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IPI 
INTERNATIONAL 
PEACE 
INSTITUTE 
Draft Agenda 
Preparing for Pandemics: 
Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses 
Geneva, Switzerland 
11-12 September 2015 
All speakers to be confirmed 
11 September 2015, Geneva 
19:30 Formal dinner (tbd) 
Address: (tbd) 
12 September 2015, Palais de Nations, Geneva 
09:00 - 09:15 Registration/Coffee 
09:15 — 09:45 Welcome/Opening session 
Opening remarks: 
• Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 
• Michael Moller, Director General, United Nations Office in Geneva 
Speakers 
• Margaret Chan, Director, General World Health Organization 
• Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross 
• Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank 
09:45 — 10:30 Session 1: Challenges of the Past, Present and Future 
How did pandemics (like the Spanish flu and H1N1) affect global health in the past? 
What are key triggers and catalysts of pandemics? How has technology and 
globalization affected the outbreak and spread of pandemics and what are scenarios 
for the future? 
Speakers: 
• Valeska Huber, Researcher, German Historical Institute 
• Erez Manela, Harvard Historian specializing in Polio 
• National Health Ministers 
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break 
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10:45 - 12:30 Session 2: Lessons learned from responding to Ebola and Polio 
What are the lessons learned fighting Ebola and Polio. How can the international 
community better cope with these challenges? What are best practices in management 
and coordination of multiple stakeholders when it comes to fighting pandemics? How 
can we prevent crises like these? How can we improve preparedness and build more 
resilient coping mechanisms, in particular early warning mechanisms to facilitate early 
action? How can we improve communication and collaboration within and amongst 
relevant stakeholders? 
Speakers: 
• Hamid Jafari, Director, Polio Eradication, Global Polio Eradication Initiative 
• David Nabarro, UN Special Envoy on Ebola 
• National Health Ministers 
• Representative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
12:30 — 13:30 Lunch Break 
13:30 — 15:30 Session 3: Actionable Solutions for more effective Preparedness 
Where are legal and managerial gaps, pressure points and bottle necks that have led 
to slow and inadequate responses in the past? Which new policies could be tailored to 
overcome these issues and enhance operational responses? Which institutional 
capacities are required? Which financial mechanisms need to be put in place? How 
and where should policies be implemented? A series of recommendations will be 
proposed. 
Speakers: 
• Joanne Liu, International President, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) 
• Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank 
• Development and Aid Ministers 
15:30 - 17:00 Session 4: Implementing Policy Recommendations 
Which of the policy recommendations should be prioritized? Who are the actors that 
should have the responsibilities to pursue the policy development and follow up on 
international implementation? How can these recommendations feed into relevant 
regional and international processes? This session will endeavor to provide guidance 
on how the recommendations identified in session 3 can be implemented. 
Speakers: 
• Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization 
• Joanne Liu, International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres 
• Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross 
• Kevin Rudd, Chairman, Independent Commission on Multilateralism 
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