Panel Discussion: Reimagining Supply Chain Planning for Impact | HELP Logistics X AidEx Geneva 2025

📦 Anticipate, Align, Act – Reimagining Supply Chain Planning for Impact

Recorded at AidEx | Palexpo, Geneva – 22 October

How can humanitarian supply chains move from reactive to anticipatory?
How can better planning, forecasting, and collaboration translate into real impact for people in crisis?

In this panel discussion recorded at AidEx – The Global Humanitarian Aid Community, experts from across the humanitarian and supply chain ecosystem come together to explore how anticipatory supply chain planning and demand forecasting can strengthen humanitarian response.

Organized by HELP Logistics, the session challenges traditional approaches and highlights practical ways to align organisations, data, and partners to enable more proactive, efficient, and collaborative humanitarian operations.

🎙️ Panelists

Rana El Baba
Dr. Eugide Lalé Mbunda
Julien Planchon

Moderated by: Eïda Ouchtar, HELP Logistics

Special thanks to our session organizers Kieto (Gabriel) Mahaniah from HELP Logistics and Shahida Suleiman, Somali Humanitarian Hub Coordinator, for shaping the discussion questions and guiding a focused, practical exchange.

🔍 Key topics discussed

Why supply chain planning is a strategic pillar, not just a logistics function
Anticipatory planning and prepositioning of supplies
Learning from private sector planning models
Managing uncertainty through contingency and forecasting
Collaboration with suppliers, governments, and partners
Shifting mindsets from reactive to proactive decision-making
The role of data, alignment, and leadership buy-in

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