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HEALTHY HOPES: REASONS FOR OPTIMISM IN SCIENCE AND GLOBAL COOPERATION

Extraordinary achievements for health are possible when we work together

October 11 | Central Brussels


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EVENT PRESENTATION

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive, in-person and invitation-only
event “Healthy Hopes: Reasons for optimism in science and global cooperation”
featuring the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the European Commission, the
European Investment Bank and the World Health Organization and, on Wednesday,
October 11, 2023, in Brussels.

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated how health issues are central to global
security, the economy and society. The pandemic showed health innovation at its
best by fast-tracking health technologies to deliver vaccines in record time.
But it was challenging to ensure these innovations reached everyone who needed
them equitably.

At this event, we invite you to imagine what is possible if we prioritize health
innovation for everyone. There are new diagnostic tests, treatments, and
vaccines in research and development that will be cheaper, more effective, and
easier to deliver. With more powerful digital technologies, the world will be
able to speed up drug development and deliver care to places healthcare
providers couldn’t reach before. And we hope that with new partnerships between
the European Commission, EIB, philanthropies and African research institutions,
we will be able to create and share more advances together so more people live
longer, healthier lives.

Please join Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, Koen Doens, Director-General at
INTPA, Caroline Gennez, Minister for Development Cooperation and Major Cities,
Belgium, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health
Organization, Dr Mainga Hamaluba*, Kenya Medical Research Institute
(KEMRI)-Wellcome Trust, Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment
Bank and Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, for a discussion on
how these institutions and African partners are working to eradicate polio and
develop groundbreaking technologies to ensure health security and development
for all citizens.

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To be confirmed: Doors and registration will open at 2pm for a 2.30pm start.




SPEAKERS

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization

Koen Doens
Director-General for International Partnerships
European Commission

Caroline Gennez
Minister for Development Cooperation and Major Cities, Belgium


Werner Hoyer
President
European Investment Bank

Catherine Russell
Executive Director
UNICEF







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Caroline Gennez
Belgian Minister for Development


Caroline Gennez (°Sint-Truiden, 1975) is the Belgian Minister for Development
Cooperation and Major Cities. She is responsible for Belgium’s development
cooperation policy, humanitarian aid, and implements projects to improve the
living, working and housing conditions in Belgium’s big cities. Before that, she
was a Senator, member of the Belgian Parliament and member of the Flemish
Parliament. She was also deputy mayor of Mechelen between 2007 and 2012. At the
same time, in 2007, she became the first female chairwomen of the Flemish
social-democratic party sp.a (now Vooruit). She studied political sciences at
the Catholic University of Leuven and did volunteer work in several
organisations for many years. Both experiences inspired her to go into politics.
She joined the Young Socialists and became their president in 1998.

Her political passions are education, work, and economic affairs. Since 2013,
until becoming a minister, she was the chairwoman of the University Association
Brussels. She also sat on the executive board of Erasmus University College and
the Free University of Brussels. As a member of the executive board of the Party
of European Socialists (PES), Caroline is a firm believer in bringing together
the different socialist, social-democratic and labour parties in the EU to push
for more progressive policies in Europe.

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Werner Hoyer
President
European Investment Bank

Werner Hoyer has a PhD (economics) from Cologne University where he also started
his career in various positions. Dr Hoyer served for 24 years as a Member of the
German Bundestag. During this period, he held the position of Minister of State
at the Foreign Office on two separate occasions. In addition, he held several
other positions, including that of Whip and FDP Security Policy Spokesman,
Deputy Chairman of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group, FDP
Secretary General and President of the European Liberal Democratic Reform Party
(ELDR).
Upon appointment by the EU Member States, Dr Hoyer commenced his first term as
EIB President in January 2012. His mandate was renewed for a second term
commencing on 01 January 2018.
Dr Hoyer and wife Katja have two children.

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Koen Doens
Director-General for International Partnerships
European Commission

Koen Doens is Director-General for International Partnerships (before 16/01/2021
for International Cooperation and Development) at the European Commission since
October 2019.

He joined the Commission in 2004 and was Head of Cabinet of Louis Michel,
Commissioner in charge of Development and Humanitarian Aid during the 1st
Barroso Commission (2004-2010) and Head of the Commission Spokespersons’ Service
during the 2nd Barroso Commission (2010-2014).

After a period as Director for EU-Africa Relations, he became Deputy
Director-General responsible for Africa, Asia, Middle East/Gulf, Pacific, Latin
America and Caribbean in the Directorate-General for International Cooperation
and Development in March 2018.

A classical philologist by training, he was a professor of Latin and Greek
before becoming a Belgian diplomat. He has been posted in Syria, Iran and Russia
and several Belgian ministerial cabinets.

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