Advancing Innovation and Investment for Equitable Global Health Impact
Held on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly 2026, this convening brings together leaders from universities, research institutions, policy, philanthropy, finance and health innovation to bridge innovation and investment for equitable global health impact.
Themes include:
- Digital health innovation.
- Advancing global health investments through diplomatic innovation.
- Investment for healthcare innovation.
Distinguished speakers include:
- Dr Karla Soares-Weiser, CEO, Cochrane.
- Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva.
- Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, Co-Chair, World Health Summit Council.
- Prof. Teo Yik-Ying, Vice President for Global Health and Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore.
- Prof. Suerie Moon, Co-Director, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute.
- Dr Marry-Ann Etibet, President and CEO, Vital Strategies.
- Dr Andrea Renda, Director of Research, Centre for European Policy Studies.
- Dr Anders Nordstrom, Karolinska Institutet and former Swedish Ambassador for Global Health.
- Dr Garry Aslanyan, WHO TDR.
- Dr Kumanan Rasanathan, Executive Director, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO.
- Daniel Naeff, ETH AI Center.
- Dr Gaurav Singh, Blockchain for Impact.
- Dr Carolina Batista, Baraka Impact Finance.
- Dr Somesh Kumar, Jhpiego and Johns Hopkins University.
- Dr Karan Thakur, Apollo Hospitals.
- Dr Ben Johnson, Nature Health.
- Dr Awa Babington-Ashaye, GDHub and Adenium Healthcare.
- Juliette Edzeame, GIZ Ghana.
- Greg S Garrett, Access to Nutrition Initiative.
- Ushma Issar, Rypple.
- Florent Geerts, Delft Imaging.
- Dr Shibu Vijayan, Qure.ai.
The tentative agenda includes an inaugural session and opening remarks, thematic panel sessions, fireside chats, lunch, coffee breaks, a closing ceremony and a networking dinner.