Step inside the Aid Foresight Programme through our new photo gallery.

Hosted in Abu Dhabi, this landmark gathering brought together experts, policymakers and innovators from across the world. Hyphen played a central role in designing, organising and running the event from concept to delivery.

Our experts joined from multiple regions and disciplines, united by a shared purpose to shape the future of international aid. That diversity of experiences and ideas created an atmosphere of collaboration, creativity and genuine curiosity about what comes next.

Every image captures the spirit of connection and exchange that defined the week, so scroll through our gallery above and see how ideas evolved through discussion, debate and collective imagination.

For a detailed recap of the week-long programme, read the full story, including reaction to the event.

Picture captions:

1. Bart Fonteyne (right) speaks to delegates during a session on the impact of geopolitical shifts on international cooperation
2. Hosuk Lee Makiyama talks with delegates during a SWOT analysis session
3. Barry McManus introduces himself at the start of his defence-led sessions
4. Antje Herrberg (right) talks with Hyphen’s Oumaima Achataoui
5. Minah Kang Kim (right) joins delegates for a group exercise
6. Beatriz Nofal shares her perspectives on issues affecting Latin America
7. Marcel ‘Otto’ Yon leads discussions on rewiring public institutions to deliver innovation at scale
8. Emmanuel Letouze (centre) speaks with Bart Fonteyne and two delegates at a table during one of the sessions
9. Seppe Verheyen leads a presentation about diplomatic leadership and strategic communication
10. Silvia Francescon takes part in one of the early workshops
11. Robert W. van Zwieten speaks to delegates during his session on innovative financing
12. Robert W. van Zwieten (left) watches a delegate taking part in an exercise
13. Hyphen Co-Founder Michael Savolainen talks with Seppe Verheyen
14. Bart Fonteyne presents during one of the early Aid Foresight Programme sessions
15. Beatriz Nofal and Marcel ‘Otto’ Yon swap stories during a break
16. Minah Kang Kim leads a session
17. Michael Savolainen, Marcel ‘Otto’ Yon and Robert W. van Zwieten discuss the programme’s activities
18. Antje Herrberg gets deep into conversation
19. Anders Nordstrom and Emmanuel Letouze reflect on discussion points during one of the workshops
20. Robert W. van Zwieten (left) and Beatriz Nofal (second right) participate in an exercise in delegates
21. Attendees received the report “UAE Foreign Aid and Development Positioning in a Contested World” as part of the programme

(All pictures courtesy of Mark Louie Caballero/UAE Office of Development Affairs)