SCIENCE · INNOVATION · POLICIESWORLD HEALTH SUMMITBERLIN, GERMANYOCTOBER 09–11, 2016
FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE | BERLIN

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The World Health Summit
is an excellent venue forexpert discussion on thehealth topics that move us
worldwide. We can expect
it to deliver valuable input.
Angela Merkel
Chancellor of theFederal Republic of Germany

I am convinced theWorld Health Summit
will add valuable
impetus and wish allparticipants interestingand enlightening days.

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Hermann Gröhe
Federal Minister of Health, Germany” “Your involvement andyour declarations at thisWorld Health Summit
will play an importantrole in informing theinternational community.
François Hollande
President of the French Republic”

FACTSWORLD HEALTH SUMMIT 2016 |3

3 DAYS · 40 SESSIONS · 250 SPEAKERS

From October 9–11, the 8th World Health Summit will once
again draw international experts from academia, politics,
the private sector, and civil society to the German Federal
Foreign Office in Berlin.
At the World Health Summit (WHS), more than 1,500 stakeholders anddecision-makers from every field in the healthcare spectrum will work
together to find solutions to global health challenges.
The world’s foremost strategic forum for global health, it promotes thought
leadership in science and global health agendas. The World Health Summit
was founded in 2009 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Berlin’s
Charité Hospital.
We look forward to seeing you at the World Health Summit 2016!

WHS STARTUP TRACK

10:30

IAP FOR HEALTHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

13:00
15:00
17:00

WHS OPENING CEREMONY

M8 ALLIANCE ASSEMBLYMONDAY, OCT 10, 2016

WHS COUNCIL MEETING

9:00
11:00

WHS NIGHT

14:00
16:00

Past International President
Shunichi Fukuhara
Kyoto University

Participants• More than 1,500 decision makers
from 90 countries on site
• More than 3,000 people
worldwide via online live-stream
Results
Statements and recommendationsof the National Academies and
M8 Alliance to governments andinternational organizations

YOUNG PHYSICIAN LEADERSTUESDAY, OCT 11, 2016

SATELLITE WORKSHOPS

9:00
11:00

JOURNALIST AWARD

14:00
16:00

Presidents 2016
Antoine Flahault
University of Geneva
Detlev Ganten
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Incoming International President
Hélène Boisjoly
Université de Montréal

PROGRAM STRUCTURE & EVENTSSUNDAY, OCT 09, 2016

Patronage
Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellor of Germany
François Hollande
President of France
Jean-Claude Juncker
President of theEuropean Commission

WHS CLOSING SESSION
NEW VOICES IN GLOBAL HEALTH

Session formats
Keynotes

Panel Discussions

Workshops

Regional Meetings
WHS Geneva Meeting
Geneva, April 2016
WHS Regional Meeting Asia
Kyoto, April 2015
WHS Regional Meeting Latin America
São Paulo, April 2014
WHS Regional Meeting Asia
Singapore, April 2013

WHS TOPICS

GENERAL TOPICS• Basic Biological & Medical Research• Clinical & Patient Research• Specific Diseases & Disorders• Diagnostics & Therapy• Medical Technology & Engineering• Health Policies & Systems• Universal Health Coverage• Translational Science & Medicine• Public Health & Prevention• Lifestyle, Physical Activity, Nutrition• Patient Safety• Healthcare Facilities• Drugs & Vaccines• Regulatory Aspects• Health Visions, Strategies, Ethics• Evolutionary Medicine• Demographic Change & Healthy Aging• Global Health and Development

CENTRAL TOPICS AT THE WHS 2016

Migration and Refugee Health:
From Care to Policy
The current wave of migration – the biggest since theend of World War II – is putting issues of migrant healthat the top of government agendas. Basic care is no longer
enough. We now need new concepts for adapting healthpolicy strategies that take into account transformative
processes, both in migrant countries of origin and in thenations to which they emigrate.

Translational Research:
Advancing Innovative Treatment
Translational research is advancing innovation, making
it even more attractive for further investment and development. A central aspect of this process is the effective
translation of knowledge, mechanisms and techniques
generated by advances in fundamental scientific research,turning them into novel approaches for prevention,
diagnosis and treatment.

