Beyond the Pandemic: A Radical New Approach to Health Security

June 8-9 11 AM ET

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GZERO Media presents a special two-part live event about a radical new approach to health security in partnership with Flagship Pioneering on June 8 and 9. The virtual event features political leaders, policy makers, health experts and scientists, hosted by Noubar Afeyan, founder & CEO of Flagship Pioneering, and Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Watch a recording of our June 8 live program here.

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June 9

Stronger Partnerships for a Healthier World: Mutually Assured Protection

On day two, we’ll focus on the need for greater collaboration between governments, international institutions, and the private sector in order to get beyond sick care and create a world where we secure and protect people’s health by postponing if not preventing disease, and by promoting good health and wellbeing.
  • Shery Ahn, Anchor, Bloomberg Television (moderator)
  • Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Stéphane Bancel, CEO, Moderna Therapeutics
  • Geoff Martha, Chairman & CEO, Medtronic
  • Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
  • Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist, Microsoft
  • Gargee Ghosh, President, Global Policy & Advocacy, Gates Foundation
  • Amitabh Chandra, Professor, Director of Health Policy Research at the Harvard Kennedy School
  • Matt Hancock, UK Health Secretary
  • James Stavridis, Admiral, USN (Ret), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
  • Sundar Raman, President, Global Home Care and P&G Professional, Procter & Gamble
  • Greg Behar, CEO, Nestle Health Sciences
  • Noubar Afeyan, President and Founder, Flagship Pioneering
  • Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

June 8

Beyond the Pandemic: A Radical New Approach to Health Security

Click to watch a recording of our June 8 live program.

As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the lessons learned and how can we use them to not only prepare for, but also preempt the next pandemic? On day one, speakers will discuss new and powerful ways to combat the wide range of threats to our health, including preventing variants and future infectious disease pandemics, and tackling ‘slow-burn’ pandemics such as obesity and chronic disease.
  • Meg Tirrell, Senior Health and Science Reporter, CNBC (moderator)
  • Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
  • Albert Bourla, CEO, Pfizer
  • Nancy Roman, President and CEO, Partnership for a Healthier America
  • Paul Farmer, Professor, Harvard Medical School; Co-founder, Partners In Health
  • Sally Davies, GCB DBE, Master of Trinity College
  • Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
  • Jeh Johnson, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; former Secretary of Homeland Security (2013 - 2017)
  • Noubar Afeyan, President and Founder, Flagship Pioneering
  • Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
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