2012 Sessions

Defining Forward was the 2012 GBCHealth Conference theme. Each headline session explored an essential topic in global health, seeking to illuminate answers to the question: “What does ‘forward’ mean for this topic, and what are the implications and imperatives for my business or organization?”

Can Southern Africa Eliminate Malaria?

National leaders in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe are spearheading an ambitious commitment to eliminate malaria from their countries by 2020 or before. Can it be done?READ MORE >

Maternal Health: Milestone Moments on the Path to Healthier Motherhood

This panel pinpointed several critical moments in a woman’s life where interventions can have a profound impact on maternal health: from girls’ education and access to family planning; to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT); to childbirth itself. We exploreed results and insights from corporate, NGO, and donor perspectives, and much more.READ MORE >

AIDS@30

Thirty years: An eternity in terms of human suffering, yet it seems like only yesterday that HIV/AIDS burst into our collective consciousness. We joined GBCHealth CEO John Tedstrom in conversation with three of the most passionate and influential leaders in today’s global fight against HIV/AIDS.READ MORE >

Influencing for Change - Tackling South Africa's Diabetes Epidemic

John Tedstrom, GBCHealth President & CEO, and Madam Ngema-Zuma discussed the challenges facing South Africa and the African continent as a whole in managing NCDs such as diabetes.READ MORE >

Healthy Cities: How Local Governments are Partnering with Business to Improve Urban Health

This panel will bring together exciting and progressive mayors, city health officials and corporate leaders to talk about how they approach the continual challenge of improving health in the urban setting.READ MORE >

The Business of Health Diplomacy

This panel will offer insights and greater understanding of the ways in which approaches to global health policy and cooperation are changing. We’ll look at how multinational companies and governments consider engaging on health globally, and explore the opportunities and risks they face when investing in nations with differing views on health policy.READ MORE >

Health: Business Responsibility or Business Opportunity?

In this session, we explored the duality of responsibility vs. opportunity in the context of health. We learned how some of the inventive companies in the world are finding ways to make health a cornerstone of their business, and a foundation of their success.READ MORE >

Social Health: The Future of Disease Awareness, Prevention and Treatment

Today Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube are being used and adopted for health interventions in ways their creators have never imagined. This session highlighted the impact that social connectivity is having on individual and collective health outcomes, in both developed and developing countries.READ MORE >

Lost in Translation: Defining and Delivering Wellness in the Global Workplace

There are few multinational companies without a commitment to employee health and well-being. But “Workplace Wellness” has no commonly accepted meaning or standards. Some companies get by with health tips on wall-postings while others integrate knowledge, programs and policies into every aspect of their operations.READ MORE >

Special Session: MDG Health Alliance - A Plan for Driving Progress

The GBCHealth Conference closed with a can’t-miss session introducing the newly-created MDG Health Alliance. Comprised of eminent leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors working in conjunction with the Health and Education Cluster of the Secretary General’s MDG Advocates, the MDG Health Alliance seeks to accelerate progress toward achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs 4, 5, and 6).READ MORE >