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The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is a privately funded entity established in 2014 to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the state of U.S. biodefense efforts and to issue recommendations that will foster change. From 2014-2015, the Commission convened four public meetings in Washington, DC on biological threat awareness, prevention and protection, surveillance and detection, and response and recovery. Current and former Members of Congress, former Administration officials, state and local representatives, thought leaders, and other experts provided their perspectives on current biodefense efforts, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. While much good work has been achieved toward biodefense, these meetings have revealed systemic challenges in the enterprise designed to protect Americans from biological events. The Commission continues to advocate for uptake of these recommendations at the highest levels of American government, through additional meetings, reports, and other activities, and is the only such body of bipartisan, former high-level policymakers to do so.
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
This meeting of the Commission took place on April 1, 2015, and covers response and recovery needs for biodefense. See here for more information on this event.
Objective: Provide panelists with an understanding of the biodefense requirements for effective preparedness, response and recovery from biological and chemical threats that can inflict potentially catastrophic consequences.
Agenda:
Congressional Perspective
- Former Representative Mike J. Rogers, Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
Panel One: Pre-event Activities and Emergency Response
- Ms. Myra Socher, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Chief G. Keith Bryant, Fire Chief, Oklahoma City Fire Department; President and Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Dr. Matthew Minson, Senior Advisor for Health Affairs, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Carter Mecher, Senior Medical Advisor, Office of Public Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; former Director for Medical Preparedness Policy, Homeland Security Council and National Security Staff (President George W. Bush and President Barack H. Obama)
Panel Two: Public Health Response
- Dr. Suzet McKinney, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
- Ms. Melissa Hersh, President and CEO, Hersh Consulting
- Dr. James Terbush, Senior Partner, Martin, Blanck, and Associates; former Command Surgeon, North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command, Department of Defense
Lunch Keynote
- Dr. Irwin Redlener, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Panel Three: Pharmaceutical Response
- Dr. Ann DeGroot, CEO, EpiVax
- Mr. Daniel J. Abdun-Nabi, President and CEO, Emergent BioSolutions
- Mr. Mike Chervenic, Managing Director, Stokes Evans
- Mr. Jude Plessas, Executive Manager, Countermeasures Delivery & Distribution, U.S. Postal Service
Panel Four: Recovery and Mitigation
- Dr. Kavita Berger, Scientist, Gryphon Scientific
- Mr. Michael Hopmeier, President, Unconventional Concepts, Inc.
- Dr. Ken Staley, Consultant, McKinsey & Company; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterproliferation, Department of State; former Director for Biodefense Policy, Homeland Security Council (President George W. Bush)
Panel Five: Leadership
- Dr. Kenneth Bernard, former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Biodefense; former Senior Advisor to President William J. Clinton for Security and Health; Rear Admiral (Retired - US Public Health Service)
- Ms. Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, President, Tier Tech International, Inc.; former Director for Combating Terrorism, National Security Council (President William J. Clinton)
- Dr. Robert Kadlec, Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for Health and Biodefense; Colonel (Retired - US Air Force)
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