Conference Overview

Organization

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr Louis Loutan President
Ms Gabrielle Landry Chappuis Conference Director	Dr Slim Slama Programme Director
Ms Nicole Rosset Financial Director	Dr Didier Wernli Programme Officer
Ms Corinne Schmidt Project Officer	Mr Thomas Vogel Programme Officer

Programme Committee

Milton Amayun Global Health Specialist United States Agency for International Development	Alain Aumonier Vice President Relations with International Organizations, Sanofi-Aventis
Alexandre Bischoff PhD in Epidemiology Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals	Gerald Bloom Senior Researcher Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Bettina Borisch Head and Professor World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Geneva Office & Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva	Michel Boulvain Lecturer Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals
Paul Bouvier Senior Medical Advisor International Committee of the Red Cross	Craig Burgess Senior Programme Officer Health Systems Strengthening, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
Philippe Calain Senior Researcher, UREPH Médecins sans Frontières, Switzerland	Alexandra Calmy Scientific Chief Resident Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, HIV/AIDS Unit, Geneva University Hospitals
Patrizia Carlevaro Head International Aid Unit, Eli Lilly and Company	François Chappuis Associate Professor Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Philippe Chastonay Professor Health and Human Rights, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva	Pierre Dayer Medical Director Geneva University Hospitals
Eric de Roodenbeke Chief Executive Officer International Hospital Federation	Yves Etienne Head Assistance Divisions, International Committee of the Red Cross
Ariel Eytan Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals	Bernardino Fantini Professor History of Medicine and Health Institute, University of Geneva
Jean Freymond President Network for Governance, Entrepreneurship, and Development (GE&D)	Jean-Michel Gaspoz Professor and Head Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Geneva University Hospitals
Antoine Geissbühler Professor and Head RAFT, Medical Informatics Division, Geneva University Hospitals	Alain Gervaix Professor Division of Paediatrics, Geneva University Hospitals
Abdul Ghaffar Executive Director Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research	Anne Golaz Senior Health Advisor UNICEF
Bruno Gryseels Director Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp	Brian Gushulak Consultant Migration Health Consultants
Antoine Hadengue Professor and Head Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals	Andrew Harmer Research Fellow Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Hercot Scientist Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp	Bernard Hirschel Professor and Head Division of Infectious diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Samia Hurst Professor Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Geneva	Carel IJsselmuiden Director Council on Health Research for Development
Susan Jupp Head External Relations, Global Forum for Health Research	Illona Kickbusch Director Global Health Programme, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and Chairperson of Global Health Europe
Mireille Kingma Consultant Nursing and Health Policy, International Council of Nurses	Ronald Labonte Research Chair Globalization & Health Equity, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa
Silvain Lacroix Associate Professor Division of Otolaryngology, Facial and Neck Surgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospitals	Richard Laing Team Leader Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy, Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, World Health Organization, Switzerland
André Laubscher Head Division of Nursing care, Management and Common Services, Geneva University Hospitals	Alan Leather Chair NGO Forum for Health
Bridget Lloyd Global Coordinator People's Health Movement (PHM)	Andreas Loebell Head Focal Point Gesundheit, Swiss Development Cooperation Agency
Nicolaus Lorenz Deputy Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Greg Martin Editor-in-Chief Globalization and Health Journal
Tanja Mounier Associate Director Health World Economic Forum	Fred Paccaud Director Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), University of Lausanne
Nicolas Perone Senior Physician Division of International and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals	Pierre Perrin Lecturer Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
Didier Pittet Professor and Head nfection Control Programme, Geneva University Hospitals	Brigitte Pittet-Cuenod Associate Professor Department of Surgery, University of Geneva
Olivier Raynaud Senior Director Global Health and Healthcare Sector, World Economic Forum	Frédérique Santerre Director International Health Policy and Health Care Systems, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
Beat Stoll Senior Lecturer Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva	Peter Suter President Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences
Abiy Tamrat Medical Director Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland	Marcel Tanner Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Michaela Told Coordinator Global Health Programme, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies	Goran Tomson Professor International Health Systems Research, Div. of Global Health, Dept. of Public Health Sciences and Director of Doctoral Programme, Medical Management Centre Nobels, Karolinska Institute
Margaret Usher-Patel Doctor Implementing Best Practices Initiative, Division of Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Switzerland	Wim Van Damme Professor Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Josefien Van Olmen Research Officer and Coordinator Network Health Systems, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp	Jacqueline Weekers Senior Migrant Health Officer World Health Organization, Switzerland
Guy Willis Director of Communications International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations	Kaspar Wyss Head Systems Performance & Monitoring Unit, Swiss Centre for International Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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