
WHEN 23: JUNE WEBINAR
June 27th, 2023 9:00 am – 11:30 am ET
BEN ZALISKO
Senior Technical Advisor, CRDF Global
QUESTION
How are peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology complimentary to women’s health and sustainable finance?
PROFESSOR ROMA CHILENGI
Director General, Zambia National Public Health Institute
QUESTION
Could you tell us about your case study as we look towards deploying sustainable financing for Women’s Health, Economic Empowerment and Nuclear Science and Technology on the African continent?
PROFESSOR ROMA CHILENGI
Director General, Zambia National Public Health Institute
QUESTION
How does the Zambian government’s commitment to healthcare enable initiatives like your case study?
PROFESSOR ROMA CHILENGI
Director General, Zambia National Public Health Institute
QUESTION
Given the finite resources and the challenges of decentralization, how do we identify the right women to be trained and ensure quality control over the services provided?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
How can investing in technologies enable health systems strengthening projects?
GERHARD PRIES
Founder and Executive Chair
Sarona Asset Management
QUESTION
How do we ensure that community healthcare workers are economically empowered and financially compensated for the services they provide?
PROFESSOR ROMA CHILENGI
Director General, Zambia National Public Health Institute
QUESTION
How do you plan to track data, and what type of insights are you looking to achieve from the data collected?
DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Chief Executive Officer, Kids Operating Room
QUESTION
Could you share more about your revolutionary case study of Kids Operating Room and Global hospitals?
DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Chief Executive Officer, Kids Operating Room
QUESTION
How have you managed to design a sustainable funding structure through Kids Operating Room and Global Hospitals; could you share more on how you have structured these two entities to enable your continued growth and construction of additional surgical suites?
DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Chief Executive Officer, Kids Operating Room
QUESTION
How do you measure the economic impact of the surgeries you provide through KidsOr and Global Hospitals?
PROFESSOR ROMA CHILENGI
Director General, Zambia National Public Health Institute
QUESTION
Given the model of Kids Operating Room, what are your thoughts for potential implementation and synergies in Zambia as we are working on an end to end model for women entrepreneurs?
ROBERT SMITH
Chief Executive Officer, Conscious Capital
QUESTION
How can we ensure that we have the right partners from both the investment and philanthropy side as we create these health ecosystems?
DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Chief Executive Officer, Kids Operating Room
QUESTION
Based on your experience from the programmatic side, what additional insights would you provide to your case study?
REBECCA RICHARDS-KORTUM
QUESTION
Could you tell us about your work in training biomedical engineers?
REBECCA RICHARDS-KORTUM
QUESTION
How can we work with governments to ensure that health systems have the necessary tools to keep medical equipment running?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
Could you describe the structure of the blended fund we are looking to deploy for women’s health and economic empowerment?
GERHARD PRIES
Founder and Executive Chair
Sarona Asset Management
QUESTION
Could you provide perspective on the fund structure, what unique benefits of the structure could be leveraged for women’s health and empowerment?
DR. TED TRIMBLE
Senior Advisor For Global HPV And Cervical Cancer Control Office Of The Director, National Cancer Institute, National Institute Of Health
QUESTION
How do we leverage the backing of the national government for the deployment of sustainable financing to case studies in health and nuclear science and technology?
ROBERT SMITH
Chief Executive Officer, Conscious Capital
QUESTION
What failures of the past can we avoid as we design initiatives for the sustainability of health and women empowerment initiatives?
ROBERT SMITH
Chief Executive Officer, Conscious Capital
QUESTION
Could you expand on the structure of the fund and how we can ensure an efficient ecosystem is created?
GERALD LAZER
QUESTION
Could you share some insights on the funds of fund structure we are looking to create and on ways we can ensure sustainability?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
Why do we need a Fund of Funds to address the challenges in women’s health and empowerment?
GERHARD PRIES
Founder and Executive Chair
Sarona Asset Management
QUESTION
What alternative models have been used for health and development initiatives in the past?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
What are the benefits of the Fund of Funds structure from an investor perspective?
GERALD LAZER
QUESTION
How are blended financing structures attractive to public investors?
GERHARD PRIES
Founder and Executive Chair
Sarona Asset Management
QUESTION
What are the advantages of investing in a fund of funds and how do we build up local investment capacity by investing in a blended fund?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
What lessons can we learn from past structures?
ROBERT SMITH
Chief Executive Officer, Conscious Capital
QUESTION
How do we structure the vehicle to ensure continuous sustainability of case studies deployed on ground?
ANNIE THERIAULT
Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures
QUESTION
What are the best ways for governments to support blended financing structures to specifically target nuclear technology and promote a healthy eco-system for the procurement and sustainable use of technology for health?