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Breakthroughs in Women’s Health

January 21, 2026
16:45–17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Often perceived as a niche issue, the women’s health gap, impacting 3.9 billion lives, has gained overdue awareness for its ripple effects on future generations. From emerging low-tech solutions for decreasing maternal mortality rates, next-generation contraceptives, to using AI to more precisely detect and track cervical cancer, what breakthroughs will make closing the women’s health gap...
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Speakers

NC
Nadia Calviño
President
European Investment Bank
GC
Gargee Ghosh Chasin
President, Global Policy and Advocacy
Gates Foundation
SN
Sania Nishtar
Chief Executive Officer
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
OS
Orazio Schillaci
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health of Italy
SS
Severin Schwan
Chairman
Roche
MS
Magdalena Skipper
Editor-in-Chief
Nature

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