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April 17-18, 2010 - Conference Schedule

Click on the hyperlinked session titles to read blogs, watch videos, and access resources about the conference sessions.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Saturday, 7:45-8:10am: Opening Session

Saturday, 8:15-9:00am: Keynote Address(Read Blog)

• "Patient Capital for an Impatient World (Read Blog #2)," Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund

Saturday, 9:10-10:40am

Session SH: Enterprises and Innovations in Global Health (Read Blog)

• "Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute and Faculty, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
• "Franchising Healthcare in Africa," Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation
• "Innovations in Global Health Through Social Venture Financing," Omer Imtiazuddin, Health Portfolio Manager, Acumen Fund
• "The Role of Invention in Economic Development," Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

Session L01: Global Health Policy and Human Rights

• "Maternal Mortality and Human Rights," Lynn Freedman, JD, MPH, Director, Averting Maternal Death and Diability (AMDD); Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
• "Rights-Based Approaches to Global Health Policy: The World Health Organization and an Evolving Human Right to Health," Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• "Influencing Health Outcomes From Outside the Health Sector: Social Capital, Structural Interventions and Development Policy," Jeffrey O'Malley, Director, HIV/AIDS at UNDP
• "UNITAID Innovative Mechanisms to Scale Up Treatments for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria," Jorge Bermudez, Executive Secretary, UNITAID

Session L02: Children's Health

• "Three Unique Models For Services For Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Worldwide Orphans Foundation in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Bulgaria," Jane Aronson, MD, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell Weill Medical College and Columbia University
• "Where Are The Children (With Disabilities)?" Dana Corfield, Founder, Equip KIDS International
• "Reducing Childhood Malnutrition by Improving Children’s Oral Health in Rural El Salvador," Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program
• "The International Activities of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Caring For All Children," Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International

Session L21: Models of Healthcare Delivery

• "Building Sustainable Health Care Infrastructure, Building Dialogue: A Start-to-Finish Look at Effective Delivery of Medical Relief to Developing Nations," James W. Jackson, Founder, Project Cure
• "Promoting Healthcare Delivery in Rural Communities," Michael Mensah Twumasi, Medical Director, Charity Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• "HIV Medication to Empower Communities: An International Model," Jesus Aguais, Executive Director, Aid for AIDS
• "GHDonline: Communities of Practice for Global Health Implementers," Anat Rosenthal, PhD, Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School

Session L31: Global Health Through Technology Workshop (Read Blog)

• "Workshop: How To Advance Global Health Through Technology and Social Entrepreneurship," Ashifi Gogo, Founder and CEO, Sproxil.com; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

Session W16: Creative Partnerships in Global Health

• "An Industry-Driven Approach to Mobility and HIV," Luke J.E. Disney, Executive Director, North Star Alliance
• "A Public Private Partnership to Improve Mental Health Services in Northern Uganda," Stephen Alderman, MD, Co-Founder, Peter C. Alderman Foundation
• "Meeting Community Reproductive Health Needs Through Creative Partnerships in the Peruvian Amazon," Diana Santana, Senior Program Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Session W17: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• “Going Beyond Universal HIV Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integration of Disease Prevention Strategies," Navneet Garg, Global Business Manager, Vestergaard Frandsen
• "Covalent:global:capital => Africa," Jason Higbee, Chairman, Covalent:global:capital
• "A Head for Business, a Heart for the World," Jaap Jonkers, Chairman, Foundation SIFE Leiden
• "The UNITAID Patent Pool: An Innovative Approach to Access to Medicines and IP," Suerie Moon, UNITAID Policy Advisor
• "Controlling Human Schistosomiasis With Village-based Aquaculture," Elizabeth, Huttinger, MA, Chief Executive, Manobi Development Foundation
• "Coded in Country," Neal Lesh, Chief Technology Officer, D-Tree International
• "Reshaping Rural Health: Using Social Networks to Build Healthier Communities," Jonathan Coleman
• "Skillz Snap: Mobilizing Communities Against HIV Through Participatory Video," Jeff DeCelles, Ed.M, Global Curriculum Development Manager, Grassroot Soccer

Session W19: Global Eye Health Needs

• "Vision 2020/USA and The Future of Collaborative Efforts in Blindness Prevention," Louis Pizzarello, MD, MPH, Chair, Vision 2020/USA
• "Avoidable Blindness and Eye Care in Latin America and the Caribbean," Juan Carlos Silva, MD, MPH, Regional Advisor in Prevention of Blindness, PAHO-WHO
• "Presentation Patterns of Glaucoma in Rural and Urban Ghana" Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, Emanuel Eye Centre, Accra, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• "Eliminating Preventable Blindness in Northern Ghana," Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthamlologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner

