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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 
11 September 2015, Geneva 
19:30 Formal dinner (tbd) 
Address: (tbd) 
12 September 2015, Palais des 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 
• Elhadj Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross (tbc) 
• Margaret Chan, Director, General World Health Organization 
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? 
Chair: Terje Rod-Larsen, President, International Peace Institute 
Speakers: 
• Christian Brechot, President Institute Pasteur 
• Mary Ann Peters, Chief Executive Officer, The Carter Center 
• Valeska Huber, Researcher, German Historical Institute 
Discussion drawing in particular on national experiences 
0:30 — 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? 
Chair: Pamela Rendi Wagner, Head of section, Austrian Federal Ministry of Health 
Speakers: 
• Asif Yasin Malik, Lt. General in Pakistan 
• Faisal Shuaib, Incident Manager of the National Ebola Emergency Operations Center in 
Nigeria 
• Hamid Jafari, Director, Polio Eradication, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (tbc) 
• Harvey V. Fineberg, Professor at Harvard School of Public Health (tbc) 
• Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Director-General of the National Institute for 
Biomedical Research, and scientific advisor to the WHO 
• Sakoba Keita, Guinea's National Ebola Response coordinator (tbc) 
Discussion, drawing in particular on national experiences. 
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. 
Chair: Hardeep Singh Puri, IPI Vice President and ICM Secretary-General 
Speakers: 
• Ilona Kickbusch, Director of the Global Health Programme, Graduate Institute of 
International and Development Studies 
• Irene Agyepong, School of Public Health, University of Ghana 
• Joanne Liu, International President, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) (tbc) 
• Victor Dzau, President of the Institute of Medicine 
• Wolfgang Aulitzky, Director, Open Medical Institute 
Discussion involving national and international health, development and financial actors 
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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. 
Chair: Kevin Rudd, Chairman, Independent Commission on Multilateralism 
Speakers: 
• Elhadj Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross (tbc) 
• Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization 
• William Lacy Swing, Ambassador of the International Organization for Migration 
Discussion involving health ministers and senior representatives of relevant 
intergovernmental organizations 
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