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Laurie Garrett says the movie Contagion serves as a warning that a globally coordinated and equitable response to any pandemic is needed.
October 16, 2009
8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (ET)
On Friday, October 16, 2009, watch experts discuss the science behind pandemic influenza as well as its economic and political implications.
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This symposium is cosponsored with Science Magazine.
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Symposium Schedule
Session One: The Science
8:30 to 9:45 a.m. (ET)
Arnold Monto, Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan
Peter Palese, Professor and Chair, Microbiology; and Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Lone Simonsen, Research Professor and Research Director, Department of Global Health, George Washington University
Jon Cohen, Correspondent, Science Magazine, Presider
Session Two: The Economics
10:00 to 11:15 a.m. (ET)
Andrew Yanzhong Huang, Director, Center for Global Health Studies, Seton Hall University
Andrew Jack, Pharmaceutical Correspondent, Financial Times
Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Presider
Session Three: Foreign Policy
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (ET)
Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, Canadian Press
John E. Lange, Senior Program Officer for Developing-Country Policy and Advocacy, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Former Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, U.S. Department of State
Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations, Presider
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The Struggle for Egypt
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Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East
Gause posits that, though the Arab Awakening has caused tensions in Saudi-American relations, the two countries do not face a crisis and still have significant mutual interests that should be prioritized.
Partners in Preventive Action
The authors assess the strengths and weaknesses of international institutions and provide a set of practical recommendations for how the United States can strengthen the global architecture for preventive action by partnering with those organizations.
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U.S. Trade and Investment Policy
This Independent Task Force report encourages the Obama administration and Congress to adopt a "pro-America" trade policy that brings to more Americans the benefits of global engagement.
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