Dear Friend of Unite For Sight,
We hope to see you at the upcoming annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale <http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference> on April 22-23, which is the world's largest and leading global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference. Don't miss this year's must-attend global health event, and see the complete conference schedule. <http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/speaker\-schedule\-2017> Register by Friday, March 10 for a 20% reduced rate. <http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference>
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 14th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 22 - Sunday, April 23, 2017
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Register by Friday, March 10 for a 20% reduced rate. <http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference>
The conference's 300 confirmed speakers include:
Keynote Addresses
"Redefining Global Health for 2017 and On: Partnership, Diplomacy and Sustainability," Vanessa Kerry, Founder and CEO, Seed Global Health; Associate Director of Partnerships and Global Initiatives, Mass General Global Health; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
"Risking Integrity and Embracing Failure in Global Development," Jordan Levy, Chief External Relations Officer, Ubuntu Education Fund
"Universal Health Coverage in the U.S.," Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute, 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
"One Million CHW Campaign —Ghana's National Scale-Up," Sonia Sachs, Director, Health Sector, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project
Design Thinking Speakers
"When the People Lead: Building Equity Through Co-Design," Nicole Armstrong, Social Innovation Specialist, Design Impact
"HCD Lessons We Learned From Standing on a Chair in Sierra Leone," Cal Bruns, CEO/Chief Innovationist, Matchboxology
"Designing Wellness Ecosystems through Immersive Experiences," Natacha Poggio, Founder and Director, Design Global Change; Assistant Professor, Graphic Design, Lamar University
"Design That Heals," Regina Yang, Planner, MASS Design Group
Education and School-Based Program Speakers
"Classroom Practices that Lead to Equity and Achievement for International Students," Rhonda Bondie, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Teaching, Fordham Graduate School of Education
"International Family Planning: How to Shape Messaging for Successful Advocacy," Jennifer Dyer, Executive Director, Hope Through Healing Hands
"International Family Planning: How Political, Religious Conservatives Respond to the Issue," Brian Heuser, Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Education Policy, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Affiliated Faculty, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
"The Conditions of Global Health Care: Institutions and Cultures," Robert A. LeVine, Roy Edward Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development, Emeritus, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"Trends in Government Health Expenditure: The LMIC Perspective," Marie H. Martin, Assistant Director, Education and Training, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Co-Director, Global Health Track, Master of Public Health Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
"University of Global Health Equity: Training the Next Generation of Global Health Leaders," Paul Pierre, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health
"Leveraging Organizational-Academic Partnerships for Data Collection and Impact Demonstration in Rural Kenya," Cameron Plese, Engagement Associate, Lwala Community Alliance
"Audio Health Knowledge in a Remote Villages: Results of UNICEF's Talking Book Program in Ghana," Cliff Schmidt, Executive Director, Literacy Bridge
"Role of a Non-State Actor in Improving Gender Equity Across the Public Education Ecosystem," Zeeshan Sumrani, Senior Manager - Program, Educate Girls
….For more details, please visit:
<http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/speaker-schedule-2017>
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Jennifer Staple-Clark
Unite For Sight * 234 Church Street, 15th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510 * 203-404-4900
mailto:jstaple@uniteforsight.org