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Global Health Catalyst Summit
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Outstanding speakers at all levels all interested in collaborations

2025 GHC Summit at Harvard/MIT

Win-win Collaborations for global health and development

 Cancer is a growing global health crises and remains a leading cause of death in the United States, affecting 1 out of 3 Americans in their lifetime.. Historically, many USA presidents have taken significant bipartisan actions to combat cancer. Among notable examples, in 1971, Nixon signed the National Cancer Act, which is often referred to as the "War on Cancer." President Ronald Reagan's personal battle with colon cancer underscored the need for public awareness and regular screenings. In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, which provided funding for early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer for low-income women. President George W Bush launched the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Genome Atlas project in 2005, crucial in understanding the genetic basis of cancer and developing targeted therapies. In 2016, President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, which included funding for the Cancer Moonshot initiative led by then-Vice President Joe Biden.. When he became President Joe Biden, he reignited the Cancer Moonshot in 2022, with ambitious, achievable goals: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, and improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer.  In July 2024, President Donald Trump declared, “We will unleash the power of American innovation, and as we do, we will soon be on the verge of finding the cures to cancer.." These actions reflect a united/common commitment, which is at the core of the GHC summits focus on collaboration.  The 2025 GHC summit at Harvard/MIT will continue to focus on win-win collaborations while celebrating 10 years of GHC summits catalyzing high impact collaborations for global health and development.. Planned speakers will continue to include Presidents, First Ladies, Members of Congress, Ministers and other government leaders, Professional Society Leaders, Leaders from Industry, Foundations, the Diaspora, students and trainees, celebrity and cancer advocates, and other stakeholders from the USA and around the world interested in global health and development. Register here to come present, learn, network, or, COLLABORATE . All are welcome!

Powerful and Outstanding Speakers coming soon.
If you would like to be a speaker at the 2025 GHC summit at Harvard/MIT, you can submit your abstract/topic here

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GHC summit Chairs/Moderators

Some of the Chairs/Moderators of the  GHC summits include the following: (subject to change/updates)

Register to participate in what promises to be the best GHC Summit yet at Harvard/MIT 

Secure your spot at the summit if you plan to speak, learn, network or collaborate. The GHC summits are unique in their focus on collaboration, where anyone can participate to make a difference, including just sharing ideas or creating awareness.

  • 2025 GHC Summit at Harvard/MIT (June 5-8, 2025)
    2025 GHC Summit at Harvard/MIT (June 5-8, 2025)
    Thu, Jun 05
    Cambridge
    Jun 05, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT – Jun 08, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
    Cambridge, 48 Massachusetts Ave w16, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
    Early Bird registration ends February 28, 2025 No refunds for registration will be given for cancellations received after May 30, 2025.

Some Past GHC Summit Chairs/Speakers

Join us to learn, network, and collaborate for global Health and development

Multidisciplinary/Bipartisan/Diverse Voices at the GHC summits all united against cancer

From Presidents, to Nobel Laureates, to Leaders in Congress, to global cancer leaders to students, to everyday people, overyone is needed to collaborate in advancing global health and development.

Below are a sample of these people:

Ambassadors, USA government expert, and Chairs of Lancet Oncology Commission for sub-Saharan Africa meet the press during the 2022 Global Health Catalyst summit at Johns Hopkins

Some previous distinguished Global Health Catalyst Award Winners

SInce 2015

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Ed Benz

President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute @ Harvard Medical School

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Karen Bass

Chair of the USA Government House sub-committee for Global Health

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Felica Knaul

Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative

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H.E. Jeannette Kagame

First Lady of Rwanda

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Funmi Olapade

Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago

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Twalib Ngoma

Professor and Founding Director of the Ocean Road Cancer Institute

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Harold Varmus

Nobel Laureate, Former Director of NIH and NCI

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Kwanele Asante

Lawyer, Chairperson, Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cancer Prevention and Control, South Africa

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David Kerr

Professor of Cancer Medicine, Oxford University

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Ahmed Elzawawy

Professor and President of ICEDOC Experts, Chair of the  win-win initiative

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Eduardo Cazap

Founder and first President of the Latin American & Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM). Former President of UICC

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Dikembe Mutombo

NBA Hall of Famer. Founder and President of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation

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Sulma Mohammed

Professor Purdue University

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Rose Anorlu

President of African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer

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Anthony Zietman

Editor-in-chief Red Jorunal, Professor Harvard Medical School

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Dow Wilson

CEO Varian Medical Systems

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Beatrice Addai

President of  Breast Cancer International

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H.E Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu

Philanthropist, and the First lady of Ondo State in Nigeria

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H.E Dorothy Nyong'o

Kisumu County First Lady, Kenya

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Nicholas Abinya

Professor, University of Nairobi, Kenya

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Calvin Johnson

NFL Hall of Famer

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Prof Rose Anorlu

President of AORTIC

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Prof Otis Brawley

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins

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Barbara Goodman

President of Cures Within Reach

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