Annual Meeting 2020: Emerging diseases and outbreaks

• Patricia Amira, broadcaster and media personality
• Professor Daniel Bausch, Director, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), Scientific Chair of the RSTMH Annual Meeting
• Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Infectious Hazards Management Department, World Health Organization
• Sean Carrol, Matron ICU, Royal Free Hospital, UK
• Dr Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Incident Manager, National Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centre, Nigeria CDC
• Professor Rashida Ferrand, Epidemiologist and physician, Parirenyatwa General Hospital, Zimbabwe
• Professor George Gao, Director-General, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
• Professor Paul Garner, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
• Victoria Gill, Science Correspondent, BBC
• Dorcas Gwata, Nurse and global mental health specialist
• Professor Janet Hemingway, Professor of Vector Biology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) & Senior Technical Advisor on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Professor David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
• Dr Johan Van Hoof, Global Therapeutic Area Head, Vaccines, Janssen Pharmaceuticals R&D & Managing Director, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
• Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford, and Chair, New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG), UK
• Professor Peter Hotez, Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
• Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
• Dr Benido Impouna, Coordinator, Health Emergency Information, World Health Organisation
• Dr Sir Michael Jacobs, Clinical Director of Infection, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK
• Professor Helen Lambert, Professor of Medical Anthropology, University of Bristol
• Professor Heidi Larson, Director, Vaccine Confidence Project
• Professor Graham Medley, Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• David Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA
• Theresa Ochoa, Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt, Peru
• Professor Rosanna Peeling, Chair of Diagnostics Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) & Director, International Diagnostics Centre (IDC)
• Dr Bhargavi Rao, Clinical Team Lead: COVID focal point and Malaria & Infectious Diseases Specialist, Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)
• Melanie Seville, Director of Vaccine Development and R&D, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI)
• Dr Santosh Vijaykumar, Senior Lecturer, Health and Communication Risk Scientist, Northumbria University
• Kate White, Health Lead: Emergency Desk, Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)
• Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Department of Health and Social Care
• Professor Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) RSTMH Trustee

All delegates will have access to networking sessions, abstract presentations and plenary talks, as well as an on-demand service following the event to watch the content and feed into the discussion in your own time.