The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, PAN, and Spark Street Advisors will host a discussion to take stock of the progress and challenges in the negotiations of an international pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response agreement and bring into focus priorities for further developing a robust institutional framework and capacities to address pandemic threats.

Program:

7:30 am-7:50 am      Welcome and framing remarks

• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, GPMB’s co-chair and former President of Croatia
• Joy Phumaphi, GPMB’s co-chair and former Minister of Health, Botswana
• Michel Kazatchkine, Senior Fellow, The Graduate Institute
• Rosemary Mburu, WACI Health

7:50 am-8:50 am      State of Play’s discussion