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From: Aram Barra [ profile ]
Subject: Fwd: Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale
Sent: Jan 17th, 2012 - 11:46:39

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From: Jennifer Staple-Clark
Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Subject: Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale
To: irmakirtadze (at) gmail.com


Dear Irma Kirtadze ,

You and your colleagues may be interested in attending or presenting at the
Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale. For those interested in
presenting, we are currently accepting social enterprise pitch abstract
submissions for oral presentation. We would appreciate it if you could
please forward this announcement to those who may be interested in
attending or presenting. The registration rate increases after January 31.
Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012
Presented by Unite For Sight, 9th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 21 - Sunday, April 22, 2012

http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

"A Meeting of Minds"--CNN

The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's largest global
health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This
must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes 2,200
leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of
global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship.
Register
during January to secure the lowest registration
rate.

Interested in presenting at the conference? Submit a social enterprise
pitchfor consideration.
The conference's confirmed speakers include: Keynote Addresses

- *Sasha Dichter,* Chief Innovation Officer, Acumen Fund
- *"Mission in a Bottle: From Yale Classrom to Beverage Change Agent,"
Seth Goldman,* President and TeaEO of Honest Tea
- *Jeffrey Sachs,* PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia
University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of
Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
- *Sonia Ehrlich Sachs,* MD, MPH, Director of Health, Millennium Village
Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University

Design Thinking Speakers

- *"The Trouble with Treating Patients as Consumers," Gianna
Ericson,*Senior Design Strategist, Continuum
- *"Design and Community Engagement in mHealth," Robert Fabricant,* Vice
President of Creative, Frog Design Inc.
- *"The Last Mile of mHealth," Erica Kochi*, Co-lead, UNICEF Innovations
Team
- *"Design For Social Innovation," Patrice Martin,* Co-Lead and Creative
Director, IDEO.org
- *"Designing Effective Visuals For Global Communication," Natacha
Poggio,* Assistant Professor, Hartford Art School, University of
Hartford
- *"The Rise of Resilience," Andrew Zolli,* Curator, Pop!Tech

Education Initiatives in Global Health Speakers

- *"Grand Strategy in Global Health," Elizabeth Bradley,* PhD, Professor
of Public Health, Division of Health Policy & Administration; Director,
Global Health Initiative, Yale University
- *"Educating Undergraduates in Global Health: Opportunities and
Challenges," Kaveh Khoshnood,* PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health
Practice, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of
Public Health
- *"Global Health Education: Perceptions of Visiting Healthcare
Professionals," Christian Kraeker,* MD, FRCPC DTM&H MSc, Department of
Internal Medicine, McMaster University
- *"Understanding Early Neonatal Mortality in Rural Northern Ghana: The
Value of a Mixed Methods Approach," Cheryl Moyer,* MPH, Managing
Director, Global REACH; Research Investigator, Department of Medical
Education, University of Michigan Medical School

Environment, Energy, and Food Speakers

- *"An Inventory of Toxic Hotspots in the Developing World - Over 100
Million Exposed," Richard Fuller,* President, Blacksmith Institute
- *"Detecting Plant Mysteries: Have Your Diagnostic Dilemmas Turned to
Green?" Martin Gordon,* MD, FAAAS, Emeritus Chairman and Lifetime
Trustee, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Board; Prior Clinical Professor of
Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
- *"Farmers First: Scaling a Permanent and Sustainable End To Hunger,"
Tony Kalm*, Director of Business Development, One Acre Fund
- *"Vulnerability of Children to Environmental Assaults: A Global
Perspective," Philip Landrigan,* MD, MSc, Dean for Global Health, Ethel
H. Wise Professor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine,
Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Children's Environmental Health Center,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- *"Hunger and the Right to Food," Robert Lawrence,* MD, The Center for
a Livable Future Professor, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
Health Policy, and International Health; Director, Center for a Livable
Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Film, Photography, Art & Global Health Speakers

