Speakers

Rosa M. Orriols is a global health leader with over 25 years of experience working within health systems and supporting the health workforce, with a strong focus on sustainability, resilience, and gender equity, actually in Institut Català de la Salut (Generalitat de Catalunya).

She has held several positions on the boards of private companies and health-related NGOs. Her work also highlights her research on the design and development of safer healthcare equipment.

Dr. VIJAY N.BADE ORGANISATION VIGHANAHARTA SAI HOSPITAL & LABORATORY DIGHI,PUNE 411015 INDIA www.drbadevshl.com QUALIFICATION M.B.B.S,A.F.I.H,PGDHM PGIVAC, DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE NORWAY, DIPLOMA IN CHILD HEALTH DESIGNATION MEDICAL DIRECTOR , CERTIFYING SURGEON FOR INDUSTRY, DG SHIPPING & CIVIL AVIATION EXAMINER INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXAMINER OIL AND ENERGY UNITED KINGDOM,PANAMA.LIBERIAN MARITIME AUTHORITY YEAR OF EXPERIENCE 22 YR RECOGNITION ICOH 2026-27 OH SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE MEMBER EB MEMBER IAOH PUNE 2020 AND IAP PUNE 2022 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VACCINATION & IMMUNISATION PRACTICE 2024-26 ADVOCACY ON DOOR DARSHAN AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ON VACCINATION

Dr Behrman is a Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where she serves as Division Chief for Occupational Medicine and Occupational Medical Director for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Her practice and academic interests focus on healthcare personnel, occupational infections, exposure management in healthcare and research settings, nosocomial infection prevention, and adult immunization programs. She appears to be a “lifer” at Penn where she completed medical school, residency and fellowship training, and was elected to the Academy of Master Clinicians in 2018. A fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, she is a past Chair, current Board Member, and enthusiastic member of ACOEM’s Medical Center Occupational Health Section. She represents ACOEM in the Vaccine Integrity Project’s current Respiratory Virus Evidence Review (2026-27 Respiratory Season | Vaccine Integrity Project)

Senior Full-Stack Engineer and AI product developer with more than nine years of experience designing digital platforms, intelligent automation tools, and data-driven solutions. Background in electronic engineering, combining technical expertise with a practical understanding of how emerging technologies can address complex organizational and societal challenges. Experienced in delivering digital products for organizations across Europe, North America, and Latin America. Current areas of focus include applied AI, intelligent agents, automation, and scalable digital systems, with a particular interest in the responsible use of technology and the impact of data quality and algorithmic bias on people and decision-making.

Dr. Buchta has practiced clinical occupational medicine since 1988 in military, hospital, clinic, corporate, and consultant settings. He was President of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018-2019, and has been an active member of the International Commission of Occupational Medicine since 2006, having chaired a scientific committee, 2010 - 2013. His passion has been the health and welfare of workers in the healthcare setting.

Pedagoga de vocación y prevencionista de profesión… esa es la definición de mi perfil profesional. Si algo tenía muy claro antes de empezar los estudios universitarios es que yo quería enseñar y si era posible en el mundo empresarial donde el impacto en las empresas y en las personas adultas lo pudiera ver y disfrutar, ya que no hay mayor placer para un profesional de la formación que poder comprobar de primera mano los resultados de un proceso de aprendizaje en una persona.

Cuando finalicé mis estudios universitarios llegó la oportunidad de especializarme en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales y así inicie mi andadura en esta área siempre desarrollando mi perfil “dual” (como yo le digo): formación y gestión, formación y detección de necesidades… Así durante 15 años he ido desarrollándome personal y profesionalmente en empresas e instituciones educativas y universitarias donde me he ido desarrollando y he tenido la gran oportunidad de conocer y ayudar a grandes profesionales y personas.

Disfruto con el contacto del alumno, con la impartición de formación y la ayuda y detección de necesidades en las empresas y con Affor se cumple un gran sueño que se inició cuando empecé mi formación en prevención, poder detectar necesidades en las empresas de carácter psicosocial y poder ayudar a las personas y organizaciones que lo necesitan para mejorar su calidad de vida y sus relaciones interpersonales.