Session W207: Global Health Advocacy Workshop

• "Creating Champions on Our Issues: The Champion Scale—A Tool for Advocates," Ken Patterson, Grassroots Manager, RESULTS Educational Fund

Session W208: Scaling and Delivering Healthcare Programs

• "Supporting Early-Stage Social Entrepreneurs," Michael Norton, Director, Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action
• "Delivering Quality Healthcare To Rural Villages," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• "Health Micro-Insurance in Pakistan’s Northern Areas: Adapting Modern Concepts to a Developing Market Context," Holly Korda, Deputy Director, Systems Research and Initiatives and Research Director, Innovative Care Delivery, Altarum Institute
• "Medical Device Design For The Poor: DtM Lessons Learned," Timothy Prestero, CEO, Design That Matters

Session W211: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Saturday, 10:50am-12:20pm

Session SH: Social Entrepreneurship, Scalability, and Investments

• "Solutions That Can Go Big: How To Think About Scalability," Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation
• "The Investment/Re-Investment Cycle: Essentials to Advancing Social Innovation," Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause
• "Achieving Global Health Through Community Wealth (Read Blog)," Billy Shore, Founder and Executive Director, Share Our Strength
• "Connecting Individual Investors With The Base of the Pyramid," Shari Berenbach, President and CEO, Calvert Foundation

Session L01: Innovations in HIV/AIDS Strategies (Read Blog)

• "The Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for the Integration of Prenatal Care with the Testing and Treatment of HIV and Syphilis," Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Partners in Health
• "Implementation of a Community Health Worker Model of Care to Improve Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive Children in Central China," Sarah Eliza Petrow, MSc, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment Support
• "Ocular Complications of HIV: How You Can Help. Do you Really Have a Choice?" Kate Coleman, BSc, PhD, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Executive Chairman, Right To Sight
• "Russia's Progress in Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS," Alexandra Vacroux, PhD, Program Officer, Eurasia Program, Social Science Research Council

Session L02: Food Security and Producing Better Food (Read Blog)

• "Food Security and the Right to Health," Robert Lawrence, MD, The Center for a Livable Future Professor, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy, and International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• "Development of a National Food Fortification Program in Rwanda," Amy Lockwood, MBA, Executive Director, Project Healthy Children
• "Breeding Better Food: A New Solution To Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency," Bonnie McClafferty, Head, Development & Communications, HarvestPlus
• "Factors in the Adoption and Development of Agro-Biotechnology in Sub Saharan Africa," Obidimma Ezezika, PhD, MEM, Senior Fellow, McLaughlin Rotman Center for Global Health, University of Toronto and University Health Network

Session L21: Partnerships To Improve Health Care Systems

• "Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Health Care Systems," Paul Cleary, PhD, Dean of Public Health, Chair, Epidemiology and Public Health; Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine
• "An Innovative Academic Partnership to Support Capacity Development: The Makere University Yale University Collaboration in Global Health," Brian Montague, DO, MS, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brown University School of Medicine
• "CSR and The Global Health Agenda: Can Business Really Help Heal The Planet?" John E. Tedstrom, PhD, President and CEO, Global Business Coalition

Session L31: Village-Based Models For Health

• "An Integrated, Food-Based Approach To Bettering Nutrition: A Case Study in the Millennium Village of Western Kenya," Jessica Fanzo, PhD, Nutrition Coordinator, Millennium Villages Project
• "Innovative Measures to Advance Health in Poor Countries During the Global Financial Crisis," Ranu Dhillon, MD, Health Advisor, Millennium Villages/Global Health Equity Brigham and Women's Hospital
• "Building a Distributed Village Model," Zoravar Dhaliwal, CEO, Community Lab

Session W16: The Realities and Complexities of Global Eye Care

• "Doctors With Borders: Partnering to Strengthen National Specialty Societies," Michael Brennan, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Past President, Alamance Eye Center
• "Managing the African Glaucomas: Should We Incise or Instill?" Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, Emanuel Eye Centre, Accra, Ghana
• "Trabeculectomy Glaucoma Surgery: Clinical Pearls," James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology andVisual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
• "Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma For Persons on Medical Missions," Gustavo V. de Moraes, MD, Research Assistant Professor, NYU School

Session W17: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "Portable, Battery-Operated Fluorescent Field Microscope for the Developing World," Andrew Miller, Beyond Traditional Borders, Research Associate, Rice University
  
• "Safi Coffee and the Coffee Connection Project," Shannon Mulholland, CEO, Safi Coffee
  
• "Artificial Intelligence" Deepak Justin Nath, Systems Design Engineer, Independent Researcher, Bangalore, India
  