- *"Thinking, Sensing, Feeling, Doing: How Art Can Energize Public
Health," Carolyn Cannuscio,* ScD, Core Investigator, VA Center for
Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center;
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, University of
Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- *"Potential Over Poverty: Creating a New Narrative for Development,"
Jonathan Kalan,* Photojournalist, Founder, The (BoP) Project
- *"The Edge of Joy: The Front Lines of Maternal Care in Nigeria," Dawn
Sinclair Shapiro,* Filmmaker, The Edge of Joy
- *"Local Representation in Development Projects," Landon Van
Soest,*Producer, Good Fortune; Filmmaker Transient Pictures

Healthcare Delivery Models

- *"The Role of the Village Health Worker and Support System through a
Comprehensive Health Care Model - CRHP Jamkhed," Shobha
Arole,*Director, The Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed
- *"mSakhi: Making the ‘m’ Work for Community Health Workers," Girdhari
Bora,* ICT Specialist, Manthan Project, IntraHealth International
- *"Lessons from the Cuban Health System Applied in Three Under-Served
Communities in the United States," Peter Bourne,* MA, MD, Visiting
Fellow, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's
University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United
States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba
(MEDICC)
- *"Quality, Impactful, and Cost-Effective Healthcare Delivery
Strategies for Patients Living in Poverty," James Clarke,* MD,
Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
- *"Building Sustainable Rural Healthcare Systems: The Healthpoint
Model," Al Hammond,* co-founder and Chairman of Healthpoint Services and
Director of Health for All, Ashoka
- *"Re-Thinking Development: Social Innovations That Deliver Effective,
Efficient and Sustainable Large-Scale Change," Lakshmi Karan,* Director,
Global Strategy, Riders for Health
- *"Achieving the Health MDGs: Making a Reality Out of Every Woman and
Every Child," Charles MacCormack,* Executive Chair, Health MDG Alliance
- *"Market-Based Innovations in Healthcare: Is the LifeSpring Model
Exportable?" Tricia Morente,* Strategic Advisor, LifeSpring Hospitals
- *"Investing in Frontline Health Workers: A Critical Global Need," Mary
Beth Powers,* Newborn and Child Survival Campaign Chief, Save the
Children
- *"Rural Village Outreaches: Strategies to Reduce Patient Barriers to
Care," Seth Wanye,* MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching
Hospital, Ghana

Health Policy & Advocacy

- *"A Sea Change in Global Health Policy: The Critical Role of
Partnerships," Lucica Ditiu,* Executive Secretary of the Stop TB
Partnership
- *"Global Health Takes a Normative Turn: The Rise of Human Rights to
Address the Health Threats of the 21st Century," Benjamin Mason
Meier,*JD, LLM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy,
Department of
Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- *"Despised Practices Can Be Harnessed for Social Innovation," Ken
Patterson,* Global Grassroots Manager, RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund

Infectious Disease Speakers

- *"Cost-Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
in Reducing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infection in Kenya,"
Georgia Sambunaris,* Senior Advisor, USAID Office of Economic Growth
- *"Eliminating Pediatric AIDS, One Mother at a Time," Robin
Smalley,*International Director, mothers2mothers

