International Development Conference: The Way to a Healthier World?

Saturday, 6th March 2010 @ 9:30am

Global Health and Development Conference open to all students with an interest in International Development and its relationship with Health.

Saturday, 06 March, at Avenue Campus

Speakers will include:

Benny Dembitzer- Author of The Attack on World Poverty; European Director of Ethical Events; Former International Development Consultant; Former Director of The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and member of the IPPNW team who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984/5.
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/cuid/cuid/?q=node/81
http://www.candeadvisory.com/people/Benny

Aubrey Meyer- Director and Founder of the Global Commons Institute, consultant to the IPCC and author of the "Contraction and Convergence Framework", which countries are using to tackle Climate Change.
http://www.gci.org.uk/AubreyMeyer/CV_Aubrey_Meyer_1.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Meyer

Ollie Ross- Director of Sohmed, and Consultant Anaesthesist at Southampton General Hospital.
http://www.suht.soton.ac.uk/sohmed/

Frank Boulton- Medact board member and representative on "the Bioweapons Prevention Project"
http://www.medact.org/index.php

Firoze Manji- Founder and Executive Director of Fahamu and Editor of Pambazuka News. He has formerly worked as Programme Director for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, CEO for Aga Khan Foundation UK, and regional representative for health for IDRC's office for Eastern and Southern Africa.
http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/659/

Julian Oram - Head of Policy at The World Development Movement
http://www.wdm.org.uk/


Doors open at 9:30am for a 10:00am start from a Keynote Speaker.

There will be exciting seminars from experts across many fields including health, politics, conflict and development.

Lunch will be provided and is included in the price of the ticket.

The event will finish with an exciting plenary and discussion from 3:15 on:

"What Is The Greatest Challenge In The Way To A Healthier World?"

Tickets:
£5 students
£7 non-students

Available at:
http://groupspaces.com/southamptonhub/item/52744