Devex IMPACT HOUSE @ UNGA

Sept. 21-24, 2026

New York / On-Demand

Where the conversations shaping the coverage happen.

This September, Devex Impact House returns to UNGA and NY Climate Week — our hub for the people, ideas, and initiatives reshaping global development today. Across four days of live journalism, high-level convenings, and candid conversations, we'll explore what's working, who's driving change, and the shifts transforming development right now — from who funds development and who sets the agenda to the next chapter of multilateralism, how AI and digital technologies are reshaping opportunity, power, and access, the growing role of private capital, and what it takes to build resilience in a more volatile world.

Through news-making interviews on the Impact Stage, interactive sessions in the Innovation Lounge, closed-door roundtables, and networking throughout the Global Commons, Devex Impact House is designed to spark ideas, forge connections, and move conversations forward. On September 22, we'll host the UHC Pavilion, bringing together health leaders to help shape the agenda for the 2027 U.N. High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage.

Stay tuned as we unveil more speakers, sessions, and opportunities to participate.

Program

Sept. 21–24, 2026 · This agenda is still evolving. Check back for updates on speakers and sessions

Speakers

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Ola Abualghaib

Ola Abualghaib

Director, U.N. Global Disability Fund

Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan

Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani

H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani

CEO, Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)

Dr. Shahed Alam

Dr. Shahed Alam

Co-founder and co-CEO, Noora Health

Nick Allardice

Nick Allardice

President and CEO, GiveDirectly

H.E. Deemah AlYahya

H.E. Deemah AlYahya

Secretary-general, Digital Cooperation Organization

Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony

Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony

Minister of health, Ministry of Health of Guyana

Alfonso Apicella

Alfonso Apicella

Senior officer for global advocacy campaigns, Caritas Internationalis

Verónica Arroyave, Ph.D., MPH

Verónica Arroyave, Ph.D., MPH

Vice president, corporate responsibility and global philanthropy at Baxter International and executive director of the Baxter Foundation, Baxter International Inc.

Nazanin Ash

Nazanin Ash

CEO, Welcome.US

Sien Avalos

Sien Avalos

Director of BD Social Investing and president of BD Foundation, BD

Anurita Bains

Anurita Bains

Associate director for health/HIV, UNICEF

HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud

HRH Ambassador Reema Bandar Al-Saud

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr.

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr.

Director, Pan American Health Organization

Shabana Basij-Rasikh

Shabana Basij-Rasikh

Co-Founder and president, School of Leadership, Afghanistan

Dr. Rachel Batterham

Dr. Rachel Batterham

Senior vice president of medical innovation and external engagement for cardiometabolic health, Lilly

Mónica Bauer

Mónica Bauer

Senior vice president of Social Impact at PepsiCo, and president at PepsiCo Foundation

Danielle Bayer

Danielle Bayer

CEO, Evidence Action

Governor David Beasley

Governor David Beasley

Former executive director, World Food Programme

Dr. Parag Vijay Bhamare

Dr. Parag Vijay Bhamare

Global technical lead, Jhpiego

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Distinguished fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue

Anna Bjerde

Anna Bjerde

Managing director of operations, World Bank

Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen

Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen

CEO, GSG Impact

The Honorable David Bohigian

The Honorable David Bohigian

CEO, Meridian International Center

Valerie Boulet

Valerie Boulet

Chief development officer, WHO Foundation

Mike Bracken

Mike Bracken

Partner and co-founder, Public Digital

Jeff Bradach

Jeff Bradach

Co-founder and former managing partner, The Bridgespan Group

Gaston Browne

Rt. Hon. Gaston Browne

Prime Minister, Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Idris Buabeng

Idris Buabeng

Country director, Ghana, LifeNet International

Howard G. Buffett

Howard G. Buffett

Chairman and CEO, Howard G. Buffett Foundation

Caitlin Burton

Caitlin Burton

CEO, Zipline Africa and head, International Expansion

Sean Callahan

Sean Callahan

President and CEO, Catholic Relief Services

Kimberly Cernak

Kimberly Cernak

Executive director, Fuse

Dr. Mukesh Chawla

Dr. Mukesh Chawla

Senior adviser, Brown University Pandemic Center, and former chief adviser, health security, World Bank

H.E. Laura Chinchilla

H.E. Laura Chinchilla

Former president of Costa Rica and president of Club de Madrid

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury

Founder and CEO, Humane Intelligence PBC

Carson Christiano

Carson Christiano

Executive director, Center for Effective Global Action

Jason Clark

Jason Clark

Vice president, global public health & forest health, Valent Health

Jenny Cozins

Jenny Cozins

Head of Positive Action, ViiV Healthcare

Her Royal Highness The Infanta Cristina

Her Royal Highness The Infanta Cristina

Director of International Area, "la Caixa" Foundation

Rania Dagash-Kamara

Rania Dagash-Kamara

Assistant executive director for partnerships and innovation, World Food Programme

