From pandemic risks and climate change to nuclear war and uncontrollable AI systems, how can humanity mitigate these kinds of existential risks? How can we continue our “tightrope walk with no end”, as described by Adam Tooze, a Professor of History at Columbia University?
Dr Richard Hatchett—CEO of CEPI—addressed these big questions in a speech at the University of Oslo earlier this month, as he accepted an honorary doctorate—awarded for his “outstanding strategic and scientific leadership of CEPI, which has contributed to increased global ability to deal with a number of existing infectious diseases and increased preparedness to prevent the development of a new possible pandemic of Disease X”.
Watch the full speech below.
The Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit 2024: Outcomes Report
The quest to detect the next pandemic threat