Maternal and Child Health Speakers

- *"Programs for Orphans: Formula for Success," Jane Aronson,* MD, CEO
and Founder of Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor
of Pediatrics, Cornell Weill Medical College and Columbia University
- *"Too Many Orphans: What To Do?" Jane Aronson,* MD, CEO and Founder of
Worldwide Orphans Foundation; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Cornell Weill Medical College and Columbia University
- *"Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: New Strategies for
Changing the Behaviors of Medical Professionals and Pregnant Women," Paul
N. Bloom,* Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Social Entrepreneurship and
Marketing, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- *"Reproductive Refugees: Health Disparities and Diasporic Dreams in
Post/911 Arab America," Marcia Inhorn,* MPH, PhD, William K. Lanman Jr.
Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs; Editor, Journal of
Middle East Women's Studies, Council on Middle East Studies, Yale University
- *"Adoption of Innovation and the Rate of Decline in Child Mortality,"
Dean Jamison,* Professor, Global Health and Adjunct Professor, Health
Services, University of Washington School of Public Health
- *"LED Phototherapy Program Successfully Treats Neonatal Jaundice in
Southeast Asia," Priscilla Joe,* MD, Chief Medical Advisor, East Meets
West
- *"An Integrated Fistula Repair Program: Ten Year Report of the
Eritrean Women's Project," Mary Lake Polan,* Adjunct Professor,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Columbia
University School of Medicine
- *"The Role of Scientists and Medical Professionals in Helping Pregnant
Women Abstain from Drinking Alcohol," Rochelle D.
Schwartz-Bloom,*Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Duke University
Medical Center
- *"Family Planning: Remarkable Progress but a Steep Road Ahead," Joe
Speidel,* MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Reproductive Sciences; Director for Communication, Development and External
Relations, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of
California, San Francisco
- *"WE CARE Solar: Bringing Light to Maternal Health Care," Laura
Stachel,* MD, MPH, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Co-Founder, WE
CARE Solar

Non-Communicable Diseases Speakers

- *"Why Youth Are Key To Stemming The Tide of NCDs," Wendy
Baldwin,*President and CEO, Population Reference Bureau
- *"Integrative Service Delivery for Non-Communicable Diseases: Thinking
Horizontally," Gene Kwan,* MD, Research Fellow, Division of Global
Health Equity; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- *"Managing Glaucomas in Africa: Need for a Paradigm Shift," Michael
Gyasi,* Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
- *"Diabetes and the Global Burden of Diabetic Retinopathy," Nader
Moinfar,* Magruder Eye Institute and University of Central Florida
School of Medicine, Orlando, Florida
- *"Ensuring Better Health, Education, and Lifelihood With Community Eye
Care," Sarang Samal,* Founder, NYSASDRI, India
- *"Dermatology and Global Health," Aisha Sethi,* Assistant Professor,
Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Associate Residency Program Director,
Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago

Organization Management Speakers

- *"Impacting Global Health," Nava Ashraf,* Associate Professor of
Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- *"Rethinking Innovation in Global Health," Rifat Atun,* Professor of
International Health Management, Imperial College London
- *"Following Your Dream With An NGO: Why Magic Can Happen," Kate
Coleman,* Chairman and Founder, Right To Sight
- *"Three Cups of Lessons: A Teachable Moment for Nonprofits," Maurice
Segall,* JD, Pro Bono Partnership, Inc.

Research in Global Health Speakers

- *"Vaccines for the Developing World: New Approaches and New Science,"
Alan Bernstein,* PhD, Former Executive Director, Global HIV Vaccine
Enterprise
- *"Meet the Editor: How to Write for Global Health Journals," Jocalyn
Clark,* Senior Editor, PLoS Medicine
- *"Advances in Global Eye Health Research," Deborah Carper,* Deputy
Director, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
- *"Primary Congenital Glaucoma," Sarwat Salim,* Associate Professor of
Ophthalmology and Director of Glaucoma Service, University of Tennessee
- *"Lifestyle and Risk for Glaucoma," James C. Tsai,* MD, Robert R.
Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology,
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Philanthropy Speakers

- *"Philanthropy & Impact Investing: Social Capital for Global Health,"
Diana Ayton-Shenker,* Founder and CEO, Fast Forward Fund
- *"Marketing Strategies To Set Your Not-for-Profit Apart," Aria
Finger,*COO, Do Something
- *"From Donor-Driven to Impact-Driven: How Evidence Can Inform Smarter
Global Health Philanthropy," Carol McLaughlin,* MD, MPH, MSc, Research
Director - Global Public Health, Center for High Impact Philanthropy,
School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
- *"Leveraging Pro Bono Talent to Address Global Health Challenges,"
Aaron Hurst,* President and Founder, Taproot Foundation

