Saturday 29th January 2022

14:00-16:00* SSPH+ is guest at the Swiss International Scientific School event: Health benefits of sports and movement for youth!

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The Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai organizes three individual workshops about movement for children in collaboration with SSPH+ and Accademia Teatro Dimitri
Location: Roof top of Swiss Pavilion, Dubai Expo

Accademia Teatro Dimitri artists develop a small exercise from their field, which exemplifies how simple and regular exercises can positively impact the minds and bodies of children. The workshops target primary school children (age 8-12) and each workshop group consist of 10 pupils from the Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD). The children will perform a little show for their parents to conclude the event and demonstrate what they have learned about the health benefits for movement!

Actors (onsite): Elisa Di Cristofaro, Santiago Bello, Dinu Corminboeuf, Accademia Teatro Dimitri, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

 

Sunday 30th January 2022

12:00-14:45* SSPH+ Session A
Health in All Sustainable Development Goals

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SSPH+ guest lectures (15 min each) and Q&A/discussion time (10 min each) with a 30-minute break
Location: Swiss Pavilion, event space and online / hybrid
Moderator (onsite): Dr. Emily Reeves, SSPH+

see recorded session here

Experts from Switzerland discuss health in relation to all sustainable development goals of the United Nations from their own research. Learn about why this research is relevant and why sustainable development goals are important for helping us lead healthy and sustainable lives, in the interest of our health, our planet and all life on earth!

16:00-17:30* SSPH+ is guest at the Dubai’s World Majlis:
Healthier World, Healthier People: Designing spaces that heal our planet

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SSPH+ guest speakers join the discussion about the health risks associated with humans’ and nature’s increasing proximity and ask how we can design and build resilient spaces that both coexist with and support nature.
Location: Terra auditorium, Terra, Sustainability District, Dubai Expo, online/ hybrid

See recorded session here

Never before has humanity’s foot-print on the Earth been so considerable. Humans and nature are coming into ever greater proximity, to the detriment of the health of people and the planet. How can architecture and design help us build resilient spaces that not just coexist with, but support nature to thrive? What are the challenges and opportunities in doing so? This World Majlis session seeks to answer these questions.

What if the health of others became our number one priority?
SSPH+ guest discussants (onsite): Prof. Nino Künzli, Dean SSPH+ and Magda Gamba, PhD researcher in healthy lifestyle and behavior, Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern

Closing event: Artistic performance on sustainable health!
Actors (onsite): Elisa Di Cristofaro, Santiago Bello, Dinu Corminboeuf, Accademia Teatro Dimitri, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

 

Monday 31st January 2022

12:00 - 15:00* SSPH+ Session B
Health in the Urban Space

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4 SSPH+ guest lectures (15 min each) and Q&A/discussion time (10 min each) with a 30- minute break
Moderator (onsite): Dr. Emily Reeves, SSPH+
Location: Swiss Pavilion, event space and online/hybrid

See recorded session here

This session is led by experts from the Swiss national SSPH+ network to focus on public health challenges and opportunities in urban areas. Be part of this discussion and learn what the topics mean for meeting the sustainable development goals of the United Nations!

16:00-17:30* SSPH+ Session C
led by Frontiers, Lausanne Young Minds for Healthy Lives on a Healthy Planet

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5 adolescents from UAE review a scientific publication on “Marine Heat Waves”, with the authors of the publication, Prof. Dr. Annalisa Bracco and Dr. Elise Beaudin, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Master of Ceremony (tbd): tbd
Location: Swiss Pavilion, event space and online/ hybrid

See recorded session here

Frontiers for Young Minds is a scientific journal where school children act as reviewers of articles written by distinguished scientists around the world. During this event, real scientists will present the latest results of their research about Ocean Heat Waves and a panel of school children aged 14 and 15 will provide live feedback and engage the authors in a Q&A session. Learn more about children in science!

17:30 Rooftop Reception

Frontiers and Frontiers for Young Minds hosts a juice and mocktails reception at the roof top bar of the Swiss Pavilion.

 

Tuesday 1st February 2022

11:00-12:15* SSPH+ Session D
Next generation scientists tackle public health

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2 PhD students compete to present science in 3- minutes each (6 min) followed by voting and question time (10 min) and 2 PhD students present a live debate in 6 minutes each (12 min) followed by voting and question time (10 min) with a 15-minute break.
Moderators (onsite): Prof. Dr. Nino Künzli and Dr. Emily Reeves, SSPH+
Location: Swiss Pavilion, event space and online / hybrid

See recorded session here

4 PhD students from SSPH+ partner institutions and universities have been expertly trained to deliver short, informative, and entertaining presentations about important issues in public health. Students will present scientific concepts in just 3 minutes and debate hot topics in science in only 6 minutes! We invite you to decide who wins your vote for the best presentation and the best debate!

13:00-16:00* SSPH+ Session E
Public Health beyond the Pandemic

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5 SSPH+ guest lectures (15 min each) and Q&A/discussion (10 min each) with a 30-minute break
Moderators (onsite): Dr. Emily Reeves, SSPH+
Location: Swiss Pavilion, event space and online / hybrid

See recorded session here

Life since the pandemic has shown us the importance of preparation in understanding how to fight against health emergencies, as well as learning to live alongside them. This session invites health experts from Switzerland to give us their important insights about a range of important considerations for life in the pandemic era and beyond!

17:00-19:00* WHO-Europe Special Event: COVID- 19 Pandemic

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17 members of the High-Level Expert Group on COVID-19 in the WHO European Region will convene under the auspices of the Regional Director Dr Hans Kluge, and 7 of its staff members for a 90-minute panel expert meeting, followed by 30-minute Q&A with the audience.
Moderator(s) (online): Prof. Antoine Flahault, Chair of the High-Level European Expert Group
Location: Live streamed from Copenhagen to Swiss Pavilion to Expo

See recorded session here

WHO-Europe offers an open attendance to the monthly online meeting of the High-Level Expert Group Meeting on COVID-19 in the European Region. All Expert Group members are online, streamed globally and on the screen at the Swiss pavilion auditorium.

 

Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Wednesdays event program features two parallel events where SSPH+ is partner or a guest of the event. See below for details of these two events.

10:00-13:00* SSPH+ is guest at the Sustainability@Expo 
Nature’s Healing Hands: Creating Healthy Environments for Living

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Moderator (onsite): David Gourlay, Director – Site Delivery Office, District 2020
Location: The Nexus for People and Planet, Dubai Expo and online/ hybrid

See recorded session here

This event explores the link between the physical environment and the health and well-being of people and how this influences policy, as well as the planning, design, construction, and operations of human habitats that support the health and well-being. This event also provides a platform for International Participants and Partners to share how they have incorporated health and wellness into their pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai.

16:00-19:00* CANCELLED: Building bridges between innovation and impact on AI in healthcare

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THE EVENT IS CANCELLED!

SSPH+ partners with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Embassy in the UAE offer this event. This event seeks to build bridges between innovation, practice, and impact, and to promote best practices in AI-enabled digital health using real-world experiences from the perspectives of Swiss and UAE experts in digital health.


Location: Swiss Pavilion, Dubai Expo and online/hybrid 
Moderator (onsite): Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler, University of Geneva, Master of ceremony (onsite): Dr. Franziska Freiburghaus

CANCELLED: Event page for live stream and registration here