Complete Agenda
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Day 1 - Monday, August 29th
| Time | Session |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 | Registration & Tea/Coffee (Global Learning Center (GLC), 84 5th Street NW, 2nd floor foyer) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Welcome Address
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote Speaker
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Poster Presentations and Tea/Coffee GLC Foyer, 2nd floor |
| 10:30 - 12:15 |
Panel 1: Strengthening Public Health Systems
This panel will focus on issues in public health not only related to treating or managing disease but also promoting (e.g., through primary care) and maintaining health. Poverty, ageing population, urbanization, environmental factors, etc. all contribute to the increasing challenges in achieving desired levels of health care. In addition to the “quantity” of care, “quality” is also important, which can be improved by filling the gaps in knowledge, new technologies, or a change in focus from “sick” care to “health” care. The panel will discuss current challenges and opportunities towards achieving long-lasting health, including education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and the prevention of disease.
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| 12:15 - 1:30 | Lunch Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 1st floor |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Panel 2: Managing Complex Supply Chains in Refugee Crisis Response
The challenges in timely response to the needs of international refugees and internally displaced people include complex political and security contexts, physical movement of the beneficiaries, variable demand patterns from emergencies with high peaks to ongoing protracted situations. In addition, the wide scope of response from feeding and sheltering beneficiaries on the move or in camps to resettling them in new locations multiplies these challenges. However, some factors are addressed by innovative operations and policy design and coordinated response of the stakeholders. The panel will discuss challenges and opportunities in the context of both the highly publicized current Middle East emergency response and the global ongoing operations.
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| 2:45 - 4:00 | Workshops Session 1 Moving from global advocacy to sustainable country-based change: how People that Deliver Initiative (PtD) is transforming human resources for health supply chain management at the country level GLC Auditorium
Beyond Money and Drugs: Achieving Long-Term Impact with Public-Private Partnership GLC, Room 235
Impact from Anywhere: how technology can facilitate meaningful and productive humanitarian experiences across broad networks of volunteers GLC Auditorium, Room 233
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| 4:00 - 4:30 | Poster Presentations and Tea/Coffee GLC Foyer, 2nd floor |
| 4:30 - 5:45 | Workshops Session 2 Collaboration and Segmentation – building blocks for an effective supply chain for neglected tropical diseases GLC Auditorium
Public Health Supply Chains: Shifting focus from the commodities to the patient GLC, Room 235
Visibility and Analytics as an enabler to improve Public Health supply chain decision making GLC, Room 233
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| 6:00 - 8:00 | Cocktail Reception (*hosted by Imperial Health Sciences) "Square on 5th" Building (SQ5), 848 Spring Street, 25th Floor |
Day 2 - Tuesday, August 30th
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Waffle House Breakfast GLC Atrium (provided by Waffle House) |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Wrap-up from Day 1
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| 8:45 - 10:15 | Panel 3: Matching Supply with Demand in Emergency Response
The challenges in matching supply with demand in the context of disaster response is a much discussed topic with no one easy solution. The unpredictability of the demand, donations, market conditions and unwanted in-kind donations all challenge how effectively a supply chain can operate in emergency scenarios. In addition, shifting from “routine” demand and supply planning to “response” planning requires a supply chain and its managers to be flexible. Fortunately, the humanitarian and disaster response communities have been implementing new tools and better coordination mechanisms to face these challenges. The panelists will highlight some of these tools and mechanisms as well as discuss a variety of issues including how to effectively dual use emergency response and ongoing operations supply chains, emergency demand forecasting, recyclability and reuse of the emergency supplies, identifying the right supply chain modalities, and better coordination mechanisms.
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Poster Presentations and Tea/Coffee GLC, 2nd floor foyer (poster should be picked up from GLC corridor before lunch) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Workshops Session 3
Globalization and the future worker GLC, Room 235
Using modeling and analysis to drive better strategic supply chain decision-making GLC, Room 233
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 1st floor (Posters should be removed and Tech Demos or any booths may be set up between lunch and 3:30) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Keynote Speaker Interview
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| 2:00 - 3:15 | Workshops Session 4 Drones in Rwanda: how Zipline, GAVI, and UPS are changing the conversation on delivering critical medical supplies GLC Auditorium
Public – private partnerships and reaching the last mile GLC, Room 233
Bridging the gap: Development of an integrated digital platform that links health, last mile logistics and other humanitarian services GLC, Room 235
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| 3:15 – 3:45 | Poster Presentations and Tea/Coffee GLC Foyer, 2nd floor (Technology demo set-up) |
| 3:45 – 5:00 | Workshops Session 5 and "Innovative Solutions/Technology" Exhibit Preparing for the future of global health supply chains GLC, Room 235
Technology Exhibit Presentations (GLC, Auditorium)
Session moderated by Jarrod Goentzel, PhD, HHL Conference Co-Organizer; Director, Humanitarian Response Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Day 2 Wrap-up discussion
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| 5:30 – 7:00 | Reception and Technology Exhibits/Demos GLC 2nd floor corridor (light refreshments provided) |
| 8:00 – 9:30 | Site Visits (Meet at Georgia Tech Hotel Lobby to board buses to both visits at 7:00pm. Time includes round trip travel. Buses will return to GA Tech Hotel Lobby after site visit)
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Day 3 - Wednesday, August 31st: "Taking the Conference to the Field"
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:45 - 8:30 | Registration & Tea/Coffee GLC Atrium, 1st floor |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Briefing on Health & Humanitarian Site Visits
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| 9:00 – 12:00 |
Health & Humanitarian Site Visits
(Buses will depart from GT Hotel drop-up in front on Spring Street at 9:00am sharp. Time includes roundtrip travel.)
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| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 1st floor |
