Organized by World Information Transfer Inc.

Co-sponsored by the Government of Ukraine

Supported by UN DESA

Opening Remarks:

Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Conference Chair and Founder, WIT

H.E. Mr. Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN

Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director for Sustainable Development, DESA

Speakers:

Dr. Scott Ratzan, MD, Adj. Prof., Columbia Univ., Mailman School of Public Health

Title: Children’s Health: Health Diplomacy, Literacy and Risk Communication”

Dr. Emily K. Shuman, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Michigan

Title: “Emerging Infections and Children’s Health”

Dr. George D. Thurston, MD, Prof. of Env. Med. & Pop. Health, NYU Med.

Title: “Air Pollution and Children’s Health”

Alex Konanykhyn, President, KMGi

Title: “Transparent Business for a Sustainable World”

Gianna Simone, Activist and Actress

Title: “Rwanda: Rebuilding in a War Torn World”

Apurv Gupta, Youth Representative

Title: “The World We Need”

Closing Remarks:

Ambassador Thomas Gass, ASG, PCIA-DESA

H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN

Faculty Luncheon – by invitation only