APRIL 15, 2021
| 10 AM – 1:30 PM EDT |
2 PM – 5:30 PM
GMT
Registration is now open at
covidsciencesummit.com
World Travel & Tourism Council, Carnival Corporation
& Hilton welcome the U.S. Travel Association as the
newest sponsor of the Global Science Summit on COVID-19
Event will bring together world's foremost science and public
health experts for a free, virtual public forum on proven
insights and best practices for moving beyond the pandemic
MIAMI, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
WHEN:
Thursday, April 15,
2021
10 a.m. – 1:30
p.m. EDT | 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. GMT | Virtual video event
WHERE:
To register for the event, click here:
https://www.covidsciencesummit.com.
You will receive an email with a webcast link prior to the start of
the event.
Attendees are invited to submit questions for panelists prior to
the event at https://www.covidsciencesummit.com.
WHAT:
The 2021 Global Science Summit on COVID-19 is
being hosted by Carnival Corporation and WTTC, as well as
supporting sponsors Hilton Worldwide Holdings and the U.S. Travel
Association. The virtual event will explore the most up-to-date
science on COVID-19 to inform practical approaches and best
practices for moving beyond the pandemic.
The event will focus on the most up-to-date science amassed from
the past year of studying COVID-19, including how best to address
the many ongoing questions about how the virus will affect society,
travel and day-to-day activities moving forward. The Summit will
feature world-renowned medical, epidemiological and public health
experts to explore and share recent findings and daily practices to
curb the spread of COVID-19 in a post-pandemic future.
Panels will include fact-based discussions sharing the latest
insights on epidemiology, screening, testing and tracing,
therapeutics, vaccines, practical prevention and mitigation
practices and more, including:
- The Science of COVID-19: Epidemiology;
Transmission; Testing.
- Treatment & Prevention: Masks, Surfaces and
Physical Distancing; Isolation and Quarantine; Vaccines;
Therapeutics.
- Life in a World with COVID-19: Practicality;
Adapting; Risk Mitigation.
The event is designed for the general public, and it is free
to attend all or parts of the discussion. Registration is now open
at https://www.covidsciencesummit.com.
WHO:
The virtual Summit is hosted by World Travel & Tourism
Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism
private sector, and Carnival Corporation, the world's largest
cruise company. Hilton Worldwide Holdings and the U.S. Travel
Association are supporting sponsors of the event. Moderators
include:
- Arnold Donald, president
& CEO, Carnival Corporation
- Gloria Guevara, president
& CEO, WTTC
Donald and Guevara will encourage straightforward,
easy-to-understand and fact-based discussions sharing the latest
insights on epidemiology, screening, testing and tracing,
therapeutics, vaccines, practical prevention and mitigation
practices and more. Panelists include (in alphabetical order):
- Dr. Michael Diamond,
M.D., Ph.D., the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine at
Washington University. Dr.
Diamond is recognized internationally for his work involving
Zika, West Nile, chikungunya, and related emerging viruses.
- Dr. Steven Gordon,
M.D., chairman, department of infectious disease,
Cleveland Clinic, Respiratory Institute and professor of medicine,
The Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western
University. Dr. Gordon has been focused on hospital
infection prevention, including device-associated and opportunistic
infections in immunocompromised patients.
- Dr. Michael Lin, M.D.,
Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Bioengineering, and
Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford
University. A NIH Pioneer Award recipient, Dr. Lin develops
protein-based tools for molecular imaging and control of gene and
viral therapy.
- Dr. William Morice, II, M.D.,
Ph.D., chair, department of laboratory medicine and pathology
at Mayo Clinic, president, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and professor
of laboratory medicine and pathology. Dr. Morice is an expert in
diagnostic testing serving in leadership roles for numerous boards
and partnerships to enhance understanding of clinical diagnostics
and test utilization.
- Dr. Jewel Mullen, M.D.,
M.P.H., associate dean for health equity, University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School.
Dr. Mullen is an internist, epidemiologist and public health
physician leader and the former principal deputy assistant
secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
- Dr. Emil Christian
Reisinger, director of the Department of Tropical
Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Department of Internal
Medicine at the University of Rostock, Dean of the University and
Member of the Board of the University Hospital Rostock.
- Dr. Clare Rock, M.D.,
M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Hospital
Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine. Dr. Rock has
significant expertise in institutional COVID-19 support, including
as Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control COVID-19 Johns
Hopkins Health System Incident Commander. Specific expertise and
experience include COVID-19 testing strategies for the workplace,
businesses, & community, return to work policies, return to
business strategies, outbreak and cluster management, contact
tracing, addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the workplace and
the community.
- Dr. Stefano Vella,
Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the
Catholic University of Rome
and a member of the Program Committee of Horizon Europe - Health
Cluster, the Research Program of the European Commission. Dr. Vella
specializes in infectious diseases and internal medicine and is a
researcher in pathogenesis and therapy of viral infections.
Specific research has been conducted by Dr. Vella on major
pandemics, specifically on HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.
NEXT STEP:
Register for the event at:
https://www.covidsciencesummit.com.