Digital Pandemic Preparedness - a multi-disciplinary workshop

Forthcoming Event

Date
 21 September 2026, 10:00am 23 September 2026 - 3:00pm

Location
 Oxford Martin School
34 Broad Street (corner of Holywell and Catte Streets), Oxford, OX1 3BD

Digital Pandemic Preparedness 1

Digital tools have proven their potential for aiding the public health response to infectious disease emergencies, but current gaps in research, operations, governance and co-ordination present key challenges for their role in pandemic preparedness.

This workshop aims to share knowledge and expertise across a broad range of disciplines, towards developing a community-led blueprint for digital pandemic preparedness. The event is organised by the Oxford Martin School Programme on Digital Pandemic Preparedness, a multi-disciplinary research group working alongside Public Health Agencies and technology experts to develop the next generation of pandemic-ready digital tools.

There will be lots of opportunities for discussion and a variety of talks from our guest speakers:

Bay, Jason — Senior Director at Sea and formerly GovTech Singapore (TraceTogether)
Benzler, Justus — Robert Koch Institute
Bhatt, Samir — University of Copenhagen; Imperial College London
Cattuto, Ciro — ISI Foundation
Cauchemez, Simon — Institut Pasteur
Colizza, Vittoria — INSERM; Sorbonne University
Cowling, Ben — Hong Kong University
Cox, Michelle — UKHSA
Emmerich, Wolfgang — University College London; Zuhlke
John, Stephen — University of Cambridge
Kalra, Navjot — CEPI Digital
Kariuki, Njenga — Washington State University
Kerkhove, Maria Van — WHO Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Management
Littler, Katherine — WHO Geneva
Marsden, Randy — HouseQuest; formerly Apple
Riley, Steven — UKHSA
Sridhar, Devi — University of Edinburgh
Ward, Helen — Imperial College London
Wilson, James — University College London

 

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE OPENING SOON - DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY

Paid registration for this workshop will be opening shortly.  The fee to attend will be £150 which covers catering costs. 

We encourage registration from anyone interested in helping to shape Digital Pandemic Preparedness, including stakeholders from technology, government, social enterprise and beyond.  For University of Oxford staff please speak to your PI first to explore whether funds are available within your group to cover the cost of attendance.

This event is organised by the Oxford Martin Programme on Digital Pandemic Preparedness.