Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
Thursday, August 27 | 8 am PDT
The human and economic toll of COVID-19 has shocked the world into an awareness of the dangers and implications of zoonotic diseases — defined as diseases that transfer from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences. Unprecedented environmental pressures including biodiversity and ecosystem loss, wildlife consumption and trafficking, climate change, and intensive land development and farming techniques have put human populations closer than ever to wild and domestic animals, providing new opportunities for disease spillover to occur.
To respond to the immediacy of COVID-19, and prevent future global pandemics, a new systems-based approach is needed — one that incorporates equity, sustainable development, environmental protection, food nutrition and security, and public health. Join the Milken Institute as we convene experts across sectors to identify ways to ensure truly sustainable planetary and public health. View video of the conference call on our website.
Moderator
Melissa Stevens
Executive Director, Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy
Panel Experts and Speakers
Simone Friedman
Head of Philanthropy and Impact Investment, EJF Philanthropies
Eric Goode
Conservationist; Director, "Tiger King"
Mark Smolinski
President, Ending Pandemics
Gunhild A. Stordalen
Founder and Executive Chair, EAT