Name: Fireside Reflections: Looking Back to Look Ahead - Lessons from Global Health Diplomacy in Times of Transition
Start: 2026-04-28T15:20:00-0400
End: 2026-04-28T15:40:00-0400

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Fireside Reflections: Looking Back to Look Ahead - Lessons from Global Health Diplomacy in Times of Transition

Tuesday April 28, 2026 3:20pm - 3:40pm EDT

The Bryant | Well& by Durst @ 151 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Global health cooperation is undergoing significant transformation, as shifting political priorities, changing financing realities, and evolving institutional roles reshape the landscape. But is this moment fundamentally different from past periods of change? Drawing on decades of experience in global health diplomacy, Ambassador Kolker reflects on the trajectory of global health, how the past feeds into current trends, and will provide perspective about where global health cooperation is headed next.

Chairs

Dr. Laura Hoemeke

Founder and Professor, Hoemeke Global, Ltd. and University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

Dr. Laura Hoemeke is a global health consultant and public health professor with long-term experience in advocacy, program design and management, and health policy design, implementation, and analysis. Her experience includes 15 years of residence in Francophone Africa and short-term... Read More →

Speakers

Jimmy Kolker

Ambassador [retired]

Jimmy Kolker is a Global Health Diplomat and retired U.S. Ambassador. Ambassador Kolker served as Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 2014-17. In this role, he was the Department’s chief health diplomat, representing the... Read More →

Tuesday April 28, 2026 3:20pm - 3:40pm EDT
The Bryant | Well& by Durst

DAY 1

2026 PQMD Global Health Policy Forum

Dr. Laura Hoemeke

Jimmy Kolker

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2026 PQMD Global Health Policy Forum

Dr. Laura Hoemeke

Jimmy Kolker

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