Webinar: The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing Up in a Digital World

Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT (UTC–04:00)
Public Event: Virtual Event
Oct
28

Digital transformations are well under way in all aspects of life, including health, resulting in significant and far-reaching changes. However, there are still significant gaps in our understanding of the relationship between digital technologies and health.

The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing Up in a Digital World argues not only that digital transformation should be considered a key determinant of health, but also that the only way to ensure digital transformation has beneficial effects on health for all is by taking a precautionary, mission-oriented and value-based approach to its governance.

During this Lancet webinar, co-chairs Ilona Kickbusch and Anurag Agrawal will present the crucial recommendations of the commission. Andrew Jack, global education editor of the Financial Times, will chair a discussion with commissioners about how governance can shape digital transformations to bring about improvement in health for all. There will be a Q&A session with the presenters, followed by closing remarks from Naomi Lee, senior executive editor at the Lancet.

Speakers:

Naomi Lee, Senior Executive Editor, the Lancet

Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, the Financial Times

Emanuele Capobianco, Director of Programming, WHO Foundation

Rohinton P. Medhora, President, CIGI

Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Foundation

Anurag Agrawal, Director, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

Ilona Kickbusch, Chair, International Advisory Board, Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Event Speaker

Rohinton P. Medhora is a CIGI distinguished fellow, professor of practice at McGill University, and an expert in international economic relations, innovation policy, development economics and governance.