Technological Innovation for Health:
Improving Healthcare Delivery
Successful healthcare quality and delivery depends on
effective medical devices – the tools for prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Technologicalinnovations in the field are helping reduce inefficiencies
in healthcare delivery, while at the same time streamlining
access, reducing costs, improving quality and making
medicine more personalized and precise.

Infectious Diseases:
Lessons Learned from Ebola to Zika
In the wake of the Ebola epidemic in Africa, the WHO
has now declared another global public health emergency
based on clustered conditions thought to be caused by
the Zika virus. Several key lessons from the Ebola response
can already be applied to this new threat. Chief among
them is that public health teams must ensure that prevention/treatment methods are accepted by people at risk ofcontracting the disease. Broader societal concerns also
have to be addressed more effectively.

Women, Empowerment and Health:Equality and Agency
It’s grown strikingly clear that empowering women isa crucial component in achieving sustainable health anddevelopment objectives. Attaining greater equality forgirls when it comes to health, nutrition and education is
the first step towards ensuring that women will later beable to realize their full potential as equal partners indevelopment.

Sustainable Development Goals:
Transforming the Health Agenda
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addresssocial, economic and environmental challenges that can
only be solved through integrated approaches. All ofthese aspects also have an impact on health, so they
are critical contributors to the changes that will have tooccur in pursuing global well-being.

WHS NETWORK“WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT 2016 |By making this meeting anannual event, you are giving
a deeper meaning to yourengagement to provide aconstant improvement forworld population wellbeing.

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Said Aidi
Minister of Health, Tunisia

This congress is a perfectplatform to have an exchangeof views between science
people, researchers, policy
makers and people from allover the world.

”

Günther Oettinger
European Commissioner for
Digital Economy and Society

Our former speakers andpartners include:
Speakers• Ada Yonath• Thomas C. Südhof
• Barry J. Marshall• Peter Agre
• Aaron CiechanoverAcademia

Organizations• M8 Alliance• InterAcademy Partnership• Helmholtz Association• National Institutesof HealthPrivateSectorSpeakers• Joseph Jimenez• Hasso Plattner• Freda C. Lewis-Hall• Suresh Kumar• Severin Schwan
Organizations• Federation ofGerman Industries• International Federationof Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers &Associations• Sanofi• Siemens

Speakers• Joe Cerrell• Mark Dybul• Dagfinn Høybråten
• Jacques Rogge• Sonja WeinreichWORLD
HEALTHSUMMIT

PolicyMakers

Civil
Society

Organizations• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance• The Global Fund
• Oxfam• WWF• International Federationof Medical Students’
Associations

Speakers• Frank-Walter Steinmeier• Hermann Gröhe• Dorcas Makgato-Malesu• Margaret Chan
• José Manuel Barroso
Organizations• World Health Organization• European Commission• German Government
and Ministries• Senate of Berlin

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INITIATIVES“

The World Health Summit
is truly a unique forum forinternational leaders tocome together, exchange
ideas and best practices.
Margaret Chan
Director General, WHO”“

The World Health Summit
provides an important forum
for world health leadersacross all disciplines tocome together to address
global challenges.

”

Victor Dzau, President
National Academy of Medicine, USA

To achieve sustainable development
in all health related sectors, we haveto forge strong alliances and support
the next generation of decision-makers.
Hence, we foster several initiatives inclose cooperation with our partners:
WHS STARTUP TRACK

The WHS Startup Track 2016 highlights outstanding ideas
and innovative business concepts that have the potential
to revolutionize healthcare and improve global health. It is
held under the high patronage of Federal Minister of Health
Herman Gröhe, who will personally award the winner andfinalists on the evening of October 10 during the WHS
Night. 25 shortlisted startups will be invited to the WHS,
where they are given the opportunity to meet leading
figures in the healthcare sector and find potential mentors
or investors. During the event, 10 finalists will pitch theirideas to a WHS audience and an eminent jury.

NEW VOICES IN GLOBAL HEALTHThe New Voices in Global Health (NVGH) initiative
promotes the active participation of young scientists
in the World Health Summit. Selected participants will
present their work at the WHS in October in Berlin or
in April during the WHS Regional Meeting. Abstracts
will be published digitally.

IAP YOUNG PHYSICIAN LEADERS

The IAP for Health program Young Physician Leaders (YPL)
was launched in 2011 in partnership with the World HealthSummit and the M8 Alliance. In this program, top young
professionals under the age of 40, nominated by theirnational academies, are being trained in special leadership training programs around the World Health Summit.

