The Global Health Security Innovation Week 2022 (March 12-15, 2022) is the world's first conference focused on bringing together the health security and technology innovation communities to define and communicate today's most pressing challenges in preventing, predicting, detecting, and responding to global health security threats.

GHS Innovation Week will emphasize the importance of locally driven innovation in emerging ecosystems (LMICs) and will promote  equitable access to technologies and resources for ensuring health security in all communities.  Together participants will create a roadmap and a call to action for innovators to solve the most pressing current and future challenges in global health security.

HOST ORGANIZATION:

Texas Global Health Security Innovation Consortium (Austin, Texas, USA); TEXGHS is a consortium between academia, public sector, and private sector partners to coordinate efforts to support companies working towards pandemic preparedness and response in Texas.  Organized by the Austin Technology Incubator at The University of Texas at Austin, TEXGHS is leading the creation and long-term growth of a health security innovation ecosystem that supports innovators and innovations fighting COVID-19 and future pandemics.

ORGANIZING PARTNERS

Austin Technology Incubator, University of Texas at Austin

Global Health Security Network

IDEO

UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange

AGENDA:

GHS Innovation Week sessions will address the themes of preparation, response, cooperation, and recovery from health security threats.

GHS Innovation Week will feature an international exhibition of the startups, entrepreneurs, programs, and countries leading COVID-19 response and recovery while building new solutions to face future health security challenges.  The exhibition will include pavilions that offer larger programs the opportunity to feature multiple startups, innovators, or programs interested in sharing their innovative ideas and products with an international audience of decision-makers, customers, and investors.

SPEAKERS:  

Global health security innovators, public health policy thought leaders, international organizations, government officials, philanthropists, venture capitalists, startup founders and CEOs, prominent scientific researchers, technology commercialization experts, academic thought leaders, and healthcare professionals

ATTENDEES:  

All those working at the intersection of technology and health security; entrepreneurs, technologists, startups, funders, NGOs, technology investors, scientists, government representatives, technicians, healthcare professionals, students, international organization representatives, and frontline healthcare workers

TOPICS:  

Health Equity and Accessibility

Mental Health and Community Resiliency

Public Health Solutions

Public Policy and Communication

One Health and Emerging Diseases

Vaccine Development and Distribution

Public Private Partnerships for GHS

Emerging Innovation Ecosystems

Biosafety and Biosecurity

Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Future Health Security Threats

Investment in GHS Innovation

SPECIAL SESSIONS:

The TEXGHS x IDEO Design for One Health Workshop (March 12, 2022) human-centered design workshop in partnership with IDEO

GHS Innovation Week 2022 Demo Day (March 14, 2022) in partnership with UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx), World Health Organization Africa Regional Office, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Houston, the Consulate General of Denmark in Houston, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), TEXGHS, Prodeo, and Tech Ranch.