Judit Diaz Bazan holds a degree from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and a Master’s in Digital Health from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. She is currently the Executive Secretary of Women’s Global Health in Argentina and the Vice President of the Digital Health Commission of the Argentine Medical Association.

Recognized as LiderLatam in Health in 2018, she is also part of Women Leaders in Digital Health of LAC (El Bosque University and RECAINSA). She coordinates the Health+Environment Network at the University of Gran Rosario and volunteers at the Sayani Foundation for NCDs in Multicultural Communities in Northern Argentina.

In digital health and surveillance, she serves as Coordinator of the SORMAS Pilot LAC Project and the SORMAS-GIZ One Amazon Initiative, focusing on digitalization for surveillance, management, and outbreak analysis. Her notable executive experience includes serving as the Minister of Health of La Rioja Province, Provincial Deputy, and Undersecretary of Quality at the Ministry of Health of Argentina.

Chemical Engineer Administrator, Master in Project Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering and Technology from the UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA.

National and international experience in implementing ISO14001 and 45001 environmental and safety management systems and emergency response leader. Certified as a Radiation Safety Officer by the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards. ICOH member since 2008, with presentations and research results in industry at national and international conferences, currently National Secretary of ICOH from 2018-2023. Currently Board Member.

She has participated as thesis director of bachelor's, master's and doctoral students at the University of Guadalajara on health, safety and environmental issues, as well as a guest at other universities in evaluation of projects with related topics. She is also a Research Professor at the University of Guadalajara with distinction as part of the National System of Researchers by the Government of Mexico.

Melissa González Caballero Es una profesional que es apasionada por la lectura especialmente la novela histórica y la mitología, disfruto profundamente del aprendizaje y de los viajes que permiten expandir la mirada sobre el mundo. Más allá de la vida académica y científica, encuentro equilibrio y sentido en mi familia, que representa el ancla emocional frente a cada reto profesional.

En relación a lo profesional cuento con una trayectoria en el diseño e implementación de estrategias avanzadas para la gestión de riesgos laborales, integrando toxicología aplicada, higiene industrial y salud ocupacional con una visión prospectiva, científica y altamente innovadora. Su experiencia combina liderazgo académico, desarrollo metodológico de alto impacto y participación activa en redes internacionales científicas. Ha liderado procesos de innovación tecnológica y estratégica en Conhintec SAS para organizaciones multinacionales a nivel nacional e internacional, impulsando soluciones que transforman la vigilancia médica tradicional en modelos predictivos basados en evidencia científica. Como docente universitaria y miembro activo de comités científicos internacionales como ACHO - SCMT, ICOH, IOHA, JIHO y RePHO, promueve una mirada disruptiva del rol del médico del trabajo: no solo asistencial, sino analítico, integrador, investigador y gestor del conocimiento en salud laboral.

Dr. Verónica Gutiérrez Cruz is a physician specialized in Occupational and Environmental Medicine with extensive experience in occupational health, public health, and institutional governance within the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Federal Judiciary of Mexico. She focuses on regulatory compliance, audit processes, occupational risk prevention, and multidisciplinary team leadership. She also supervises resident physicians and contributes to academic training in occupational medicine. Her professional background includes medical-legal expert evaluations, quality assurance, and health systems optimization. Dr. Gutiérrez is an active member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) and has presented internationally, including at the American Occupational Health Conference and the SCBOH Mid-Term Symposium in Hamburg, Germany. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Integral Prevention of Substance Use.

Consultant Occupational Physician and past Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. President of the 2018 ICOH Congress in Dublin. Special interest is Toxicology and Education. Current Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and current Senior Vice President of ICOH.