“NEXT GENERATION OF
SCIENCE JOURNALISTS” AWARD

WHS SCIENCE & INDUSTRY CIRCLE

To support the recognition of emerging young medical
science journalists and their contribution towards public
understanding of science, we present the “Next Generation of Science Journalists” Award in cooperation with
Deutsches Ärzteblatt, the European Union of Science
Journalists’ Associations (EUSJA), and the Pulitzer Centeron Crisis Reporting. Five outstanding young candidates
will be invited to participate in the World Health Summit,
meet the world’s leading minds in the healthcare sector
and increase their professional network.

To foster the close cooperation between academia,
politics, civil society, the private sector and the industry,
the WHS Science & Industry Circle was jointly launchedby the World Health Summit, the German Healthcare
Partnership and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. It aims tointensify the dialogue between science and economy
on an international level; activate and establish national
and international networks; and improve structures andprocesses through translational and applied sciencesthat lead to market-ready products.

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The “New Voices in Global Health” Poster Exhibition

WHS Startup Pitch

YPL Workshop during the World Health Summit

Journalist Award winners and jury 20157

WHS NIGHT

On the occasion of the WHS Night, Federal Minister of Health Herman Gröhe will award the winner and finalists of the
WHS Startup Track. Right next to Brandenburg Gate, the event offers an excellent opportunity to meet and socialize with
our speakers, delegates and representatives from our supporting institutions.

M8 ALLIANCE

WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT 2016 |The M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities andNational Academies is a collaborative network of academic institutions
known for its educational and research excellence. The network wasfounded in 2009 at the inaugural World Health Summit, and has provided
an outstanding academic foundation to every WHS event since.

The M8 Alliance currently has
23 members based in 16 different
countries, all of which are committed
to improving global health andworking with political and economic
decision-makers to developscience-based solutions to healthchallenges worldwide.

The M8 Alliance promotes thebench to bedside to population
health translation of research,
as well as the transformation ofcurrent medical care approaches
to treating the ill by creating
healthcare systems aimed at theeffective prevention of disease.

The organization also works toadapt health-related solutions torapidly changing living conditions
through research in priority areas,
especially shifting demographics,
urbanization, and climate change.

The M8 Statements are available online at: www.worldhealthsummit.org/about-whs/impact

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Charité–Universitätsmedizin
Berlin, Germany

London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, UK

Europe’s largest university clinic –and its oldest and most prominent
hospital – is located in the German
capital. Eleven Nobel Prize laureates
have worked at the Charité.

Founded in 1899, the London
School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine is one of the leading
research-focused graduate schools
in the world.

Berlin Institute of Health,Germany

Makerere University,
UgandaThis unique biomedical research
institute brings together competencies from the Charité and Max
Delbrück Center for Molecular
Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) based in Berlin-Buch.

One of the oldest and mostprestigious centers of learningin Africa, Makerere University
is home to a staff of over 4,000
and more than 40,000 students.

Coimbra Health, Portugal

Monash University, Australia

Over 700 years old, the Universityof Coimbra is a keystone of European and global scientific culture,
as well as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. Together with the Coimbra
Hospital and University Center,it forms Coimbra Health.

As Australia’s largest university –with approximately 60,000
students from over 170 countries –Monash has seven campuses:
five in Victoria, one in Malaysia
and another in South Africa.

Imperial College London, UK

National Taiwan University,
TaiwanThe Imperial College of Scienceand Technology was created as aconstituent college of the Universityof London. Fully independent since2007, the Imperial College London
attracts students from more than
100 countries.

Known for its diverse and international curriculum, National Taiwan
University is made up of 11 colleges,
54 departments and 105 graduate
institutes. It has a student body ofaround 30,000.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health, USA

National Universityof Singapore

A fully accredited private institution,
the JHSPH was the first publichealth facility in the world, and it
remains the largest school in thefield.

Founded in 1905, the National University of Singapore today consistsof 16 different faculties and schools.
Around 37,000 students can befound on its three campuses in Singapore and seven overseas locations.

Kyoto University Graduate
School of Medicine, Japan

Sapienza Universityof Rome, Italy

The first institution of its kind inJapan, the Kyoto Imperial University College of Medicine wasfounded in 1899. Its successor, theKyoto University School of Public
Health, was established in 2000.

