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World Health Summit 2026

WHS 2026 Program

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Berlin, October 11-13, 2026

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Explore the World Health Summit 2026 program, featuring 75+ sessions and more than 400 speakers from politics, science, civil society, and the private sector. The program provides a framework for discussions on global health priorities, policy approaches, new evidence, and opportunities for cooperation.

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Sunday, 11th October

11:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 01

Health Security as a Cornerstone of National Security

Room: Hall 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 02

The Moment is Now: Unlocking New Capital for Women’s Health Beyond Aid

Room: Hall 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 03

Rethinking Health Systems for the Future

Room: Pavilion

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 01

Building Resilient Health Systems Against Emerging Drug Threats

Room: Hub 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Frontlines and Faultlines: Governing Health Systems in Fragile Contexts through Gendered Realities of Health Work

Room: Forum 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

The Future of Health Promotion

Room: Forum 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 02

The Future of Metabolic Health, Liver Disease and Related NCDs

Room: Hub 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Sunday, 11th October

12:30

Lunch Break

Sunday, 11th October

12:45

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 03aLUNCH SESSION

Special WHO Session

Room: Hall 1

12:45 - 13:45

Sunday, 11th October

14:00

KEYNOTE SESSIONKEY 01

Launch of the Findings from the Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health

Room: Center Stage

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 04

From Crisis to Resilience: Strategic Health Industries for Health Security

Room: Hall 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 05

Health in Times of Crisis: Safeguarding Health Systems Amid Sanctions and Conflict-Induced Migration Pressure

Room: Pavilion

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 03

Health Security Beyond Defense: Building Resilience Against Future Health and Security Threats

Room: Hub 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Nurses United in a Changing World

Room: Forum 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Co-Designing a Fit-for-Purpose Global Health Architecture

Room: Forum 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 04

Building Resilient Health Systems: Unlocking the Public Health Potential of Traditional Medicine

Room: Hub 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Sunday, 11th October

15:30

Coffee Break

Sunday, 11th October

16:00

KEYNOTE SESSIONKEY 02

Resilience in Healthcare: Experiences from Ukraine and other Crises Contexts

Room: Center Stage

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 06

The Strategic Health Economy

Room: Hall 1

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 07

Communities at the Heart of Health Resilience

Room: Hall 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 05

AMR and Access: Pathways to Market for Current and New Antibiotics

Room: Hub 1

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Future Health Scenario Platform - Informing Policy Choice Through Quantitative Modeling

Room: Forum 1

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

The Product Development Partnerships Model

Room: Forum 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 06

Academic Responsibility - Societal Change and Global Development

Room: Hub 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Sunday, 11th October

17:30

Break

Sunday, 11th October

18:00

WHS Flagship Event

WHS Opening Night

Room: Pavilion

18:00 - 22:30

Overflow for WHS Opening Night

Room: Hall 1

Monday, 12th October

09:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 08

Health Security and the Strategic Role of Health Industries in Resilient Systems

Room: Hall 1

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 09

Using Health Evidence to Unlock Faster, Fairer Climate Action

Room: Hall 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 10

Global Skills Partnerships for Fair and Ethical Nursing Mobility

Room: Pavilion

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 07

Polio at a Crossroads: Sustaining Political Commitment for Eradication and Immunization

Room: Hub 1

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Health Diplomacy in the Age of AI

Room: Forum 1

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Responding to the 2026 Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak

Room: Forum 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 08

Societies and Trust in Science

Room: Hub 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Monday, 12th October

10:30

Coffee Break

Monday, 12th October

11:00

KEYNOTE SESSIONKEY 03

Pandemic Preparedness at a Crossroads: Financing and Governing Global Health Security

Room: Center Stage

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 11

Funding the Future: Unlocking the Economic and Fiscal Returns of Health Innovation

Room: Hall 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 12

Community-Driven One Health in Action

Room: Pavilion

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 09

Malnutrition Screening for Stronger Health Systems: From Evidence to Action

Room: Hub 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Chartering the New Age of Global Health and Science Diplomacy

Room: Forum 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

NTDs 2030: Turning Challenges into Health System Strength

Room: Forum 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 10

Strengthening NCD Prevention and Stroke Management Across the Care Pathway

Room: Hub 2

11:00 - 12:30

Monday, 12th October

12:30

Lunch Break

Monday, 12th October

12:45

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 12aLUNCH SESSION

Launch of the GPMB Capstone Insights Report

Room: Hall 1

12:45 - 13:45

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 10aLUNCH SESSION

Global Health Matters Podcast LIVE

Room: Hub 2

12:45 - 13:45

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Monday, 12th October

14:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 13

Modernizing Clinical Trials: AI, Access, and Equity

Room: Hall 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 14

Women’s Health at the Core of Resilience

Room: Hall 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 15

How the World Trusts Science: Launch of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2026

