Global Public Health Summit: Monday 8 - Friday 12 February
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Belgium
As co-head of our International Life Sciences & Healthcare group and head of Bird & Bird's Regulatory, Public & Administrative Law group in Brussels, I provide cutting edge strategic and regulatory advice to our life sciences clients and represent them in litigation.
Partner
UK
During my time as CEO from 1996 to 2022, I led Bird & Bird through an intense period of consistent growth and international expansion.
Partner
UK
As one of our firm's most experienced intellectual property partners, specialising in transactional IP matters, I offer a wealth of knowledge to businesses at the cutting edge of research, development and technology, in a variety of sectors for which IP is of prime importance.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for change. As businesses around the world continue to adjust to the new normal and keep abreast of the rapidly changing rules and operational capabilities, business leaders have one eye on the future: How can we survive and thrive with this disease?
To bring some of these issues to light, Bird & Bird and Global Success Partnership hosted a Global Public Health Summit 2021 – a five day event which featured senior business leaders, politicians, scholars and policymakers and sought to provide some thought-provoking discussions looking to the future, in the post-pandemic era.
Monday 8 February – COVID-19 and the Global Health Perspectives
Speakers:
David Kerr, Chief Executive of Bird & Bird LLP
Professor Andrew Hayward, Director of the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health and Member of the UK Government Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
Dr. Sarah Pitt, Virologist at the University of Brighton
Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health of University of Edinburgh
Dr. Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director of the British Medical Journal
Host:
Sally Shorthose, Partner of Bird & Bird LLP
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Tuesday 9 February - The State of the Public Health in the European Union
Speakers:
Mr. John Ryan, Director of the Public Health of European Commission
Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at University of Strathclyde
Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bloomberg Economics
Sir Vince Cable, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Host:
Marc Martens, Partner of Bird & Bird LLP
Wednesday 10 February – Leadership in a crisis
Speakers:
Andrew Bridgen MP, Conservative MP, North-West Leicestershire
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts
Yanis Varoufakis, Economist, Member of Greek Parliament and former Finance Minister
Host:
Tim Skeet, City Banker and Senior Adviser to Financial Services Industry
Thursday 11 February - Pandemic and Future Challenges
Speakers:
Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum
Sir Ivan Rogers, Former British Ambassador to European Union
Lord Winston, Scientist, Television Presenter and Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London
Hosts:
Tim Skeet, City Banker and Senior Adviser to Financial Services Industry
Lord Chris Fox, Liberal Democrats Spokesperson of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Friday 12 February - Rebuilding Resilience in the COVID-19 Era
Speakers:
Dr. Chris Smith, Managing Editor of the Naked Scientists
Christian Van Stolk, Executive Vice President of RAND Europe
Professor Robert Istepanian, Institute of Global Health Innovation of Imperial College London
Josée Touchette, Executive Director Organisation of Economic Cooperation & Development
Michelle Williams, Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
David Kerr, Chief Executive of Bird & Bird LLP
Special closing remarks
Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, UK
Hosts:
Tim Skeet, City Banker and Senior Adviser to Financial Services Industry
Sally Shorthose, Partner of Bird & Bird LLP
Since the beginning of COVID pandemic almost a year ago, our international teams have focussed on providing practical advice for our clients on how to survive and thrive in the face of the pandemic. If you’re interested in viewing our recent content and articles, please click here.
