triangle global health 2017 annual conference

Making a Difference:

Global Health and its Social,

Economic, and Political Impact

September 28th

North Carolina State University

Join us for the annual Triangle Global Health Conference on Thursday, September 28 on the North Carolina State University campus in the Talley Student Union.

This year’s theme, Making a Difference: Global Health and its Social, Economic, and Political Impact, reflects the inextricable links that exist between global health and each of these realms. Our 2017 conference will explore these complex relationships and highlight how our work is making a difference at the individual, community and societal levels.

We warmly invite you to join us on September 28 in Raleigh to share, learn, and build relationships within North Carolina’s rich global health community.

Please read below for more information on registration, speakers, the conference agenda, and our generous sponsors.

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Registration

Professional: TGHC Member* - $155.00

$185.00 starting September 8

Professional: Non-TGHC Member* - $205.00

$255.00 starting September 8

Student: TGHC Member* - $85.00

$95.00 starting September 8

Student: Non-TGHC Member* - $95.00

$105.00 starting September 8

*Did you know? If your institution is a TGHC member, YOU are a member!

Check out our member page here. If you are a student or staff member at one of our member organizations, you are automatically a TGHC member and qualify for member registration rates!

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Pape Amadou Gaye, MBA

Pape Gaye, MBA is a native of Senegal and a lifelong advocate for health workers, strong health systems, and access to health care for all. Under his leadership as president and CEO of IntraHealth International, the organization has made human resources for health a crucial part of the worldwide conversation on global health.

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Nandini Oomman is an independent consultant in Global Health & Development and is the founding curator for the Women's Storytelling Salon, an initiative that creates and curates stories for women's participation and leadership in a range of professions. She was director of the HIV/AIDS Monitor at the Center for Global Development from 2006 to 2011.

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Michael H. Merson, MD

Michael H. Merson, MD is the Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health at Duke University and the University’s Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs. He is the founding director of the Duke Global Health Institute and from 2010-2016 served as the Vice Chancellor for Duke-National University of Singapore Affairs.

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Nandini Oomman, PhD

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

WHAT OUR ATTENDEES HAVE TO SAY...

"I was very pleased to participate in the conference for the first time. I will recommend the conference to more people. The organization of the conference and the choice of speakers and topics was phenomenal."

"This was a great opportunity for students to learn more about the diversity of global health!"

PLENARY PANELS

Morning Plenary: Global Health Security

This plenary panel will discuss the ways in which global health investments protect America’s security. As global health efforts help people and communities become healthier, we also help control and contain disease outbreaks, create more stable and secure societies, expand democracy, and generate good will. This discussion will explore the myriad ways in which global health work promotes American security.

Michael Catalano

Senior Advisor, ICT & Digital Financial Services at USAID

Chrissy Godwin, MSPH

Research Associate, FHI 360

Nancy Knight, MD

Director of the Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), CDC

Jean-Marie Maillard, MD, MSc

Medical Director, Communicable Disease Branch, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Susan Scribner, MPP

Director, Preparedness and Response project, DAI Global

Afternoon Plenary: The Economic Impact of Global Health

This plenary panel will explore the economic impacts of global health work including job creation, supporting new trade partners and emerging markets, and strengthening America’s economic competitiveness.