• "The Human-Powered Nebulizer in Developing World Applications," Lars E. Olson, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University
• "Feasibility Study for XStop Application for Treatment of Neurogenic Claudication in Developing Nations,” Tyler Smith, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
• "Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology: A Sustainable Model to Affect Musculoskeletal Care Through Academic Partnership Throughout the Developing World,” Jonathan Phillips, Medical Student, University of California Irvine; Fellow, Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology, UCSF
• "Trying to Connect the Dots and Helping Provide Eyecare for Haiti," Paul Berman, OD, Consultant, Lions Clubs International/Essilor
• "Global Health and the Health Impact Fund," Matthew V. Lindauer, PhD Student, Yale University

Session W19: Women's Health (Read Blog)

• "MDGFive.com: A Film and New Media Initiative to Improve Maternal Health," Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker
• "Obstetric Fistula – The Ultimate Indignity, Gender Inequality, and Poverty," Kate Grant, Executive Director, The Fistula Foundation
• "Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Rural El Salvador", Miriam Cremer, President and Founder, Basic Health International
• "Society, Migration, Culture and Women," Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, MPhil, CHES, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Global Health Program Director, New York Medical College School of Public Health

Session W20: Community Action in India Workshop

• "Community-Level Action and Impact in India," Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India

Session W207: Social Enterprise Workshop (Read Blog)

• "Social Enterprise: The Promise and the Perils," Jerr Boschee, Founder, The Institute For Social Entrepreneurs; Interim President/CEO, Social Enterprise Alliance

Session W208: Young Leader of Social Change Speakers: Global Health Research

• "Maternal Anemia and Malaria Assessment in Kisoro, Uganda," Cris M.K. Malino, Medical Student, Stony Brook University
• "A Multidimension Approach to Analyzing Parasitic Infection in Rural Nicaraguan Households," Abraar Karan, Undergraduate, Yale University
• "Examining Nigerian Nurses Knowledge of Universal Precautions (UP), Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens, and Availability of Protective Apparel/Equipment," Melanie Bazensky Coffman, RN, MS, University of Maryland, School of Nursing
• "The Rewards of Student Research as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow," Naveed Chaudhry, Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumnus
• "Characteristics of Glaucoma in Accra, Ghana," Andrew Francis, Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine, Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumnus
• "Seeing The Self: Portraits and Self-Perception Among Ghanaians With Varying Visual Capacity," Rebecca Burger-Caplan, Undergraduate, Haverford College
• "An Analysis of Trends and Implications of QALY (quality-adjusted life year) Utilities of Ghanaian Patients," Erica Leavitt, Undergraduate Student, Princeton University, Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumnus

Session W211: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Saturday, 12:20-1:10pm

• Lunch at New Haven Eateries

Saturday, 1:10-1:50pm

• Poster and Networking Session
  • View the Poster Presentations
  • Explore the Exhibits and speak with the exhibitor representatives
  • Network with others in designated networking rooms

Saturday, 1:50-3:20pm

Session SH: Nonprofit, Government, and Corporate Approaches to Global Health

• "Where the Good Goes – A Proven Solution to Child Mortality," Carolyn Miles, COO/Executive Vice President, Save The Children
• "America's Vital Interests in Global Health," Harvey Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
• "The Global Fight Against Malaria: U.S. Strategy for Combating Malaria Around The World," Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, U.S. Malaria Coordinator, President's Malaria Initiative
• "Corporate Governance Approaches to Global Health Investments and Social Entrepreneurship Partnerships," Georgia Sambunaris, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Economic Growth, USAID

Session WO: The Health of Women and Children (Read Blog)

• "The Unfinished Child Survival Agenda," David Oot, Associate Vice President for Health, Save The Children
• "Where There is No Light: Using Solar Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Developing Regions," Laura Stachel, MD, MPH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health;  Co-Founder, WE CARE Solar
• "Preterm Birth: Global Prevalence and Opportunities for Intervention in Middle- and Low-Income Countries," Christopher P. Howson, PhD, Vice President for Global Programs, The March of Dimes Foundation
• "Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Maternal and Child Programs in Low-Income Countries: A New Approach," Agbessi Amouzou, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Session L01: Do Your Programs Work? Metrics, Data, and Outcomes in Global Health

• "Monitoring Public Health Innovations from Bright Idea to Scaled-Up National Practice," Michel Pacque, Senior NGO/PVO Advisor, ICF Macro
• "Innovations in Monitoring and Evaluation," Elvira Beracochea, MD, President and CEO, MIDEGO
• "Epidemiology-Driven Program Design," Ian Rawson, Board Chair, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
• "Integrating Clinical Trials and Public Health Initiatives: Data Collection Challenges," Heather Kelly, Senior Project Manager, Institute for OneWorld Health

