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
Browse four days of programming at the Devex Impact House and request invitations to the sessions you'd like to attend here. You can also request an invitation for individual events directly from the agenda below. Some sessions are private and will be clearly marked. We're continuing to add new sessions and speakers, so check back for updates.
Speakers
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H.E. Dr. Farida Al Hosani
CEO, Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE)
Nick Allardice
President and CEO, GiveDirectly
Danielle Bayer
CEO, Evidence Action
Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen
CEO, GSG Impact
The Honorable David Bohigian
CEO, Meridian International Center
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
Founder and CEO, Humane Intelligence PBC
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
CEO, Mercy Corps
Sister Gertrude Elelegu
Project manager, Bakhita: St Louis Empowerment Network
H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces
Former president, United Nations General Assembly
Shannon Farley
Cofounder and executive director, Fast Forward
Doug Galen
Cofounder and CEO, Rippleworks
Dr. Caroline Harper
Chief executive, Sightsavers
Elie Hassenfeld
CEO, GiveWell
Jonathan Jackson
Founder and CEO, Dimagi
Amalia Johnsson
CEO, Hand in Hand International
Alice Kang'ethe
CEO, Beginnings Fund
Prof. Dean Karlan
Professor, Northwestern University and Innovations for Poverty Action
Dr. Anu Kumar
President and CEO, Ipas
Tony Long
CEO, Global Fishing Watch
Dr. Silas Majambere
Business manager of Africa, Europe and Middle East, Valent Health
Hari Menon
President of global growth and opportunity, Gates Foundation
H.E. Keisha McGuire
Chief global affairs officer, RestoringVision
Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
U.N. special envoy on financing sustainable development, United Nations
Michelle Nunn
President and CEO, CARE USA
Sister Sarah Puls
National executive officer, ACRATH — Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking In Humans
Victoria Sabula
CEO, The AECF
Navyn Salem
Founder and CEO, Edesia Nutrition
Rebecca Sharp
CEO, IDinsight
Janti Soeripto
President and CEO, Save the Children US
Timothy Staffa
Chief of staff, Action Against Hunger
Abigail Steinberg
Executive director, Livelihood Impact Fund
Fred Swaniker
Founder of African Leadership Group and CEO of Sand Technologies
Julie Linn Teigland
Global Vice Chair, Alliances and Ecosystems, EY
Dr. Marcello Tonelli
President, International Society of Nephrology
Mark Viso
President and CEO, Food For the Hungry
Devex Interviewers
Rumbi Chakamba
Senior Editor, Devex
Catherine Cheney
Senior Editor for Special Coverage, Devex
Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
Raj Kumar
President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex
Colum Lynch
Senior Global Reporter, Devex
Elissa Miolene
Global Development Reporter, Devex
Alan Robbins
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Devex
Adva Saldinger
Senior Reporter, Devex
Kate Warren
Executive Vice President & Executive Editor, Devex
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