Boston University
2nd Floor Metcalf Ballroom
Boston, MA 02215
Boston, MA 02215
This annual symposium will convene both U.S. and global leaders to map a unified strategy for global pandemic preparedness. We will discuss how leading health organizations can come together to prepare for future outbreaks and what to do in the early stages of an outbreak to produce a coordinated and efficient response. The event is sponsored by Boston University, Harvard Medical School, and the Maxwell Finland Fund.
2023 Symposium Chair: Dr. Nancy Sullivan
Co-chair: Dr. Richard Hatchett
A continental breakfast will be available starting at 8 a.m. The program will begin at 9 a.m.
A continental breakfast will be available starting at 8 a.m. The program will begin at 9 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
8:00am-9:00am
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Welcome & Keynote Discussion
9:00-9:55 a.m.
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Opening Remarks:
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Kenneth Freeman, President Ad Interim, Boston University
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Keynote Discussion:
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Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern (in person)
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
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Sir Ashley Bloomfield (virtual)
Professor, School of Public Health, University of Auckland
Director, Public Policy Impact Institute, University of Auckland
Dame Juliet Gerrard (virtual)
Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Auckland
Moderator:
Louise Ivers Director, Harvard Global Health Institute Professor, Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
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Panel Session I
9:55-11:10 a.m.
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Moderators:
Director, Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL)
Professor, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
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Developing capabilities for global Pandemic Preparedness
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Senior Advisor for Global Health Security, FIND
Deputy Director for the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sir Jeremy Farrar (virtual)
Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO)
Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
General Director, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB)
Professor Emeritus, University of Kinshasa Medical School
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Break
11:10-11:30 a.m.
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Panel Session II
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
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Moderators:
Director of Center for Clinical Investigation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director of Infectious Diseases, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Professor, Harvard Medical School
Senior Health Reporter, USA TODAY
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Communicating in crisis: How to tell people what they need to know, reach a diverse public, and counter outright lies
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Nahid Bhadelia
Founding Director, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research (CEID) Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine
Professor, University of Global Health Equity
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Chief Executive Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Former White House Senior Director and Special Assistant to the President for Global Health Security and Biodefense
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Closing Remarks
12:50-1:00 p.m.
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Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University
Lunch and Networking
1:00-2:00 p.m.
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