This 4-day conference is attended annually by academics and experts from across the globe, who discuss global health's most pressing problems. Brown University is proud to have hosted a Satellite Session on March 7th in San Diego, CA, led by Dr. Malabika Sarker, Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Dr. Adam Levine, Associate Dean of Global Health Equity, and Dr. Craig Spencer, Associate Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice.

The conference began after Dr. Craig Spencer's opening remarks, which set a tone of urgency and opportunity in addressing these global health challenges.

Dr. Spencer's speech was followed by Dr. Sarker's panel discussing "universities' engagement with government and non-government organizations to contribute knowledge and education to improve policies and programs," (CUGH, 2024).

The next session was chaired by Dr. Adam Levine, who focused on "strengthening implementation science/research in support of knowledge translation and better policies and programs," (CUGH, 2024).

After a short health break, Emeritus Professor Peter Berman of the University of British Columbia hosted a panel discussing how "science interacts with government and politics during the Covid-19 pandemic," and lessons learned for the future (CUGH, 2024).

Finally, the last session was chaired by Rachel Snow, a former Branch Chief of Population and Development at UNFPA, who discussed learnings from "knowledge translation experiences in global south health systems," (CUGH, 2024).

The concluding remarks, led by Dr. Keith Martin (Director, CUGH) and Professor Nancy Reynolds (JHU) were centered around how the global north and south could strengthen their research collaborations, as well as their collaborations with governments and civil society organizations.