Conference & Awards 2020

Indian trans activist Abheena Aher opens Bond Conference 2019

Conference & Awards 2020

Join civil society leaders, NGOs, researchers, funders, government and private sector to interrogate the latest trends and share new ideas to tackle today’s biggest challenges.

The Bond Annual Conference & Awards is the biggest international development event in Europe, bringing together over 1,000 diverse people from across the international development and humanitarian sectors.

Coronavirus update

Bond takes the health and safety of our attendees very seriously. We are closely following regular guidance from the UK Government and Public Health England regarding the coronavirus. We are working closely with our venue, the QEII Conference Centre, to keep our attendees healthy and safe. We will act accordingly as official advice changes. Please see our FAQs which we will keep updated. We will continue to communicate with conference attendees directly.

We are looking forward to welcoming our delegates to the Bond Conference.

23-24 March 2020 at the QEII Centre, London

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Bond’s two-day conference is your opportunity to:

Challenge your thinking and stimulate debate around crucial current issues across 34 workshops and talks.
Hear thought-provoking speeches from keynote speakers, such as renegade economist Kate Raworth, environmental activist James Wakibia, Pan-African feminist Aya Chebbi and Maria Al Abdeh of Women Now For Development.
Exchange views with peers and make connections across the sector.
Get new ideas to help your organisation adapt to the future and get inspired to tackle key development challenges.
Connect with over 40 prominent sector suppliers and NGOs at our exhibition.

Want to sponsor or exhibit at the conference? Find about the unrivalled sponsorship and exhibition opportunities we offer.

The first day features the Bond International Development Awards, which celebrates the sector’s inspiring people and achievements.

Highlights from 2019

Read our blog on the top 10 highlights from the conference or check out #BondConf on Twitter. You can also see the photos from the conference and the awards winners.

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Speakers

Jess Crombie

Jess is a senior lecturer at University of the Arts London and content consultant
Zoe Abrahamson

Zoe Abrahamson is Bond’s senior funding adviser. She coordinates Bond’s funding stream, acting as...
Harpinder Collacott

Harpinder is the executive director of Development Initiatives.
Simon Capper

Simon is the head of performance and insight at WaterAid.
Sally Proudlove

Head of safeguarding at Unicef UK
Jennifer Hudson

Professor of political behaviour and head of department of political science and the school of...
Romilly Greenhill

UK director at ONE
Preet Gill MP

Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham, Edgbaston
Ivy Lahon

Head of creative content and stories at Save The Children
Segun Olowookere

Segun Olowookere is the finance director at Restless Development.
Ruth Fuller

International development policy adviser WWF-UK
Kate Sayer

Kate Sayer is Chair of the Bond Board.

Main sponsors

GeoPoll is a global research organisation using mobile phones to remotely gather direct, real-time feedback from communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Sightsavers is an international organisation that works in more than 30 developing countries to prevent blindness, restore sight and advocate for equal rights for people with disabilities.

StoneX specialises in transferring funds to the emerging markets and complex countries.

Other sponsors and partners

Key Travel is a global Travel Management Company specialising in the humanitarian, faith and education sectors.

Exhibitors

URBAN REFUGEES is a non profit working to improve the lives of urban refugees and internally displaced people in countries of first asylum.

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services.

Thrive Worldwide specialises in staff health and wellbeing, safeguarding, and organisational health services for those working to make the world a better place.

ABE is a not-for-profit skills development organisation specialising in business and entrepreneurship education. We support government, NGO and donor organisation funded capacity building projects which promote UN sustainability and development goals.

Charisma Charity Recruitment is a trusted and highly respected recruitment consultancy offering specialist advice and guidance to charities, NGOs and not-for profit organisations throughout the UK who are seeking exceptional individuals to lead their teams.

WhiteHat is a tech startup on a mission to create a diverse group of future leaders. They are doing this by building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships.

In The Hague tens of thousands of people are working every day to build a more peaceful and just world. Doing good and doing business forms the very heart and soul of The Hague’s economy.

Tools for Self Reliance is a UK based charity working to help relieve poverty in Africa.

Good Neighbours is an international humanitarian development NGO founded in Korea in 1991. Our vision is to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony.

In The Hague tens of thousands of people are working every day to build a more peaceful and just world. Doing good and doing business forms the very heart and soul of The Hague’s economy.

Agenda Consulting is a research consultancy, helping not-for-profit organisations develop and sustain the highest levels of employee and volunteer engagement.

NGO Online is a cloud-based program, project and grant management IT solution specifically designed for international humanitarian and development NGOs.

The Donor Tracker is an independent website that seeks to advance sustainable development by providing advocates with easy access to high-quality quantitative and qualitative strategic information on 14 major OECD donors (including UK), covering over 80% of the world’s official development assistance.

Thrive Worldwide specialises in staff health and wellbeing, safeguarding, and organisational health services for those working to make the world a better place.

Cigna is a global health insurance provider dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security.

WhiteHat is a tech startup on a mission to create a diverse group of future leaders. They are doing this by building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships.

Oxford HR is a global specialist executive search firm working primarily with for-purpose organisations, to help recruit and develop their leaders in an ever evolving landscape.

Utmost Corporate Solutions is a market-leading provider of employee benefits and group risk solutions.

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is a global learning initiative set up to facilitate partnerships and collaborative opportunities to enable people to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a global research and learning organisation for equitable and sustainable change.

The Open University (OU), the UK’s largest university, has been committed to international development for over twenty years.

Strategic Agenda specialises in helping development organisations communicate more effectively across different languages.

URBAN REFUGEES is a non profit working to improve the lives of urban refugees and internally displaced people in countries of first asylum.

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services.

Tools for Self Reliance is a UK based charity working to help relieve poverty in Africa.

Good Neighbours is an international humanitarian development NGO founded in Korea in 1991. Our vision is to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony.

Orphans Care Federation is a charitable organization supporting the field of humanitarian philanthropy.

Brooke is a global animal welfare organisation which uses international development approaches to improve the lives of working livestock and the people who rely on them.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales are the regulator of charities in England and Wales and maintain the charity register.

Established in 2009, Penny Appeal is a humanitarian charity, working in over 30 countries worldwide. The charity provides aid to support nations crippled by on-going crises.

TGS are Toyota Motor Corporation’s official suppliers of ex-stock Toyota vehicles and parts to aid and humanitarian agencies working in emergency and development projects worldwide.

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