Agenda

Sept. 23

4:30-5:30 p.m.
ET

Resilient Futures: Bridging the Protection Gap to Achieve Global Financial Health

In partnership with AXA EssentiALL

This event will explore what it takes to foster improved financial health and create inclusive insurance products that effectively serve low-income individuals, especially in the face of growing climate impacts.

Learn more about the event here.
7-10:30 p.m.
ET

Unlock the Everyday: Transforming Lives through Assistive Technology

In partnership ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

As part of the Unlock The Everyday campaign, ATscale and Devex will showcase an exciting public mobilization event designed to capture the attention of media and decision-makers drawing urgent attention to the millions of people around the world in need of assistive technology. Following the mobilization we'll host a reception where we will hear from people and artists with lived experiences representing inclusion and accessibility.

Learn more about the event here.

Sept. 24

8-10 a.m.
ET

The 2030 agenda: Sustainably accelerating maternal health outcomes

In partnership with MSD for Mothers

This event aims to spotlight the ongoing work to strengthen systems for safer childbirth, or S3C, and the vital role of public and private sector partnerships in advancing maternal health.

Learn more about the event here.
10-10:30 a.m.
ET

Networking break

In person only.
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
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Investing in health: Innovative financing models for advancing cancer care in LMICs

In partnership with MSD Global Health Equity

This event will explore innovative financing solutions aimed at enhancing health care delivery across all levels of care—from primary prevention and early detection to advanced tertiary treatment.

Learn more about the event here.
12-1 p.m.
ET

Lunch

In person only.
1-2:30 p.m.
ET

Stepping up to the challenge: Scaling up local solutions to AMR

In partnership with GSK and Amref Health Africa

This event will explore challenges and barriers, and spotlight how local solutions can be scaled through multistakeholder partnerships in order to build the capacity and awareness needed to effectively respond to the AMR challenge on the African continent, including through a regional action group.

Learn more about the event here.
2:30-3 p.m.
ET

Networking break

In person only.
6-8:30 p.m.
ET

Mind Matters: Shaping the future of mental health care

In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

This experiential dinner event will shine a spotlight on the realities of living with serious mental illness through the premiere of a powerful docuseries produced by Fixing Us, along with a captivating photo exhibit, dynamic on-stage conversations, and vibrant networking moments over dinner.

Learn more about the event here.

Sept. 25

Adapting to a changing planet

8 a.m.
ET

Registration and breakfast

In person only
9 a.m.
ET

Welcome remarks
9:05 a.m.
ET

Safeguarding the future: Ensuring the well-being of generations to come

Henrietta Fore

Chairman and CEO, Holsman International

Amel Karboul

Founder and CEO, the Education Outcomes Fund

Xiye Bastida

Co-founder, Re-Earth Initiative
9:30 a.m.
ET

Unlocking climate finance for all

In partnership with CGAP

Sophie Sirtaine

CEO, CGAP
9:40 a.m.
ET

Equity in action: Bridging climate justice and gender justice

Yamide Dagnet

International senior vice president, NRDC

Olivia Leland

Founder and CEO, Co-Impact

Kathy Baughman McLeod

CEO, Climate Resilience for All
10:15 a.m.
ET

Food as a weapon in the new age of starvation

Dr. Hilal Elver

Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

Jeremy Konyndyk

President, Refugees International

Alex de Waal

Executive director, World Peace Foundation

Abdulwasea Saad

Advocacy, campaigns and media manager, Oxfam
10:40 a.m.
ET

Reimagining resilience: New ways of working in an age of compounding crises

In partnership with Food for the Hungry

Alexia Latortue

Assistant secretary for international trade and development, U.S. Department of Treasury

Jonathan Papoulidis

Vice-president, external engagement, Food for the Hungry
10:50 a.m.
ET

High-level interview

More details coming soon.
11:15 a.m.
ET

Feeding the Future: Innovations and strategies for global food security

Cary Fowler

Special envoy for Global Food Security, U.S. Department of State

Afshan Khan

United Nations assistant secretary-general; coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
11:30 a.m.
ET

Networking break

In person only.

Innovating for global health and well-being

11:45 a.m.
ET

Advancing global mental health: Overcoming challenges and scaling up responses to address serious mental illnesses

In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

Nedim Pipic

Global head of mental health, Boehringer Ingelheim
11:55 a.m.
ET

An imperfect storm: Navigating Nigeria's COVID-19 response

Vivianne Ihekweazu

Managing director, Nigeria Health Watch

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Former director general, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
12:10 p.m.
ET

Turning the tide on HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: The RADIAN initiative by Gilead and the Elton John AIDS Foundation

