Advancing Healthcare Financing in Latin America: A Collaborative Dialogue on the Sidelines of the G20 Health Ministerial
Agenda
1:00 P.M. Welcome Remarks
Varnee Murugan, Executive Director, Global Initiative on Health and the Economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1:05 P.M. Keynote Address
- Dr. Carlos Gadelha, Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation and Health Complex, Ministry of Health Brazil, G20 Presidency 2024
1:15 P.M. Catalyzing Change: A Study of Value-Based Healthcare in the Latin America Context
- Dr. Michael Touchton, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami
1:25 P.M. Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ana Petry, Head of Corporate Affairs and Market Access- Viatris
Speakers:
- Dr. Reem Albunyan, Executive Director, G20 Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health
- Cristiani Vieira Machado, Vice President of Education, Information and Communication, Fiocruz
- Sean McCluskie, Chief of Staff, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Dr. Cecilia Loccisano, Vice Minister, Secretary of Administrative Management Ministry of Health, Argentina
1:55 P.M. Q&A
2:05 P.M. Socioeconomic Burden of Diseases in Latin America
- Dr. Dennis Ostwald, CEO, WifOR Institute
2:15 P.M. Panel Discussion
Moderator: Cristiane Santos Blanch, Senior Director, Latin America and Canada Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Pfizer
Speakers:
- Pablo Ibarraran, Chief of Social Protection and Health, IDB
- Mark Pearson, Deputy Director, OECD
- Dr. Dennis Ostwald, CEO, WifOR Institute
- Dr. Socorro Gross, PAHO/WHO Representative in Brazil
2:45 P.M. Q&A
2:55 P.M. Transition to 2025 Remarks (5 mins)
- H.E. Dr Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, South Africa (invited)
3:00 P.M. Closing Remarks and Group Photo (5 mins)
- Silvana Lay, Director of Access and Public Affairs, FIFARMA
Note: This will be a private meeting without press. Lunch will be served during the event.