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DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Tuesday\, February 3\, 2026\, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm\n	WHERE: T
 he in-person event is now at capacity. Those who were not able to RSVP or 
 are outside of Montreal can watch the launch live on YouTube.\n\nThe Pande
 mic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) at McGill University is pleased to 
 formally launch on February 3\, 2026\, at the McGill Faculty Club. PERL is
  an interdisciplinary\, practice-oriented research and leadership lab that
  brings together science\, leadership\, and convening to help societies\, 
 governments\, and organizations better prepare for and respond to health c
 rises.\n\nOur mission is to strengthen global and local readiness for heal
 th crises by advancing actionable research\, promoting crisis-ready leader
 ship\, and building collaborative links across disciplines\, sectors\, and
  borders.\n\nPERL is built on three core pillars:\n\n\n	Science & Evidence:
  Research across five streams: pandemic prevention and risk anticipation\;
  governance and crisis infrastructure\; data and systems innovation\; equi
 ty and community resilience\; trust\, communication\, and crisis leadershi
 p.\n	Leadership & Learning: Identifying learning and leadership opportuniti
 es\, including the development of a new Pandemic Fellows Program to equip 
 the next generation of crisis leaders.\n	Convening & Collaboration: Hosting
  convenings\, seminar series\, and high-level dialogues connecting Canadia
 n and global leaders on health emergencies.\n\n\nAt the launch\, we will e
 xplore how PERL’s mission comes alive through real-world challenges in cri
 sis preparedness. Join national and global voices in panels and dialogues 
 as we chart a shared path forward in an era of autocracy\, disinformation\
 , and shifting geopolitical risks.\n\n\n	\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n	\n		\n			Time\n			Sessio
 n\n			Speakers\n		\n	\n	\n		\n			8:30-9:30\n			Networking/Breakfast\n			 \n		\n		\n			9:30 – 10:00
 \n			Welcome & Opening Remarks\n			\n				McGill and PERL Leadership\n			\n		\n		\n			10:00 – 1
 0:45\n			\n				Keynote and fireside chat:\n					The Big One: Are we ready for the next
  global health crisis?\n			\n			\n				Michael Osterholm\, Author of The Big One: How
  to prepare for world altering pandemics to come\, Moderated by Joanne Liu
 .\n			\n		\n		\n			10:45 – 11:15\n			Break & Book Signing\n			\n				Michael Osterholm\, The Bi
 g One\n			\n		\n		\n			11:15 – 12:15\n			Panel: Responding to human crises in a fractur
 ed world\n			Paul Wise (Stanford)\; Conrad Sauvé (Canadian Red Cross)\; Kelle
 y Lee (SFU)\, Moderated by Joanne Liu (PERL)\n		\n		\n			12:15 – 1:15\n			Lunch\n			Lun
 ch and Book Signing\, Michael Osterholm\n		\n		\n			1:15 – 2:15\n			Panel: Politics 
 of preparedness\n			Fatima Hassan (Health Justice Initiative)\, Roojin Habibi
  (UOttawa)\, Nina Schwalbe (Spark Street Advisors)\, Moderated by Jennifer
  Welsh (Max Bell School of Public Policy)\n		\n		\n			2:15 – 3:15\n			Panel: Confron
 ting the rising dangers of mis and disinformation\n			André Picard (Globe and
  Mail)\, Nora Loreto (Author\, Spin Doctors)\, Kim Lavoie (UQAM)\, Jessica
  Malaty Riveria (JHU)\, Moderated by Prativa Baral (PERL)\n		\n		\n			3:15 – 3:30
 \n			Closing remarks: Where to next? \n			Reflections and call for collaboration
 \, with Joanne Liu\, Michael Osterholm\, Paul Wise\n		\n		\n			3:30 – 4:00\n			Netwo
 rking\n			 \n		\n		\n			4:00 – 4:45\n			Students only: fireside chat and webinar\n			A stu
 dent-led conversation with panelists (webinar)\n		\n	\n\n
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LOCATION:Ballroom and Online\, Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E5\
 , 3450 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:PERL Launch Event: Health Crises in an Era of Autocracy\, Disinform
 ation\, and Shifting Geopolitical Risks
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/global-public-health/channels/event/perl-launch-e
 vent-health-crises-era-autocracy-disinformation-and-shifting-geopolitical-
 risks-369780
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