In partnership with Gilead Sciences

Carmen Villar

Vice president, ESG and corporate citizenship, Gilead Sciences
12:20 p.m.
ET

Achieving health equity: Successes, challenges, and the road ahead

Winnie Byanyima

Executive director, UNAIDS

Jayasree Iyer

CEO, Access to Medicine Foundation
12:30 p.m.
ET

Kidney health matters: Prioritizing the silent epidemic

In partnership with the International Society of Nephrology

Valerie Luyckx

Chair of advocacy working group, International Society of Nephrology

Kevin Fowler

Principal, The Voice of the Patient
12:50 p.m.
ET

Confronting an emerging global health threat: Strategies for defeating antimicrobial resistance

Professor Dame Sally Davies

U.K. government's special envoy on antimicrobial resistance

Anand Anandkumar

Co-founder and CEO, BUGWORKS

Ramanan Laxminarayan

President and senior fellow, One Health Trust
1:10 p.m.
ET

Innovation for purpose and impact: A look at contraceptive access

In partnership with PAI

Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins

President and CEO, PAI

Dr. Ayman Abdelmohsen

Chief of the sexual and reproductive health and rights branch, UNFPA
1:20 p.m.
ET

Towards a malaria-free future: A conversation with David Walton, U.S. global malaria coordinator

David Walton

U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator for the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
1:45 p.m.
ET

What's next for digital health: Enhancing, rather than complicating, global health delivery

Ruchit Nagar

CEO and co-founder, Khushi Baby

Ramatu Jalloh Yorpoi

Community health worker, Partners in Health
2 p.m.
ET

A new roadmap: Creating sustainable health care systems for all

In partnership with Operation Smile

Dr. Ruben Ayala

Chief of policy and advocacy, Operation Smile
2:10 p.m.
ET

Importance, neglectedness, and tractability: How Open Philanthropy selects causes and sets new priorities

James Snowden

Senior program officer, Open Philantropy
2:20 p.m.
ET

Closing remarks
2:25 p.m.
ET

Lunch

In person only.

Events with our partners

3-4 p.m.
ET

Transformative health policies for NCDs: Emphasizing the importance of an integrated approach for cardiorenal conditions

In partnership with Astrazeneca & Boehringer Ingelheim, ISN & Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health

This event will deep-dive into the challenges and opportunities surrounding cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions, including the urgent need for global recognition of their close interconnections and for prioritizing their care.

Learn more about the event here.
4:30-6 p.m.
ET

Ensuring cancer care for all: Tackling persisting health inequities

In partnership with MSD and American Cancer Society

This event will explore what’s needed to advance equitable and high-quality cancer care for all, as well as current obstacles to accessing cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Learn more about the event here.

Sept. 26

Partnering for a better future

12 p.m.
ET

Lunch and registration

In person only
1 p.m.
ET

Welcome remarks
1:05 p.m.
ET

The Summit of the Future: Key achievements and the road ahead

Michèle Griffin

Director of the Summit of the Future/Common Agenda team, United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General
1:30 p.m.
ET

Unlocking Africa's potential: The path to economic transformation on the continent

Chidi Blyden

Deputy CEO, Millenium Challenge Corporation

Bright Simons

Vice president, IMANI Centre for Policy and Education; Founder, mPedigree

Caroline Teti

Director of Safeguarding and Recipient Advocacy, GiveDirectly
2 p.m.
ET

The future of ESG: Tackling impact washing and ensuring results

Greg Spencer

CEO and co-founder, Common Good Marketplace

Alan Schwartz

Executive chairman, Guggenheim Partners

Phyllis Costanza

Founder, Social Asset Management
2:20 p.m.
ET

Partnership spotlight with ServiceNow

More details coming soon.
2:30 p.m.
ET

Harnessing AI for development: Opportunities and challenges in LMICs

Uyi Stewart

Chief data & technology officer, data.org
2:40 p.m.
ET

An update on the Global Digital Compact: Navigating geopolitical tensions and shaping the future of the internet

Kenton Thibaut

Senior resident fellow for China, Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)

Fernando Marani

Program director of inequality and exclusion, NYU Center on International Cooperation
3:05 p.m.
ET

How capitalism and humanitarianism can coexist: A conversation with Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya on the future of private sector engagement

Hamdi Ulukaya

CEO, Chobani
3:20 p.m.
ET

High-level interview
4 p.m.
ET

Networking break

In person only.

Renewing trust and rethinking systems

4:10 p.m.
ET

How can NGOs strengthen trust in a changing world?

David Bersoff

Head of research, Edelman Trust Institute
4:30 p.m.
ET

Women Rising, Funders Unite: Ensuring a world of work free from violence and harassment in a changing climate

In partnership with FORGE

Sarita Gupta

Vice president of US Programs, Ford Foundation

Mustafa Qadri

Founder and CEO, Equidem
4:45 p.m.
ET

Transforming climate finance: The Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund on "50by30" a year on

Mafalda Duarte

Executive director of the Green Climate Fund
5:40 p.m.
ET

Innovating for a Healthier Future: Perspectives from the Gates Foundation.

Ankur Vora

Chief strategy officer, Gates Foundation
5:50 p.m.
ET

Closing remarks
6 p.m.
ET

Cocktail reception

In person only