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Programme Humanitarian Congress XIII
Friday, 28th October
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome Address
- Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil
Secretary General, German Red Cross, Berlin
09:10 - 09:20
Introduction to the day
- Ulrike von Pilar
Senior Consultant, Médecins Sans Frontières
09:20 - 10:00
Keynote Speech: Humanitarianism - Moving Beyond Medical Rescue to Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development and Justice
- David McCoy
Public Health Doctor, People's Health Movement, London
10:00 - 11:30
30 Years of Humanitarian Action in Sudan - Two Countries, New Perspectives?
- Antoine Gérard
Head of Liaison Office to UN and NATO, UN-OCHA, Brussels - Bedreldin Shutta
Head of Region (Asia), Islamic Relief UK, London
Presentation Shown - Arjan Hehenkamp
General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières Holland, Amsterdam - Dietrich Fischer
Ex Country Representative (Karthoum), Ex International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
Presentation Shown
Chair: Marina Peter, Sudan Ecumenical Forum
Humanitarian Action for Beginners: What You Always Wanted to Know and Never Dared to Ask
- Wilhelm Hensen
Desk Officer Disaster Management, German Red Cross, Berlin
Presentation Shown - Martin McCann
Chief Executive, RedR, London
Presentation Shown - Katja Kusche
Vice President, Médecins Sans Frontières Germany, Berlin
Presentation Shown
Food Crisis in East Africa - Can There Be Food Security?
- Ralf Südhoff
Head of German Office, World Food Programme, Berlin - Marita Wiggerthale
Policy Advisor Food Security, Oxfam, Berlin - Oliver Moldenhauer
Coordinator of Access Campaign Germany, Médecins Sans Frontières Germany, Berlin
Chair: Wilfried Bommert, Editor/Moderator Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Author: Kein Brot für die Welt
12:00 - 13:30
The Landscape of Humanitarian Aid in Germany - Actors and Policies
- Alfred Grannas
Head of Task Force for Humanitarian Aid, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin - Thomas Piesch
Head of Division, Emergency Relief and Transitional Aid, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin - Volker Beck
Spokesman for Human Rights and Human Aid, German Bundestag, Berlin - Andrea Padberg
Spokeswoman Humanitarian Aid, VENRO, Bonn
Chair: Julia Steets, Associate Director, Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin
Blessing or Curse? - Philanthropic Donors and Their Impact on International Health Policies
- David McCoy
Public Health Doctor, People's Health Movement, London - Michael Green
Author: Philanthrocapitalism, London - Peter Kreysler
Journalist, Berlin
Chair: Oliver Moldenhauer, Coordinator of Access Campaign Germany, Médecins Sans Frontières, Berlin
Kala Azar/Leishmaniasis - Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Rachel ter Horst
Medical Advocacy Adviser, Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam
Presentation Shown - Jorge Alvar Ezquerra
Medical Officer/Leishmaniasis Control, World Health Organization, Geneva
Chair: Sibylle Gerstl, Senior Health Advisor and Desk Officer Africa Department, Malteser International
14:30 - 16:00
Fortress Europe - The Humanitarian Response to European Migration Politics
- Michael Lindenbauer
Representative Germany/Austria, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Berlin - Gabriele del Grande
Journalist, Reddattore Sociale, Rome - Nikitas Kanakis
President, Médecins du Monde Greece, Athens - Honey Deihimi
Head of Division, Chancellory Germany - Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Berlin
Maternal Mortality in Africa - The Neglected Millennium Goal
- Sandrine Simon
Médecins du Monde
Presentation Shown - Naemi Heita
Deputy Secretary General, Namibia Red Cross, Namibia
Presentation Shown - Barbara Kloss-Quiroga
GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit), Berlin
Chair: Tankred Stöbe, President, Médecins Sans Frontières Germany, Berlin
Down to Earth - The Use of New Technologies in Humanitarian Aid Work
- Stefan Lang
Research Coordinator, Centre for Geo-Informatics/University of Salzburg, Salzburg
Presentation Shown - Olaf Kranz
Sensing Data Expert, German Aerospace Centre, Wessling
Presentation Shown
Chair: Stefan Voigt, Senior Researcher, Civil Security and GeoRisk Department/German Aerospace Centre, Wessling
16:30 - 18:00
Debate: Natural Disasters - Do Something!? On Disaster, Myths and Humanitarian Negotiations
- Rony Brauman
Director of Studies/Author: Humanitarian Compromise, CRASH/Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris - Discussant: David Kennedy
Director of Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard University, Boston
Chair: Antonio Donini, Senior Researcher, Feinstein International Centre, Tufts University, London
Saturday, 29th October
09:30 -9:40
Introduction to the Day
- Ulrike von Pilar
Senior Consultant, Médecins Sans Frontières
9:40-10:30
Keynote Speech: The Fortified Aid Compound - Aid and Security in an Uncertain World
- Mark Duffield
Director of Global Insecurities Centre, Bristol University, Bristol
Presentation Shown
Chair: Hernán del Valle, Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Médecins Sans Frontières Holland, Amsterdam
10:30 - 12:00
EU Humanitarian Aid: Neutral Action or Wallpaper Over the Cracks of Failed EU Policies?
