Pandemic Preparedness Workshop Agenda


Organized by Case Western Reserve University

Online registration: https://ai-happ.org/event/

Venue: Nord 356 (Directions and maps will be provided on the registration website.) 

Time: May 3rd, 2023, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Time StartTime EndSession Host/Panel Facilitator
8:30 AM9:00 AMOnsite RegistrationMs. Kasandra Nagy
9:00 AM9:15 AMOpening RemarksDr. Jing Li
Dr. Michael Oakes, SVP
Dr. Venkataramanan (Ragu) Balakrishnan, Dean, CSE
Dr. Mitra Basu, Program Director, NSF
9:15 AM10:45 AMSession A: Operational data requirements for an effective regional response to a pandemic 
Confirmed Speakers/Panelists:Amy Andres, SVPThe Ohio Hospital Association
Ryan Everett, Director of Community and Public Health, The Ohio Hospital Association 
Phil Ennen, President, CliniSync Ohio Health Information Partnership
Andrew Proctor, PA-C, Cleveland Clinic
Vinh Trinh, Epidemiologist, Cleveland Department of Public Health
Christopher Mundorf Director of Data Analytics, Better Health Partnership
Dr. Andrew Curtis
10:45 AM11:00 AMBreak: coffee, tea, fruitMs. Kasandra Nagy
11:00 AM12:15 PMSession B: Data, systems, and their impact on society and research
Confirmed Speakers/Panelists:Beth Blauer, JD, AVPJohns Hopkins University
Hanna Ollila, PhD, FIMM-EMBL Group Leader, University of Helsinki
Tanayott (Tony) Thaweethai, PhDAssociate Director, MGH Biostatistics
Dr. Jing Li
12:15 PM1:30 PMLunch/Poster SessionMs. Kasandra Nagy
1:30 PM3:00 PMSession C: Data Sharing: Privacy, Law, and Ethics  
Confirmed Speakers/Panelists:Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, Professor, UC San Francisco  
Chuck Curran, JD, Principal, Charles D. Curran Consulting LLC
Cason Schmit, JD, Assist. Prof., Texas A&M University
Tara Ramanathan Holiday, JD, Data Governance and Policy Branch Chief, CDC
Dr. Sharona Hoffman
3:00 PM4:30 PMSession D: Modeling and Forecasting 
Confirmed Speakers/Panelists:
Edwin Michael, PhD, Professor, University of South Florida
Will Thomas, VP, Epistemix
David Gurarie, PhD, Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Jon Zelner, PhD, Assoc Prof , University of Michigan School of Public Health
B. Aditya Prakash, PhD, Assoc Prof, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Johnie Rose
4:30 PMClosing RemarksDr. Jing Li