Agenda Impact Days 2026

18:00
– 19:30

Espace Pitoëff – Librairie

SOCIAL EVENT

Welcome Cocktail

19:30
– 22:15

Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Impact Spotlight: Social Media on Trial

Invités‧es
Laure Boutron-Marmion, Adele Walton, Ian Russell

Modération
Philippe Mottaz

09:15
– 10:00

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

Keynote

From the Rubble to the Screen: Cinema for Survival

Invité‧e
Rashid Masharawi

10:00
– 10:45

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

Case Study

The Indigenous Impact Alliance: Multiple Films for Collective Impact

Invités‧es
Marianna Olinger, Amber Morning Star Byars

Modération
Laura Longobardi

11:15
– 12:00

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

Case Study

The Pickers Journey: How Strategy and Robust Funding Fueled a European Impact Campaign

Invités‧es
Ben Kempas, Patrizia Rezzoli, Emilien Schenker

Modération
Ana Castañosa Bielsa

12:00
– 13:00

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

Panel

Beyond the Headlines: Media as Meaningful Partners for Change

Invités‧es
Lindsay Poulton, Rasmus Steen, Leni Velasco, Abby Rapoport

Modération
Sophie Mulphin

13:00
– 14:30

ESPACE PITOËFF – LE PROMENOIR

SOCIAL EVENT

Monday Networking Lunch

14:30
– 15:30

Espace Pitoëff – Librairie

Meet the organisations

Navigating NGOs: From First Contact to Meaningful Collaboration

Invités‧es
Michael Ineichen, Elise Golay, Dailo Alli Alonso, Liliana Jauregui

Modération
Sophie Mulphin

16:00
– 19:15

Espace Pitoëff – Librairie

NETWORKING EVENT – BY INVITATION ONLY

Swiss Focus pitches and roundtables

19:30
– 22:30

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Impact Spotlight: Wittenoom – Poisoned Land, Ignored Crime

Invités‧es
Alexis Deswaef, Astrid Puentes Riaño, Yaara Bou Melhem, Johnnell Parker, Géraldine Viret

Modération
Paula Dupraz-Dobias

09:00
– 11:45

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PITCHING SESSIONS

Twelve teams pitch their impact campaigns

11:50
– 13:00

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

Panel

Impact Financing Today: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities

Invités‧es
Gerry Leonard, Cara Mertes, Elise Tillet-Dagousset, Mohamed Saïd Ouma, Laure de Peretti de la Rocca, Sandra Whipham

Modération
Mitzi Goldman

13:00
– 14:30

ESPACE PITOËFF – LE PROMENOIR

SOCIAL EVENT

Tuesday Networking Lunch

14:00
– 17:50

Espace Pitoëff – Librairie

NETWORKING EVENT – BY INVITATION ONLY

International Selection roundtables

15:00
– 17:00

Espace Pitoëff – Théâtre

MEET THE GIPA: PANEL AND A.M.A

Anatomy of an Impact Campaign

Invités‧es
Naomi Walker, Michelle Plascencia, Miriam Ayoo, Anupama Mandloi, Ben Kempas, Amber Morning Star Byars

18:30
– 20:30

Espace Pitoëff – Librairie

SOCIAL EVENT

Awards and closing party

19:30
– 22:30

Espace Pitoëff – Grande Salle

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Gaza: Resisting, Bearing Witness, Creating

Invités‧es
Muhammad Al-Sharif, Rashid Masharawi, Yara El-Ghadban

Modération
Nicolas Wadimoff