📅 23 October 2023 🕙 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (BST)
23 Grafton Street, W1S 4EY
Join us for BEI’s Series of events engaging with USAID. We are delighted to be joined for a one-day event by 4 senior representatives from USAID as well as welcoming back Mike Shanley from Konektid International.
Our speakers will run 2 panel discussion in the morning followed by afternoon break-out sessions and 1-1 sessions which can be booked by members individually with each of the speakers.
The agenda for the day is:
9:00 – 9.30: Arrival and networking
Session 1: 10:00 – 11:30
Topic: Overview of USAID’s Localization Agenda
Speakers: Paul Burford (Deputy Director, Local, Faith and Transformative Partnerships Hub) & Arjun Tasker (New Partnerships Portfolio Manager), USAID
Topic: Connecting with USAID Overseas & Identifying Country Opportunities
Speakers: Erik Singer (Supervisory Contract and Agreement Officer, USAID)
Break: 11:30 – 11:50
Session 2: 11:50 – 12:50
Topic: USAID Subcontracting Best Practices
Speaker: Mike Shanley (CEO and Founder of Konektid International and AidKonekt Data)
Networking Lunch: 12:50 – 14:00
Session 3: Breakout rooms 14:00 – 15:00
Breakout rooms where participants can join small group moderated discussions with morning session speakers
Topics:
- Resources for Partnering with USAID: WorkwithUSAID.org & the Business Forecast (Matt Johnson and Erik Singer)
- USAID business development – how to win and manage funding as a new partner (Mike Shanley, Arjun Tasker, Paul Burford)
Break: 15:00 – 15:20
Session 4: 1 to 1s 15:20 – 16:30
BEI will be able to provide 5 meeting spaces, which will allow 3 meetings of 20 minutes with each speaker – Please email max@britishexpertise.org to book your meeting.
Contact information
For further information, please contact:
The Events Team | Max Twyman
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7824 1920
Email: events@britishexpertise.org
