Exploring the Frontiers of Innovation to Tackle Microbial Threats: A Workshop
December 4–5, 2019
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
DAY 1—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019
| 1:00 pm ET | Welcome Remarks Peter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance |
| Workshop Overview and Goals Kent Kester, Sanofi Pasteur Rafael Obregón, United Nations Children’s Fund |
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| Keynote Addresses Applying Lessons Learned from Innovation in Polio Eradication Ananda Bandyopadhyay, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Advancing Innovation on the Ground in the Fight Against Ebola Jonathan Towner, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Q&A |
Session I: Harnessing Lessons from Emerging Scientific, Technological, and Social Innovations
| Greg Armstrong, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Moderator | |
| 2:00 pm | The Role of Innovation in the Evolution of Global Vector Control Response Audrey Lenhart, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Applying Modeling to Inform Infectious Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response Caroline Buckee, Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
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| Unbiased Metagenomics Sequencing to Counter Microbial Threats: Lessons from Bangladesh Senjuti Saha, Child Health Research Foundation Will Process Innovations for HIV Self-Testing Impact Health Outcomes at the Community Level? Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University |
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| 3:00 pm | Q&A |
| 3:30 pm | Break |
Session II: Overcoming Barriers in the Field to Bolster Access and Practical Use of Innovations
| Eva Harris, University of California, Berkeley, Moderator | |
| 3:45 pm | Empowering Health Workers to Improve Immunization Service Delivery Through Digital Innovation Collince Osewe, ChanjoPlus |
| Translating Data and Modeling Insights into Improved Capacity for Detection and Response Brian Bird, University of California, Davis |
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| Fostering Collaboration and Practical Tools to Enhance Timely Sharing of Data Carolina Dos S. Ribeiro, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, The Netherlands |
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| Applying Insights from Behavioral Sciences to Enhance Acceptability and Adoption of Innovations Across Diverse Social and Cultural Contexts Fadi Makki, Nudge Lebanon and Consumer Citizen Lab |
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| 4:45 pm | Q&A |
| 5:15 pm | Observations from Day 1 Kent Kester, Sanofi Pasteur |
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn |
DAY 2—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019
| 8:15 am ET | Welcome and Recap of Day 1 Rafael Obregón, United Nations Children’s Fund |
Session III: Taking a Systems Approach to Spur Innovation in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
| Cristina Cassetti, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Moderator | |
| 8:25 am | Lessons from One Health: Enhancing Animal and Human Surveillance Systems to Bolster Innovation in Antimicrobial Resistance Christine Kreuder Johnson, University of California, Davis |
| Sparking Antibiotic Discover Through Data Sharing and Scientific Collaboration Wes Kim, The Pew Charitable Trusts |
| Incentivizing Novel Diagnostic Tests to Counter Antibiotic Resistance Daniel Berman, Longitude Prize |
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| Strengthening Health Systems to Overcome Market and Regulatory Barriers to Innovation on Antimicrobial Resistance Jyoti Joshi, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy |
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| 9:20 am | Q&A |
| 9:50 am | Break |
Session IV: Translating Innovation into Convergent Action
Part A: Overcoming Barriers and Forging Partnerships
| Alan Tennenberg, Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health, Moderator | |
| 10:05 am | Matthew Hepburn, U.S. Army Rahima Dosani, U.S. Agency for International Development Rajeev Venkayya, Global Vaccine Unit, Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
| 11:15 am | Q&A |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
Part B: Incubating Action Through Novel Ecosystems
| Rick Bright, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Moderator | |
| 1:00 pm | Sabrina Welsh, Human Vaccines Project Maurizio Vecchione, Intellectual Ventures Sally Allain, JLABS Ranga Sampath, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics |
| 2:00 pm | Q&A |
| 2:45 pm | Break |
Visionary Statements on Priorities for Innovation
| Marcos Espinal, Pan American Health Organization, Moderator | |
| 3:00 pm | Julio Croda, Secretary of Health Surveillance, Brazil Carrie Teicher, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Lori Burrows, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research Peter Sands, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
| 3:30 pm | Final Synthesis and Discussion with Audience |
| 4:10 pm | Closing Remarks Kent Kester, Sanofi Pasteur Peter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |
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