The Global South Research Collaborative’s second webinar on the topic “Pandemic Accord: SIMPLIFIED” is scheduled to be held on November 14, 2024. This webinar is part of “The Simplified Series” organized jointly by PATH and the Institute for Competitiveness for catalyzing North-South and South-South partnerships, for empowering the Global South to take ownership of global policy pieces, and to foster champions of global health in the Global South.
In the second webinar of the series, we will unpack the deliberations and discussions that are bridging Health and Climate at the Conference of Parties (COP). Emerging from the Cold War, there was a growing commitment towards global cooperation and development, especially as concerns over climate change began to gain traction across international discussions. However, it was only in the mid 2000’s that health began to enter the purview of discussions on climate change and platforms that anchor global negotiations and consensus building on climate change, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the annual meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COP), began taking cognizance of health risks as a result of climate change.
You could register for the webinar at
https://path.zoom.us/webinar/register/2717395131311/WN_60f8NKboR4SuGKhrtdu4ow#/registration
The tentative outline of the agenda is:
Opening Remarks by Dr Ankur Mutreja, Director of Strategy, Partnerships, and Communications, PATH
Presentation by Prof Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Reflections on the Pandemic Accord by Mr. Julien Poulle
Q&A moderation by Ms. Madhavika Bajoria, Executive Director, AVPN
The webinar can be watched below
Bio profiles of Speakers and Panelists
Amit Kapoor, PhD, is Honorary Chairman at Institute for Competitiveness, India; He is an affiliate faculty for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness & Value Based Health Care Delivery courses of Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School and an instructor with Harvard Business Publishing in the area of Strategy, Competitiveness and Business Models in addition to being a lecturer at Stanford University wherein he teaches courses on Reimagining Capitalism, Innovation & Competitiveness and Understanding Modern India. He has been inducted into the Competitiveness Hall of Fame which is administered by Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School in addition to being the recipient of the Ruth Greene Memorial Award winner for writing the best case of the year, by North American Case Research Association (NACRA).
Amit is the author of bestsellers “Riding the Tiger”, which he has co-authored with Wilfried Aulber and “The Age of Awakening: The Story of the Indian Economy Since Independence” published by Penguin Random House. He recently published a book titled “The Elephant Moves” with Amitabh Kant on India’s Competitiveness and one on “Jyotirlingams” with Bibek Debroy.
He has worked with NITI Aayog, Indian Prime Minister’s Think Tank on conceptualizing the Innovation Index, Export Preparedness Index, School Education Quality Index, District Potentiality Index et al. He has as well worked with Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister to develop indices on Ease of Living for Elderly, Foundational Learning and Numeracy Index, Social Progress Index for Indian States and Districts. Amit is a columnist with Economic Times, Business Standard, Mint, Financial Express and Business World and had published over 1000 opinion pieces in addition to his academic contributions.
Ankur Mutreja, PhD, FRSB, Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Communications, South Asia, is a seasoned global health professional with expertise and academic publications in vaccines, diagnostics, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, among others.
Julien Pouille was at CEPI, where he managed partnerships with lower and middle-income countries, including responsibility for the design and implementation of a strategic roadmap to engage with the Global South. Previously, he led projects at the University of Cambridge and the MSD- Wellcome Hilleman Laboratories. Ankur is a trained genome scientist, microbiologist, and bioinformatician, with a doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Cambridge.
Julien holds an MSc in Finance and brings extensive experience in global health, bridging expertise from the life sciences private sector and public health nonprofit organizations. He has held global roles across multinational corporations, international organizations, family-owned enterprises, and innovative disruptors – collaborations he particularly enjoyed for their dynamic, fast-paced and pioneering approaches.
Julien has successfully led and supported a range of impactful initiatives, including acquisitions, public-private partnerships, the creation of new collaborations, and the establishment of regional offices. His financial expertise extends to global supply chain optimization, while his sustainability work spans responsible manufacturing and climate work development. Julien is deeply passionate about climate, nature, and environmental sustainability, particularly in relation to global health.
Ms. Madhavika Bajoria is the Executive Director of the Health and Nutrition Platform at AVPN, Asia’s largest network of 600+ social investors in 35 countries. She led the partnerships team at AVPN since October 2021. She worked toward mobilizing more capital toward impact, which included expanding AVPN’s presence in West Asia and enabling the strategic growth of AVPN’s gender equity, climate action, and healthcare resilience platforms. Maddy brings significant experience in multi-sectoral partnerships, program management, and advocacy to advance knowledge and implementation in public health nutrition, gender equality and social protection. She previously served as the Global Policy & Engagement Manager and India Program Manager at Swiss-based think-tank Sight and Life. In this role, she led the creation of India’s first-ever platform, IMPAct4Nutrition, to engage the private sector in the government’s National Nutrition Mission. She was the architect of the platform’s growth to 200 companies actively investing in improving workplace nutrition for 10 million employees.