Session L02: Global Health and Technology (Read Blog)

• "IQCare Technology Innovation For Low Resource Clinics," Bobby Jefferson, Health IT Project Manager, Futures Group
• "mHealth: The Future Success of Health Care Delivery in Developing Countries (Read Blog)," David Aylward, Executive Director, mHealth Alliance, United Nations Foundation
• "Simple Solutions To Complex Problems: How A Text Message Can Save A Life," Ashifi Gogo, Founder and CEO, Sproxil.com; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
• "Online Innovation and Trends in Global Health," Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications

Session L21: Innovation and Scaling Workshop

• "Building an Innovation Engine and Finding Pathways to Scale," Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

Session L37: Enterprises at the Base of the Pyramid Workshop

• "From Ideas To Action: Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute and Faculty, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Session W16: Young Leader of Social Change Speakers: Hands-On Global Health Impact (Read Blog)

• "Students and Global Health Impact" Abraar Karan, Undergraduate, Yale University; Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumnus
• "Malaria Prevention: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Malaria and Malaria Control After Two Years of Intervention and Health Education Programs in Rural Mali," Benjamin Bryden, Medical Student, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
• "Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in Rural Honduras," Kyle Lavin, MD/MPH Student, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Honduran Health Alliance
• "Evaluating the Use of Mobile Phone Technology to Enhance Postnatal Care in South Africa," Kemunto Mokaya, Medical Student, Yale School of Medicine
• "Unite For Sight in Honduras," James Baraldi
• "Eye Care in Chennai, India," Zhuo Su, Undergraduate, Yale University, and Bing Qing Wang, Undergraduate, University of Toronto, Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumni
• "Pediatric Emergency Care Training and Health Services Assessments in Conflict-Affected Southern Sudan," Ellie Nowak, Undergraduate Student, Harvard College
• "Documentary on the Effects of Blindness on a Personal Level," Haeinn Woo, Undergraduate, Mount Holyoke; Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow Alumna

Session W17: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "Penn State College of Medicine Global Health Scholars Program: A New Model For Global Health Medical Education," Ben Fredrick, Global Health Center Director, Penn State College of Medicine
• "The Wuhan University Medical Education Reform (WUMER) Project at the University of Chicago," Ivy Morgan, Research Project Assistant, WUMER Project at University of Chicago
• "The Africa Medical Education Network: Collaborative Use of Technology to Globalize Education & Deliver Medical Service to Rural Areas," Kathleen Harrison, PhD, Director, Harambee
• "Achieving Global Health Equity: Improving Accessibility to High-level Genomic Science in Health Care," Brenda L. Gallie, Ontario Cancer Institute
• "Innovations in Global Health Education - The Global Health Response Engine," Heather Wipfli, Associate Director, Institute for Global Health, University of Southern California
• "Science Collective (SciColl): Implementing Science Education, Technology Transfer and an Online Web Reference of Biological Protocols for Research in Resource-Limited Settings," Lillian Seu, PhD Candidate, University of California San Francisco
• "The Men's Story Project: Bringing Critical Conversations About Masculinities and Health into Mainstream Forums,” Josie Lehrer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

Session W19: The Cutting Edge in Infectious Diseases

• "Adapting Global Malaria Control Strategies to Humanitarian Crises," Richard Allen, Director, The MENTOR Initiative
• "Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases," Katie Zoerhoff, M&E Associate, NTD Control Program, RTI International
• "Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Equity in Treatment & Research," Carole Mitnick, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health
• "New Strategies To Expand Clinical Care Capacity in Resource-Limited Settings," Bob Bollinger, MD, MPH, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health; Director, Center for Clinical Global Health Education, Johns Hopkins University

Session W20: Effective Participation Abroad Workshop

• "Good and Better Ways To Participate Globally: Partnering To Empower Communities," Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Health

Session W207: Immersive Global Health Experience: Unite For Sight Global Impact Corps

• James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• Michael Twumasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, Charity Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthamlologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• Andrew Francis, Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine; Global Impact Fellow Alum
• Jessica Qu, Undergraduate Student, Yale University; Global Impact Fellow Alum

Session W208: Replicated Eye Centers

• "The Principle of Replication As Applied To Eye Care in Developing Nations," David Paton, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine; Founder, ORBIS
• "Replicated Eye Care Centers in the Developing World," Richard Weiss, MD, President and Founder, One World Sight Project
• "'The Quality Trail,' A Strategy to Improve Eye Care in China Through Replication of an NGO Model," Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH, Ophthalmologist, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center in Guangzhou; Senior Consultant for China Programs, ORBIS International
• "Replicating a Social Entrepreneur Approach to Eye Care in Developing Nations," John M. Barrows, Director of Programs, International Eye Foundation

