2024 North Carolina Global Health Conference *Draft* Agenda
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, NC 27606
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A DRAFT AGENDA, SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP UNTIL CONFERENCE DATE
8:15 - 9:00
Registration, Poster Presentations, & Exhibit Hall
Don't miss your chance to connect with Exhibitors and hear poster presentations from researchers! As soon as you sign in, swing through Room 1D to visit Exhibiting Organizations and then cross the hall to Room 2 (the main conference room) to engage with presenting researchers!
9:00 - 9:15
Room 2
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brianna Clarke-Schwelm, Executive Director, NCGHA
9:15 - 10:00
Room 2
Fireside Chat: North Carolina's Place in the World
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, United States Representative for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District
NC State Senator Natalie Murdock, North Carolina State Senator for Senate District 20
Moderated by Brianna Clarke-Schwelm, Executive Direcor, NCGHA
10:00 - 10:45
Room 2
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Peter Kilmarx, Deputy Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Health (NIH)
With an Introduction by Dr. Tim Mastro, Principal, Mastro Global, LLC., & Chair, Board of Directors, NCGHA
15-Min Transition
Don’t forget to visit the all-day Exhibit Hall in Room 1D!
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - ROUND 1
11:00 - 12:00
Room 2
Countering Misinformation on the Journey to Earning Trust
Kathie Dello, PhD, State Climatologist of North Carolina, Director of the North Carolina State Climate Office
Brian Southwell, PhD, MA, Lead Scientist for Public Understanding of Science, RTI International
Erin Fry Sosne, MPH, Director of Strategy, Department of Public Health, NCDHHS
Room 1C
Advocacy Used Well: A Tool to Amplify Marginalized Voices
Pearl Friedberg, Senior Program Director, Ipas
Mercedes Bravo, PhD, Assistant Research Professor of Global Health & Associate Director for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Duke Global Health Institute
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Room 7
Global Health Workforce & Resources: Equitable Management in an Inequitable World
Michelle Ries, MPH, President & CEO, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Nick Galvez, MBA, CCMA, Rural Hospital Program Manager, NC Department of Health & Human Services
Brandon Young, Senior Medical Science Liaison, Seqirus
Moderated by Solomon Ayehu, MD, MSc, MIDP, Duke Global Health Institute & Duke Sanford School of Public Policy, MIDP '24
Transition
Don’t forget to visit the all-day Exhibit Hall in Room 1D!
12:00 - 1:00
Room 2
Lunch, Poster Presentations, & Exhibit Hall
1:00 - 2:00
Room 2
Plenary Panel: Bridging the Divide for Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
Suzanne Maman, PhD, Associate Dean for Global Health, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Lindsey Bickers Block, MPH, Director of Health Education & Community Transformation, Durham County Department of Public Health
Moderated by Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Director, Duke Global Health Institute
15-Min Transition
Don’t forget to visit the all-day Exhibit Hall in Room 1D!
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - ROUND 2
2:15 - 3:30
Room 2
New Models of Leadership
Katherine Turner, MPH, President & Founder, Global Citizen LLC
Room 1C
Reciprocal Innovation
Lauren Bevington, LCSW, MBA, Implementation Consultant, BroadReach Group​
Jenny Jensen, MSN, MPH, RN-BC, IBCLC Chief Nursing Officer, Family Connects International
Room 7
Conflict to Community: The Continuum of Healthcare Provision from Displacement to Resettlement
Coy Isaacs, Senior Director, Crisis Response and Resilience, FHI 360​
Jennifer Toller Erausquin, PhD, Associate Professor & Associate Department Chair, UNC Greensboro
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10-Min Transition
Don’t forget to visit the all-day Exhibit Hall in Room 1D!
3:40 - 4:00
Room 2
Closing Call to Action
TBD
4:00 +
Room 2
Ice Cream Social
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