Established in 1303 by Pope Boniface
VIII, Sapienza is one of the oldest
universities in the world. With about
115,000 students, it’s one of thelargest is Europe as well.

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University of Geneva,
Switzerland

University Sorbonne
Paris Cité, France

Founded in 1559 as a theologicaland humanist seminary, theUniversity of Geneva is renowned
for emphasizing the unity ofteaching and research. It’s the
only tertiary-level educational
institution of its kind in the region.

The University Sorbonne Paris Cité
is a recently established consortiumof prestigious institutions that brings
together higher education andresearch institutions in the city ofParis.

Geneva University Hospitals,
Switzerland

IAP for Health

The Geneva University Hospitals
are heirs to a centuries-long
tradition of excellence in medicine
and science. The HUG represents
a merger all public hospitals in
Geneva.

Graduate Institute Geneva,
Switzerland
A semi-private postgraduate
institution, the Graduate InstituteGeneva was the first university inthe world to be dedicated solely
to the study of international affairs.

University of Montreal, Canada
A public research university thatstarted with less than 100 students
in 1878, the University of Montreal
has more than 60,000 today.
Comprised of 13 faculties and morethan 60 departments, it has thehighest sponsored research income
in Quebec.

The IAP for Health combines theexpertise and impact of the global
network of science academies toadvance sound policies, promote
excellence in science education andimprove public and global health.

World Federationof Academic Institutions for
Global Health (WFAIGH)
A global network of academic
health institutions, the WFAIGH was
set up to help provide evidence
to inform policies on global healthissues.

Association of Academic
Health Centers Intenational(AAHCI)The AAHCI is a global non-profit
organization that aligns efforts
among health professionals in edu cation, research and patient care.

Institut de Recherches
Cliniques de Montréal,
CanadaChinese Academy of Medical
Sciences & Peking Union
Medical College, China

The IRCM was the first independent
academic research center in Quebec
to bring basic and clinical researchers
together under a single roof.

The college is among the mostselective medical institutionsin the People’s Republic of China
and one of its top two universities.

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Russian Academy of Medical
Sciences, Russian Federation

Founded in 1934, the University ofSão Paulo arose from a combinationof institutions, including a medical
school. Today the largest university
in Brazil is seen as the country’s
most prestigious educational
institution.

Set up in 1944, the USSR Academyof Medical Sciences was considered
the most prestigious scientific andmedical organization in the Soviet
Union. Its successor – the Russian
Academy of Medical Sciences –was founded in 1992.

COMMITTEES

M8 ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEANTOINE FLAHAULT
Acting International
President
Director, Institute of
Global Health,
University of Geneva

DETLEV GANTENFounding President
Charité§–§Universitätsmedizin BerlinHÉLÈNE BOISJOLYIncoming International
President
Dean, Faculty of
Medicine, Universitéde Montréal, Canada

SHUNICHI FUKUHARA
Past International
President
Dean School of
Public Health,
Kyoto University

AXEL RADLACH PRIES
Dean of Host Institution
Charité§–§Universitätsmedizin Berlin

MICHAEL J. KLAG
Strategic Co-operationand Stakeholder Liaison
Dean, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of
Public Health, Baltimore

BEN CANNY
Governanceand Fundraising
Head, School of
Medicine, Universityof Tasmania

JOSÉ OTÁVIOAULER JR.
Officer at large
Vice Dean Universityof São Paulo Facultyof Medicine

WHS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
The WHS Scientific Committee
consists of the M8 Alliance
Executive Committee and thesemembers of the WHS Council.

RIFAT ATUN
Director, Global Health
Systems Cluster
Harvard T. H. Chan
School of Public Health

DAVID DE KRETSER
Professor (Reproductive
Endocrinology)
Monash UniversityBÄRBEL-MARIA
KURTH
Director
Robert Koch Institute(RKI)

KLAUS LINDPAINTNER
VP and Global Head
Human Genetics andComputational Biomedicine
Pfizer Inc.

EDUARDO PISANI
Executive Director
International Federationof Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers& Associations

ERICH R. REINHARDT
Chairman
Medical Valley
EMN e. V.