Session W211: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Saturday, 3:30-4:40pm

Session SH: Advice From The Experts: Careers in Global Health Panel

• Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation
• Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Partners in Health
• Heather Kelly, Senior Project Manager, Institute for OneWorld Health
• Bonnie McClafferty, Head, Development & Communications, HarvestPlus
• John McGoldrick, JD, Chairman, Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and Special Advisor, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
• Georgia Sambunaris, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Economic Growth, USAID

Session WO: Innovation in Global Health (Read Blog)

• "Medical Innovation in Humanitarian Situations: The Work of Medecins Sans Frontieres," Jean-Herve Bradol, MD, Former President of MSF-France; Former Board Member, MSF-USA
• "War and Public Health: What Is The Role of Public Health Professionals?" Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidmiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
• "Time To Lower The Bar For Social Entrepreneurship - Rwandan Lessons from Agribusiness and Health," Josh Ruxin, Founder and Director of Rwanda Works, The Access Project and Millennium Village Rwanda; Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health, Columbia University

Session L01: Disability and Health in the Developing World

• "Sight Restoration, an Essential Ingredient for Health Promotion," James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner
• "Sustainable Development for Persons with Disability Living in the Poorest Countries in the World," Ron Nabors, Chief Executive Officer, Christian Blind Mission-USA

Session L02: Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid (Read Blog)

• "Franchising in Frontier Markets," Bruce Au, Senior Consultant, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
• "Innovative Finance to Reach the Base of the Pyramid and Beyond," Vicky Hausman, Associate Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
• "A Sustainable System for Defeating The Diseases of Poverty," Molly Christiansen, Living Goods

Session L21: Surgery and Global Health

• "Integration of Surgery Into Population-Based Healthcare in Low and Middle Income Countries," David Spiegel, MD, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• "Surgery and Global Health - Are We There Yet?" Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS, Director, Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons
• "Modifying 21st Century Surgery For The Developing World," Aron Rose, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Nursing

Session L37: How To Create an NGO

• "Workshop: How To Create an NGO That Does Community Work With Children Abroad: The Ins and Outs, The Ups and Downs," Jane Aronson, MD, CEO and Founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell Weill Medical College and Columbia University

Session W16: Acting Locally But Thinking Globally Workshop

• "Workshop: Acting Locally But Thinking Globally - Involving Classrooms and Communities in Global Health," Karen King, MA, Teacher, Reed Intermediate School, Connecticut

Session W17: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development (Read Blog)

• "Improving Quality of Health in Pueblo Nuevo, Guatemala," Bridget Meyer, Executive Director, Global Healthcare Project
• "Diarrhea Reduction Program in Northern India," Gavin Tansley, Medical Student, University of British Columbia
• "Art For Eyes," Lindsay Hampton, Ophthalmic Imaging Specialist, Hospital For Sick Children
• “Street Vendor Insurance,” William Jordan, MD, MPH, Faculty Development Fellow, Montefiore; Board President, Esperanza del Barrio
• "Value Based Leadership Institute," Grant Peirce, Director of Leadership Programs, Health for Humanity

Session W19: Brain Drain and Human Resources For Health

• "Applying Quality Improvement to Human Resources for Health," Lauren Crigler, Director of Health Workforce Development, Initiatives Inc.
• "Meeting The Global Physician Shortage: The Contribution of Cuba's Latin American Medical School," Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)

Session W207: Advocacy Workshop (Read Blog)

• "Can You Hear Me Now? Influencing Policymakers to Hear Your Call For Increased Support," Suzanne N. Smith, Social Impact Architects

Session W211: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Saturday, 4:50-5:35pm: Keynote Address By Jeffrey Sachs (Read Blog)

• "Breakthroughs in Health Care Delivery in Low Income Settings (Read Blog #2)," Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

Saturday, 5:40-6:25pm: Keynote Address By Sonia Sachs (Read Blog)

• "Advances in the Millennium Villages Health System," Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Millennium Village Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University

Saturday, 6:30-8:00pm: Ideas & Innovation Evening Networking Reception

• This special networking reception will convene conference participants who are interested in networking, discussion, collaboration, and intense conversation about global health and innovation. The reception with hors d'oeuvres will be held at the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven, which is one of the Global Health & Innovation Conference's weekend venues. Advanced online registration and payment for this reception was available on a first come, first served basis, and registration for the reception is filled and no longer available.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sunday, 8:30-9:20am: Keynote Address By Seth Godin

