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.

Below is the working schedule for April 2023, which is subject to adjustments.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023

All times are Eastern Time.

9:00-9:55am

Keynote Conversation

• “Keynote Conversation about Global Health and Responsible Leadership,” Joia Mukherjee, Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health; in conversation with Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

10:00-10:55am

Making Good on Good Intentions

• Ned Breslin, Director, WASH Director, World Central Kitchen

• Carolyn Fredericks, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine

• Anatole Manzi, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Quality and Health Systems Strengthening, Partners In Health

• Rodney North, Cooperative and Social Enterprise Consultant

• Moderated by David Aylward, Senior Advisor,Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Quest for Innovation Workshop

• “Quest for Innovation,” Paul Ellingstad, Managing Partner, PTI Advisors
  It seems to be a given that innovation is “good” and the more of it, the better.  But how often do we truly assess the options and the trade-offs associated with innovation, including the costs? In this workshop, we’ll have a candid and provocative discussion about the more challenging aspects of the quest for innovation and how the needs of the community and the needs of individual members of the community as well as the collective needs are considered as we seek to improve the status quo through innovation.  You’re invited to join the session not only with an open mind, but with your own experiences and insights to contribute to the conversation, too.

11:00am-11:55am

Mining the Collaboration in Your Community

• Arachu Castro, Samuel Z. Stone Endowed Chair of Public Health in Latin America, Tulane University

• Elizabeth Johansen, Founder, Human Factors, Human-Centered Designer, & Product Manager, Spark Health Design

• Lynn Michalopoulos, Founder and President of the Board, The Moving Well Project International; Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore

• Lester Suntay, World Surgical Foundation Philippines

• Moderated by Wendy Ostroff, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science and Developmental Psychology, Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, Sonoma State University

Human-Centered Design Techniques and Insights Workshop

• “Human-Centered Design Techniques and Insights,” Cal Bruns, CEO and Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology
  The Humans in Human-Centered Design: Using personas and other techniques to co-create solutions to public health problems, the Matchboxology Approach. 

12:00-12:55pm

Lessons in Resilience

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

• Rorisang Mhlaba, Educational Consultant, South Africa

• Chris Underhill, Founder, BasicNeeds; Co-Founder, citiesRISE; Co-Founder, Elders Council for Social Entrepreneurs; Member, Global Future Council on Mental Health, World Economic Forum; Founder and Principal, Mentor Services

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

• Moderated by Marie H. Martin, Associate Director, Education and Training, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Assistant Professor, Health Policy, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

1:00-1:55pm

The Career Journey: Learning to be Present

• Shahed Alam, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Noora Health

• Robin Allinson Smalley, Co-Founder and Chief Connector, mothers2mothers International

• Mackinnon Engen, Executive Director, Watsi

• Krishna Udayakumar, Founding Director, Duke Global Health Innovation Center; Executive Director, Innovations in Healthcare; Associate Director for Innovation, Duke Global Health Institute; Associate Professor of Global Health and Medicine, Duke University

• Moderated by Julie Mountcastle, Head of School, Slate School

2:00-2:55pm

Finding the Strength to Challenge Norms

• 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; Faculty Director, InnovateHealth Yale; Program Co-Director, Global Health Ethics Program, Yale Institute for Global Health; Program Director BA-BS/MPH Program in Public Health, Yale University

• Ash Rogers, Co-CEO, Lwala Community Alliance

• Lisa Russell, Emmy-Winning Filmmaker and Founder, Create2030

• Sam Daley-Harris, Founder and Principal, Civic Courage

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

Nonprofit Leadership Workshop

• Mark Roithmayr, CEO, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation

  Mark Roithmayr is an admired non-profit leader with four decades of experience in strategic planning, fundraising, brand building, and executive management. In this workshop, Mark will discuss styles of non-profit leadership and offer insight as to how to be an effective and trusted leader.

3:00-3:55pm

Forging Past Limitations of Funding

• Thane Kreiner, Co-Founder, Black Corporate Board Readiness Program; Independent Advisor, ESG, DEI, Strategy, Executive & Board Growth

• James Nardella, Chief Program Officer, Last Mile Health

• Kee B. Park, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School

• Debbie Rogers, CEO, Reach Digital Health

• Moderated by Paul Ellingstad, Managing Partner, PTI Advisors

Leadership Workshop

• “Peace-Driven Leadership for Dynamic Innovation,” Julie Mountcastle, Head of School, Slate School

  Being a leader is not a one-sized-fits-all proposition. The most successful leaders are at peace with who they are, and seek to bring that peace to others as they innovate. Join Julie Mountcastle in a frank and interactive conversation to understand the impact of peaceful leadership. Where does peace live in our work? How can seeking peace lead not only to greater personal well being, but also to more successful innovation that matters? Ponder these questions and others in this interactive workshop.

4:00-4:55pm

Embracing Wise Risk Taking

• Laura Herman, Partner, Dalberg

• Bobby Jefferson, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, DAI Global Health

• Laura Stachel, Co-Founder and Executive Director, We Care Solar

• Meg Wirth, Founder and President, Maternova

• Moderated by Mark Roithmayr, CEO, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023

All times are Eastern Time.

9:00-9:55am

Interactive Forum: Conversation Among Conference Participants

10:00-10:55am

Action Beyond Rhetoric Panel

• Tricia Bolender, Strategy Consultant and Leadership Coach, Tricia Bolender Advisory LLC

• Firdaus Kharas, Chairman, Chocolate Moose Media and Culture Shift

• Gary Oppenheimer, Founder and Executive Director, AmpleHarvest.org

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

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

Exhibitor Americares

• Interact with Exhibitor Americares

11:00am-11:55am

Non-Siloed Global Health

• Charlotte Cole, Executive Director, Blue Butterfly Collaborative

• Kevin Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

• Brian Heuser, Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Education Policy in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.

• Damilola Onafuwa, Founder, StoryMaxima; Fellow, Skoll World Forum

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Moderated by Jeffrey Blander, Chief Investment Officer, Innovative Financing and Sustainable Investing, U.S. Department of State; Chief Innovation Officer, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State

Impact Workshop

• "Catalyzing Capital for Impact," Yasmina Zaidman, Chief Development and Partnerships Officer, Acumen Fund
  Between US$ 3.3-4.5 trillion per year needs to be mobilized to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The financing gap to achieve the SDGs in developing countries is estimated to be US$ 2.5 – 3 trillion per year (UNCTAD World Investment Report, 2014). To close this gap, capital of every kind needs to be mobilized from across the public, private and philanthropic sectors. This workshop will enable participants to share their successes and challenges in mobilizing capital to drive large-scale global social impact, especially for vulnerable people. In particular, we will explore how different kinds of capital are being pooled through public private partnerships and blended capital to bring stakeholders together around global issues like gender equity, climate resilience, and food security.  

12:00pm-12:55pm

Incorporating Data into Your Everyday Panel

• Corrado Cancedda, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Director, Botswana University of Pennsylvania Partnership; Strategic Advisor for Academic Partnerships, Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

• Lisa Hirschhorn, Professor, Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Senior Director, Implementation and Improvement Science, Last Mile Health

• Adam Schwartz, Director, Health Program at BRAC USA

• Katherine Semrau, Director, BetterBirth Program, Ariadne Labs; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Moderated by Scott Corlew, Lecturer, Program in Global Health and Social Change, Harvard Medical School

Health Systems Workshop

• “Reimagining Quality and Health Systems Strengthening in Post-Pandemic Era,” Anatole Manzi, Deputy Medical Officer and Director, Global Learning Collaborative, Partners in Health

  Accelerating post-pandemic resilience and recovery depends on the ability of the leaders to design and implement innovative solutions to address health systems needs. As such, an equity approach to health systems strengthening should be a common priority. This requires intentional investments in health system building blocks and breakthrough training, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination strategies. In this session, participants will learn and share best practices and tools to ensure a dynamic health system strengthening.

1:00-1:55pm

Maximize the Impact of Your Work: Think Like a System, Act Like a Network, and Lead Like a Movement

• Cleveland Justis, Principal, Potrero Group

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

• Daniel Student, Senior Consultant, Potrero Group, Co-Author, Don’t Lead Alone: Think Like a System, Act Like a Network, Lead Like a Movement

• Kirsten Tobey, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Revolution Foods

• Nora Silver, Co-Founder and Faculty Director, Center for Social Sector Leadership, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business

2:00-2:55pm

Why Nothing is More Important than Real Listening, and How to Become a Better Listener

• Jane Aronson, Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Children's Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine

• Boris Bulayev, CEO and Co-Founder, Educate!

• James Clarke, Founder and Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

• Edith Elliott, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Noora Health

• Moderated by Julie Mountcastle, Head of School, Slate School

3:00-3:55pm

Embracing Authentic Community Involvement

• Alice Bosley, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Five One Labs

• Jonathan Jackson, CEO and Co-Founder, Dimagi

• Savior Flomo Mendin, County Manager, Last Mile Health in Liberia

• Bavidra Mohan, Director, Acumen Academy

• Natacha Poggio, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Houston Downtown

• Alexandra Scott, President, Global Environment & Technology Foundation, and Director of Program Delivery, Project Last Mile

• Moderated by Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight