NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The complete schedule for the 16th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale presented by Unite For Sight has been announced. The conference will be held from April 13 to 14, 2019. This event brings together nearly 2,000 participants and more than 300 presentations about global health, responsible global engagement, social entrepreneurship and innovation. During the two-day conference, panel topics range from "The Art of Effective Organizations: Leading and Following with Humility and Integrity" to "Responsibility and Integrity in Global Health." They keynote addresses scheduled for the Global Health & Innovation Conference are as follows:

Keynote Addresses
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• "The Moral Obligation of Optimism to Fuel the Fight for the Sustainable Development Goals,"Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda; Former Minister of Health, Rwanda; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
• "The Two Most Important Days: Reflections on Leadership, Happiness and Living with Purpose," Sanjiv Chopra, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• "Health Care in the Age of Climate Crisis," Gary Cohen, President, Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth
• "Truth or Dare: The Secret Behind Impact," Jordan Levy, Chief External Relations Officer, Ubuntu Pathways
• "Sustainable Development Goals and Health as a Human Right," Joia Mukherjee, Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health; Associate Professor, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Click here to view the complete schedule of presentations and speakers slated for the 2019 Global Health & Innovation Conference and click here to register for the event.