Ready Together: A Day-Long Symposium on Epidemic Preparedness

Date: 

Monday, November 13, 2017, 8:00am to 7:00pm

Location: 

The Rotunda, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115

8:00AM - 5:00PM Conference | 5:00PM - 7:00PM Reception

RSVP required by November 6th

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Are you ready for the next infectious disease outbreak?

What are the financial, medical, and other risks in low- and middle-income countries associated with major disease outbreaks? What is being done to ensure resilience during public health emergencies? What innovations are contributing to public safety and population health during emergencies?

Speakers from the public and private sectors and civil society include:

• MS. MARIAN W. WENTWORTH, Management Sciences for Health
• DR. JIM STONE, James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation
• DEAN MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• MR. PETER SANDS, Harvard University
• DR. ANN MARIE KIMBALL, Chatham House
• MR. GRAHAM DAVIDSON, Rio Tinto
• DR. JONATHAN QUICK, Management Sciences for Health
• DR. ASHISH JHA, Harvard University
• DR. REBECCA KATZ, Georgetown University
• HON. SARAH OPENDI, Ministry of Health, Uganda
• DR. SAMUEL ABU PRATT, FOCUS1000, Sierra Leone
• MR. BEN PLUMLEY, Chevron
• MR. RYAN MORHARD, World Economic Forum
• DR. JOHN PAUL CLARK, World Bank
• DR. KENDALL HOYT, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
• MS. JULIE WHIPPLE, Qlik
• DR. NANCY KNIGHT, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• MS. ALLISON NEALE, Henry Schein