The Science Summit 2025 focuses on the pivotal role of science in addressing global challenges while respecting planetary boundaries.
Session
Transforming women’s health through science and sustainable partnerships
Organized by The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) and ECHAlliance – The Global Health Connector
Date: Monday, 22 September 2025
Time: 9:00-13:00
Venue: CURE – 2nd Floor
Speakers include:
- Nicole Althaus, US Ambassador, ECHAlliance The Global Health Connector
- Irene O. Aninye, Chief Science Officer, Society for Women’s Health Research
- Ayodola Anise, Senior Director of Operations, Milken Institute Health
- Delali Attiogbe Attipoe, North America Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
- Roopa Dhatt, Co-Founder, Women in Global Health; Assistant Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center
- Julie Gerberding, CEO, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Sarah Hendriks, Director, Policy, Programme & Intergovernmental Division, UN Women
- Angela Kaida, Scientific Director, Institute of Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Siobhan Kelleher, Founder & CEO, OnaWave Medical
- Shirley Malcom, Senior Advisor and Director, SEA Change, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Zinatara Manji, Founder & Principal, Regulatory Strategist, Innopathwayz, LLC
- Deborah Loxton, Director, Centre for Women’s Health Research; Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
- Bleddyn Rees, Chair, Digital Health Society ECHAlliance
- Esther Ruiter, Head of Growth and Strategy, Business & Partnerships Manager, Africa Health Business, COWHA
- Gabriela Rojas, Founder and CEO, SinReglas
- Antonella Santuccione-Chadha, Founder and CEO, Women’s Brain Foundation
- Oluwatoyin Ojora Saraki, Founder & President, Wellbeing Foundation Africa
- Kathryn G. Schubert, President and CEO, Society for Women’s Health Research
- Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Founder & CEO, Medicaid Cancer Foundation
- Laura Sugam, Director, Global Corporate Responsibility Reporting & Operations, Cencora
