Join us at the ICT4D Conference 2026.

Delivering impact through digital transformation, together.

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What to Expect in 2026

Join us for the ICT4D Conference 2026 in vibrant Nairobi, Kenya, where global leaders, practitioners, and innovators will gather to explore the future of digital transformation.

Can’t make the trip? No problem — you can connect and participate from anywhere in the world online.

Conference Themes

Data Theme: Charting the Future of Data in Development and Humanitarian Response

Explore the rapidly shifting data landscape – from AI’s potential and pitfalls to challenges associated with responsible data sharing, interoperability, and the power dynamics in data collection and use.

Impact Theme: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals in a Fragile World

Delve into how we can continue to leverage digital transformation to achieve sustainable outcomes, advance climate resilience, strengthen food systems, promote global health, and improve emergency response.

Future Theme: Shaping Tomorrow - Building Equitable and Sustainable Digital Futures 

Unpack how funding shifts, the expansion of digital public infrastructure, and youth leadership are redefining localisation and shaping more inclusive digital futures.

Hands-On Theme: Practical Demonstrations & Interactive Learning

Learn by doing: engage with hands-on demos, skill-building workshops, and collaborative spaces designed for real-world problem solving.

In a time of disruption and rapid change across our sector, digital transformation remains one of the most powerful levers we have to scale impact and drive meaningful progress. But we won’t unlock its full potential by working in isolation. That’s why the 2026 ICT4D Conference is set to be more vital—and more visionary—than ever before.

I’m thrilled that we’ll once again convene the brightest minds and boldest changemakers in digital development to learn, collaborate, and reimagine how technology, data, and innovation can help us tackle the world’s most pressing challenges—from climate resilience to equitable access to services.

This year, we’re going bigger and broader. Our partnership with TechChange will bring a dynamic hybrid experience to life, expanding the reach of the conference far beyond the physical venue. Whether joining in person or remotely, participants will be part of an inclusive, interactive, and globally connected event designed to spark transformative ideas and foster high-impact networking.
Join us as we shape the future of digital development—together.

Nora Lindström - Senior Director of Digital Programming at Catholic Relief Services

CRS + TechChange: A New Era of Partnership

For 2026, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and TechChange are joining forces to take the ICT4D Conference to the next level. This partnership blends CRS’s global development expertise with TechChange’s cutting-edge digital learning approach — creating a bolder, more interactive, and more impactful event than ever before.

What is the ICT4D Conference?

The ICT4D Conference is a leading global platform exploring how digital innovation and data-driven solutions can transform humanitarian relief and development.

Founded in 2010 by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the Conference has grown into a vibrant international gathering of NGOs, local organizations, governments, donors, researchers, and private sector partners — all committed to driving technology for good.

In 2026, CRS continues as conference founder while TechChange steps in as production partner, bringing fresh energy and innovation to make the event more dynamic, inclusive, and impactful than ever before.

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2026 Participating Organizations

Want to know who you’ll be networking with? Here is a sneak peek at the organizations already joining us. This list is just getting started and will be updated weekly—secure your ticket to make sure your team is represented.

  • A2i

  • ACT Alliance

  • Action Against Hunger USA

  • ActivityInfo

  • Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti.

  • AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development

  • African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)

  • African Network Information Centre

  • Agricultural Transformation Institute

  • AHADI

  • Akvo

  • Akvo Foundation

  • All for Peace and Dignity International

  • Alpha-Wolff Consulting

  • American Institutes for Research

  • AMPATH Global

  • Arrupe Jesuit University / The Launchpad Transition Program

  • Aston Kuseka Innovations

  • Atlas Corps

  • Avandar Labs

  • Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication

  • BAO Systems

  • BarefootLaw

  • BASAibu Wiki

  • BB&H

  • Bbgnsurf Technologies

  • Better Cotton

  • BlueCross

  • Bridges to Better Care Initiative

  • Brokers for Peace

  • BWN

  • CAB International (CABI)

  • CARE International

  • Caritas

  • Catholic Relief Services

  • Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne

  • Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance (CEDGG)

  • Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, Strathmore University

  • Change Effect Consulting

  • ChildFund International

  • Christian Aid

  • Church World Service

  • Citiblu

  • Citizen Commons Advocacy International

  • CLEAR Global

  • CM global Capital Solutions

  • Commonwealth Secretariat

  • Communiq

  • Compassion International

  • Concern Worldwide

  • Consilient Research

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  • Coptic Orphans

  • Corus International

  • Coseke Ltd.

