A Wake-Up Call from Nature

May 23, 2022
18:30–20:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Many of the root causes of the environmental crisis also increase the risk of pandemics. Activities such as deforestation and livestock farming are simultaneously heating up the planet while exposing us to new pathogens. What changes can we make in our lifestyles to mitigate the links between climate change and pandemics?

Speakers

SB
Stéphane Bancel
Chief Executive Officer
Moderna
DD
David Dao
Global Shaper, Zurich Hub
WEF
IE
Isabella Eckerle
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Geneva
ML
Marco Lambertini
Special Envoy
WWF International
MS
Magdalena Skipper
Editor-in-Chief
Nature

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