Soy una profesional responsable, comprometida, empática y honesta con más de 20 años de experiencia, 4 especialidades (master) y una MBA me han permitido trabajar en proyectos representativos como la reestructuracion e implementacion de SAP en diferentes clientes como: el Acueducto de Bogotá, Ecopetrol, Ministerio de defensa Nacional, CIAC, Agencia logística de las fuerzas Militares, Empresa de Energía de Boyacá, Liquidación del Seguro Social, Gef/Punto Blanco, Gobernación de Antioquia, Fabrica de Licores de Antioquia, Gobernación de Cundinamarca, Cruz Blanca Salud en Chile y Universidad de Antioquia y trabajar en proyectos de reestructuracion e implementacion de sistemas integrados tecnologicos y de gestion en clientes como Colpatria - Scotiabank, Promigas, SENA y para los Hospitales de Usme, Suba, Guarne, Santafé de Antioquia y Yolombo por medio de empresas consultoras reconocidas como Universidad CES, Everis, Beepers, KTC, Softtek, Hitech, Neoris, IXUS. Cuento con amplia trayectoria para la formulación e implementación de estrategias de investigacion y desarrollo de proyectos llevo los 6 ultimos años trabajando en investigacion de salud mental, y la promoción de entornos sanos y seguros, prevención de exposición a factores de riesgos ocupacionales y la mejora continua para el factor humano en la era de la IA.

Women in Global Health board member and Global Steering Committee member Venus Mushininga is a global health leader, pharmacist, and advocate for gender equity, health systems strengthening, and inclusive leadership in healthcare. Her work focuses on advancing gender-responsive health systems and equitable access to quality healthcare for women and underserved populations, particularly in oncology and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She pioneered Zimbabwe’s first pharmaceutical wholesaler dedicated to oncology medicines, improving access to lifesaving cancer treatment. Venus is Founder and President of the Zimbabwe Society of Oncology Pharmacy and a founding leader of the Women in Global Health Zimbabwe. She has contributed to pandemic preparedness, response, and recovery through the Pandemic Action Network and Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 response efforts. Her work also strengthens the health workforce through mentorship, training, and leadership development programmes integrating a gender equity lens, while advancing advocacy on NCDs, climate change, global health security, and resilient health systems.

Prof. Albert Nienhaus is a consultant in Occupational Medicine. From 2010 to 2024 he worked as a researcher at the University Clinics of Hamburg-Eppendorf and was head of the CVcare, www.cvcare.de. At the moment he is head of the Department of Occupational Medicine. Hazardous Substances and Public Health at the Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services (BGW). He published extensively about work related infection risk with emphasis on tuberculosis, blood borne virus infection and COVID-19. He is a member of ICOH and the current chair of the Scientific Committee Biohazards and Occupational Health (SCBOH). He was chair of the first midterm meeting of the SC www.scboh2025.com and of the 11th joint conference of the SC Occupational Health for Health Workers in Hamburg 2019.

Ruth is a seasoned leader in public health with a consistent record of accomplishment in planning and executing ambitious initiatives spanning over 20 years. She has led strategic partnerships with, non-profit organisations, multilateral partners including USAID, WHO, UNICEF, national and regional governments. She is the Global director of Advocacy and Engagements, Pathfinder. Ruth is a member of board of directors, Women in Global Health, co-founder Women in Global Health Kenya and sits in several other regional and national boards. Ruth has strong advocacy skills and has been a panellist in various international fora including WHA, AHAIC, Women Deliver and UN High level meeting on UHC.

Having worked in various public sector roles, Ruth’s accumulated knowledge and networks have helped drive innovative approaches, advocacy initiatives and strategic engagements. She holds a Master of Science in Health Systems Management and is a doctoral candidate in Health Communications at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Cristian Pascual es cofundador de Mediktor, el asistente médico basado en inteligencia artificial para triaje y prediagnóstico con mayor validación clínica del mercado. Ingeniero Industrial por la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, cuenta además con dos MBA especializados en sistemas de información por Esade y la Universidad de Minnesota. Con más de 20 años de experiencia directiva, desde 2018 preside Barcelona Health Hub, entidad que impulsa la innovación digital en salud, y participa como inversor en más de 15 startups. Ponente habitual en foros como el Mobile World Congress de Barcelona, Cristian aporta una visión que une tecnología, emprendimiento y transformación del sector sanitario.