• "Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The World," Seth Godin, Blogger, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com

Sunday, 9:30-10:15am: Plenary Panel on Responsible Social Entrepreneurship

• Elmira Bayrasli, Policy & Outreach, Endeavor
• James Clarke, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
• Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers
• Allen Hammond, Senior Entrepreneur and Member of Leadership Group, Ashoka; Co-Founder and Chairman, Healthpoint Services
• Kevin Starr, Rainer Arnold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation

Sunday, 10:30am-12pm

Session WO: Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (Read Blog)

• "Innovation in PIH Implementation Sites," Cate Oswald, MPH, Program Manager for Psychosocial Support and Mental Health, Haiti, Partners in Health
• "mothers2mothers: Scaling Social Innovation," Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers
• "High-Impact Entrepreneurship," Elmira Bayrasli, Policy & Outreach, Endeavor
• "Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unite For Sight

Session W113: Empathy and Cultural Sensitivity Workshop

• "Best Practices in Treating Patients with Empathy and Cultural Sensitivity," Barbara Ceconi, MSW, President, Access Umbrella Inc., and Michael Meteyer, MA, Field Representative, Guiding Eyes for the Blind

Session W207: Creative Culture in Health Care Workshop

• "Fostering a Creative Culture in Health Care," Harry West, CEO, Continuum

Session W208: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "EGG-Energy: Supplying Power to Rural Africa Battery by Battery,” Alla Jezmir, Principal, Green Portfolio, Calvert Foundation and Co-Founder and Board Director, EGG-energy
• "Affordable Health Insurance: A Private Sector Approach,” Sahil Singh Gujral, CEO, HealthBonds
• "Supporting Social Enterprises With Commercial Capital,” Eric Berkowitz, Chief Investment Officer, Bamboo Finance
• "Reviving the Spice Island Economy,” Anne Andrews, JD, Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.
• “Measuring the Impact of Health Interventions on Peace,” Brett Nelson, MD, MPH, DTM&H, Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Pediatric Global Health; Co-Director, Children in Conflict and Crisis, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
• " Low-Cost IVF Foundation,”  Pasquale Patrizio, MD, MBE, Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Fertility Center
• "New Cervical Screening Device for Unserved Communities,” Anais Tuepker, Director, Preciva Incorporated

Session W211: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "Innovations for Education and Healthcare in Haiti Through Problem-Solving in Local Communities: Ayisyen Ede Ayisyen ("Haitians Helping Haitians")," Stephen Bornemeier, Maison de Naissance Foundation
• "Two-Phase Microfinance Approach in Duchity, Haiti," Amit Mittal
• "Jamii Water: Making Access to Clean Water Sustainable," Lisa Boyd, JamiiWater
• "Empowering The Impoverished of Pachacutec, Peru," Corey Luthringer, Alumna, Lehigh University Global Citizenship
• "Innovating Equitable Primary Healthcare - Delivering ‘Fixed Price Healthcare’ for Rural Populations in India,” Zeena Johar, PhD, President, IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health
• "Jailhouse Rock," Tulika Bansal, Project Coordinator Madagascar, Foundation SIFE Leiden
• "What If A Website Really Could Change The World," Susan Schindehette, Founder and President, MiWorld.com
• "American Hindu World Service," Divya L. Selvakumar, Nutrition International Development Specialist, American Hindu World Service

Session W209: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Sunday, 12:00-1:00pm

• Lunch at New Haven Eateries

Sunday, 1:00-2:30pm

Session WO: Global Health and the Environment

• "Global Environmental Health: It's More Than Being Hot," Luz Claudio, MD, Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Chief of the Division of International Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• "WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For The Poor," Gary White, Executive Director, Water.org
• "Carbon Credit Enabled Social Enterprise for Sustainable Development in Rwanda and Afghanistan," Evan Thomas, Executive Vice President, Manna Energy Limited
• "Embracing Plants For Cures With New Eyes," Martin E. Gordon, MD, Former Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

Session W17: Local and Global Context

• "Work Globally to Act Locally: Connecting Local Approaches Around the World," Lauren Shirey, MPH, Program Manager-Community Health, The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• "Meeting the Needs of the Medically Underserved in Southwest Virginia," Audrey Snyder, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia
• "Enabling the Use of Public Health Data for Local, Regional, and National Decision Making," Gen Meredith, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
• "Contemplations on American Health Care Reform," Matthew Paul, MD, Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Session W19: Lessons Learned and Approaches That Work (Read Blog)

