The Global Health & Innovation Conference embraces and nurtures diverse talents, creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. We dive deep into the complexities, impact, challenges, joys, and lessons learned in global health, innovation, education, and social impact. Join this unique forum where everyone is inspired to dive deep, to have meaningful conversations, and to embrace our collective extraordinary potential for growth and impact.

This year’s event includes hour-long keynote conversations, as well as plenary panel conversations with 4-6 thought leaders in each, and small group interactive workshops. Each session is an in-depth conversation, with no lectures, memorized talks, or PowerPoints. The sessions are not siloed based on discrete topics, but instead the conference is designed as a unique forum and exchange of ideas across disciplines.

SATURDAY, April 18, 2026

All times are Eastern Time.

8:30-8:55am

• Conference Registration and Check-In

9:00-9:55am

Keynote Conversation

• Megan Ranney, Dean, Yale School of Public Health, In Conversation with Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

10:00-10:55am

Human Dignity at the Center of Global Health

• James Clarke, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Ghana Medical Director

• Kaveh Khoshnood, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health

• Marx Lwabanya, Medical Doctor at Nundu Deaconess Hospital, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

• Moderated by Laura Herman, Partner, Dalberg

11:00-11:55am

Defining Purpose in Global Health

• Daniel Palazuelos, Director of Community Health Systems, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Linda Reinstein, President/CEO and Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Derek Yach, Global Health Consultant

• Moderated by Kala Mehta, Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

12:00-12:55pm: Lunch and Networking

12:00-12:30pm: Poster Presentations

1:00-1:55pm

What Comes Next For Global Health?

• Anatole Manzi, Deputy Medical Officer and Director, Global Learning Collaborative, Partners in Health

• Sam Daley-Harris, Founder, RESULTS & Civic Courage

• Seth Wanye, Founder and Ophthalmologist, Friends Eye Clinic, Ghana

• Moderated by Daniel Palazuelos, Director of Community Health Systems, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

2:00-2:55pm

Designing Better Solutions for Global Health

• Jane Aronson, Director, International Pediatric Health Services, PLLC; Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Sarang Samal, Founder, Kalinga Eye Hospital, NYSASDRI, India

• Moderated by Cal Bruns, CEO and Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology

3:00-3:55pm

What Real Impact Looks Like

• Anatole Manzi, Deputy Medical Officer and Director, Global Learning Collaborative, Partners in Health

• Kala Mehta, Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

• Daniel Palazuelos, Director of Community Health Systems, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

• Katherine Semrau, Director, Ariadne Labs

• Moderated by K. Davina Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 

4:00-4:55pm

Leading Change

• Jane Aronson, Director, International Pediatric Health Services, PLLC; Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

• Anatole Manzi, Deputy Medical Officer and Director, Global Learning Collaborative, Partners in Health

• Julie Mountcastle, Head of School and Chief Innovator, Slate School

• Sarang Samal, Founder, Kalinga Eye Hospital, NYSASDRI, India

• Katherine Semrau, Director, Ariadne Labs

• Moderated by Derek Yach, Global Health Consultant

5:30-7:00pm (Separate Registration)

The Innovations and Ideas Evening Networking Reception will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026

All times are Eastern Time.

8:30-10am: Three Workshop Options

• “How to Not Solve the Wrong Problem Faster! What Happens When AI Meets 20 years of Public Health Problem-Solving experience,” Cal Bruns, CEO and Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology

• “Global Health is Still Under Attack: Here’s How to Make a Difference in 2026 and Beyond,” Sam Daley-Harris, Founder, RESULTS & Civic Courage

• “Finding Your Personal Mission Statement That Brings You Joy,” Davina Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 

10:00-11:00am: Keynote Conversation About “The Voices We Carry: From Storyteller to Impact”

• Jeffrey Blander, Strategist, Storyteller, and Builder, In Conversation with Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

11:00am-11:55am: Lunch

12:00pm-12:55pm

Better Together: Working in Partnership

• K. Davina Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 

• Linda Reinstein, President/CEO and Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

• Speakers TBA

• Moderated by Jeffrey Blander, Strategist, Storyteller, and Builder, In Conversation

1:00-1:55pm

Local Leadership and Global Partnerships

• James Clarke, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Ghana Medical Director

• Marx Lwabanya, Medical Doctor at Nundu Deaconess Hospital, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Seth Wanye, Founder and Ophthalmologist, Friends Eye Clinic, Ghana

• Moderated by Daniel Palazuelos, Director of Community Health Systems, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

2:00-2:55pm

The UnConference: Community-Based Problem Solving Session

• Join other attendees for an UnConference session. Gather together for the first few minutes to discuss your own interests and needs, and then guided by a facilitator, the group will decide on topics for discussion. All participants will share their experiences and knowledge during this community-based problem solving session.