SID-W Annual Conference

Join us on October 7 and 8 for SID-Washington's first-ever virtual conference! While we will miss gathering in person, we are super excited about moving our annual conference online. Join hundreds of other international development professionals to discuss and debate ideas, trends, and challenges facing our sector today. Focusing on our theme of The Decade to Deliver, we will examine what we need to do as a community to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Just like our in-person conference, we will have keynote addresses, plenaries, breakout sessions, and more. We will also have workshops, networking opportunities, and, of course, our ever popular exhibit hall. And, unconstrained by physical space, we expect speakers and attendees from all over the globe. With our focus on networking, we will have innovative ways for you to interact with your peers from all sectors of development, including NGOs, contractors, the private sector, consulting firms, government agencies, universities, small businesses, large corporations, donors, and anyone else engaged in the important work of international development.

Keynote & Plenaries

We will feature high-level speakers from think tanks, universities, the World Bank, USAID, and more. Confirmed topics include Emerging Leaders & Accelerating Impact in the Decade to Deliver.

Lightning Talks

Back by popular demand, our Lightning Talk Contest will feature great ideas and solutions offered by our members. Finalists will be featured during the conference. Click here to learn more.

Virtual Exhibit Hall

Participants will have the opportunity to interact and network with our conference sponsors. Want a booth? Learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.

Breakout Sessions

Our breakout panels will focus on SDG themes of People, Planet, and Prosperity. Look out for trainings, a Q&A session with our Innovation Showcase finalists, and more.

Innovation Showcase

Our Innovation Showcase provides our institutional members a platform to feature their innovative products and or services at our conference.

Networking Opportunities

Networking lounges, facilitated conversations, and discussion boards will allow attendees to meet and interact with other attendees, sponsors, and speakers.

SID-Washington’s annual conference is a unique and essential event for the international development community. Only SID-W can convene this broad a range of business and thought leaders from the implementing partner community, academia, and bilateral and multilateral policy-makers to discuss and debate the key sector challenges of the day. It is simply “must-see TV” for the development community.
Tessie San Martin, President and CEO, Plan International USA