The WHS Global Health Dialogues bring together thought-leaders and decision-makers throughout the year to discuss a wide range of global health issues in an exclusive setting. They are held in the context of relevant global events like the G7/G20 conferences, World Health Assemblies, or UN High-Level meetings, putting global health on the agenda of international politics.
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During the World Health Assembly, the World Health Summit brought together leaders and experts from across sectors to explore how innovation can strengthen health systems and resilience. Under the 2026 leitmotif "From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health," the side event discussed shared challenges and approaches to building more equitable and future-ready health systems.
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Under the 2026 leitmotif “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health”, the World Health Summit hosted a WHS Global Health Dialogue on the sidelines of a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. On the agenda was the evolving role of global health in today’s geopolitical and geoeconomic context, with a particular focus on Europe and Germany.
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The official WHS side event at the Munich Security Conference brought together leaders from health, security, defense, diplomacy, and humanitarian action to strengthen cooperation and foster a shared understanding that resilient healthcare systems are indispensable to human security, peacebuilding, and international stability.
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This high-level symposium on “Academic Responsibility in a Fragmenting World”, co-hosted by the World Health Summit with the Manipal Academy for Higher Education (MAHE), marked the kick-off of the WHS Academic Alliance and the Lancet Commission on Academic Responsibility.
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The high-level roundtable, jointly organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the World Health Summit in Berlin, provided a strategic and confidential forum for dialogue among senior decision-makers from European institutions, the German Bundestag, United Nations, civil society, industry, and academia. It brought key actors together to explore how Europe can better align efforts, deepen partnerships, and contribute to the development of resilient and equitable health systems worldwide.
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During WHA 78 in Geneva, the official WHS side event convened leaders and experts to discuss the future of multilateralism in global health. In a period of transition since COVID-19, the side event explored how a new multipolar world, with strong new global players, regional organizations, and philanthropies, can drive a much-needed reset toward more effective and equitable global health governance.
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At this WHS Global Health Dialogue, held in collaboration with Capgemini, experts from science, policy, civil society and industry came together to discuss how digital solutions can help improve data sharing within the One Health framework and enhance global health security.
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High-level representatives came together to debate how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed both the vital role science plays in shaping public policy and the uncertainties that fueled public confusion and skepticism.
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All for Health, Health for All – an update on the WHO 25-28 strategy and investment round
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Hosted in partnership with The Global Governance Project and Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs
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Universal health coverage (UHC) is crucial to reaching “SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being for all”, yet the progress towards it has stalled in recent years, to large parts due COVID-19.
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The World Health Summit invited high-level speakers and guests from politics, civil society, industry, and academia to discuss various aspects relating to digital health.
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At this WHS Global Health Dialogue, ambassadors from the current presidencies of G7 (Japan) and G20 (India) gave insights on the country's global health priorities.