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 and ideas shaping what comes next in global development. Expect timely discussions, news-driving interviews, and candid, behind-the-scenes exchanges you won’t hear anywhere else.

Past Speakers


  Governor David M. Beasley

Governor David M. Beasley

Former executive director, World Food Programme

America Ferrera

America Ferrera

IOM global goodwill ambassador

Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu

Chairperson, United Bank for Africa

Mark Green

Mark Green

Fellow, Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service

Susana Malcorra

Susana Malcorra

President and co-founder, GWL Voices for Change and Inclusion

Dr. Vanessa Kerry

Dr. Vanessa Kerry

CEO and WHO special envoy for climate change and health, Seed Global Health

Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala

Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala

Regional director, World Health Organization – Western Pacific Regional Office

Winnie Byanyima

Winnie Byanyima

Executive director, UNAIDS

Mafalda Duarte

Mafalda Duarte

Executive director of the Green Climate Fund

Emmanuel Akpakwu

Emmanuel Akpakwu

Chief executive officer, Axmed

Cina Lawson

Cina Lawson

Togolese Minister of digital economy and transformation

David Bersoff

David Bersoff

Head of research, Edelman Trust Institute

Annika Sten Pärson

Annika Sten Pärson

Executive chair and founding partner, The Inner Foundation

Themba Kalua

Themba Kalua

Director, Pact for the Future Implementation, United Nations

Anthony Banbury

Anthony Banbury

President & CEO, International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Former president of Tanzania and board chair of the Global Partnership for Education

Comfort Ero

Comfort Ero

President & CEO, International Crisis Group

Dr. Cary Fowler

Dr. Cary Fowler

President, Food Security Leadership Council

Jorge Moreira da Silva

Jorge Moreira da Silva

Executive director, UNOPS

Mark Malloch-Brown

Mark Malloch-Brown

President, Open Society Foundations

Helen Clark

Helen Clark

Cochair, The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Sasha Gallant

Sasha Gallant

Founding member, Project Resource Optimization; former Chief, DIV at USAID

Nancy Lindborg

Nancy Lindborg

President and CEO, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Atul Satija

Atul Satija

Founder and CEO, The/Nudge Institute

Alice Albright

Alice Albright

Former CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Alaa Murabit

Alaa Murabit

Managing partner of sustainable growth, 500 Global

Jake Cusack

Jake Cusack

Managing partner, CrossBoundary Group

Nancy Pfund

Nancy Pfund

Founder and managing partner, DBL Partners

María Fernanda Espinosa

María Fernanda Espinosa

Executive director at GWL Voices; Former president of the United Nations General Assembly; Former minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador

Elias Zerhouni

Elias Zerhouni

Former director, National Institutes of Health

Alexis Bonnell

Alexis Bonnell

Ai Adoption & Deployment, OpenAI

Henrietta Fore

Henrietta Fore

CEO, Holsman Internation; former executive director, UNICEF

Kennedy Odede

Kennedy Odede

Co-founder and CEO, SHOFCO

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