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Ubuntu (Stronger Together): Reimagining Global Partnerships
October 16, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Equitable, bidirectional global partnerships are needed more than ever to build a just, healthy world. Join the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health for a panel discussion about best practices and pitfalls to avoid when fostering global collaborations in global and planetary health. In this conversation, hear from a range of global scholars, researchers, and funders discussing examples of ineffective and successful global collaborations, as well as strategies for promoting and sustaining such partnerships.
Panelists:
- Amanda Marr Chung, DrPH, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health
- Valeria Ramirez Castañeda, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, LaBeaud Lab, Stanford University
- Camille Jimenez, MPH, MPhil, Global Patient Equity Research Lead at Pfizer
- Jalemba Aluvaala, M.B.Ch.B, MMed, MSc, DPhil, Pediatrics and Child Health Consultant, University of Nairobi/ Kenyatta National Hospital and a Stanford African Scholar in Global Health
- Caroline Ferguson Irlanda, PhD, Marine social scientist, Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability
Moderator:
- Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, Associate Dean of Global Health and co-author of Transforming Global Partnerships
