Given that 80% of humanitarian needs are recurrent and protracted, there is a unique opportunity to shift a portion of funding to public-private investments. Yet, many key actors are constrained by outdated value-for-money metrics, rigid regulations, and limited political space to take innovative risks.

This high-level panel will examine the political economy of aid financing, spotlight the challenge of messaging internal/external narratives, and unpack the path towards structural reform that enables greater innovative participation and financing models.

Nena Stoiljkovic, Under Secretary General for Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization - IFRC

Michael Köhler, Ambassador and co-lead - Grand Bargain

Stine Horn, Head of Section Humanitarian Response and Incoming Director Human Development - NORAD

Ahmed Mohamed, Deputy Director & Head of Programs - Save Somali Women & Children

Tina Kollerup Hansen, Managing Director / Co-Head of Public Infrastructure Finance - Impact Fund Denmark (formerly IFU)

Breaking gridlock - Rethinking donor strategy to unlock capital for humanitarian innovative financing