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DEVEX ON GLOBAL HEALTH ... FEBRUARY 15, 2022 A web event ... Prescription for Progress bringing together leaders across sectors working on technology and innovation to advance global health. Original article: Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
| About Content A Devex signature event Prescription for Progress FEBRUARY 15, 2022 7:30 a.m. PT | 10:30 a.m. ET | 4:30 p.m. CET REGISTER About the Event Prescription for Progress brings together leaders across sectors working on technology and innovation to advance global health. Through illuminating journalism, expert analysis, and a series of discussions, it features — and inspires — partnerships between innovators and the global health community that are essential to accelerating progress on health outcomes for all. In February 2022, we’ll gather once again to dive into learnings about global health partnerships over the past year. What’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next? Since the first edition of Prescription for Progress in October 2018, there has been growing awareness of the role Silicon Valley, and technology and innovation more broadly, must play to move the needle in global health. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing climate crisis have made it more critical than ever for cross-sector partnerships to leverage the power of technology in order to bridge gaps in global health. Innovation isn’t just found in the Bay Area, either, and is just as likely, if not more, to come out of Nairobi, Dhaka or Bogotá. Prescription for Progress 2022 aims to connect the people at the center of these partnerships to bring solutions to scale in the COVID-19 response and long term recovery – and to accelerate progress on global health goals more broadly. This year, Prescription for Progress will feature a series of invite-only breakout sessions for leaders in global health, technology, and innovation directly after standard programming. Apply for an invitation to participate in these exclusive virtual conversations. Thank you! Your registration form has been submitted! ADD THIS EVENT TO YOUR CALENDAR Schedule 10:30 a.m. ET From COVID-19 response to long-term recovery: How partnerships in health and tech are safeguarding the future [video] 10:32 a.m. ET Opening remarks Speakers: • Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. • Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief, Devex. 10:35 a.m. ET Strengthening genomic surveillance in LMICs Speaker: • Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization. Moderator: • Jenny Lei Ravelo, senior reporter, Devex. 10:45 a.m. ET Technology and innovation in the COVID-19 response Speakers: • Simon Agwale, founder and CEO, Innovative Biotech; director, African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative. • Charles Gore, executive director, Medicines Patent Pool. • Dr. Frederik Kristensen, deputy CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. •Jamie Bay Nishi, executive director, Global Health Technologies Coalition. •Petro Terblanche, managing director, Afrigen Biologics. Fire starter: • Jamie Bay Nishi, executive director, Global Health Technologies Coalition. Moderator: • Jenny Lei Ravelo, senior reporter, Devex. 11:15 a.m. ET Future-proofing health systems in emerging economies – in partnership with AstraZeneca Speaker: • Leon Wang, international executive vice president, AstraZeneca. Moderator: • Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief, Devex. 11:25 a.m. ET Taking digital health solutions to scale in LMICs Speakers: • Dr. Julian Atim, primary health care program lead, Global Health Labs. • Dr. Ernest Darkoh, cofounder, BroadReach Group. • Benjamin Fels, founder and CEO, Macro-Eyes. •Safa Naraghi, vice president of delivery, Zenysis Technologies. Fire starter: •Natasha Sunderji, global health lead, Accenture Development Partnerships. Moderator: •Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. 11:55 a.m. ET Innovative approaches to mental health — and how technology can help (in partnership with CETA) Speaker: •Laura Murray, senior scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Moderator: • Kate Warren, executive vice president, Devex. 12:05 p.m. ET Spatial intelligence and health resources at the “last mile” Speaker: •Anna Winters, CEO, Akros. 