The session is one of a series of global conferences that CSIS has co-hosted to highlight evolving global health policy of the BRICS countries and explore new opportunities for U.S. engagement with emerging powers to advance a common development and global health agenda.
Venue: Jan Smuts House
Programme
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00-09:10
Welcome and Introduction
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs
Jennifer Cooke, Center for Strategic and International Studies
09:10-10:00
Panel I: Evolving Nature of the U.S-South Africa Bilateral Relationship
• US Ambassador to South Africa, Donald H. Gips
• Ambassador Mark Bellamy, U.S. National Defense University
• Dr. Nomfundo Ngwenya, South African Institute of International Affairs
Moderator: Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs
10:15-11:30
Panel II: Evolving U.S.-South Africa Partnerships on Health and Development
• Dr. Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University [Download.pdf]
• Ashley Pearce, Managing Director of Merck [Download.pdf]
• Thurma Goldman, Country Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Download.pdf]
• Stavros Nicolaou, Aspen Pharmacare
Moderator: Jennifer Cooke, Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:30-12:45
Panel III: South Africa’s Global Health Agenda
• Katherine Bliss, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Dr. Marian Jacobs, University of Cape Town
• Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba, former Director General, Department of Health and Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Moderator: Pieter Fourie, AIDS Foundation of South Africa and fellow at Macquarie University (Sydney)
12:45-1:30: Lunch Discussion
