Speakers | Youth Career Accelerator in Health

A Career Built on Global Impact

Hear directly from an internationally respected leader whose work connects policy, institutions, partnerships, and people.

Prof. Paul Lalvani

Founder and Executive Director, Empower School of Health, Geneva

Prof. Paul Lalvani is the Founder and Executive Director of Empower School of Health, Geneva, and a former United Nations diplomat. With more than three decades of experience, he has supported health workforce development, pharmaceutical management, public health supply chains, and health systems strengthening in more than 30 countries.

Featured session Leading Global Health Careers: From Ambition to Impact

Meet Our Distinguished Speakers

Explore leaders from international organizations, government, academia, health technology, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Programme updated regularly

Prof. Paul Lalvani

Founder and Executive Director, Empower School of Health, Geneva

Alexander A. Mejía

Director, Division for People and Social Development, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Bernadette Nirmal Kumar

Special Advisor, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway and Co-Chair, Lancet Migration

Begoña Santaella Gómez

General Coordinator of Human Resources, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Henri Fourcault

Director, Centre for Leadership Development, Empower School of Health, Geneva

Theresa Diaz

President and Co-founder of dataHEARD, Switzerland and Adjunct Professor, City College of New York, School of Public Health, USA

Abdul Ghaffar

The Aga Khan University, Pakistan

Senator Olanrewaju Tejuoso

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Abuja, Nigeria

Denis Broun

Pharmaceutical and Supply Chain Expert, Empower School of Health, Geneva

Vicki Blackman

Health Attache, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations, Geneva

Ahmed Ogwell

CEO and President, VillageReach, Washington, USA

Faith Nekabari Nfii

Director, Strategy – Office of the CEO/President, VillageReach, USA

Daniel Nazarov

Senior Programme Coordinator, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Daniel Oyaole

Senior Manager for Digital Health Information at Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

Freya Fawzy

Global Marketing and Brand Lead, Roche, Switzerland

Driss Boudeffa

Business Development & Strategic Parterships, Public Relations Manager, Sartorius, Switzerland

George Jagoe

Executive Vice President, Medicines for Malaria Venture

Alanna France

MSc Women's Health Student, University College London (UCL)

Chrys Promesse Kaniki

Public Health Expert - Youth Empowerment & Leadership in Global Health, Former Africa CDC Youth Programmes Lead

Jason T. Shellaby

Director, Multilateral Organisations and Global Health Policy, Novartis

Pavan Ananth

Founder & CEO, Pravesh Global Consulting Pte. Ltd.

Alex Ross

Former Director and Senior Advisor (Organizational Learning), WHO

Manish Khatri

Clinical Data Science & AI Lead, Oncology & Cardiovascular Portfolio, Novartis

Mehdi Hani

Managing Director, Referens Clinic

Joseph Serutoke, Jr.

Deputy Manager, Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team, UNDP

Vipin Saroha

Senior Manager, Ernst and Young

Anne Massiet du Biest

Referens Clinic, Geneva

Clemence Arvin-Berod

Pharmacist & Health Economist, Argenx and Referens Clinic, Geneva

Miguel García Poujol

Physician & Clinical Phytotherapy/Endobiogeny Specialist, Sociedad Mexicana de Fitoterapia Clínica (SMFC), Mexico

Christophe Debien

President, European Institute for Positive Ecology, Switzerland

Professor François Mach

Professor & Head of Cardiology, University of Geneva; Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Switzerland

Professor Naiken Surennaidoo

Medical Director & Chief of Surgery, Pôle Santé Vallée de Joux (PSVJ), Switzerland

Catherine Vuala

FMH Specialist in Rheumatology; Director; Head of Functional Medicine, BioageMed; Institute for Research in Applied Functional Medicine, Geneva; Referens Clinic Geneva