Welcome to Day 1 of the Global Volunteering Forum 2026.

We begin with welcoming remarks from our hosts and an introduction to how we will work together over the coming days, followed by a keynote address to set the tone and ambition for the conference.

Speakers :

• Tristan-Aurel Mouline, Associate Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
• Toily Kurbanov, Executive coordinator, UN Volunteers Programme  
• Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General IFRC
• Yves Boero, Deputy Director of Youth, Community Education, and civil society,​ Ministry of Sports, Youth and Associations 
• Yann Delaunay, Executive Director, France Volontaires  
• Heather Shapter, Chair, Global Volunteering Forum
• Christian Midence, Minister of Youth for the Government of Honduras and president of National Council on Volunteering (CONAVOL) 

Moderators - Lucie Morillon and Katharine Brown

Bienvenue au Jour 1 du Global Volunteering Forum 2026.

Nous commencerons par des mots de bienvenue de nos hôtes et une présentation de la manière dont nous travaillerons ensemble au cours des prochains jours, avant une intervention principale qui donnera le ton et l’ambition de la conférence.