Thomas Sorensen | Chief
UNICEF

Day 2 (21st October) @ 09:00

The New Geopolitics of Vaccines: Global Vaccine Manufacturing in a Fractured World

• How can public-private partnerships mitigate the risks of vaccine nationalism? 
• How to ensure equitable access to vaccines and maintaining manufacturing continuity across global hubs during a public health emergency? 
• What innovative manufacturing technologies (modular manufacturing, digital twins, etc.) can speed up responses and pandemic preparedness? 
• How could governments and industry balance the push for domestic manufacturing sovereignty with the efficiencies and interdependencies of a globalised supply network? 

Raman Rao, Chief Executive Officer, Hilleman Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd

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Raman Rao / The New Geopolitics of Vaccines: Global Vaccine Manufacturing in a Fractured World

Raman Rao, Chief Executive Officer,
Hilleman Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd

As Chief Executive Officer of Hilleman Laboratories, a joint venture between Merck & Co and Wellcome Trust, Dr. Raman Rao leads the charge for providing effective, affordable and impactful solutions for infectious diseases and global public health, especially for low- and middle-income...

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Wolfgang Philipp, Principal Adviser for Health and Crisis Management, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE), European Comission

Moderator: Jo Walton, Member of Supervisory Board, Access to Medicine Foundation

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Jo Walton / The New Geopolitics of Vaccines: Global Vaccine Manufacturing in a Fractured World

Jo Walton, Member of Supervisory Board,
Access to Medicine Foundation

Jo Walton joined the Supervisory Board of the Access to Medicines Foundation in 2025. The Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation, registered as a Dutch charity. The Foundation has for the past 20 plus years driven progress toward equitable access to essential medicines, including...

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Thomas Sorensen, Chief, UNICEF

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Thomas Sorensen / The New Geopolitics of Vaccines: Global Vaccine Manufacturing in a Fractured World

Thomas Sorensen, Chief,
UNICEF

Thomas Sorensen is Chief of the Immunization Technology Centre in UNICEF Supply Division. Much of his career has been focused on vaccine provision and optimization of Immunization Supply Chains in support of global outbreak responses and the global Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI). He has...

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Skhumbuzo Ngozwana, Director of Manufacturing, Africa CDC

Amin Khan, Chief Science Advisor, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines

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Amin Khan / The New Geopolitics of Vaccines: Global Vaccine Manufacturing in a Fractured World

Amin Khan, Chief Science Advisor,
Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines

Dr Amin Khan is Chief Scientific Advisor at Afrigen Biologics, where he supports the development, scale-up, and global transfer of mRNA vaccine technologies through the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Programme. He is a biopharmaceutical scientist and executive with more than 30 years of experience in ...

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