• "Doing More With Less: 11 Great Nonprofit Management Strategies," Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something
• "From The Inside Out: Uncovering Solutions to Intractable Problems Through Positive Deviance," Lisa Kimball, President, Plexus Institute
• "Healthcare in the Urban Slums in Developing Countries: Approaches That Work," Jane Otai, Senior Community Advisor Urban Health Programs, Kenya, JHPIEGO - Johns Hopkins
• "LifeSpring Hospitals: Quality Maternal Healthcare at an Affordable Price For Low-Income Women in India," Anant Kumar, CEO, LifeSpring Hospitals, India

Session W207: Young Leader of Social Change Speakers: Exploring Program Delivery

• "Chlorine Dispensers for Safe Water," Amrita Ahuja, PhD, Gieorgio Ruffolo Post Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University
• "A "Conscious Capitalist" Venture to Reduce Birth Rates in West Africa," Celia Gellman, Pakahali Women's Gold
• "Building a Mental Health Infrastructure in Post Conflict Sierra Leone," Sigalit Hoffman, MD, Psychiatry Resident, Tufts Medical Center
• "Participatory Action Research For The Reduction of Indoor Air Pollution: Foundations for an Improved Cookstove Project in Guatemala", Justin Schram, MD, MSc, Resident Physician, University of Washington, Internal Medicine
• "The JOMA Project: Addressing HIV Transmission in Mozambican Youth Through Life Skills and Technical Training," Alison Nathania Pletch, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
• "Internally Displaced Village Health Workers Scale Up A Malaria Control Program In Active Conflict Areas of Eastern Burma," Catherine Lee, Senior Field Officer, Global Health Access Program
• "Youth Innovation and Pragmatic Solidarity in the Fight Against AIDS in Africa," Julie Veroff, Executive Director, FACE AIDS
• "Taking the Pulse of Student Advocacy: The Evolution of an Independent, Peer-Edited Student Journal For Global Health at the American Medical Student Association," Hana Akselrod, MD/MPH Student, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Session W208: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• “Community Water Solutions:  Low-cost, Sustainable Safe Water Businesses,” Vanessa Green, Co-founder, Community Water Solutions
• “Neem Lotion: A Sustainable Approach to Malaria Prevention,” Kari Nelson, Fordham University
• “Project Gaia, Inc.” Gulce Askin, Team Member, Project Gaia
• “KeoK'jay: Addressing The Social Costs of HIV/AIDS Through Fair Fashion,” Rachel Faller, Director, KeoK'jay
• "Wheelchair Provision in Africa," Lucinda Kerschensteiner, Board Member, Uhambo Foundation
• "The GPU Empowerment Mission: Capacity Building, Brain "Gain" and Systems Strenghtening Via ICT," Evelyn Cherow, CEO, GlobalPartnersUnited
• “Create Sustainable Health Screen Model in Rural Area,” Veronica Chew, MBA, INSEAD
• "Innovations In Identifying and Applying New Ideas to Improve Essential Healthcare for Infants and Mothers in the Tribal Areas of Orissa, India,” Almas Ali, Senior Advisor, Population Foundation of India

Session W211: Global Eye Care Needs and Solutions

• "How To Develop a Sustainable Eye Care Plan for Rural Regions," Sarang Samal, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India
• "Eye Care Needs and Solutions in South Korea," Sung Chul Park, MD, Glaucoma Fellow, New York Medical College
• "Lions Clubs International Foundation’s Global Prevention of Blindness Program," Phillip Albano, Sight Programs Manager, Lions Clubs International Foundation
• "Glaucoma Screening," Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University

Session W209: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Sunday, 2:40-4:10pm

Session WO: Corporations, Businesses, and Global Health

• "Co-Creating Impact-Driven Health Innovations: The Case for Increased Partnership Between Business and Non-Profits," Allen Hammond, Senior Entrepreneur and Member of Leadership Group, Ashoka; Co-Founder and Chairman, Healthpoint Services
• "Authentic Corporate Engagement in Global Health," Laura Herman, Managing Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors
• "Global Health Partnerships--Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned From A Private Sector Perspective," Steven Phillips, MD, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, Exxon Mobile
• "One Size Does Not Fit All:  Models of Collaboration for Improving Global Health," Brenda Colatrella, Executive Director, Office of Corporate Responsibility and Global Policy Support, Merck

Session W119: Research and Education in Eye Health

• "Innovative Tools for Education: Ophthalmic News and Education (O.N.E.) Network," Zelia Correa, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati; American Academy of Ophthalmology
• "Gender and Eye Health," Ilene Gipson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
• "Management of Macular Degeneration in 2010," Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yale University Eye Center

