IPI

INTERNATIONAL
PEACE
INSTITUTE

Agenda

# Preparing for Pandemics:

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses

Geneva, Switzerland

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May 2015, Geneva

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 19:30 Formal dinner XYZ
Address: XYZ

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May 2015, Geneva

- 09:00 - 09:15 Registration/Coffee

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 09:15 — 09:45 Welcome/Opening session

Speakers:

• President of the International Peace Institute

• Director General World Health Organization

• President International Committee of the Red Cross

- 09:45 — 10:30 Session 1: Challenges of the Past, Present and Future

How did pandemics (like the Spanish flu and H1N1) affect global health in the past? What are key triggers and catalysts of pandemics? How has technology and globalization affected the outbreak and spread of pandemics and what are scenarios for the future?

Speakers:

Researcher German Historical Institute
Harvard Historian specializing in Polio

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 09:15 — 09:45 Welcome/Opening session (cont.)

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 10:45 - 12:30 Session 2: Lessons learned from responding to Ebola and Polio

What are the lessons learned fighting Ebola and Polio. How can the international community better cope with these challenges? What are best practices in management and coordination of multiple stakeholders when it comes to fighting pandemics? How can we improve preparedness and build more resilient coping mechanisms, in particular early warning mechanisms to facilitate early action? How can we improve communication and collaboration within and amongst relevant stakeholders?

- Speakers:
• UN Special Envoy on EBOLA
, Director, Polio Eradication, Global Polio Eradication Initiative

12:30 —13:30 Lunch Break

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## 13:30 — 15:30 Session 3: Actionable Solutions for more effective preparedness

Where are legal and managerial gaps, pressure points and bottle necks that have led to slow and inadequate responses in the past? Which new policies could be tailored to overcome these issues and enhance operational responses? Which institutional capacities are required? Which financial mechanisms need to be put in place? How and where should policies be implemented? A series of recommendations will be proposed.

Speakers:

• President of the World Bank (Dr. his is a co-founder of Partners In Health (PIN) and a former director of the HIV/AIDS Department at the World Health Organization (WHO).

• International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 15:30 -17:00 Session 4: Implementing Policy Recommendations

Which of the policy recommendations should be prioritized? Who are the actors that should have the responsibilities to pursue the policy development and follow up on international implementation? This session will endeavor to provide guidance on how the recommendations identified in session 6 can be implemented.

| Speaker (redacted) | Title | Organization |
|---|---:|---|
| [redacted] | President | International Peace Institute |
| [redacted] | Director General | World Health Organization |
| [redacted] | President | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| [redacted] | International President | Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) |

# Lessons Learned for More Effective Responses (cont.)

## 15:30 -17:00 Session 4: Implementing Policy Recommendations (cont.)