Pandemic Center
Next Gen Workshops
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Biosecurity Game Changers Fellows Kelly Elimian, Dinah Nasike, Jon Arizti Sanz, Thokozani Nyasulu-Liwewe, Sandra Matinyi, Sana Masmoudi and Faith Bagamuhunda pictured together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Biosecurity Game Changers workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Game Changers workshop for biosecurity policy for next generation leaders Washington, D.C.
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Maj. Gen. (ret) Paul Friedrichs, Former Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy delivers remarks.
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A group of rising leaders, including Biosecurity Game Changers Fellows, discussed next steps to reduce threats posed by deliberate, accidental, and naturally occurring biological threats. Munich, Germany
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Top-level decision-makers converse with rising leaders, including Biosecurity Game Changers Fellows between sessions. Munich, Germany
Past Workshops
Third annual Biosecurity Game Changers Workshop
October 24-26, 2025 - Washington, D.C.
The event brought together early- and mid-career professionals exploring careers in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness policy, as well as the evolving intersection of AI and biology.
More information to come
Munich Security Conference
February 15, 2025 - Munich, Germany
CEPI, the Brown Pandemic Center, and NTI, in collaboration with Foreign Policy, brought together emerging biosecurity leaders from the Global South. These rising leaders, including the Biosecurity Game Changer Fellows, engaged with top-level decision-makers to explore next steps in addressing the threats posed by deliberate, accidental, and naturally occurring biological risks. By strengthening biosecurity and biosafety, we can unlock the full potential of new technologies while minimizing risks, advancing the 100 Days Mission, and ensuring global health progress is achieved in a safe, secure, and equitable manner.
second annual Biosecurity Game Changers Workshop
October 18-20, 2024 - Washington, D.C.
This event convened early-to-mid-career professionals from across the country who are considering careers in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness policy, to provide insight into emerging issues at the intersection of AI and biology and what a career in biosecurity policy entails.
Biosecurity Game Changers Workshop
September 3-5, 2024 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The year-long fellowship kicks off with an in-person meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which includes a policymaking workshop for the fellows and other early-to-mid-career public health champions.
Quotes from Workshop Leaders and Attendees
We need global networks of forward-looking, innovation-minded leaders to address evolving threats to health security. It's exciting to see the first group of Game Changers and the projects they are undertaking, which reflect the need for cross-sector approaches to biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
CEO of Sentinel Bio