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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 Red-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. lPl 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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