Summit
World Health Summit
The premier global health conference bringing together politics, science, private sector, and civil society to address global health challenges.
- When
- October, Mid October
- Where
- Berlin, Germany
- Format
- Hybrid
- Organiser
- World Health Summit Foundation
- Region
- Europe
- Scale
- About 3,000 attendees
- Founded
- 2009
The briefing
The World Health Summit is a highly influential strategic forum under the patronage of the leaders of Germany, France, and the WHO. It focuses on global health security, digital health equity, and international health policy. For healthtech operators, it provides insight into government scale procurement, global regulatory harmonization, and public health technology initiatives. Investors attend to understand global health priorities and meet with multinational development bank representatives.
What to expect
- Strategic commitments on global disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness
- Discussions on closing the digital health divide in low income nations
- Debates on international health data sharing frameworks
Who is in the room
Heads of state, ministers of health, scientific researchers, World Health Organization representatives, and industry executives.
Background
Originating as an academic initiative of the Charite hospital in Berlin, the summit has evolved into a global platform. It now closely collaborates with the World Health Organization to host its annual international meeting in Berlin.
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