Luckily as they crisp up they part ways, aided by a couple of prods.
But it's really a call for us to assemble in new ways, aided by digital technology, so we can do so with peace of mind.
He will confront aid sceptics by saying that the coalition has improved the way aid is targeted and is encouraging trade rather than what some aides have called "neo-colonial handouts".
They also need to exhibit more fairness in the way aid is distributed globally.
It is pressing for changes in the way aid is distributed, with grants being substituted for loans in many cases.
"But that's not an argument to stop aid – it's an argument to change the way aid is delivered.
Jenkins says climate change is now the biggest driver of change in the way aid funding is spent.
Across Africa staffing shortfalls are exacerbated by an imbalance in the way aid money is being divided.
EU officials maintain that their prerogative is to reconsider the way aid is administered, moving beyond the parameters of traditional aid policy.
The DEC has been examining the way aid agencies responded to the humanitarian disaster and will soon be launching a report into what lessons can be learned.
