15th to 17th October 2023, Berlin, Germany & digital.

The World Health Summit is the unique international strategic forum for global health. Held annually in Berlin, it brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future by inspiring innovative solutions for better health and well-being for all.

The World Health Summit 2023 takes place from October 15-17 in Berlin, Germany and online. Expected are more than 300 speakers and 4,000 participants on-site from around 100 countries. The whole program with more than 50 sessions will also be available online.

Central topics at the World Health Summit 2023:

• Accelerating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage
• G7/G20 Measures to Enhance Global Health Equity and Security
• Sustainable Health for People and Planet
• Learning from COVID-19 for Future Pandemic Preparedness and Response
• Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies for Global Health
• Shaping Global Health Architecture and Financing

The World Health Summit strengthens collaboration and open dialogue guided by science, fosters global health as a key political issue and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The World Health Summit stands for a science-driven and broad approach to global health development. The key issues are therefore interdisciplinary, science-based, and cross-sectoral. The World Health Summit promotes health as a human right, along with good governance, as political decisions affect human health.
The World Health Summit was founded in 2009 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. It is traditionally held under the patronage of the German Chancellor, the French President, and the Director- General of the World Health Organization (WHO). President of the World Health Summit is Axel R. Pries, International President 2023 is Adnan Hyder, Senior Associate Dean for Research, Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, USA. The academic foundation of the World Health Summit is the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies, a unique network of leading academic health centers, universities, and research institutions from all over the world. The International Presidency of the World Health Summit rotates annually among the members.

The World Health Summit brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future.

Confirmed speakers for the World Health Summit 2023 include:

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)

Ahmed Al-Mandhari
Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization (WHO)

Ayoade Alakija
Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator), World Health Organization (WHO)

Kevin Ali
CEO, Organon United States of America

Pascale Allotey
Director, Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research SRH, World Health Organization (WHO)

Inger Ashing
CEO, Save the Children International United Kingdom

François Braun
Minister of Solidarity and Health France

Ted Chaiban
Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccine Country-Readiness and Delivery, UNICEF

Thomas B. Cueni
Director General, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) Switzerland

Gabriela Cuevas Barron
Co-Chair of the Steering Committee, UHC2030 Switzerland

Victor Dzau
President, National Academy of Medicine United States of America

Omnia El Omrani
Youth Envoy to the President, 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27)

Jayasree K. Iyer
CEO, Access to Medicine Foundation Netherlands

Ilona Kickbusch
Founding Director, Global Health Center, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Switzerland

Karl Lauterbach
Federal Minister of Health, Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)Germany

Steffi Lemke
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) Germany

Sunao Manabe
President and CEO, Daiichi SankyoJapan

Precious Matsoso
Co-Chair, Pandemic Treaty Intergovernmental Negotiating Body

María Neira
Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization (WHO)

John Nkengasong
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy United States of America

Loyce Pace
Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) United States of America

Joy Phumaphi
Co-Chair, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB)

Sylvie Retailleau
Minister of Higher Education and Research France

Juan Pablo Uribe
Global Director for Health, Nutrition & Population and the Global Financing Facility, The World Bank United States of America

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Published in GI-Mail 05/2023 (English edition).

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