Social Enterprise Speakers

- *Erica Bliss Pattni,* Vice President of Marketing, KIND Healthy Snacks
- *"Keepin' it Global," Kyle Berner,* Creator, Feelgoodz LLC
- *"Making It Real: Lessons From Thirty Years of Grassroots
Development," Dean Cycon,* Founder and CEO, Dean's Beans Organic Coffee
Co.
- *"Escaping the Survival Trap," Eric Kacou,* Co-Founder, ESPartners,
Author of Entrepreneurial Solutions for Prosperity in BoP Markets
- *"An Organizing Framework and Repeatable Business Models for Market
Creation in Impoverished Communities: Lessons From the Global Social
Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University," Jim Koch,* Jan and Bill
Terry Professor of Management, Leavey School of Business and
Administration; Founding Director, Center for Science, Technology, and
Society, Santa Clara University
- *"More Food With Less Water and Improved Health: Yes, It Is Possible,"
Ken Lee,* Co-founder and Co-owner, Lotus Foods
- *"Linking Venture Success and Poverty Alleviation: Understanding How
to Create Value with the Base of the Pyramid," Ted London*, PhD, Senior
Research Fellow, William Davidson Institute and Faculty, Ross School of
Business, University of Michigan
- *"The Role of Business in Creating a More Compassionate and
Sustainable World,"**Zak Zaidman,* Co-Founder and CEO, Kopali Organics

Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

- *"Sustainable Social Change: The Power of Enterprise Solutions," Ron
Bills,* Chairman & CEO, Envirofit International
- *"Lives in Development: Values, Capabilities and Aspirations for the
New Economic Development Professional," Michael Fairbanks*, Fellow,
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
- *"Commercializing Products For The Other 90%," Peter Haas,* Executive
Director, AIDG, Inc.
- *"Creating Shared Value in Global Health," Laura Herman,* Managing
Director, FSG
- *"Social Change in Four Flavors," Paul Light,* Paulette Goddard
Professor of Public Service, Robert Wagner School of Public Service, New
York University
- *"Hackovation: Trends, Technologies, and Techniques for 21st Century
Social Impact," Tim Zak,* Associate Teaching Professor; Director,
Institute for Social Innovation, H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon
University

Social Media & Marketing Speakers

- *"Storytelling for Social Change," Neal Baer,* MD, Institute for
Photographic Empowerment at USC's Annenberg School of Communications;
Executive Producer, A Gifted Man
- *"Healthy Habits for Life: Using Sesame Street to Promote a Healthier
World," Charlotte Cole,* Senior Vice President, Global Education, Sesame
Workshop
- *"Collective Impact: Playing Nice With Others in the Sandbox," and
"Breaking Thru The Clutter Workshop: How To Market Your Cause and Attract
New Champions," Scott Henderson,* Managing Director, CauseShift
- *"Overcoming Barriers By Using Humor and Animation to Create a
Cultural Shift," Firdaus Kharas,* Chairman, Chocolate Moose Media and
Global Shift

Surgery & Global Health Speakers

- *"Africa's Huge Cataract Backlog: A Novel Strategy For Dealing With
It," Thomas Baah,* MD, Ophthalmologist and Director, Save The Nation's
Sight Clinic, Ghana
- *"Blindness in Myanmar: Empowering the Community and the Ophthalmic
Professionals," Geoffrey S. Cohn,* Senior Lecturer, University of New
South Wales; Founder, Myanmar Eye Care Project
- *"Expanding Surgical Care for the Bottom Billion," Selwyn
Rogers,*Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
- *"Ethical Dilemmas Operating in the Developing World," Aron Rose,* MD,
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine

