A special virtual event: Emerging Disease, Wildlife Trade and Consumption: The Need for Robust Global GovernanceExploring ways to prevent future pandemics

Prof. Steve Osofsky, Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health & Health Policy, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; Director, Cornell Wildlife Health Center

Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer, World Wildlife Fund

Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times; today’s moderator

“One Health Global Governance Is Essential”

Dr. David Nabarro, WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19

“Short- and Long-Term Governance Considerations for a Global Approach to Wildlife Consumption-Associated Public Health Risks”

Doreen Robinson, Chief for Wildlife, UNEP

“Could a Global Wildlife Health Authority Have Prevented the COVID-19 Pandemic?”

Prof. Richard Kock, Co-chair, IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group; Professor of Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases, Royal Veterinary College

“A Sustainable Future for Wildlife and Humanity Depends on a New Approach”

Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

“New Ways Forward for Addressing Wildlife Trafficking, Trade and Markets”

John Scanlon, Chair, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

Closing Remarks

Thomas L. Friedman

Adjournment

Prof. David Lodge, The Francis J. DiSalvo Director, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University