A bit about the event.
Fully realizing the power of innovation to tackle the world’s greatest global health challenges will require dedicated efforts. Policy is key. When policy drives innovation and nurtures the innovation process, the result is visionary, sustainable change. This event will bring together established players and new voices to discuss how US policy can help bring about that transformation. How can the United States government make catalytic investments that create lasting change? What partners and insights will be needed from diverse sectors? What programs can we model or expand to deliver equitable progress? The goal of this event is an interactive, engaging conversation that propels us beyond dialogue to an actionable plan for policy change.
Some of the innovators you'll hear from.
President & CEO, UN Foundation
Global Partnerships for Free Basics, Facebook
President & CEO, PATH
Vice President, Public Health, PATH
Senior Advisor, Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
Tom Frieden, Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Daniel Grossman, Senior Director, Global Health Innovation, Medtronic>
CEO, Mother’s Delivery Kit & Member, YALI Network
Founding President and Editor-in-Chief, Devex
Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Global Development Lab, USAID
Director, Tableau Foundation
CEO, IREX
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
Assistant Administrator for Global Health & Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator, U.S. Agency for International Development
Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health
Vice President of Mobile Development, Dimagi
CEO, KINSA
Director, Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact, USAID
Venture Partner, Frazier Healthcare
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Traditional thinking relegates innovation to biomedical R&D, disease surveillance, and healthcare delivery, and yet it is also much, much more. What is innovation, and what does “much more” really mean today?
Steve Davis, President & CEO, PATHWhat epidemiological and demographic transitions are transforming our global health innovation needs? How is the digital and data revolution expanding what is possible? What further metamorphosis will advances in genomics catalyze?
Moderator: Raj Kumar, Founding President and Editor-in-Chief, DevexPolicymakers and innovators do not always share the same definition of innovation, nor how to implement and scale its uptake. How can policymakers and innovators engage earlier in the product development process to speed development and access to technologies?
Moderator: Charles Kenny, Contributing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine and Senior Fellow, Center for Global DevelopmentWomen are both innovators and critical consumers of innovation. What are the technologies that will advance women’s empowerment (ranging from menstrual health solutions to reproductive health to microfinance), and what are the best science and policies for those innovations? How do we support and cultivate women innovators in the developing world?
Moderator: Kathy Calvin, President & CEO, UN FoundationWhat should be the topline innovation goals of the new administration, as it sets its global health strategy? What concrete steps will be essential to operationalizing those goals?
Moderator: Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSISPlease enter promo code to gain access to ticket registration. If you do not have a promo code, please contact us here.
