Participants
Titles reflect their position at the time of the event
Co-chairs
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger
Chairman
Munich Security Conference
Dr. Ernest Moniz
Co-Chair & CEO
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Participants
Mr. Li Chijiang
Vice President and Secretary-General
China Arms Control and Disarmament Association
Dr. Ruxandra Draghia-Akli
Global Head
Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health R&D
Dr. Megan Frisk
Director, Biotechnology Risk and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
National Security Council, White House
Dr. Amandeep Singh Gill
CEO
International Digital Health & AI Research Collaborative
Dr. Keith Hamilton
Head, Preparedness and Resilience Department
World Organisation for Animal Health
Dr. Richard Hatchett
CEO
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
Ms. Angela Kane
Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Dr. Jason Kelly
Co-Founder & CEO
Ginkgo Bioworks
Ms. Eirini Lemos-Maniati
Deputy Director, Arms Control, Disarmament and WMD Non-Proliferation Centre
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Professor Dame Angela McLean
Chief Scientific Advisor
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
Dr. Dewey Murdick
Director
Center for Security and Emerging Technology Georgetown University
Dr. Simo Nikkari
Director-Professor
R&D Dept of the Centre for Military Medicine, Finland
Sen. (ret.) Sam Nunn
Founder, Co-Chair, and Strategic Advisor
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Ms. Melanie Reddiar
Chief Director, Non-Proliferation
South African Council for the Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Dr. James Revill
Head of the WMD and Space Security Programmes
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Dr. Päivi Sillanaukee
Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
Dr. Catherine Smallwood
COVID-19 Incident Manager and Senior Emergency Officer
World Health Organization Europe, Copenhagen
Ms. Ayaka Suzuki
Director of Strategic Planning and Monitoring
Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Mr. Elhadj As Sy
Chair
Kofi Annan Foundation
Maj. Breten Taylor, PhD
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Explosive and Forensic Specialist
Australian Defence Force
Observers
Dr. Ewen Davies
Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Scientific Advisor
Ministry of Defense, United Kingdom
Dr. Daniel Donachie
Programme Manager, Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Resilience Division
World Organization for Animal Health
Dr. Benedikt Franke
Vice Chairman and CEO
Munich Security Conference
Dr. Catherine Roland
Ministry of Defense, United Kingdom
Ms. Ulrike Strauss
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategic Projects
Munich Security Conference