SPEAKERS
Be prepared to be inspired by an extraordinary lineup of speakers at the Global Health Conference. These remarkable individuals are leaders, researchers, and practitioners who will share their insights and expertise on pressing global health issues. Get ready to be captivated by their stories, innovative approaches, and unique perspectives as they empower change and shape the future of healthcare. Join us as we amplify their voices and explore new horizons together.
DR. JARBAS BARBOSA
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. MANOEL BARRAL
Vice President of Education, Information and Communication at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ)
Institution: FIOCRUZ Climate Change
Country: Brazil
DR. MAURICIO BARRETO
Chair of the Center for the Integration of Data and Health Knowledge, Cidacs
Institution: FIOCRUZ Global Health
Country: Brazil
DR. PAULO CESAR BASTA
Professor and Researcher at the Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Public Health at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ)
Institution: Escola Nal Salud Publica Fundac Oswaldo Cruz
Country: Brazil
DR. FRANCISCO BECERRA
Special Adviser, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: Mexico
DR. MARIA BOTTAZZI
Associate Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Institution: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: U.S.A
DR. RAJIV CHOWDHURY
Chair, Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel School of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: U.S.A
DR. MARÍA ELENA CRESPO
Institution: Universidad do Para Belem
Country: Brazil
DR. ALOK DEORAJ
Teaching Professor & Graduate Program Director at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Member, STEM Transformation Institute. Member, Institute of Biomolecular Sciences, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: U.S.A
DR. JAVIER ESCOBAR
Clinician, Educator, and Researcher at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU COM
Country: U.S.A
DR. CARLOS ESPINAL
Director, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: U.S.A
DR. MARCOS ESPINAL
Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. OSCAR FRANCO
Director, Department of Global Public Health and Professor of Public Health, Julius Center, Utrecht University.
Institution: University Medical Center Utrecht
Country: Switzerland
DR. LUIZ AUGUSTO GALVÃO
Senior Researcher at the Global Health Center, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Institution: FIOCRUZ
Country: Brazil
DR. MARÍA DEL CARMEN GASTAÑAGA
Medical advisor in Environmental and Occupational Health
Institution: National Institute of Health
Country: Peru
DR. TOMÁS R. GUILARTE
Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: U.S.A
DR. GAMALIEL GUTIÉRREZ
International Consultant for arboviral diseases, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. PETER HOTEZ
Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Institution: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: U.S.A
DR. FRANCISCO JAVIER LOPERA RESTREPO
Director of the Neurosciences Group, University of Antioquia, School of Medicine
Institution: UdeA C. Neurociencias
Country: Colombia
DR. ROBERTO LUCCHINI
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: U.S.A
DR. SILVANA LUCCIANI
Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. YVONNE MALDONADO
Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Diversity, Taube Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford Medicine
Institution: Stanford Univ School of Medicine
Country: U.S.A
DR. MAURICIO MAZA
Regional Advisor for cancer prevention and control, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. FLOR MUÑÓZ
Associate Professor Infectious Diseases. Baylor College of Medicine
Institution: Baylor's colege
Country: U.S.A
DR. JESÚS OLIVERO VERBEL
Vice-Rector of Research, University of Cartagena
Institution: University of Cartagena
Country: Colombia
DR. JORGE OSORIO
President of Vaxthera
Institution: U. Wisconsin
Country: U.S.A
DR. MARTHA LUCÍA OSPINA
Special Adviser, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: GHC/FIU
Country: Colombia
DR. KAREN POLSON-EDWARDS
Advisor, Climate and Environmental Determinants of Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: Trinidad y Tobago
DR. PILAR RAMÓN-PARDO
Antimicrobial Resistance Special Program Lead, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. DIANA ROJAS ÁLVAREZ
Technical Officer Arbovirus at the World Health Organization (WHO)
Institution: WHO ARBOVIRUS
Country: Geneva
DR. DANIEL SALAS
Head of the Comprehensive Family Immunization Unit at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. JOSÉ LUIS SAN MARTÍN
Dengue Regional Advisor at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. ROBERTO TAPIA-CONYER
Special Adviser, Global Health Consortium/Department of Global Health, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU)
Institution: FIU
Country: Mexico
DR. SEBASTIÁN TOBAR
Advisor of the Centre for Global Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ)
Institution: FIOCRUZ Climate Change
Country: Brazil
DR. ENRIQUE VEGA
Unit Chief, Healthy Life Course Unit, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Institution: PAHO
Country: U.S.A
DR. CLAUDIA VEGA RUIZ
Coordinator of the Mercury Program at the Amazon Center for Scientific Innovation Association (ACINCIA)
Institution: Centro Informacion Cient Amazonica
Country: Perú
DR. CRISTINA O'CALAGHAN-GORDO
Associate Research Professor at ISGlobal.
