PROGRAMME
The Global Population Health Conference (GPHC) will be held over 3 days in Academia, Singapore from 23 – 25 November 2026, bringing professionals from all over the world to share knowledge and ideas, pushing the frontiers of population health.
*Programme is subject to changes.
DAY 01 | 23 November 2026 (Monday)
Time (in SGT)
Programme
08:15 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:10
Opening Performance
09:10 – 09:20
Welcome Address
by Prof Lee Chien Earn, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Regional Health System, SingHealth
09:20 – 09:30
Opening Address
by Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
09:30 – 09:45
Launch of Global Alliance for Population Health Research and Implementation™
09:45 – 10:15
Keynote Address 1
Global Health Security: Pandemic Preparedness in a Multipolar, AI-Driven World
by Prof Ibrahim Abubakar, Vice Provost (Health) and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London
10:15 - 10:45
Morning Tea Break
10:45 – 11:15
Keynote Address 2
Evidence to Impact: Shaping Better Health Care Systems
by Prof Sharon Straus, Director, Health Systems Solutions, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Knowledge Translation Program, Unity Health Toronto
11:15 – 12:00
Panel Discussion
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
Population Health Plenary Session 1:
Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations of Population Health and Corresponding Approaches and Methods for Advancing Population Health
by Prof Yeoh Eng-Kiong, Professor of Public Health, Director of the Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
15:50 – 16:10
Afternoon Tea Break