GENEVA, SWITZERLAND | 21-22 MAY 2022
THE 2022 SUMMIT CONVENED WORLD LEADERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH IN THE HEART OF GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY, JUST AHEAD OF THE 75TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY.
The 7th edition of the World Heart Summit took place on 21-22 May 2022, just two days ahead of the World Health Assembly, under the timely and universal theme of Cardiovascular Health for Everyone.
Delegates to this exclusive, invitation-only event engaged with policymakers, diplomats, researchers, private sector partners and health advocates, forging ties with leaders and innovators in the global cardiovascular community to strengthen the global response to cardiovascular disease and help people live longer, healthier lives.
In 2022, for the first time, the Summit was live-streamed, allowing people in every corner of the world to follow the sessions, interact with other participants, and be inspired as we work together to create a healthier, more equitable world.
Through thought-provoking topics and a dynamic format, including interview-style panels, keynotes, fireside chats and focused workshops, the programme:
• Charted the transformational changes and trends in the global cardiovascular environment
• Put a spotlight on heart health for development
• Took stock of new treatments, technologies, and approaches for cardiology
• Asked how we can communicate heart health in a time of crisis
• Challenged policymakers to turn cardiovascular health into a priority
Speakers
Zsuzsanna Jakab
Deputy Director-General
World Health Organization
Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness
Jamaica
Tom Frieden
President and CEO
Resolve to Save Lives
Nancy Brown
Chief Executive Officer
American Heart Association
Marcelo Queiroga
Minister of Health
Brazil
Bente Mikkelsen
Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases
World Health Organization
Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi
Health Minister
Sultanate of Oman
Dipti Itchhaporia
President
American College of Cardiology
Budi Sadikin
Minister of Health
Indonesia
Maria Van Kerkhove
COVID-19 Technical Lead
World Health Organization
Fausto Pinto
President
World Heart Federation
Renu Garg
Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular Health
Resolve to Save Lives
Elijah Ogola
President
Pan African Society of Cardiology
Marie France Tschudin
President, Innovative Medicines International & Chief Commercial Officer
Novartis
Liesl Zühlke
Vice President - ERIP
South African Medical Research Council
Daniel Piñeiro
President-Elect
World Heart Federation
Stephan Achenbach
President
European Society of Cardiology
Fiona Bull
Head of Unit, Physical Activity
World Health Organization
Ruchira Glaser
Senior Vice President, Therapy Area Head for Rare, Autoimmune and Cardiovascular Disease
Moderna
Katie Dain
Chief Executive Officer
NCD Alliance
Slim Slama
Unit Head NCD Management,
World Health Organization
Githinji Gitahi
Group CEO
Amref Health Africa
Petra Khoury
Director Health and Care Department
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Akhtar Hussain
President-Elect
International Diabetes Federation
Téa Collins
Global NCD Platform Lead
World Health Organization
Prabhakaran Dorairaj
Executive Director
Center for Chronic Disease Control, India
Rachael Kupka
Executive Director
Global Alliance on Health and Pollution
Thomas Cueni
Director General
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
Anu Gomanju
Voices of NCDI Poverty Advocacy Fellow
The NCDI Poverty Network
Lilian Mbau
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Cardiac Society
Stuart Spencer
Senior Executive Editor
The Lancet
Peng Yin
Professor
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Mariachiara Di Cesare
Director, Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing
University of Essex
Adriana Blanco Marquizo
Head of the Convention Secretariat
WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
Richard Fuller
Co-Chair
Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health
Gene Bukhman
Associate Professor of Medicine, Global Health and Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Eliana Barrenho
Health Economist/Policy Analyst
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Garry Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
National Heart Foundation of Australia
Andrea Feigl
Founder and CEO
Health Finance Institute
Charles Kamotho
Founder and CEO
Daktari Africa
Magdalena Daccord
Chief Executive
FH Europe
Douglas Bettcher
Senior Advisor, Director-General's Office
World Health Organization
Jillianne Code
Co-Founder & President
Heart Life Foundation Canada
Robert Heine
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Eli Lilly
Andrea Baer
Executive Director
Mended Hearts
Thomas Gaziano
Associate Professor Cardiovascular Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Sophie Manoy
Medical Doctor and Patient Advocate
NCD Child
Francois Mach
Chief of Cardiology
Geneva University Hospitals
Stephen Ogweno
Founder and CEO
Stowelink Inc
Rifat Atun
Professor of Global Health Systems
Harvard University
Inese Maurina
Chairwoman
ParSirdi.lv, Latvia
Al Voss
Treasurer
Mended Hearts
Thomas Hach
Executive Director, Patient Engagement for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism
Novartis
Esti Nurjadin
Chairwoman
Indonesia Heart Foundation
Christoph Huber
Head of the Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
Geneva University Hospitals
WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF:
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General
World Health Organization
Ignazio Cassis
President
Swiss Confederation
SUMMIT PROGRAMME
On the Thursday and Friday prior to the Summit, WHF will be hosting a series of events for our community, leadership and volunteers:
Date
Sessions
Wednesday, 18 May
Fixed Dose Combinations Forum (Invitation only)
Fixed Dose Combinations Forum Dinner (Invitation only)
Thursday, 19 May
Fixed Dose Combinations Forum (Invitation only)
WHF Committee Meetings (WHF Committees)
WHF Spring Meeting (WHF Board and Committees)
Friday, 20 May
WHF Board Meeting (WHF Board)
Meet & Share Forum: Leadership and Governance (All Participants)
Extraordinary General Assembly (WHF Members)
Summit Welcome Reception
Time
Session
09:00 - 17:00
Meet & Share Forum: Leadership and Governance
9:00 – 11:30 Leading associations, societies and foundations in a post-COVID environment
14:00 – 17:00 A journey through WHO, WHA, UN: What will happen next week?
18:30 – 19:30
World Heart Summit Welcome Reception
Time
Session
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome & Introduction
09:10 - 09:30
Keynote: State of the World’s Heart: Megatrends in global and cardiovascular health
09:30 - 10:00
Opening Plenary: World Heart Vision 2030
10:00 - 10:45
Panel: Heart health for development
10:45 - 11:15
Break
11:15 - 12:40
Special Session: Scaling up successful approaches for cardiology in a post-COVID world
12:40 - 14:00
Lunch
Side event: The state of cardiovascular disease in G20+ countries – Sponsored by Novo Nordisk and Novartis
14:00 - 14:30
Fireside Chat
14:30 - 15:20
Panel: Why evidence no longer matters: Communicating heart health in a time of crisis
15:20 - 16:15
Panel: New treatments, technologies, and approaches in heart health
16:15 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:30
Special Session: Are health systems fit for purpose?
Time
Session
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:30
Highlights from Day 1
09:30 - 10:00
Keynote: Pollution: A Global Health Crisis – The Lancet Planetary Health
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 12:00
Achieving cardiovascular health for everyone: The role of governments
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Special session: Translating global policy into national action
15:00 - 15:20
Closing Remarks & Call to Action
THE SEVENTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY WILL TAKE PLACE IN GENEVA ON
22-28 MAY 2022, FOLLOWING THE WORLD HEART SUMMIT.
Geneva — the ❤ of global health diplomacy
Situated between Lake Geneva and the Swiss-French mountains, the city of Geneva is home to the world’s highest concentration of international organizations and diplomatic missions. It hosts the headquarters of many United Nations agencies, including the World Health Organization, and other international institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Economic Forum.
THE WORLD HEART SUMMIT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING PARTNERS
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