Devex

A foundation for our shared future:

How health and well-being catalyze global development

Date

January 23, 2017

Location

Davos, Switzerland

In partnership with

Better health is fundamental to human happiness and the prosperity of any society. Healthy populations live longer, are more productive and even help reduce poverty. That makes health a global development priority in and of itself, but also an enabler for addressing some of the world's biggest problems including inequality and security.

On the occasion of the 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Devex and partner Johnson & Johnson hosted a private discussion exploring how good health impacts other development areas such as quality education, gender equality, and peace and security.

In addition to the panel conversation led by Devex President & Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar, the event also feature the release of a Devex report on the topic. You can access the report here.

Speakers

Nancy Lee

Global Policy Lead, Wellcome Trust

Nancy Lee jointly manages Wellcome’s Global Health Policy Team. Her primary areas of work cover global health policy focusing on epidemic preparedness, access to medicines, global health architecture, medicines quality and financing for R &D. Lee has almost ten years’ experience in policy and advocacy, previously working on policy issues in the UK and the EU.

Peter Sands

Executive Director, The Global Fund

After a distinguished career in banking as CEO of Standard Chartered PCL, Peter Sands now leads The Global Fund. He was previously made a research fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute, where he immersed himself in a range of global public health projects.

Jaak Peeters

Head, Global Public Health, Johnson & Johnson

Jaak Peeters combines innovation, science, and ingenuity as the head of GPH, which is redifing what it means to do business in resource-poor settings with an unparalleled focus on accelerating the pace of innovation needed to make TB and HIV history.

Katja Iverson

President & CEO, Women Deliver

Iversen is a leading global advocate for investment in the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women. She has more than 20 years of experience working in NGOs, corporations, and UN agencies. Iversen previously served as Chief Strategic Communication and Public Advocacy for UNICEF

Moderator

Raj Kumar

President & Editor-in-Chief, Devex

Raj Kumar leads a global team of over 100 Devexers and serves a community of 1 million global development professionals. His personal experience in over 50 countries, including a childhood partly spent in rural India, informs his work.