Nov 2, 5:30 - 8 PM: Inauguration: Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. 

 

An informal opening ceremony with small welcoming addresses, soft drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and vegetarian sandwiches. Swedish wines available upon request.

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6 PM: A brief 3 minute movie. Goals of the GNS

 

6:15 PM: Brief addresses by:

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1. Akhil Maheshwari, neonatologist, Founder/CEO of the GNS, about the journey; and Etel Barborka, humanist, ambassador for the GNS, from Stockholm, Sweden

2. Tiffani Simmons, ex-assistant attorney general, New York, US (virtual)

3. Njomza Emini, Chair, GNS association of suffering mothers and former Member of Parliament, Kosovo

4. Waldemar A. Carlo, neonatologist and thought leader, Birmingham, US

5. Kei Lui, neonatologist and thought leader, Sydney, Australia (virtual)

6. Paola Romero, a leading immigrant rights attorney in US (virtual)

7. Marisa Nimrod, a healthcare organizer-leader in the Caribbean

8. Himansu Basu, renowned Rotary leader from the UK (virtual)

9. Francesco Mario Risso, leading neonatologist-thinker, Brescia, Italy

10. Sonji Famita Harold, Transformational leader, Author, St. Louis, US (virtual)

11. Michelle Ross, Ambassador, PreemieWorld, Congo/Canada; (virtual)

12. Naval Kedia, a leading industrialist from India (virtual)

13. Ranjan Dhungana, public health leader and social activist, Nepal

14. R. Victor Samuel, neonatologist and thought-leader, Singapore (virtual)

15. Tore Curstedt, Surfactant Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

16. Hugo Lagercrantz, Emeritus Professor Pediatrics; former member, Nobel Assembly, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

17. Ola Didrik Saugstad, renowned scientist leader, Oslo, Norway; closing thanks.

 

Let's meet!