COVID-19 Vaccine Partnerships: The Pandemic as a Golden Age of Partnering; How we got here, and What's Next

Brief intro and overview - Julie Barnes-Weise

Panel One: Partnering for the Pandemic - Collaborations Central!

Speakers:
- Lorenzo Tolleri
- Riccardo Manetti
- Bavani Shankar
- Jennifer Plitsch
- Gillian Fenton (moderator)

Starting almost as soon as the pandemic of COVID-19 had been declared, the worldwide biopharmaceutical industry and biomedical research communities rose to the challenge by engaging in an unprecedented number of collaborative development and manufacturing agreements as well as innovative forms of funding agreements with governments and NGOs. This panel will review the developing landscape of pandemic agreements and some of the key issues identified in the course of these expedited negotiations.

Panel Two: The Prequel - How we Got Here

Speakers:
- Michael Mowatt
- Jose Ochoa
- Nicki Lurie
- Julie Barnes-Weise (moderator)

Did you ever wonder just how governments, companies, academia and the global health community leapt into action with such successful results once the pandemic of COVID-19 emerged in early 2020? Well, it didn't actually happen overnight! This panel will discuss the ecosystem and building blocks of pandemic preparedness planning.

Panel Three: What's Next - How Should Vaccine Innovation and Global Supply be Funded?

Speakers:
- Richard Wilder
- Tom Johnston
- Hans Sauer
- Rena Conti
- Julie Barnes-Weise (moderator)
- Gillian Fenton (moderator)

The pandemic exposed key gaps and fault lines in how the world responds to the massive need for coordinated procurement of raw materials, manufacturing facilities, technology transfer, manufacturing, vaccine distribution and administration, and addressing key risks such as product liability. This panel will discuss what we've learned and current plans and policies in development for addressing these issues.

Panel Four: 2021 President's Award: Fireside Chat with our Winners

LSS: the Pfizer-BioNTech Deal
- Deborah Baron
- Lara Joan Payne
- Sean Marett
- Eric Victory (moderator)

Closing Remarks - Gillian Fenton and Julie Barnes-Weise

Pricing: $49