Dr. Delta Jeazul Ponce Hernández is a physician with a PhD in Medical Sciences and Public Health, currently working in the Spanish National Health System in primary and urgent care. Her professional interests include global health, public health, medical education, health equity, and community-based interventions. She serves as Co-Chair of Communications for the WHO Youth Council and Director of Medical Education and International Mobility at the World Medical Association Junior Doctors Network (WMA JDN). She has led and collaborated on international research and policy initiatives, with experience in qualitative and mixed-methods research, scientific publications, and community engagement. Her work focuses on strengthening health systems through evidence-based practice, education, and international collaboration.

Xavier Prats Monné is the president of the Board of Governors of the Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona. He chairs the Europe Board of Teach For All, a global non-profit organization with a mission to expand educational opportunities around the world, and the Advisory Board of UOC, the Open University of Catalonia. In his former capacity as Director-general for health at the European Commission (2025-2018), he was responsible for EU policies and programmes in the field of public health and food safety. As Director-general for education and culture, he was responsible for the educational and cultural policies and programs of the EU (Erasmus, Marie Curie, Creative Europe). He is an associate of Dones Mentores (Women Mentors), a non-profit organisation focussing on to the eradication of gender-based violence in Spain. He is a member of the advisory committee of AGEE (the Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe) and of Women in Global Health-Spain.

Patricia Ripoll Ros is founder and president of Fundación VISIBLE, a Spanish non-profit created in 2022 to make visible overlooked health conditions and patient experiences. She is also founder of MamaTieneMigraña and a patient advocate.

Board member of the BMJ Patient Advisory Panel since 2024 and collaborator of the WHO Brain Health Expert Group, her work focuses on integrating lived experience into health research, policy and service design.

Living with chronic migraine since childhood, she advocates for moving beyond simply giving patients a voice to ensuring their knowledge genuinely influences care, research and communication. Former lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at ESIC Business School, she holds an Executive Program in General Management from IESE Business School and a BBA from Universitat Abat Oliba CEU. (Universitat de Barcelona)

Gonzalo Rodríguez is an Argentine physician specializing in Occupational Medicine and Legal and Forensic Medicine at the National University of Rosario. He holds postgraduate qualifications in Epidemiology, Medical Auditing, and Bodily Injury Assessment. He has also completed international executive education programs in health systems transformation at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as in healthcare leadership at the University of Oxford.

He currently serves as Director of the Observatory for Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in Occupational Health of the Latin American Occupational Health Association (ALSO). In this role, he leads regional initiatives focused on artificial intelligence, interoperability, predictive analytics, governance, and the digital transformation of occupational medicine across Latin America. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Occupational Medicine of the Province of Buenos Aires (SMTBA), where he has held various academic and institutional leadership positions.

With more than 15 years of experience across the public, private, and social health insurance sectors, he currently serves as Head of the Occupational Medicine and Health Service at the Dr. Roberto Carra North Zone Children’s Hospital, under the Ministry of Health of Santa Fe Province. He previously served as Provincial Director of San José Hospital in Cañada de Gómez, a regional referral institution that he led during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as Director of Comprehensive Health Management for the Municipality of Cañada de Gómez.

In the executive field, he has served as Regional Manager of a social health insurance organization in Argentina and as Medical and Occupational Health Director for multinational companies. His work focuses on health systems management, occupational health, applied epidemiology, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence and digital technologies to strengthen prevention, decision-making, and organizational sustainability.

Kim Sales is a Board Member of Women in Global Health and Co-Convener of its Philippines chapter. She is a health policy and systems researcher whose work spans health equity, policy and governance reform, and priority setting in health. Kim is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University.

Acran Salmen-Navarro is an internationally recognized physician-researcher whose work spans occupational and environmental medicine, ergonomics, population health, and global health in different industries from large systems such as healthcare and energy to medium and small size corporations such as hospitality and food industry. He is known for transforming complex worker-health challenges into scalable, evidence-based strategies that strengthen organizations across industries and borders.

Dr. Salmen-Navarro has led multidisciplinary clinical programs and research at the NYU/Bellevue Occupational & Environmental Medicine Clinic, where he oversees care for diverse working populations. His policy contributions have helped shaped U.S. national priorities through the CDC/NIOSH NORA Musculoskeletal Council and influenced global standards through leadership roles within the International Commission on Occupational Health, the Global Coalition for Informal Workers and the International Labour Organization.