12:10 p.m. ET The future of health care innovation Speaker: •Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures. Moderator: • Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-Chief, Devex. 12:25 p.m. ET Working across silos to advance progress on other health priorities amid COVID-19 Speakers: • Dr. Kesete Admasu, CEO, Big Win Philanthropy. • Steve Adudans, founder and CEO, Gear Health Systems. • Nithya Ramanathan, co-founder and CEO, Nexleaf Analytics. •Pradeep Kakkattil, director, Programme Partnerships and Fundraising, UNAIDS. Fire starter: •Neha Agarwal, senior commercialization officer for diagnostics, PATH. Moderator: •Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. 12:55 p.m. ET How digital tools can bridge the gap to strengthening mixed health systems (in partnership with MSD for Mothers) Speaker: •Siddhartha Goyal, CEO, Nivi Inc. Moderator: • Rebecca Root, reporter, Devex. 1:05 p.m. ET Scaling a virtual community of practice Speaker: •Dr. Sanjeev Arora, founder and director, Project ECHO. 1:10 p.m. ET What’s next in high-impact giving Speaker: •Neil Buddy Shah, managing director, GiveWell. Moderator: • Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. 1:25 p.m. ET Partnerships at the climate-health nexus Speakers: • Joe Belliveau, executive director, Médecins Sans Frontières Canada. • Gary Cohen, president and founder, Health Care Without Harm. • Joy Phumaphi, board member, Women in Global Health. Fire starter: • Iris Blom, liaison officer to the World Health Organization, International Federation of Medical Students Associations. Moderator: •Jenny Lei Ravelo, senior reporter, Devex. 1:55 p.m. ET A conversation on One Health Speaker: •Dennis Carroll, leadership board chair, Global Virome Project. Moderator: • Jenny Lei Ravelo, senior reporter, Devex. 2:05 p.m. ET Improving air quality through artificial intelligence Speaker: •Engineer Bainomugisha, project lead, AirQo. 2:10 p.m. ET Taking global health solutions from discovery to development to delivery Speakers: • Krista Donaldson, CEO, Equalize Health. • Amy Lin, acting director, USAID Center for Innovation and Impact. Fire starter: • Yousuf Mazhar, managing director, TEAMFund. Moderator: •Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. 2:30 p.m. ET Closing remarks Speakers: •Catherine Cheney, senior reporter, Devex. • Raj Kumar, president and editor-in-chief, Devex. 2:45 p.m. ET Breakout sessions Apply for an invitation to participate in these exclusive virtual conversations. Sessions will begin with a short “flash talk” or panel discussion, followed by open conversation among attendees. Choose from the following themes: • Tech, innovation, and the COVID-19 response. • Digital health tools: Access, scale, and trust. •Advancing progress on other health priorities during COVID-19. •Partnerships at the climate-health nexus. Speakers include: •Dennis Carroll, leadership board chair, Global Virome Project. •Jamie Cohen, Institute for Disease Modeling research scientist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. •Martin Dale, director for digital health and monitoring, Population Services International. •Rebecca Distler, strategist for artificial intelligence, data, and digital health, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. •Mairi Johnson, chief partnerships officer, Babylon Health. •Pradeep Kakkattil, program partnerships and fundraising director, UNAIDS. •Mel Miles, senior director of strategic partnerships, Dimagi. •Anne Stake, head of strategy and innovation, Medtronic LABS. Speakers Dr. Kesete Admasu Dr. Kesete Admasu CEO, Big Win Philanthropy website Steve Adudans Steve Adudans Founder and CEO, Gear Health Systems linkedin Twitter Neha Agarwal Neha Agarwal Global Program Co-Director, PATH Diagnostics linkedin website Dr. Simon Agwale Dr. Simon Agwale Founder and CEO, Innovative Biotech Director, African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI). linkedin website Dr. Sanjeev Arora Dr. Sanjeev Arora Founder and director, Project ECHO. linkedin Dr. Julian Atim Dr. Julian Atim Program Lead, Primary Healthcare, GH Labs linkedin website Engineer Bainomugisha Engineer Bainomugisha Project Lead, AIRQO website twitter Joe Belliveau Joe Belliveau Executive Director, MSF Canada twitter Dennis Carroll Dennis Carroll Chair, Global Virome Project website Catherine Cheney Catherine Cheney Senior reporter, Devex