Dr. Gaurav Deshpande

Dr. Gaurav Deshpande

Associate vice president, medical oversight and safety, Operation Smile

Alexander Diaz

Alexander Diaz

Head of applications of science, Google.org

Maggie Dougherty

Maggie Dougherty

Vice president for North American advocacy, Eleanor Crook Foundation

Isata Dumbuya

Isata Dumbuya

Director of RMNCAH, Partners In Health

Russell Dyer

Russell Dyer

Chief corporate affairs officer, Kenvue

Sister Gertrude Elelegu

Sister Gertrude Elelegu

Project manager, Bakhita: St Louis Empowerment Network

Lucy Esipila

Lucy Esipila

Regional coordinator, Caritas Africa

H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces

H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces

Former president, United Nations General Assembly

Shannon Farley

Shannon Farley

Cofounder and executive director, Fast Forward

Catherine Friday

Catherine Friday

Global government and infrastructure managing partner, EY

Doug Galen

Doug Galen

Co-founder and CEO, Rippleworks

Slav Gatchev

Slav Gatchev

Vice president of innovative finance, The Rockefeller Foundation

Janet Ginnard

Janet Ginnard

Director of Strategy, Unitaid

Dr. Kimberly Green

Dr. Kimberly Green

Global program director, primary healthcare, PATH

Javier Guzmán

Javier Guzmán

Chief of the health, nutrition, and population division, Inter-American Development Bank

Daniel Handel

Daniel Handel

Executive director, The New Foreign Assistance

Dr. Caroline Harper

Dr. Caroline Harper

Chief executive, Sightsavers

Elie Hassenfeld

Elie Hassenfeld

CEO, GiveWell

Dr. Richard Hatchett

Dr. Richard Hatchett

CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

John Hewko

John Hewko

CEO and general secretary, Rotary International

Cindy Huang

Cindy Huang

Nonresident Fellow, Center for Global Development

Kristian Hurley

Kristian Hurley

Executive vice president, social impact and global advocacy, Beyond Type 1

Dr. Omokhudu Idogho

Dr. Omokhudu Idogho

Group mananging director and CEO, Society for Family Health

Uchenna Igbokwe

Uchenna Igbokwe

CEO/ED, Solina Centre for International Development and Research (SCIDaR)

Ken Isaacs

Ken Isaacs

Vice president of programs and government relations, Samaritan's Purse

Dr. Bashir Issak

Dr. Bashir Issak

Director of family health, Ministry of Health of Kenya

Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson

Founder and CEO, Dimagi

Amalia Johnsson

Amalia Johnsson

CEO, Hand in Hand International

Lauren Kahn

Lauren Kahn

Partner and head of global impact, Public Digital

Alice Kang'ethe

Alice Kang'ethe

CEO, Beginnings Fund

Prof. Dean Karlan

Prof. Dean Karlan

Professor at Northwestern University and founder and former president of Innovations for Poverty Action

Dr. Jean Kaseya

Dr. Jean Kaseya

Director-general, Africa CDC

Dr. Vanessa Kerry

Dr. Vanessa Kerry

CEO of Seed Global Health, director of global and climate health policy in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and WHO special envoy for climate change and health

Dr. David Kershenobich

Dr. David Kershenobich

Secretary of health of Mexico

Amy Klement

Amy Klement

Managing Partner, Board Member, Imaginable Futures

Namrata Kolla

Namrata Kolla

Head of Skylight, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Jeremy Konyndyk

Jeremy Konyndyk

President, Refugees International

Dr. Anu Kumar

Dr. Anu Kumar

President and CEO, Ipas

Dr. Nidhi Leekha

Dr. Nidhi Leekha

Consultant radiologist & assistant professor, head of ultrasound, Aga Khan Hospital

Nick Lagunowich

Nick Lagunowich

President of emerging markets, Pfizer

Antón Leis García

Antón Leis García

Assistant high commissioner for operations, UNHCR

His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho

His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho

Tony Long

Tony Long

CEO, Global Fishing Watch

Jennifer Lotito

Jennifer Lotito

Chief external affairs officer, Direct Relief

Dr. Doris Macharia

Dr. Doris Macharia

President, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Dr. Silas Majambere

Dr. Silas Majambere

Business manager of Africa, Europe and Middle East, Valent Health

Anna Makanju

Anna Makanju

Head of AI for civil society and philanthropy, OpenAI Foundation

Ambassador Oksana Markarova

Ambassador Oksana Markarova

Adviser to the president of Ukraine on reconstruction and investment and chair of the Ukraine House Board, Ukraine House DC Foundation