  • County Government of Kakamega

  • County Government of Kiambu

  • Credable

  • CSIR - Soil Research Institute

  • Cyranek ICT4D

  • Danish Refugee Council

  • Data Synchrony

  • DataKind

  • DealMtaani

  • Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

  • Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

  • Department of Social Welfare

  • Digilum

  • Digital Agenda for Tanzania Initiative

  • Digital Green Foundation

  • Disso Tech

  • District Sanitaire

  • Dobility, Inc (SurveyCTO)

  • Dorcas Aid International

  • DreamStart Labs

  • Dynamic Agro-Pastoralist Development Organization (DADO)

  • Ecorich Solutions Limited

  • Egerton University

  • E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA)

  • eKitabu

  • E-Livestock Global Inc

  • eminds

  • EMMSAR Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Services

  • Emonyo Yefwe International

  • EmpServe Kenya

  • Ensibuuko

  • Equity Bank

  • Equity Group Foundation

  • ERMITS

  • Esri

  • FAO

  • Fenix Digital

  • FHI 360

  • FINCA Uganda

  • Fingo

  • Food for The Hungry

  • Georgetown Global Health Nigeria GTE

  • Ghana Education Service

  • Gift Green Earth Solutions

  • Givy Tech

  • GIZ, Civil Peace Service

  • Global Respiratory Advocates Institute

  • GOAL Global

  • Good Partners

  • Grassroots

  • Greenpeace

  • Groupement Agropastoral pour le Développement de Yongoro

  • Happy Home Kenya

  • HiiL

  • Humanitech//UN

  • IBM

  • IDinsight

  • IEEE Humanitarian Technologies

  • IFAD

  • IMC

  • InnBucks

  • Innovations for Poverty Action

  • International Committee of the Red Cross

  • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  • International Institute for Tropical Agriculture IITA

  • International Rescue Committee (IRC)

  • International School Of Kenya

  • International University of East Africa

  • Internet Society Foundation

  • Islamic Relief Worldwide

  • ISOC Burundi

  • IsraelTech

  • JaRco Consultance

  • Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel

  • Jkuat

  • Karama Tech

  • KCA University

  • Kenya Airways

  • Kijiji Yeetu

  • Koneta Hub

  • KPMG EA

  • Krea University

  • LAC-LAC Network/GPPAC

  • Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

  • Last Mile Technology

  • LearnLead

  • LivingGoods

  • Local Government and Rural Development

  • Lungujja Community Health Caring Organisation

  • MADFA SACCO

  • Malteser International

  • Mama Goes Digital

  • Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

  • MCC

  • Medicines for Humanity

  • Megan Ross

  • Mennonite Central Committee

  • Mercy Ships International

  • MERL Tech Initiative

  • Millennium Water Alliance

  • MiracleFeet

  • Mission Kontrol

  • Modillion

  • Moi University

  • Motive Partners

  • MSH

  • Musasco Brothers Farms

  • National Malaria Elimination Programme

  • Naxa Private Limited

  • NetHope Inc.

  • NGO Recruit Partners

  • Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy - University of Iowa

  • Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA)

  • Norwegian Red Cross

  • Norwegian Refugee Council

  • NSF

  • ODI Global

  • onepoint

  • OpenFn

  • Otex Technologies

  • Oulu

  • Oxfam

  • P3

  • Pact

  • PATH

  • Peace and Development Institute

  • Peek Vision

  • Philippine Mediation Unit

  • Plan International

  • Print Rite Pty Ltd

  • Project Concern Zambia

  • Qualcomm Incorporated

  • R.T Briscoe (Nigeria) PLC

  • Radiant Shift ESG

  • Ramsay Agriculture

  • Relief Applications

  • RESTORE Women Fintech

  • Rho Consult

  • Rhodes University

  • Riira resources

  • Safari of hope

  • Safaricom

  • Sahaj AI

  • Sahel Eco

  • Save The Children International

  • Schneider Electric Kenya

  • Silk Cloud

  • Sisters of Code

  • SKIM Technologies

  • Smart Mobile Solutions Group

  • Smart Talk Café

  • Social Villagers Development Initiative

  • Society for Family Health

  • Socodevi

  • Soly

  • SOS Children's Village

  • South Eastern Kenya university

  • SPARK Philippines

  • St. Paul's University

  • St. Theresa School

  • STEM Voyagers

  • Strathmore University

  • Streams Tech

  • Studio Bahia

  • Sunglo Global Resources

  • TapperConsulting

  • Tech Avenue 137

  • Tech Matters

  • Tech4Refugees & Immigrants

  • TechChange

  • TechHer

  • Techno Brain

  • TechnoDev Projects Limited

  • Technological University Dublin

  • Technology, Research, Innovation for Business and Education (TRIBE)

  • Telecommunications

  • Telesoma Africa

  • Terre des hommes (TDH)

  • The AWA Project

  • The Carter Center

  • The Contact Project; YOULAB

  • The George Institute for Global Health

  • The MERL Tech Initiative

  • Trickle Up

  • Tuelimishane community based organization

  • Turi Children Project

  • UAC

  • Ugunja Technical and Vocational College

  • UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • UMOJA for Peace and Resilience

  • UMSN

  • UN

  • UN Women

  • UNDP

  • UNICEF

  • University of Cape Coast

  • University of Cologne

  • University of Edinburgh

  • University of Ibadan

  • University of Naples Federico II

  • University of the Basque Country

  • UNOPS

  • UrbanPeer Ltd

  • Vectech

  • VNG International

  • Watabe Labs LTD

  • WaterAid

  • Weaverbirds Limited Insights

  • Welthungerhife

  • WeRobotics

  • Wezana Solutions

  • WHH

  • Women's Digital Seeds

  • WONDER Foundation

  • Woord en Daad

  • World Computer Exchange

  • World Vision International

  • Wrangla360

  • Zambia University of Technology

  • Zvandiri