The Program in Vaccine Education at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons’ mission is to educate medical students and to inform health care professionals, public health experts, academic, government and industry researchers, policy makers, global health non-governmental organizations, journalists, and the general public as to the cutting-edge advances and challenges in modern vaccine development.
The Columbia University convenors are Drs. Lawrence Stanberry (Co-Director, PVE), Philip LaRussa (Co-Director, PVE), Wilmot James (Associate Director, PVE), and Marc Grodman (Special Advisor, PVE). We have put together a group of 25 outstanding speakers who have been intimately involved with all aspects of COVID-19 vaccine development, strategy, and implementation. We are delighted to present this five-day virtual symposium at the cusp of the world’s transition to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, February 22 - 12:00 - 2:00PM - National, Regional and Global Response to an Unprecedented Challenge
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Welcome
Lee Bollinger, JD – President, Columbia University
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Keynote: The Role of the Wellcome Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness
Sir Jeremy Farrar, BSc, MBBS, PhD – Director, Wellcome Trust
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Moderator
Lawrence R. Stanberry, MD, PhD – Director of the Programs in Global Health, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Presentation: A South African perspective on vaccine preparedness and availability
Shabir Madhi, MBChB, MMed, FCPaeds PhD – Professor of Vaccinology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Presentation: A US CDC perspective on vaccine preparedness and availability
Nancy Messonnier, MD – Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, US CDC
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Presentation: A South Korean perspective on vaccine preparedness and availability
Youngmee Jee, MD, PhD – Chief Executive Officer, Institut Pasteur Korea
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Presentation: Pan American Health Organization Perspective on vaccine preparedness and delivery
Cuauhtémoc Ruíz Matus, MD – Unit Chief, Comprehensive Family Immunization, PAHO
Tuesday, February 23 - 12:00 - 2:00PM - Global Solutions to an Unprecedented Demand
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Welcome
Anil K. Rustgi, MD – Interim Executive Vice President, CUIMC
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Keynote: The Role of the WHO in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Distribution
Tedros Ghebreyesus, MS, PhD – Director-General, World Health Organization
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Moderator
Philip LaRussa, MD – Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, CUIMC
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Presentation: Vaccine nationalism, global preparedness and delivery
Nicole Lurie, MD – Strategic Advisor, CEPI
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Presentation: Perspective on the vaccine roll-out in West Africa
Samba Sow, MD, MSc – Director-General, Center for Vaccine Development - Mali
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Presentation: The role of GAVI in preparedness, distribution and access
Seth Berkley, MD – CEO, GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
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Presentation: The International Financing of COVAX
Jeffrey D. Sachs, PhD – Columbia University
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Presentation: The role of the WEF in vaccine distribution and access
Martina Szabo, MPH – Lead, Engagement and Strategy, COVID Action Platform, World Economic Forum
Wednesday, February 24 - 12:00 - 2:00PM - Ethical and Societal Challenges
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Welcome
Safwan Masri, PhD – Global Centers and Development EVP, Columbia University
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Keynote: Preparedness and Assuring Equitable Access
A Conversation with Melinda Gates (with Meg Tirrell, CNBC)
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Preparedness and Assuring Equitable Access: A Conversation with Melinda Gates
Meg Tirrell – Senior Health & Science Reporter, CNBC
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Moderator
Wilmot James, PhD – Senior Research Scholar, Columbia ISERP
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Presentation: Ethical challenges in assuring global access to vaccines: a view from the South
Ames Dhai, MD, LLM, PhD – Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Health Law at the School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Presentation: Ethical challenges in assuring global access to vaccines: a view from the North
Ruth Faden, MPH, PhD – Founder, Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University
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Presentation: The World Bank’s perspective on assuring global access to vaccines
Mukesh Chawla, PhD – Coordinator, Chief Advisor, Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, World Bank
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Presentation: Assuring vaccine take-up and use
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD – Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Thursday, February 25 - 12:00 - 2:00PM - Government and Industry
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Welcome
Linda Fried, MD, MPH – Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
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Keynote: The Role of the NIAID-NIH in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Anthony Fauci, MD – Director, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health
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Moderator
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPA, MPH – Director, Columbia ICAP
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Presentation: China’s role in COVID-19 vaccine development
George F. Gao, PhD – Director, China CDC
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Presentation: Industry perspective on vaccine development
Kathrin Jansen, PhD – Head of Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc.
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Presentation: CEPI’s global perspective on COVID-19 vaccine development
Richard Hatchett, MD – CEO, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
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Presentation: WHO’s global perspective on vaccine discovery and development
Soumya Swaminathan, MD – Chief Scientist, WHO
Friday, February 26 - 12:00 - 3:00PM - A Most Remarkable Year in Vaccines
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Welcome
Ira Katznelson, PhD – Interim Provost, Columbia University
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Keynote 1: Operation Warp Speed – Lessons Learnt about Delivering Vaccines in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Moncef Slaoui, MS, PhD – Former Director, Operation Warp Speed, US Government
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Keynote 2: Using Vaccines Optimally in the Future
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, MSc, PhD – Vice Provost, Global Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
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Moderator
Marc Grodman, MD – Department of Medicine, Columbia University, CEO, Genosity Inc.
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Presentation: Response from a former FDA commissioner
Margaret Hamburg, MD – Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine
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Presentation: The role of Public-Private Partnerships in vaccine distribution and supply chain
Stanley M. Bergman – Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc.
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Presentation: Progress in and challenges of vaccine distribution in Africa
John Nkengasong, MSc, PhD – Director, Africa CDC
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Reaching Nerd Immunity – A Journalist’s Perspective
Kai Kupferschmidt – Contributing Correspondent, Science Magazine
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Closing Remarks: State of Vaccinology 2021: Where do we go from here?
Stanley Plotkin, MD – Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Hosts
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
