The Sector Debrief brings you inside the real conversations that shape the humanitarian and development world. No polished lines. No scripted answers. Just honest discussions about politics, funding, power, localization, pressure, and the future of crisis response. Hosted by Ali Al Mokdad, Kim Kucinskas, and Thomas Jepson Lay, the show opens the door to the side of this sector that rarely appears in public. If you want to understand what is truly happening beneath the surface, this is your seat at the table.For more: thesectordebrief.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Sector Debrief brings you inside the real conversations that shape the humanitarian and development world. No polished lines. No scripted answers. Just honest discussions about politics, funding, power, localization, pressure, and the future of crisis response.
Recent episodes include "E12: Acting, or Acting?" (17 October 2026, 52 minutes), "E11: The Joy of Collaboration Over Control" (20 September 2026, 66 minutes), and "E10: Inside the Impact Alliance" (28 August 2026, 64 minutes).
The Sector Debrief publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for The Sector Debrief is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Sector Debrief requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Sector Debrief's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Sector Debrief is a business podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #12
"Are you actually comfortable with change, or are you just familiar with running change processes?" Kim Kucinskas comes back from three conferences in two weeks, the UNGA side events in New York, the WINGS Forum in...
Episode #11
"Not having the control is actually quite liberating." In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined by Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, Secretary General of St John International, to...
Episode #10
<p>"We are practising our way into what the future will look like."</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined by Vanessa Self, Project Director of the Impact...
Episode #10
"We are practising our way into what the future will look like." In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined by Vanessa Self, Project Director of the Impact Alliance, the...
<p>"As educators, we need to start thinking about what we're educating people on."</p><p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad work through a question all three keep getting asked. What do...
"As educators, we need to start thinking about what we're educating people on." In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad work through a question all three keep getting asked. What do you tell...
<p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined by Sabrina M. Segal, Director of The Risk Collaborative, who has spent years working on how organisations in the humanitarian and...
<p>"This is not just a funding problem. It is a social contract problem."</p><p>A mother and two children spend their Sunday knocking on doors, collecting donations for an NGO. Ali's brain goes straight to overhead...
<p>“This is not just a funding problem. It's a social contract problem." Kim Kucinskas came back from a month on the road and needed to think out loud. This episode is that conversation.By using Kim’s experiences at a...
Episode #5
<p>What does it mean to truly know who you are — and how you show up — in the spaces you occupy?In Episode 5 of The Sector Debrief, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined by Aisha Tambajang, a...
<p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad are joined bySofia Sprechmann Sineiro, a humanitarian leader who spent three decades inside the sector, from volunteering to becoming Secretary...
<p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson-Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad explore what it means to lead in a humanitarian system under pressure. The conversation moves between personal reflection and system-level...
<p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad explore what the word sector actually means, responding to feedback from the first episode, and whether it still reflects the complexity of the...
The Sector Debrief
<p>In this episode, Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad explore what the word sector actually means, responding to feedback from the first episode, and whether it still reflects the complexity of the...
<p>This first episode sets the tone for the series. Kim Kucinskas, Thomas Jepson Lay, and Ali Al Mokdad talk about what this space is about, share reflections on leadership, and discuss the habits and practices they use...
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