World Health Summit 2016

October 09-11

Venue:
Federal Foreign Office
Unterwasserstraße 10
10117 Berlin, Germany

June 2016

Bringing you updates on these topics:

World Health Summit 2016
- Registration and Special Offers
- WHS Startup Track: High Patronage
- Speaker Update
- Interactive Program Planner
- Calls for Applications

WHS Community Bulletin
- Startup Track Winner 2015: $5m Raised from Investors
- re:publica: Successful Health Track
- Global Health Mentorship Program

Special Ticket Offers

About 1,800 participants from 90 countries are expected to attend the World Health Summit 2016.

Secure your Early Bird Ticket and join Noble Prize laureates, Ministers, CEOs, internationally leading researchers and future leaders in their mission to improve health worldwide.

Register now >>>

WHS Startup Track: High Patronage

German Federal Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe is the patron of the WHS Startup Track 2016 and will personally award the winner and finalists on the evening of October 10.

Apply today and present your ideas and business concepts in October at the world’s foremost strategic forum for Global Health:

WHS Startup Track 2016 >>>

Speaker Update

We are proud to be actively supported by experts from every health-related sector. Among them are (in alphabetical order):

Jutta Allmendinger
President, WZB Berlin, Germany

Emmanuelle Charpentier
Director, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Germany

Hermann Gröhe
Federal Minister of Health, Germany

Norbert Hauser
Chair of the Board, The Global Fund, Switzerland

Suresh Kumar
Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Sanofi, France

Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti
WHO Regional Director for Africa

Ambassador William Lacy Swing
Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Switzerland

Marisol Touraine
Minister of Social Affairs and Health, France

Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Nobel Prize laureate (1996), Switzerland

Interactive Program Planner

Focussing on topics like "Migration and Refugee Health", "Technological Innovation for Health" and "Women, Empowerment and Health", the WHS 2016 program offers five keynote lectures, seven panel discussions, 27 workshops, the WHS Startup Track, and the WHS Night.

Learn more about the sessions, topics and our 250 speakers in our interactive Program Planner >>>

Calls for Applications

“Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award 2016

To support the recognition of emerging young medical science journalists and their contribution towards public understanding of science, we present the “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award.

Science journalists who have recently begun their careers may apply until July 14, 2016.

Please follow this link for further information on the
“Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award 2016 >>>

New Voices in Global Health

The New Voices in Global Health initiative promotes the active participation of young scientists in the World Health Summit. Selected candidates will present their work in a special poster exhibition during the conference and profit from its strong international network.

Applications can be sent in until June 30, 2016, via an online application form.

Please follow this link to access all information on the New Voices in Global Health 2016 >>>

Young Physician Leaders

In the IAP for Health program Young Physician Leaders (YPL), top young professionals are being trained at the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in special leadership programs will attend the World Health Summit.

In 2016, the WHS will place up to five candidates to participate in this unique network.

Please follow this link for further information on the application >>>

WHS Community Bulletin

Startup Track Winner 2015: $5 Million Raised from Investors

For the 10 finalists of the WHS Startup Track, pitching in front of the WHS jury and audience creates a lot additional visibility and traction. 2015 winner mPharma made excellent use of the opportunity, as CEO Gregory Rockson reports:

"Things have been going great for mPharma since the World Health Summit 2015: We raised about five million dollars from investors after having met the central contacts at the WHS."

WHS staff will make every effort to connect finalists with potential scientific and business advisors from our international network, along with members of the M8 Alliance.

Apply today and showcase your innovative business idea at the WHS Startup Track 2016 >>>

re:publica: Successful Health Track

"Health in the Digital Era" was the focus of re:publica's 2016 re:health track, jointly organized with the World Health Summit. re:publica is one of the world's leading conferences on digital culture and offers insights and discourses on health in the digital era. This year's topics ranged from the use and rights of health care data, to digital menstrual cycle trackers and online therapy.

A comprehensive wrap-up of topics, sessions and discussions is available at re:publica >>>

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Global Health Mentorship Program

Set up by the Global Health Next Generation Network (GHNGN) and the Swedish Network for International Health (SNIH), this program connects young professionals and experienced professionals from different fields into a Global Health network.

After a successful pilot program in 2015, new mentors and applicants for the period August-December 2016 are currently being recruited. If you want to support the initiative or apply, check their website for further information >>>

Contact

WHS Foundation GmbH
World Health Summit
c/o Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charitéplatz 1
10117 Berlin, Germany

Tel.: +49 30 450 572 102
Fax: +49 30 450 570 911
secretariat(a)worldhealthsummit.org

Media & Communication
Tobias Gerber, Daniela Levy
Tel.: +49 30 450 572 114
communications(a)worldhealthsummit.org

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