Women, Equity, and Global Development Symposium 2017
Innovation for Healthy Futures
The 2017 Women, Equity, and Global Development Symposium brought together leaders, the next generation, and stakeholders from across sectors to explore how innovation, storytelling, and immersive technologies are improving the lives of women and children globally.
Innovation takes many forms: biotechnology to treat rare diseases, financing for global education, and digital platforms and networks to combat stigma. Harnessing new ideas, solutions, and partnerships is critical for human development and sustainable healthy futures. We all have a part to play: governments, the private sector, civil society, and you. By sharing innovation through storytelling, we can find creative solutions to current and emerging challenges.
About the Event Series
The Women, Equity, and Global Development Symposium (previously known as the Global Health and Development Symposium) is the flagship event of the Council’s Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum since 2013. Each year, this event series engages and convenes diverse global perspectives and advocates for inclusive, sustainable, and equitable global development practices, in order to empower all people to contribute actively to a more equitable world.
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