C/CAN 2025: Press Conference

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 17 January 2017 17:30

Cary Adams Chief Executive Officer Union for International Cancer Control BSc (Hons) in Economics, Computing and Statistics, University of Bath, UK; MBA (Hons); 2003, Executive General Management programme, Harvard Business School. 2009, Chief Executive Officer, UICC, based in Geneva. UICC unites the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda. Its rapidly increasing membership base of over 1,000 organizations in 162 countries features the world’s major cancer societies, ministries of health and patient groups and includes influential policy-makers, researchers and experts in cancer prevention and control. UICC also boasts more than 50 strategic partners. Former Chair, NCD Alliance, a coalition of around 2,000 organizations working on non-communicable diseases, which include cancer, diabetes, heart, respiratory, mental and neurological diseases. Recipient of honours and awards, including: Honorary Doctorate in International Relations, University for Business and International Studies, Geneva (2014); Honorary Doctorate in Health, Bath University, UK (2015); CEO of the year, International and European Association conference, Associations Network (2015).

Christophe Franz Chairman Roche 1983, graduate, General Management and Engineering, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Ecole Centrale de Lyon; 1986, MSc in Business Administration and Engineering; 1989, PhD, Technical Univ., Darmstadt. 1994-2003, with Deutsche Bahn incl.: Senior VP, Corporate Development; CEO, Passenger Transport Division. 2004-09, CEO, Swiss International Air Lines. With Lufthansa: 2009-10, Deputy Chairman and Member, Exec. Board, Deutsche Lufthansa and CEO, Lufthansa German Airlines; since January 2011, current positions.

1 Edwin Macharia Partner Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Kenya BA, Amherst College. Formerly: Director, Clinton Foundation; with McKinsey & Company. Currently, Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Based in Nairobi, advises corporations, developing country governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, international organizations, foundations and non-governmental organizations on a range of emerging market issues, including strategy, market entry, operational efficiency, new business models and initiative implementation. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow. Young Global Leader (2015), Member, Global Agenda Council on Africa (2012-14) and Global Agenda Council on Risk and Resilience (2014-16), World Economic Forum.

Michael Berkowitz President, 100 Resilient Cities Rockefeller Foundation Former: Editor, Emergency Preparedness News; Deputy Commissioner, Office of Emergency Management, New York City. Formerly, 9 years with Deutsche Bank, including: in management roles, Mumbai, India and New York; as Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Security, Business Continuity; Global Head, Operational Risk Management, London. Since August 2013, Managing Director, 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, Rockefeller Foundation, part of the Foundation's US$ 100 million commitment to build urban resilience worldwide.

Subramaniam Sathasivam Minister of Health, 1978, Bachelor’s in Medicine and Bachelor’s in Surgery, University of Singapore; 1994, Diploma (Hons) in Dermatology, University of Wales, UK. Since 1994, Member of Parliament; 2008-13, Minister of Human Resources; addressed issues of unemployment, the plight of estate workers, the challenges of unskilled workers and human resource capacity-building. May 2013, appointed Minister of Health of Malaysia; has formulated a health transformation plan to address the country’s challenges and needs. Member, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Recipient of honours and awards, including: Honorary Fellowship, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Honorary Fellow, Academy of Medicine Malaysia; Honorary Fellow, Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia; Honorary Fellow, Society of Sports & Exercise Medicine Malaysia; Honorary awards from His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Governor of State; Honorary Fellow, International College of Dentists; Honorary Doctorate in Healthcare Management, Asia Metropolitan University.

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