website twitter linkedin Gary Cohen Gary Cohen President, Health Care Without Harm linkedin Dr. Jamie Cohen Dr. Jamie Cohen Sr. Research Scientist, Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation linkedin twitter Martin Dale Martin Dale Global Director - Digital Health & Monitoring, PSI linkedin website Dr. Ernest Darkoh Dr. Ernest Darkoh Cofounder, BroadReach Group linkedin Krista Donaldson Krista Donaldson CEO, Equalize Health linkedin twitter Benjamin Fels Benjamin Fels CEO, Macro-Eyes linkedin Charles Gore Charles Gore Executive Director, Medicines Patent Pool twitter Siddhartha Goyal Siddhartha Goyal CEO, Nivi linkedin Pradeep Kakkattil Pradeep Kakkattil Director, Programme Partnerships and Fundraising, UNAIDS Twitter Vinod Khosla Vinod Khosla Founder, Khosla Ventures Twitter website Frederik Kristensen Frederik Kristensen Deputy CEO, CEPI Twitter linkedin Raj Kumar Raj Kumar President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex Twitter linkedin website Amy Lin Amy Lin Acting Director, USAID Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) linkedin Yousuf Mazhar Yousuf Mazhar Managing Partner, TEAMFund linkedin Mel Miles Mel Miles Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships at Dimagi website linkedin Dr. Laura Murray Dr. Laura Murray Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health linkedin Safa Naraghi Safa Naraghi Vice President, Delivery, Zenysis Technologies linkedin Jamie Nishi Jamie Nishi Executive Director, GHTC linkedin twitter Joy Phumaphi Joy Phumaphi Board Member, Clinton Health Access Initiative website twitter Nithya Ramanathan Dr. Nithya Ramanathan CEO & co-founder, Nexleaf Analytics linkedin Twitter Jenny Lei Ravelo Jenny Lei Ravelo Senior Reporter, Devex linkedin website Twitter Dr. Neil Buddy Shah Dr. Neil Buddy Shah Managing director, GiveWell linkedin Anne Stake Anne Stake Global Health Lead, Accenture website linkedin Natasha Sunderji Natasha Sunderji Global Health Lead, Accenture Twitter linkedin Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, World Health Organization Twitter website Prof. Petro Terblanche Prof. Petro Terblanche Managing director, Afrigen Biologics linkedin Leon Wang Leon Wang Executive Vice-President, International, AstraZeneca website Kate Warren Kate Warren Executive Vice President, Devex website linkedin twitter Anna Winters Anna Winters CEO, Akros linkedin Devex INNOVATION PARTNERS: AstraZeneca CETA MSD for Mothers 2021 sessions 2021 content International development investment is not big enough. Climate change is a huge issue that will grow in importance and impact everything. Prevailing metrics are inadequate and incoherent. My interest is in better metrics that will enable better decisions and better progress and performance. I have been working to develop some better metrics for our complex global socio-enviro-economic system for several years, building out from conventional financial accounting for a business organization to a coherent comprehensive management accounting framework that may be used anywhere and everywhere. Every business has financial accounting and over decades profit performance has been improved as productivity improvements have been invested in and implemented. There is no equivalent rigor in the metrics for social progress and performance and too many people have been adversely impacted by all sorts of financially profitable activities ... with no meaningful accountability. Similarly, environmental issues (including climate change and loss of biodiversity) are not part of an integrated system of metrics. There needs to be accounting and accountability for every ACTIVITY and every ACTOR to enable better decisions to be made in a complex world that improve the STATE of SOCIETY, mitigate the degrade STATE of the ENVIRONMENT and deliver a reasonable RETURN on ECONOMIC INVESTMENT. To be effective, this framework does not aim to convert everything to money, but rather to manage the relationship between an ACTIVITY and the PROGRESS of SOCIETY, the ENVIRONMENT and the ECONOMY, as well as the CONTRIBUTION FROM and the BENEFIT TO all the ACTORS. In total this gets to be very complex. However, the little elements are quite simple. Putting them all together in a coherent way gets to be powerful, but using them in any modest situation can be a starting point and a step in the right direction. | |||||||||