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

• Ned Breslin, Author and Founder, Invitation

• Cal Bruns, CEO and Chief Creative Incubationist, Matchboxology

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

• Charlotte Cole, Executive Director, Blue Butterfly Collaborative

• Paul Ellingstad, Managing Partner, PTI Advisors

• Kevin Frick, Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

• Laura Herman, Partner, Dalberg

• Bobby Jefferson, Vice President, DAI

• Cleveland Justis, CEO and Principal, Potero Group

• 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

• Ambrose Katungi Muhwezi, Africa Regional Director, We Care Solar

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

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

• 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)

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

• Lisa Russell, Emmy-Winning Filmmaker and Global Health

• Eliza Squibb, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

• Derek Yach, Global Health Consultant