- Jan Artur Sienczewski
ECHO, Brussels
Presentation Shown - Kathrin Schick
Director, VOICE, Brussels
Presentation Shown - Andrea Pontiroli
Representative to the European Union, Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels
Chair: Rainer Lucht, Expert on Emergency Response, Diakonie, Stuttgart
Caught Between Conflicts, Disasters and Politicisation: Humanitarian Assistance in Pakistan
- Norah Niland
Independent Researcher, Ex-UNAMA, Geneva - Marc Tyrant
Physician, Médecins du Monde - Hermann Kreutzmann
Professor for Development Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Chair: Sean Healy, Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, Médecins Sans Frontières, Berlin
How to Treat Tuberculosis in Resource Poor Settings
- Philipp du Cros
Head of Manson Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières, London - Christine Schmotzer
Physician, German Leprosy Relief Association - DAHW, India
13:00 - 14:30
Humanitarian Space - Where Is It?
- David Kennedy
Professor of Law, Harvard University, Boston - Samir Elhawary
Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, London - Laure Borgomano
Counsellor, French Delegation to NATO, Brussels - Hernán del Valle
Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Médecins Sans Frontières Holland, Amsterdam
Universal Access to AIDS Treatment by 2015 - Realistic?
- Eric Goemaere
AIDS Specialist/Physician, Médecins sans Frontières, Brussels - Jacqueline Gautier
director HIV Paediatrics, nuestros pequeños hermanos Haiti, Tabarre
Presentation Shown - Rafael Teck
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Berlin
Chair: Sonja Weinreich, Head of Health Department, Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, Bonn
How a Cholera Treatment Centre Works
- Christiane Haas
Public Health Adviser, German Red Cross, Berlin - Joost Butenop
Public Health Expert/Physician, Missionsärztliches Institut, Würzburg - Jean François Fesselet
Water and Sanitation Unit Coordinator - Public Health Department, Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam
Chair: Sibylle Gerstl, Senior Health Advisor and Desk Officer Africa Department, Malteser International, Berlin
15:00 - 16:30
Turmoil in the Arab World - Analysing the Challenges for Humanitarian Organisations
- Bedreldin Shutta
Head of Region (Asia), Islamic Relief UK, London - Andreas Wigger
Head of Division - Protection and Central Tracing Agency, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva - Alexander Bühler
Freelance Journalist, Germany
How to Become an Expert in the Field of International Health? (For Medical and Non-Medical Staff)
- Kompetenzzentrum Humanitäre Hilfe - FH Münster
Joachim Gardemann, Professor of Ecotrophology and Humanitarian Aid
Presentation Shown - NOHA
Markus Moke, Professor at the NOHA Institute of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Bochum
Theresa Rieps, Course Coordinator at the NOHA Institute of International Law of Peace and Conflict, Bochum
Presentation Shown - Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Hilde Buttiëns, Course Coordinator
Presentation Shown - TropEd
Bernadette Peterhans, Course Coordinator/Project Leader
Presentation Shown - Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg - Institute for Public Health
Olaf Horstick, Teaching Coordinator
Presentation Shown
Chair: Anja Junker, Paediatrist, Médecins Sans Frontières, Berlin
Haiti Revisited
- Joost Butenop
Public Health Expert/Physician, Missionsärztliches Institut, Würzburg - Martin Hahn
Head of International Cooperation Department, German Red Cross, Berlin - Jacqueline Gautier
Paediatrist/HIV Specialist, nuestros pequeños hermanos, Haiti
Chair: Peter Tinnemann, Physician, Charité, Berlin
16:30 - 18:00
Responsibility to Protect - Who Benefits?
Keynote Speech:
Antonio Donini, Senior Researcher, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, London and
Monica Serrano, Professor of International Relations, Colegio de México, MéxicoLaure Borgomano
- Laure Borgomano
Counsellor, French Delegation to NATO, Brussles
