Devex LIVE Events
Meaningful Events on Issues That Matter
Devex LIVE brings together the global development community in person and online to learn, share, and drive forward the most important ideas shaping our world. In concert with our compelling coverage of the latest development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability news, Devex LIVE is the place for in-depth engagement with the leaders and practitioners impacting our future.
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Position your brand as a thought leader in our industry, and be the convening power behind groundbreaking new ideas and partnerships.
Thought Leaders
A thought leadership event is an executive-level discussion featuring prominent speakers that harnesses Devex’s convening power and media brand. In partnership with leading organizations in this space, we bring together key stakeholders and spark solutions-driven conversations on critical issues in development.
Newsmaker
Global development today is an increasingly complex ecosystem and to help make sense of this new landscape, Devex hosts live conversations with leading policymakers and decision-makers. With the financial support of an exclusive partner, each newsmaker event explores the future of global development - its opportunities and challenges.
Digital Events
Devex works with partners to design, promote and host impactful digital events, whether it be a virtual thought leadership event convening prominent speakers for a moderated panel discussion on a critical issue, or a tutorial to showcase a successful initiative or share practical know-how with the global development community.
Luminaries Engaged
We bring together global development professionals across a wide range of sectors, countries, and organizations. We’ve engaged with over 400 industry-leading speakers and luminaries and reached over 1 million global development professionals in more than 50 engaging and impactful events around the world.
Rula Ghani
First Lady of Afghanistan
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and former CEO at the World Bank
Peter Sands
Executive Director of the Global Fund
Tedros Adhanom
Director general of the World Health Organization
Charlotte Petri Gornitzka
Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships, UNICEF
Malcolm Gladwell
Author
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia
David Miliband
President & CEO, IRC
Gayle Smith
President and CEO of the ONE Campaign
Ambassador Deborah Birx
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy
Diane Gashumba
Rwandan Minister of Health
Trevor Mundell
President of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Yves Daccord
Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Nick O'Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer at CDC Group
Lord Mark Malloch-Brown
Former Deputy Secretary-General and Chief of Staff at the United Nations
Rima Qureshi
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Verizon
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