Dear friends,

Global Health and, of course, the personal health of the World Health Summit participants is our top priority!

Therefore, in the present situation, we decided to convert the World Health Summit 2020, which was planned as a hybrid meeting, into a purely digital event, due to the worsening situation in the Covid-19 pandemic. There will be no on-site events. No personal attendance on-site will be possible.

Participation in the World Health Summit 2020 (October 25.-27.) is completely online.

You can be part of each session via internet: All 50 keynote sessions, panel discussions and workshops will be broadcast live digitally. The individual Zoom links can be accessed cost-free and without registration at www.worldhealthsummit.org or directly in the program, where you also find all information on speakers and topics: www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/WHS2020.

We hope for a lively exchange and good discussions at the digital World Health Summit 2020. All participants are invited to use the Zoom Q&A function to ask questions and join the discussion.

The COVID-19 pandemic shows how essential international cooperation is. The World Health Summit as a leading meeting on global health is more important than ever. The digital format enables worldwide participation, active involvement and even wider outreach.

We look forward to the World Health Summit 2020 Digital!

Stay healthy and stay safe.

Sunday, October 25, the World Health Summit begins. The focus will be on the latest findings on COVID-19, new global strategies for pandemic prevention and control, the role of Europe and WHO in global health. All sessions can be accessed through individual Zoom links available in the program planner.

During the session, online participants have the opportunity to send in questions via the Zoom Q&A function.

Participation in the World Health Summit 2020 (October 25.-27.) is completely online.

You can be part of each session via internet:
- All 50 keynote sessions, panel discussions and workshops will be broadcast live digitally.
- The individual Zoom links can be accessed cost-free and without registration at www.worldhealthsummit.org
or directly in the program, where you also find all information on speakers and topics:
www.conference.worldhealthsummit.org/Program/WHS2020.

The opening ceremony on Sunday, 25 October at 6:00 pm (CET) with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, UN Secretary-General Anónio Guterres, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other speakers will be available as a live stream: worldhealthsummit.org

More about this year's speakers

The World Health Summit is supported by a number of partners from academia, industry, civil society, and policy. Thank you to our sponsoring partners: