Sir Ken Robinson uses the term the Element to describe the intersection of the things that we are good at and the things that we love to do. At the Global Health & Innovation Conference, we curate an environment where every person is nurtured to grow creatively together, with passion and purpose. “For most people, a primary component of being in their Element is connecting with other people who share their passion and a desire to make the most of themselves through it.”—Sir Ken Robinson

The Global Health & Innovation Conference (GHIC) is an annual event that dives deep into bold ideas, transformative innovation, and responsible global engagement. We bring together those who are creative, curious, talented, and passionate. We are innovators, thinkers, collaborators, and doers. We think differently, we have deep conversations, and we are collectively transforming organizations and inspiring communities.

Join over 60 speakers as they share their perspectives and expertise during curated sessions.

Plenary Speakers Confirmed to Date

• Jane Aronson, Clinical Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine; Founder and Former CEO, Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Director, International Pediatric Health Services, PLLC; Director, Global Behavioral Health Network for Children and Young People

• Adeline Boatin, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health, Harvard Medical School; Co-Director of Global Health, Dept OB/GYN, Mass General Hospital

• Ned Breslin, Author and WASH Specialist at Global Support & Development 

• Cal Bruns, CEO and Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology

• 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

• Arachu Castro, Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America and Director of the Collaborative Group for Health Equity in Latin America, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

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

• Sam Daley-Harris, Founder and Principal, Civic Courage, A Program of RESULTS Educational Fund

• Davina Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

• Laura Herman, Partner, Dalberg

• 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

• 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

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

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

• Megan Ranney, Dean, Yale School of Public Health

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

• Sarang Samal, Founder, Kalinga Eye Hospital, NYSASDRI, India; Unite For Sight Partner

• 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

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Seth Wanye, Founder and Ophthalmologist, Friends Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner

• Derek Yach, Global Health Consultant

• Speakers TBA