Institution: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya/ISDGlobal
Country: Spain
DR. JOSÉ A. LUCHSINGER-STUART
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Columbia University Medical Center
Institution: Columbia University
Country: USA
VANESSA DE LA TORRE
Journalist and social communicator
Country: Colombia
DR. SANTIAGO ROJAS
Assistant Professor in Alternative Medicines at the National University of Colombia
Institution: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Country: Colombia
ALEJANDRO GAVIRIA
Institución: Colombian-Chilean academic, economist, writer, civil engineer and politician. Former Minister of Education of Colombia.
Country: Colombia
DR. JAVIER ÁLVAREZ ALDEÁN
Head of Paediatric Service at Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella and Member of the CAV-AEP
Institution: Comité Asesor de Vacunas de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (CAV-AEP)
Country: Spain
DR. MARÍA LUISA ÁVILA AGÜERO
President of the Academic Committee on Vaccines
Institution: SLIPE
Country: Costa Rica
DR. JUAN PABLO TORRES
Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Eastern Child Surgery and the Infectology Unit
Institution: Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna en Santiago
Country: Chile
DR. ÁNGELA GENTILE
Pediatric Doctor Infectologist. Head of the Epidemiology Service
Institution: Hospital Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez
Country: Argentina
DR. CARLOS TORRES
Infectologist, Pediatrician
Institution: Hospital Infantil de Bogotá
Country: Colombia
DR. RANI GEREIGE
Executive Director of Medical Education
Institution: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Country: USA
EDUARDO DE LA VEGA-TABOADA
Engineer and PhD Student in Developmental Sciences-Psychology
Institution: FIU
Country: Colombia
DR. MIGUEL BETANCOURT
Pediatrician, Director of Global Solutions
Country: Mexico
DR. CAMILO GUTIÉRREZ
Pediatric emergency physician
Institution: National Children’s Hospital.
Country: US
DR. HAROLD ARÉVALO
Sports medicine specialist
Institution: Association of Sports Medicine of Colombia
Country: Colombia
DR. EDWIN ASTURIAS
Pediatrician and physician of infectious diseases.
Institution: CU Anschutz Medical Campus Children's Hospital Colorado
Country: Guatemala
DR. CLAUDIA BELTRÁN
Pediatrician, infectious disease specialist
Institution: Sociedad Colombiana de Pediatría.
Country: Colombia
DR. ELIEL BENITES
President, Junta Directiva de la Facultad Intercultural Indígena
Facultad Intercultural Indígena-Universidad Federal de Grande Dourados (FAIND/UFGD)
Country: Brazil
DR. HAROLDO BEZERRA
Asesor Regional de Entomología en Salud Pública
Institution: PAHO
Country: Brazil
DR. ZORAN BURSAC
Professor and Chair, Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Director of the Biostatistics Consulting Service Center
Institution: Florida International University (FIU)
Country: U.S.A
DR. YAZMIN CADENA
Professor and medical surgeon.
Institution: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Country: Colombia
DR. JAEN CARLOS CAGUA
Medical epidemiologist
Institución: Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador
Country: Ecuador
DR. CARLOS ALBERTO CANO
Director of the Institute of Aging, Faculty of Medicine
Institution: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Country: Colombia
DR. CAROLINA CIFUENTES
Department of Communicable Diseases
Institution: Ministry of Health of Chile
Country: Chile
