Newsletter September 2017
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World Health Summit 2017 - Welcome Messages of Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Claude Juncker
- Speaker Update: Academic Excellence
- Participant Index
- Program Highlights
Community Bulletin - Meet our Partners
- Berlin – Centre of Medical Excellence
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High Patrons of the World Health Summit
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Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
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Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
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Excerpt from the Welcome Message 2017:
"The World Health Summit has become a well and widely respected international forum when it comes to the joint search for effective responses to global health issues. I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the valuable work you are doing, by contributing your knowledge and experience to this common effort."
Please find here the entire Welcome Message 2017 >
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Excerpt from the Welcome Message 2017:
"Cooperation between states, the scientific, economic and medical stakeholders, and civil society is essential and must be planned over the long term. The World Health Summit has become a key forum for addressing these issues in a cross-cutting manner by bringing together these actors on an international level."
Please find here the entire Welcome Message 2017 >
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Excerpt from the Welcome Message 2017:
"Our joint resolve to protect the health and wellbeing of all of our citizens now and in the future is stronger than ever. As with every year, the World Health Summit is a key milestone in our efforts. I urge you all to make the most of the week and wish you successful event full of healthy discussions."
Please find here the entire Welcome Message 2017 >
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Speaker Update: Academic Excellence
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The World Health Summit is held in complete academic freedom and gains significantly from its high-ranking academic participants. At the event, you can look forward to meeting many leading researchers, among them:
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Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel Prize laureate / President Emerita, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
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Manfred Dietel, Director, Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Bill S. Hansson, Vice President, Max Planck Society, Germany
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David Heymann, Head, Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, UK
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Dean Jamison
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Ilona Kickbusch, Director, Global Health Programme, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
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Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel Prize laureate (c) Stanford University
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Heidi J Larson, Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
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Depei Liu, Co-Chair, InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) for Health, China
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Pierluigi Nicotera, Scientific Director, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany
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Lothar H. Wieler
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Open discussion, exchange of thoughts and ideas, and making new connections - these have always been central aspects of the World Health Summit. 2,000 participants from 100 nations are expected to attend the event. Find out who they are and meet them on site:
Participant Index >
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Healthy and Resilient Cities
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Panel Discussion
Oct. 15, 2017
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hosts: - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- M8 Alliance
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
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Non-communicable Diseases
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Panel Discussion
Oct. 15, 2017
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Hosts:
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Precision Medicine and Population Health
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Panel Discussion
Oct. 15, 2017
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Hosts: - Berlin Institute of Health
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
- M8 Alliance
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
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Chair:
Ilona Kickbusch
Director, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland
Speakers:
Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Minister of Health, Senegal
Ali Jafarian
Chancellor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Zsuzsanna Jakab
WHO Regional Director for Europe
José Zuniga
Special Adviser, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Switzerland
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Chair:
Andrew Jack
Editor, Financial Times, UK
Speakers:
HRH Princess Dina Mired
President-Elect, Union for International Cancer Control, Jordan
Katie Dain
CEO, NCD Alliance, UK
H.E. Seyyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi
Minister of Health, Iran
Joseph Kibachio
Division Head, Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Chair:
Martin J. Lohse
Chair of the Board of Directors, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany
Speakers:
Elizabeth Blackburn
Nobel Prize laureate / President, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Elena Bonfiglioli
Senior Director Health Industry, Europe Middle East Africa, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Erwin Paul Böttinger
Specialist for Digital Health, University of Potsdam, Germany
Tarik Möröy
President, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Canada
Andreas Radbruch
Scientific Director, German Center for Research of Rheumatism, Germany
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Deutsche Welle (DW) > is a longstanding media partner of the World Health Summit. Germany’s international broadcaster provides objective journalism for a global audience, reflecting different regional perspectives. DW actively supports those who stand up for democracy, human rights and civil society.
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Mercedes-Benz Berlin offers its customers with the flagship store „Mercedes World on Salzufer“ the brands largest showroom worldwide. With a choice of over 500 cars the huge variety of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car line is always on display.
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Microsoft > develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, personal computer and services. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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Pfizer >, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines and many well known consumer brands. It’s goal is to improve health and well-being at every stage of life.
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Berlin – Centre of Medical Excellence
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Berlin is not only the politial capital of Germany but also the medical. No other city in Germany offers a comparable variety of hospitals, medical practices and medical science.
Find out more about the Berlin Health Excellence >
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Berlin, Germany
October 15-17, 2017
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