scanning the QR code in the poster or through this link.