HEINZ RIEDERER
Managing DirectoriNG innovation.
Nachhaltigkeit.
GesundheitGÜNTER STOCK
President
ALLEA (All European
Academies)

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COUNCIL
ALA ALWAN
Regional Director,
Eastern Mediterranean
World Health Organization
RIFAT ATUN
Director, Global Health
Systems Cluster
Harvard T. H. Chan Schoolof Public Health

KLAUS DUGICorporate Sen. Vice President
Medicine
Boehringer Ingelheim
THOMAS ESCHENHAGEN
Director
German Centers for
Health Research (DZG)
TIMOTHY G. EVANS
Director, Health Nutrition& Population
The World BankGERD BINNIG
Director
Definiens AG
ZULFIQAR BHUTTA
Chair, Global Child Health
University of Toronto
ERWIN BÖTTINGER*CEO
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
JAMES CHAU
Anchorman, CCTV News
UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador
PIERRE CORVOL
Professor(Experimental Medicine)Collège de France

ARMIN FIDLER
President
European Health Management
Association
TEDROS GHEBREYESUS
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Federal Democratic Republicof Ethiopia
JÖRG HACKER
President
German Academy of Sciences
Leopoldina
SIR ANDREW HAINES
Professor (Public Health)London School ofHygiene & Tropical Medicine

THOMAS CUENIManagerInterpharma, Switzerland
MANFRED DIETEL*
Director, Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Charité§–§Universitätsmedizin
BerlinGUDRUN DOLL-TEPPER
Vice President Education
German Olympic Sports
Confederation
GEORG DUDA*
Director, Julius Wolff Institut
Charité§ –§Universitätsmedizin
BerlinZSUZSANNA JAKAB
Regional Director, Europe
World Health Organization
STEFAN KAUFMANN
Director
Max Planck Institute for
Infection Biology
ILONA KICKBUSCH
Director, Global Health Program
Graduate Institute Geneva
DAVID DE KRETSER
Professor(Reproductive Endocrinology)
Monash UniversityBÄRBEL-MARIA KURTH*Director
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
KLAUS LINDPAINTNER
VP and Global Head
Human Genetics andComputational Biomedicine
Pfizer Inc.
PHILIPPE MEYER
Emeritus Professor
French Academy of Sciences
JOEL MENARD
Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Paris DescartesJÜRGEN MLYNEKFormer President
Helmholtz Association ofGerman Research Centres
TIKKI PANG
Visiting Professor for
Public Policy
National Universityof Singapore
ANDREAS PENK
HeadPfizer Oncology Europe,
Africa, and Middle EastEDUARDO PISANI
Executive Director
International Federation of
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers& Associations
WOLFGANG PLISCHKE
Member of the Boardof Management
Evotec AG
MARTINA POETSCHKELANGER
Director, Cancer Prevention
German Cancer ResearchCenter

OLIVIER RAYNAUD
Independent Advisor
ERICH R. REINHARDT
Chairman
Medical Valley EMN e. V.
HEINZ RIEDERER
Managing DirectoriNG innovation. Nachhaltigkeit.
Gesundheit
MATTHIAS SCHELLER*CEO
Albertinen-Diakoniewerk
HANS JOACHIMSCHELLNHUBER
Director
Potsdam Institute for Climate
Change Research
THOMAS SOMMER*
Deputy Scientific Director
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für
Molekulare Medizin (MDC)GÜNTER STOCK
President
ALLEA (All European
Academies)
TIMO ULRICHS
Head, Tuberculosis Division
Koch-Metschnikow-Forum e.V.
SUSANNE
WEBER-MOSDORF
Former Assistant
Director General
World Health Organization(WHO)
SONJA WEINREICH
Senior Health Advisor
Bread for the World
VERA ZYLKA-MENHORN
Senior Medical Editor
Deutsches Ärzteblatt* = Berlin Chapter

WHS AMBASSADORSMANFRED DIETEL
Director, Instituteof Pathology
Charité§–§Universitätsmedizin Berlin

ECKART VONHIRSCHHAUSEN
Medical Doctor and Cabaret
Germany

RAINER SAUERBORN
Director
Institute of Public Health,
Heidelberg University

REINHARD SCHÄFERS
Former Ambassador
Federal Republicof Germany

CHARLES YANKAH
Chairman
Afrika Kulturinstitute. V., Berlin

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