Room: Pavilion

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 11

Low-Carbon Health Systems: Driving Innovation to Accelerate Adoption

Room: Hub 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Preventing the Next Pandemic: Why One Health Can Fundamentally Change Global Health Security and Equity

Room: Forum 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Resilience Through Health Information Integrity

Room: Forum 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 12

No Universal Health Without Oral Health

Room: Hub 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Monday, 12th October

15:30

Coffee Break

Monday, 12th October

16:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 16

The EU’s Role in Global Health

Room: Hall 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 17

From Crisis Response to Resilience: Innovating for Health Security Beyond Borders

Room: Pavilion

16:00 - 17:30

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 13

AI in Biomedicine and Health: Balancing Innovation and Integrity

Room: Hub 1

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Aligning Financing Mechanisms for Health with Nationally-Determined Priorities

Room: Forum 1

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Ecological Determinants of Resilient Health Systems

Room: Forum 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 14

High Price, High Quality? Rethinking Medicine Pricing and Trust in LMICs

Room: Hub 2

16:00 - 17:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Monday, 12th October

17:30

Break

Monday, 12th October

18:00

WHS Flagship Event

WHS Signature Event - From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health

Room: Center Stage

18:00 - 19:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Overflow for WHS Signature Event

Room: Pavilion

Monday, 12th October

19:30

Reception

Tuesday, 13th October

09:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 18

SRHR Under Pressure: Advancing Innovation for a Changing World

Room: Hall 1

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 19

Healthy Information Ecosystems: A New Pillar of Global Health Security

Room: Hall 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 20

Equitable Access for Better Health

Room: Pavilion

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 15

Empowering the Health Workforce Through AI

Room: Hub 1

09:00 - 10:30

Safeguarding the Global HIV Response in a Changing Multilateral Environment

Room: Forum 1

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Closing the Gaps in Sepsis Diagnosis and Care

Room: Forum 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 16

Who Sets the Rules? Power, Partnerships, and the Future of Global Health Equity

Room: Hub 2

09:00 - 10:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Tuesday, 13th October

10:30

Coffee Break

Tuesday, 13th October

11:00

KEYNOTE SESSIONKEY 04

Governing the Global Health Architecture in a Multipolar World

Room: Center Stage

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 21

Leading Through Uncertainty: Preparing Future Public Health Leaders in an Uncertain World

Room: Hall 2

11:00 - 12:30

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 22

From Data to Solutions: Scaling a Global Network of Health Observatories

Room: Pavilion

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 17

Health as an Investment: Preparing Systems & Societies for the 21st Century

Room: Hub 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Science Under Attack: From Solidarity to Strategy

Room: Forum 1

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

A Vision for Hospitals of the Future as Global Networks

Room: Forum 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 18

Strengthening Health Systems for Migrant Women, Children, and Youth Across the Migration Continuum

Room: Hub 2

11:00 - 12:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Tuesday, 13th October

12:30

Lunch Break

Tuesday, 13th October

12:45

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 18aLUNCH SESSION

Politico Podcast LIVE

Room: Hub 2

12:45 - 13:45

Tuesday, 13th October

14:00

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 23

Beyond the Dashboard: Putting People at the Center of AI for Global Health Security

Room: Hall 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 24

Reimagining a Future-Ready, Resilient, and Equitable Health Workforce for Africa

Room: Hall 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

PANEL DISCUSSIONPD 25

Financing the Future of Health: Building the Next Generation of Public-Private-Philanthropic Partnerships (PPPPs)

Room: Pavilion

14:00 - 15:30

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 19

The Accra Reset: A New Global Development Framework

Room: Hub 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Inclusive Universal Health Coverage: A Pathway to Health Equity

Room: Forum 1

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

Digital Health Strategies and Outcomes in the Global South

Room: Forum 2

14:00 - 15:30

Chair(s) / Moderator(s)

GLOBAL HEALTH LABGHL 20

Designing the Surveillance Financing Landscape of the Future

Room: Hub 2

14:00 - 15:30

Tuesday, 13th October

15:30

Coffee Break

Tuesday, 13th October

16:00

KEYNOTE SESSIONKEY 05

Transforming the Future: Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths

Room: Center Stage

16:00 - 17:30