Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address at the inaugural function of Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020, on October 19 at 7:30 PM via video conferencing.
“The Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, for the last 15 years, has fostered international innovation collaborations to address the biggest challenges in health and development,” said the Prime Minister’s Office.
The meeting will convene virtually from October 19 to 21, bringing together policymakers and scientific leaders, calling for deepened scientific collaborations in solving global health problems, with great emphasis on COVID-19 with an “India for the World” framing.
It said the three-day program will feature leaders talks, panel discussions, and virtual informal conversations on topics ranging from scientific interventions for fighting the pandemic, managing the pandemic, and accelerating the development and implementation of global solutions to combat this pandemic and prevent the next one.
Approximately, 1,600 people from 40 countries will participate in this meeting.