Technology in Global Health Speakers

- *"Unleashing the Wealth of Nations: Bridging the Information Asymmetry
for Better Health and Economic Development," Julius
Akinyemi,*Entrepreneur-in-Residence, MIT Media Lab
- *"Use of Point-of-Care Technologies to Empower Communities, Sustain
Mobile Services, and Improve Health Delivery: Lessons from East Africa,"
and "Workshop: Strategies, Tools, and Practical Tips to Ensure High Impact
and Successful Outcomes for Field-Based Research and
Internships,"*Jeffrey Blander, ScD, President, Bienmoyo Foundation
- *"Strengthening Health Systems in Resource-Poor Settings Through the
Application of the Sana Wireless Technology," Leo Celi,* MD, MPH, MS,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and
Technology Division
- *"Nanotechnology in Cancer Drug Development: A Global Approach,"
Elisabet de los Pinos,* Founder and CEO, Aura Biosciences
- *Hamish Fraser,* MBChB, MRCP, MSc, Director of Informatics and
Telemedicine, Partners in Health; Assistant Professor of Medicine at
Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- *"The Power of DIY Medical Technologies," Jose
Gomez-Marquez,*Co-Founder and Co-Inventor, Aerovax; Co-Founder, X out
TB; Lecturer, D-LAB,
MIT
- *"Wireless Biosensors to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality After
Initiation of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy," Jessica Haberer,* MD, MS,
Research Scientist, Harvard Institute for Global Health; Assistant in
Health Decision Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor,
Harvard Medical School
- *"mHealth: Scaling Up, Low Cost Mobile Solutions in (PMTCT)
Preventing-Mother-to-Child-Transmission-Programs," Bobby
Jefferson,*Health IT Project Manager, Futures Group
- *"Disrupting Pathways to Mortality with Technology: Opportunities for
Resource-Limited Settings," Alain Labrique,* Assistant Professor,
Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Department of
International Health and Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of
Public Health, Johns Hopkins University; Director, Johns Hopkins
Bangladesh; Director, Global mHealth Initiative at Johns Hopkins University
- *"Engaging the Consumer in the Fight Against Counterfeits," Alison
Martin,* Service Delivery Manager, Sproxil, Inc.
- *"When Do Novelties Become Innovations?" Patricia Mechael,* PhD, MHS,
Executive Director, mHealth Alliance
- *"From Big Data to Small Languages: Communication and Information
Processing in a Newly Connected World," Robert Munro,* Chief Technology
Officer, EpidemicIQ, Global Viral Forecasting Initiative; and Graduate
Fellow, Stanford University
- *"BioPhotonics Technologies for Global Health," Aydogan Ozcan,* PhD,
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, California
NanoSystems Institute, UCLA
- *"Low-Cost Diagnostics for the Developing World," Una Ryan,* OBE, PhD,
DSc, CEO, Diagnostics For All
- *"An Open Innovation Model for Global Health Instruction," Youseph
Yazdi,* PhD, MBA, Executive Director, Center for Bioengineering
Innovation & Design, Johns Hopkins University

Water & Sanitation Speakers

- *"Cutting Through The Jargon and Getting to the Point: Rethinking
Water For People's Impact," Ned Breslin,* Chief Executive Officer, Water
For People
- *"Entrepreneurial Tools for the Developing World," Tim
Elliott,*Special Initiatives Officer, PATH
- *"Dispensers for Safe Water," Alexandra Fielden,* Policy Coordinator,
Innovations for Poverty Action
- *"Measuring the Health Benefits of a Solar Drinking Water Disinfection
(SODIS) Intervention in Uganda," Kristopher Kang,* Consultant, Water
School

"Advice From The Experts" Panels

- "Careers in Global Health: Advice From The Experts"
- "Careers in Social Entrepreneurship: Advice From The Experts"
- "Lessons From The Field: Setting Up Programs in Remote Areas"

See more speakers at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

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