The Origin and Management of COVID-19: Views from the U.S. Front Line

The COVID-19 pandemic has had global health and economic impacts unseen in previous crises. But for all we know about the disease today, we know remarkably little about the origins of the virus. As national security and disease surveillance advisors to the US government, Matt and Yen Pottinger were among the first to recognize the consequences of poor transparency and coordination to control the virus, both within and between countries. In this public forum moderated by Syaru Shirley Lin of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) and the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, the Pottingers reflect on successes and failures in responding to COVID-19 and ongoing efforts to understand the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to build resilient health governance systems moving forward.

This event is being held in person in Taipei, Taiwan, and livestreamed by CAPRI and the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

*This event is conducted in English with simultaneous Chinese interpretation.

Speakers

Matt Pottinger is Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution and former U.S. deputy national security advisor. Yen Pottinger is Senior Technical Advisor for Laboratory Surveillance, ICAP at Columbia University and former HIV Incidence Team Lead, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
10:00-11:30 AM

Where

The Mandarin Ballroom II, Mandarin Oriental, Taipei
B2, No. 158 Dunhua North Road, Taipei City

Event details at CAPRI website