Texas A&M and Scowcroft Institute to Host 3rd Annual Pandemic & Biosecurity Forum at NPC
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M and the George H.W. Bush School of Government & Public Service'sScowcroft Institute of International Affairs will hold its 3rd Annual Pandemic & Biosecurity Forum at the National Press Club (529 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20045) on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 12-5 p.m.
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the 1918-19 U.S. influenza pandemic, this event features internationally renowned pandemic and international health security experts discussing the current Ebola crisis in Africa and U.S. measles outbreaks identifying specific policy changes and reforms necessary to improve overall national and international pandemic and biosecurity response strategies.
A Scowcroft Institute white paper, formulated from discussions at the Pandemic Policy Summit (October 2018) will be released entitled: "Community Resilience, Centralized Leadership & Multi-Sectoral Collaboration in Pandemic Preparedness and Response."
Expert speakers & panelists include:
U.S. Senator Richard Burr, (R-NC), Chairman, Senate Select Intelligence Committee
ADM Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Representative Bill Flores (TX-17), Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
U.S. Representative Michael C. Burgess, MD (TX-26), Ranking Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Hon. Jim Greenwood, President and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
Ron Klain, White House Ebola Response Coordinator (2014-2015)
Steve Davis, CEO, PATH
Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Oyewale Tomori, Professor of Virology and former Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ambassador William Garvelink, International Medical Corps
Dr. Daniel Salmon, Director of the Institute of Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rick Santos, Senior Advisor, IMA World Health
Dr. Maurizio Barbeschi, Health Security Interface, World Health Organization (WHO)
Dr. David Brett-Majors, Sanford Chair in Tropical Medicine, Uniformed Services University
Andrew Natsios, Director, Scowcroft Institute and Former USAID Administrator
Dr. Gerald Parker, Associate Dean, Texas A&M University, and Former HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response
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