Women Leaders in Global Health Conference: Reimagining Leadership

On 15-16 November 2021, WomenLift Health will convene the fifth annual Women Leaders in Global Health (WLGH) conference. This year’s conference comes at a unique time of increased urgency around the need to reimagine leadership in global health. COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on women -- especially women of color -- and experts warn we may emerge having lost decades of progress toward gender equality. An inclusive and equitable pandemic recovery requires a different kind of leadership that centers women of diverse backgrounds and experiences in decision-making, challenges barriers like sexism, colonialism, racism and builds resilient health systems that meet the needs of the most marginalized and vulnerable. 

The two-day event, with regional focuses on South Asia and Africa, will feature a range of dynamic sessions, including fireside chats, plenaries, panels and interactive workshops with prominent leaders, experts and activists from around the world.

Speakers include:

• Ify Aniebo, Founder, Afroscientric 
• Barkha Dutt, Award Winning TV Journalist; Washington Post Columnist
• Monica Geingos, First Lady of Namibia
• Celine Gounder, President/Founder of Just Human Productions; Infectious disease physician; Served on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board; Host & Producer of Epidemic and American Diagnosis
• Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Former President of Mauritius
• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder & Chairperson, Biocon
• Fidji Simo, CEO, Instacart; Co-founder, Women in Product; Co-founder, Metrodora Institute
• Anita Zaidi, President, Gender Equality and Director, Vaccine Development and Surveillance, and Director, EDD

...and many more!