Global Health/Global Justice 2015:
Making New Medicines Accessible to All
Date: May 7-8, 2015
Location: Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Tentative Agenda
Day One (Thursday, May 7, 2015): Key Issues in Global Health
Location: RCC 204, Eaton Lecture Theatre, Ryerson University
BREAKFAST: 8:45 – 9:15 AM
OPENING REMARKS: 9:15 – 9:30 AM
Speaker: Mitu Sengupta (Ryerson University)
SESSION ONE: 9:30 AM— 12:00 PM
Topic: International Health Equity
Chair/Moderator: Zain Rizvi (Yale Law School)
Speakers include: Yugank Goyal (Jindal Global University); Lathika Sritharan (University of
Ottawa); Nicole Hassoun (Binghamton University); Alex Wellington (Ryerson University).
[Lunch Break: 12:00 – 2:00 PM]
Student competition
Poster presentation by David Zakus and Ana Oda (Ryerson University)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 2:00 – 2:45 PM
Topic: Making New Medicines Accessible to All – How can we get the Health Impact Fund going?
Speaker: Thomas Pogge (Yale University)
SPOTLIGHT: 2:45 – 3:15 PM
Topic: The Role of the Private Sector in Global Health
Speaker: Jami Taylor (Janssen Pharmaceuticals)
[Session moderator: Alyssa Brierley (Osgoode Hall Law School/York University]
COFFEE BREAK: 3:15 – 3:30 PM
SESSION TWO: 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Topic: A Conversation with Practitioners of Global Health Justice
Chair/Moderator: Jake Hirsch-Allen (Partner, Functional Imperative and Lighthouse Labs)
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Speakers include: Solomon Benatar (University of Toronto/ University of Cape Town); Jocelyn
Mackie (Grand Challenges Canada); Andrew Pinto (St. Michael’s Hospital & University of
Toronto); Geeta Sodhi (Swasthya, India).
COFFEE BREAK: 5:00 – 5:30 PM
SESSION THREE: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Topic: Global Health, Local Perspectives
Chair/Moderator: Chris MacDonald (Ryerson University)
Speakers: Olivia Chow (former NDP MP/city councilor) and Jane Philpott (Liberal MP Candidate
in forthcoming federal election)
Day Two (Friday, May 8, 2015): Focus on Access to Medicines
Location: Cara Commons, Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM), Ryerson University
BREAKFAST: 8:30 – 9:00 AM
SESSION FOUR: 9:00 — 10:30 AM
Topic: Moving Towards a Global Agreement on Antibiotic Resistance
Chair/Moderator: Trudo Lemmens (University of Toronto)
Speakers: Kevin Outterson (Boston University); Aidan Hollis (University of Calgary); Jillian
Kohler (University of Toronto); Steven J. Hoffman (University of Ottawa)
COFFEE BREAK: 10:30 – 11:00 AM
SESSION FIVE: 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM
Topic: Universal Health Coverage
Chair/Moderator: Stephanie Nixon (University of Toronto)
Speakers include: Jose Augusto Barreto Filho (Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil); Paul
Grootendorst (University of Toronto); Y.Y. Chen (University of Toronto).
LUNCH: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
SESSION SIX/BOOK LAUNCH: 2:00pm – 3:30 PM
Topic: “To Save Humanity”: What Matters Most for a Healthy Future?
Chair/Moderator: Julio Frenk (Harvard University) and Steven J. Hoffman (University of Ottawa)
Speakers include: Mathura Mahendren (McMaster University); Mariana Prado (University of
Toronto); Thomas Pogge (Yale University); Zain Rizvi (Yale Law School)
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COFFEE BREAK: 3:30pm – 4:00pm
SESSION SEVEN: 4:00—5:30 PM
Topic: Pay for Performance
Chair/Moderator: Aidan Hollis (University of Calgary)
Speakers include: Brent Fraser (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care), Jaclyn Beca
(Cancer Care Ontario), Greg Zaric (Ivey Business School, Western University)
CLOSING REMARKS: 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Speaker: Aidan Hollis (University of Calgary)
RECEPTION 6:15pm: Hor d’oeuvres & Cash Bar (Cara Commons, TRSM)
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