BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:831daf9a7bf71e4dba616b00d255f671 DTSTAMP:20260403T175816Z DTSTART:20250521T070000 DTEND:20250521T090000 SUMMARY:Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI | WHA Side Event DESCRIPTION:\nThe risks of new pandemic threats are compounding. Zoonotic spillover and uncontained outbreaks are well-known risks that are not yet well enough addressed. Today, focus must also turn to biosecurity and biosafety risks. Beyond naturally occurring infectious disease threats, the risks of a manmade pandemic — by accident or by design — must be mitigated. \nPandemic Action Network (PAN) and The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response will convene a public event, Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI, on the sidelines of WHA78 to discuss opportunities and risks in our evolving global health, technological, and geopolitical landscape, and offer concrete next steps to prioritise biosecurity and biosafety efforts needed to keep the world safe and secure.\nSpeakers include:\n\n\nThe Right Honourable Helen Clark, former PM of New Zealand, Member of The Elders and Co-Chair Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response\nPriya Basu, Executive Head, Pandemic Fund\nDaniel Feakes, Chief of the Implementation Support Unit, Biological Weapons Convention\nRichard Hatchett, CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)\nRaj Panjabi, Senior Partner, Preemptive Health and Medicine Initiative, Flagship Pioneering\nEloise Todd, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Pandemic Action Network\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday 21 May, 2025 | 07.00-09.00 CET\nWhere: Hôtel Royal Genève (Rue de Lausanne 41, 1201 Genève)\nNote: Light breakfast will be available\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The risks of new pandemic threats are compounding. Zoonotic spillover and uncontained outbreaks are well-known risks that are not yet well enough addressed. Today, focus must also turn to biosecurity and biosafety risks. Beyond naturally occurring infectious disease threats, the risks of a manmade pandemic — by accident or by design — must be mitigated. 


Pandemic Action Network (PAN) and The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response will convene a public event, Biosecurity: A Priority in the Era of Pandemics and AI, on the sidelines of WHA78 to discuss opportunities and risks in our evolving global health, technological, and geopolitical landscape, and offer concrete next steps to prioritise biosecurity and biosafety efforts needed to keep the world safe and secure.


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When: Wednesday 21 May, 2025 | 07.00-09.00 CET


Where: Hôtel Royal Genève (Rue de Lausanne 41, 1201 Genève)


Note: Light breakfast will be available


\n\n\n LOCATION:Royal Manotel, 41, Rue de Lausanne, Les Pâquis, Pâquis, Genève, 1201, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR