Biodefense in Crisis: Danger and Opportunity

July 22, 2025 - In this meeting, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense explores: (1) core requirements for effective national biodefense; (2) Administration biodefense priorities; (3) impacts of department and agency realignment; and (4) strategies for addressing future biological threats. Speakers include:

• Michael Place, MD (Major General, US Army – Retired) – Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Surgeon General, US Army Command, US Army
• Erica Pan, MD, MPH – Director and State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public Health
• Alex Hamberg, VMD, PhD – State Veterinarian, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
• Clint Osborn – Director, District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
• Lori Tremmel Freeman, MBA – Chief Executive Officer, National Association of County and City Health Officials
• Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP – President, Infectious Disease Society of America
• Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH – Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Richard J. Hatchett, MD – Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
• Matthew Hepburn, MD – Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Panther Life Sciences
• Leonard J. Marcus, PhD – Co-Director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard University
• Taylor Sexton, MPH – Executive Director, Medical Countermeasures Coalition
• David Stiefel, MA – Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative
• Joe Buccina, MA, MS– Policy and Research Director, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
• Patricia R. Bright, DVM – Former Senior Science Advisor, One Health/Global Health Security, US Geological Survey

Learn more here: https://biodefensecommission.org/events/biodefense-in-crisis-danger-and-opportunity/