His collaborative leadership style and ability to bridge clinical medicine, public health, and organizational strategy make him a trusted professional to institutions navigating the evolving landscape of workforce health and safety and guaranteeing the future for decent work.

Dr. Shabnum Sarfraz is a distinguished global health and development leader with extensive experience leading transformative health policy, gender equity, and workforce governance initiatives across national and international platforms. With over 15 years of experience working at the highest levels of government and global health diplomacy, she has led multi-sectoral and multi-country portfolios focused on strengthening health systems, advancing gender-responsive policies, and promoting equitable workforce development.

She previously served at the Federal Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan, where she was the national policy and planning lead for the Prime Minister’s health, education, youth, and gender portfolios. During this time, she played a central role in Pakistan’s national COVID-19 response and led the development of the country’s first National Gender Policy Framework.

Most recently, as Global Director for Gender & Health at Women in Global Health, Dr. Sarfraz led research, advocacy, and policy initiatives across more than 50 countries to advance gender equity in health leadership and workforce governance.

Dr. Sarfraz is a Harvard University Global Health LEAD Fellow and recipient of the University of Surrey Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Award in recognition of her outstanding professional achievements.

Her work sits at the intersection of health systems strengthening, gender equity, workforce mobility, and international cooperation.

Dr. Annick Raïssa Sidibé, MD, MPH, is a global health security expert with more than 10 years of experience strengthening public health systems across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. As Senior Technical Advisor for Global Health Security at Jhpiego, she provides technical leadership to multi-country programs focused on surveillance and epidemic intelligence, emergency preparedness and response, and resilient health systems.

Her work includes supporting countries to strengthen preparedness and response to outbreaks, including Ebola, Marburg, mpox, and other emerging health threats. Dr. Sidibé also serves as Deputy Chair of the Global Health Security Agenda Consortium and has served for three years on the Board of Women in Global Health, bringing a strong focus on women’s leadership, equity, and inclusive approaches to global health security.

Purifa Strong is an international lawyer and compliance specialist with more than 30 years of experience in financial crime prevention and anti-corruption. As founder of Strong Abogados and president of the Association of Certified Specialists in Financial Crime, she advises multinational organizations on AML compliance and regulatory strategy. Her expertise centers on Spain's SEPBLAC (Financial Intelligence Unit), fraud detection mechanisms, and the systemic consequences of corruption in institutional financing. She brings deep knowledge of how financial crime frameworks apply to healthcare and research funding ecosystems, and the institutional vulnerabilities that enable fraud in the sector.

Dr. Wendy Thanassi completed her B.A. at Yale as a double major, summa cum laude, in Biology and African Studies, followed by medical school at Stanford, where she received a concurrent Master’s degree in International Economics. She then returned to Yale for Emergency Medicine specialty training.

Dr. Thanassi has worked on multiple volunteer and research projects in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Australia, South Africa and Namibia. Professionally, she worked for the US. Department of Veterans Affairs as a Chief of Occupational Health for 16 years leading the national TB testing programs for their 300,000 healthcare workers and is a Professor at Stanford Medicine. She is a Liaison on the CDC’s Advisory Council for Elimination of TB; and is the United States Representative to the International Congress on Occupational Health.

She was the Principal Investigator for the FDA trial of QFT-Plus while at the VA. She now works both at the VA Palo Alto and as the Senior Medical Director for North America at QIAGEN.

Yeshework Yigezu works at the intersection of organizational psychology, workplace wellbeing, and technology as a Product Growth Manager at MentallyLab. She helps organizations move beyond individual wellness fixes to address the real drivers of psychosocial risk, from job design and workload to culture and leadership, translating research into practical, evidence-based strategies. With a Master's in Organizational Psychology from the University of Barcelona and a background spanning international People Operations, she brings a grounded, people-first lens to the challenges organizations face today. Yeshework is driven by making workplace psychology more accessible so people and organizations can both together.