The geopolitical landscape is shifting beneath our feet – with new and emerging conflicts, increasing infectious disease outbreaks, climate shocks, new technology, trade tensions, and dramatic tightening of financing changing what has been the established world order. As we confront this new and dynamic environment, we must refocus political leadership and attention from inward looking policies and investments, toward the globally-focussed, interconnected priorities truly needed to drive stability in our complex risk landscape.
Hosted by rani, The Elders, and The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, our high-level event on the sidelines of UNGA81 seeks to explore how to both redouble commitments to international partnerships and think differently about how to invest for our shared resilience and stability. The discussion will focus on near-term opportunities to refocus attention and financing for the interconnected threats of our time, including through advancing new partnerships that cut across traditional silos of health, biosecurity, climate, and national security to build societal resilience to future threats in societies across the world.
Join us for this conversation with high-level featured speakers, including The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Head of the UN Development Programme, Co-Chair of The Independent Panel, Member of The Elders; President Mary Robinson, Former President of the Republic of Ireland, Member of The Elders, and Honorary Co-President of the Africa-Europe Foundation; President Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Laureate, Chair and Member of The Elders; and Denis Mukwege, Member of The Elders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, global campaigner on conflict-related sexual violence, gynaecologist, and founder of the Panzi Hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo; moderated by Eloise Todd, Executive Director and Founder of rani, and joined by global leaders:
- Dr. Chris Elias, Gates Foundation
- Vivianne Ihekweazu, Nigeria Health Watch
- Aurélia Nguyen, CEPI
- Dr. Sania Nishtar, Gavi
- Peter Sands, The Global Fund
- John-Arne Røttingen, Wellcome
- Aggrey Aluso, RANA
Where:
- In-person: Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016. NOTE: In-person space will be limited with seats available day-of on a first come, first served basis.
- Virtual: Register for virtual participation.
When: Tuesday, 22 Sept. | Doors open at 7.30am ET – Programme is 8.00am – 9.45am ET