WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Speaker Series N°11
Season II - Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together
Co-hosted by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence (“WHO Hub”) and the Charité Center for Global Health, the Speaker Series is a regular event series, with in-person and digital elements targeting public health communities in Berlin, Germany and globally. The series aims to convene multidisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around challenges and emerging opportunities in global pandemic preparedness and response that stem from the complex nature of public health emergencies.
Launched in 2022, the first season of the Speaker Series was themed around “Complexity of Pandemics” and convened six sessions to unpack the complexity of pandemics from the perspectives of human, animal and planetary health, social sciences, innovative technologies, data preparedness, open source, and climate change.
The second season was launched in 2024 under the theme of “Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together” to explore how to protect the world from future health emergencies through more rapid and collaborative approaches. Topics featured so far include leveraging diversity, contextual insights, the role of research, and genomic data to enhance pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
Building Large Language Models and other Artificial Intelligence tools for Public Health Intelligence
Effective pandemic and epidemic responses rely on timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence. Yet as health-related data—from surveillance systems and genomic sequencing to mobility patterns and behavioral signals—continues to grow in both volume and complexity, traditional public health systems often struggle to keep pace. This underscores the urgent need for innovative tools that can transform diverse data streams into meaningful insights to guide real-time public health actions.
Large language models (LLMs) and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly emerging as powerful enablers of public health intelligence. LLMs can rapidly process vast amounts of unstructured information from sources like news media, social platforms, and scientific literature— surfacing early warning signals, identifying emerging trends, and supporting situational awareness. When integrated into public health ecosystems, LLM and other AI tools can help improve communication, accelerate risk assessment, and support more coordinated, cross-sectoral responses.
This session will explore how LLMs and other AI tools are being developed to strengthen public 2 health intelligence. Drawing on diverse expertise and real-world use cases, we will examine how these technologies and tools are being built and scaled to effectively support outbreak detection and response, equipping decision-makers with timely, evidence-based insights for faster, more equitable, and informed public health actions.
Date: 04 September 2025, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Central European Time)
(Kindly note that on-site registration opens at 6:00 pm, and please arrive by 6:15 pm.)
Location: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence | Prinzessinnenstraße 17/18 | 10969 Berlin, Germany
Registration for on-site participation is open until 31 August 2025
Registration for online participation is open until 03 September 2025
This event will be live streamed via the YouTube channel of the World Health Organization.
We look forward to your participation!
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About Speaker Series
Co-hosted by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence (“WHO Hub”) and the Charité Center for Global Health, the Speaker Series is a regular event series, with in-person and digital elements targeting public health communities in Berlin, Germany and globally. The series aims to convene multidisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around challenges and emerging opportunities in global pandemic preparedness and response that stem from the complex nature of public health emergencies.
Launched in 2022, the first season of the Speaker Series was themed around “Complexity of Pandemics” and convened six sessions to unpack the complexity of pandemics from the perspectives of human, animal and planetary health, social sciences, innovative technologies, data preparedness, open source, and climate change.
The second season was launched in 2024 under the theme of “Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together” to explore how to protect the world from future health emergencies through more rapid and collaborative approaches. Topics featured so far include leveraging diversity, contextual insights, and the role of research to enhance pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
