DNDi celebrates 15 years of bringing the best science to the world’s most neglected patients. Join us for the Making Medical History Gala at the Bowery Hotel, New York.
Presented by Sanofi
Agenda
| 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Cocktail Reception |
| 7:00pm – 8:30pm | Awards Dinner |
| 8:30pm – 11:00pm | After Party with DJ Logic |
Honorees
| VISIONARY AWARD Dr Anthony S. Fauci Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
| FOUNDER’S AWARD Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Dr Joanne Liu, International President |
| EXCEPTIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD HuffPost Jo Confino, Senior Editorial Director Paul Josephson, Producer |
| FRONTLINE RESEARCHER AWARD Dr Victor Kande Betukumeso Neglected Tropical Diseases Expert, Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Award design by Congolese sculptor Alfred Liyolo
Featuring
Emcee: Dr Javid Abdelmonein, BBC TV Presenter and President, Médecins Sans Frontières UK
Special guests:
- Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer; Chairman, Dikembe Mutombo Foundation
- Sharon Stone, Mother; Humanitarian; Actress
- Kathleen Chalfant, Actress; The Affair, Wit, 2018 Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Alek Wek, Model, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Musical guests:
- DJ Logic
- Falu Shah
- Mino Cinelu
- Foday Musa Suso
- Constant Boty
Thank you to our sponsors:
Gala co-chairs:
- Kathleen Chalfant
- Dr. Darin Portnoy
Honorary committee:
- Javier Bardem
- Kathleen Chalfant
- Dr. Maria Freire
- Bill T. Jones
- Mia Maestro
- Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
- Dr. Claire Pomeroy
- Sharon Stone
- Jonathan Tucker
- Thomas Viola
- Alek Wek
Steering committee:
- Meena Ahamed
- Cynara Charles-Pierre
- Lorna Chiu
- Unik Ernest
- Nicholas Haft
- Dr. Unni Karunakara
- Myoto Liyolo
- Daniella Pittorino
- John Plum
- Lisa Pongrass
- Kris Torgeson
Benefit committee:
- Meena & Liaquat Ahamed
- David & Katherine Bradley
- Kathleen & Henry Chalfant
- Mary & Robert Haft
- Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation
- Robert & Liz Pittorino
- Dr. Darin Portnoy and Glenda Hersh
- Alan Schwartz and Nancy Seaman
- Dr. Bennett Shapiro & Fredericka Foster
- Lois & Arthur Stainman
- The Tully Family
Awards by: Ateliers Liyolo
Musical program supported by: Anne Keeler, Stephanie Oster and Dylan Yulles/Capital Group
Signage provided by: Showman Fabricators