Session W208: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• “Food Security Assisted by Solar Ice-Making,” Carl Erickson, President, Solar Ice Company
• “OpenAction: Connecting Organizations through Mapping and Open Data Standards,” Michael Wenger, Co-Founder, Communications Director, OpenAction
• “Using Biometric-Based Medical Records to Decrease Vaccine Waste in Developing Countries,” Mark Thomas, Executive Director, VaxTrac
• "Orthopaedic Link," Dheera Ananthakrishnan, President, Orthopaedic Link
• “Peace Care - Linking Peace Corps to U.S. Healthcare Training Institutions,” Andrew Dykens, University of Illinois – Chicago, Peace Care
• "Igniting Student Interest in "Doing Well & Doing Good": How Clark University is Harnessing A Renewed Student Activism Around Social Entrepreneurship," David Jordan, President, Seven Hills Foundation
• "Global Potential U.S. Expansion: Youth Across Borders Helping Each Other to Turn Challenges Into Opportunities,” Sarah Gogel, Deputy Director, Global Potential
• "Promoting Diversity in International Volunteerism,” Christen Miller, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

W211: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development (Read Blog)

• "A Collaborative Effort to Reach Communities in Rural Kenya," Irene Okech, PhD Student, University of South Carolina
• "Connecting MDR Patients and Providers: Employing a Cellphone-based Strategy to Improve Patient Care in Rural South Africa," Krisda Chaiyachati, MPH Student, Harvard University School of Public Health
• "MicroShakti: A One-Two Punch in the Fight Against Poverty and Malnutrition,” Emily Sanders, MSc Student, Harvard School of Public Health
• "Citizens Environmental Restoration Bank," Teresa Chahine, Student, Harvard School of Public Health
• "Human Trafficking Students - Casework," Eric Goodwin, Masters of Liberal Arts in Government Candidate, Harvard University Extension School
• "Cleanin up Cairo," Bilaal Ahmed, MPH Student, Boston University School of Public Health
• "CORE Synergy: Medical Education Synergized," Roopan Gill, Medical Student, University of Toronto
• "Comprehensive Clinic,” James Banks, Medical Student, University of Cincinnati

Session W209: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.

Sunday, 4:15-5:45pm

Session WO: Cutting-Edge Research in Global Health

• "An AIDS Vaccine: Progress to End The Epidemic," John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
• "Leveraging Advances in Nanotechnology and Consumer Electronics to Detect Infectious Diseases at the Point of Care," Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, Stanley C. Moore Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Rice University
• "Prospects and Challenges of Genetic Manipulation of Mosquitoes for Malaria Control," Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology
• “Sequencing Human Genomes Relevant to Global Health,” Vanessa Hayes, PhD, Group Leader Cancer Genetics, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research

Session W208: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "Frontier Markets: Bringing Products to the People," Ajaita Shah, Founder/CEO, Frontier Markets
• "Using Social Networking Analysis to Reduce Child Mortality," Thomas Davis, MPH, Director of Health Programs, Food For The Hungry
• "Poverty in Uganda: Child as a Change Agent," Jean Semler, President, ChangeALife Uganda
• "Kwikpoint Tuberculosis Smart Card and Sputum Collection Procedure Visual Guide," Avi Brand, Global Health Coordinator, Kwikpoint
• "What To Do About Those Helminthes," Colleen Harris, MSN, MBA, RN-BC, CCM, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• "Child Leader Project," Samantha Wilson, Executive Director, Child Leader Project
• "Interactive Health Outcome System", David Shearer, MD, President and CEO, Health Sciences International, Inc.
• "Sports Movements," John Toland, Founder, Sports Movements

Session W211: Social Enterprise Pitches - Ideas in Development

• "Entrepreneurs as Positive Deviants: A Positive Deviance Approach to Economic Development," Kenneth Hynes, Managing Director, ontheFRONTIER Group
  
• "Change The World or Your Money Back," SaraJoy Pond, Founder, Tipping Bucket
• "Good/Works = Find, Fund, Volunteer,” Bon Ku, Co-Founder, Good/Works
• "The Dying Breed Foundation - A Closed-Loop Non-Profit Approach to Tobacco Revenue,” Eric S. Turer, President, The Dying Breed Foundation
• "The Clinical Chameleon:  Diagnosing Celiac Disease,” Jessica Meier-Peterson, Founder and President, GFNO
• "Mas Saudi pa Kabu Verdi: Better Health for Cape Verde," Tim Comeaux, HIV Program Director, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
  
• "Balanced Heart Healing Center Clinic," Katie McCorkle, Founder & CEO, Balanced Heart Healing Center, Inc.
• "Recall Ready: Reducing Consumer Product Hazards," Mary T. Quilty, PhD Student, Harvard School of Public Health

Session W209: Designated Networking Room

• Continue the conversations started during the scheduled sessions.