H.E. Keisha McGuire

H.E. Keisha McGuire

Chief global affairs officer, RestoringVision

Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

CEO, Mercy Corps

Kathryn McKenzie

Kathryn McKenzie

Divisional vice president of global citizenship and sustainability at Abbott and vice president of the Abbott Fund, Abbott

H.E. Aristide Medenou

H.E. Aristide Medenou

Minister of economy and finance, in charge of cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Benin

Bernadette Meehan

Bernadette Meehan

CEO, Wikimedia Foundation

David Miliband

David Miliband

President and CEO, International Rescue Committee

Dr. Lisa Minsky-Primus

Dr. Lisa Minsky-Primus

Co-founder, Livelihood Impact Fund

Riddhi Modi

Riddhi Modi

National ambassador coordinator, India, Beyond Type 1

Nate Mook

Nate Mook

CEO, All Hands & Hearts

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

U.N. special envoy on financing sustainable development, United Nations

Matti Navellou

Matti Navellou

Managing director, head of ICONIQ Impact

Sonia Ndimbira

Sonia Ndimbira

Campaign lead, Africa REACH

Wawira Njiru

Wawira Njiru

Founder and CEO, Food4Education

Jacqueline Novogratz

Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder and CEO, Acumen

Kakenya Ntaiya

Kakenya Ntaiya

Founder and president, Kakenya's Dream

Michelle Nunn

Michelle Nunn

President and CEO, CARE USA

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo

Professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center, Brown University School of Public Health

Michael Nyenhuis

Michael Nyenhuis

President and CEO, UNICEF USA

Margaret Odera

Margaret Odera

Community health worker and mentor mother, Mathare North hospital

Dr. Ebere Okereke

Dr. Ebere Okereke

Global health strategist

Greg Perry

Greg Perry

Director-general, Global Self-Care Federation

Minh-Thu Pham

Minh-Thu Pham

Co-founder and CEO, Starling Institute

Sister Sarah Puls

Sister Sarah Puls

National executive officer, ACRATH — Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking In Humans

Johanna Ralston

Johanna Ralston

CEO, World Obesity Federation

Jim Richardson

Jim Richardson

National director of outreach, US Global Leadership Coalition

Matthew Rielly

Matthew Rielly

Ultrasound business ventures lead, Philips

Dr. Magda Robalo

Dr. Magda Robalo

President and co-founder, The Institute for Global Health and Development

Dr. Stephen Rulisa

Dr. Stephen Rulisa

Professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Rwanda

Victoria Sabula

Victoria Sabula

CEO, The AECF

Budi Sadikin

Budi Sadikin

Minister of health, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia

Navyn Salem

Navyn Salem

Founder and CEO, Edesia Nutrition

Kate Scaife Diaz

Kate Scaife Diaz

Director of global programs, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

Philipp Schönrock

Philipp Schönrock

Director, Cepei

Dr. Neil Buddy Shah

Dr. Neil Buddy Shah

CEO, Clinton Health Access Initiative

Cristina Shapiro

Cristina Shapiro

Chief strategy officer and president, Impact Fund for Children, UNICEF USA

Rebecca Sharp

Rebecca Sharp

CEO, IDinsight

Peter Seligmann

Peter Seligmann

Chair, Silvania

Erin Simmons

Erin Simmons

COO, Imaginable Futures

Janti Soeripto

Janti Soeripto

President and CEO, Save the Children US

Joel Spicer

Joel Spicer

President and CEO, Nutrition International

Timothy Staffa

Timothy Staffa

Chief of staff, Action Against Hunger

Abigail Steinberg

Abigail Steinberg

Executive director, Livelihood Impact Fund

Julie Linn Teigland

Julie Linn Teigland

Global Vice Chair, Alliances and Ecosystems, EY

Dr. Marcello Tonelli

Dr. Marcello Tonelli

President, International Society of Nephrology

Mark Viso

Mark Viso

President and CEO, Food For the Hungry

Shalina Wadhwani

Shalina Wadhwani

Executive vice president, Wadhwani Family Office

Prashant Warier

Prashant Warier

Co-founder and CEO, Qure.ai

Mwasi Wilmore

Mwasi Wilmore

CEO, Ubongo

Devex Interviewers

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Alexandre Cabaret

Vice president of partnerships, Devex

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Rumbi Chakamba

Senior Editor, Devex

Catherine Cheney

Catherine Cheney

Senior Editor for Special Coverage, Devex

Michael Igoe

Michael Igoe

Senior Reporter, Devex

Raj Kumar

Raj Kumar

President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex

Colum Lynch

Colum Lynch

Senior Global Reporter, Devex

Elissa Miolene

Elissa Miolene

Global Development Reporter, Devex

Alan Robbins

Alan Robbins

Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Devex

Adva Saldinger

Adva Saldinger

Senior Reporter, Devex

Kate Warren

Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex




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