Davos 2019 - Press Conference: CEPI - Building a Global Coalition to End Epidemics
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2019-02-05

At Annual Meeting 2017, on the heels of the devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa, world leaders established the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), taking action to help ensure vaccines are ready before epidemics break out. 

The years since have only offered reminders of the urgency of CEPI's mission, as the world now sees nearly 200 epidemic events per year and as we witness an experimental Ebola vaccine save countless lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the ongoing epidemic. 

This press conference will visit progress made and preview the years ahead for this new alliance to finance and coordinate the development of new vaccines to prevent and contain infectious disease epidemics.

Speakers:
· Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom.
· Richard Hatchett, Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI), Norway.
· Lydia Ogden, Associate Vice-President, Global Enterprise Policy, MSD, USA.
· Paul Stoffels, Vice-Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, Johnson & Johnson, USA.

Moderator:
· Ryan Morhard, Project Lead, Global Health and Healthcare Industries, World Economic Forum.

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