Science Policy Interface (SPI) committee

Science Policy Interface (SPI) committee

In addition to the scientific program, a real time Science-Policy-Interface(SPI) track will be implemented. This track will bring together established key scientists working in the respective One Health areas with policymakers, businessmen, funders, governors and International One Health organizations with the aim to discuss One Health topics and the decision making process. The focus in this interactive discussion program will be on the policy perspective.

Read the full Science Policy Interface (SPI) Track program.

SPI committee

• Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer of The Netherlands
• Professor Dr Roel Coutinho, Professor of Life Sciences at Utrecht University
• Dr Johan Gieseke, Chief Scientist of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and assistant Professor at Karolinska Institute
• Professor David Heymann, Chair of the Health Protection Agency London, Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, Professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.
• Dr David Swayne, Director Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service.