Opening Ceremony
Room: Galáctico
Keynote Speakers:
• Hon. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
• Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health, Canada
• Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health and Human Services,
United States of America.
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Lic. Félix González Canto. Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Hon. Dr. Margaret Chan. Director General, WHO
• Hon. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa. President of the United Mexican States

Plenary I
Lessons Learned in Highly Affected Countries
Room: Universal
Chair:
• Hon. Dr. Margaret Chan. Director General, WHO
Co-Chair:
• Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health
Promotion, Mexico
1. Español Ingles Mexico. Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health
2. United States of America. Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health
and Human Services
3. Canada. Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health
4. WHO. Global Pandemic Update Dr. Keiji Fukuda. Assistant
Director-General ad interim for Health Security and Environment

Plenary II
Lessons Learned. A Global Perspective
Room: Universal
Chair:
• Hon. Dr. José Angel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
Rapporteur:
• Dr. David Butler-Jones. Chief Public Health Officer, Canada
Co-Rapporteur:
• Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health
Promotion, Mexico
1. Brazil: Dr. Carlos Felipe Almeida de Oliveira. Director of Regional
Integration
2. Costa Rica: Hon. María Luisa Ávila Agüero. Minister of Health
3. Chile: Hon. Álvaro Erazo Latorre. Minister of Health
4. China: Hon.Chen Zhu. Minister of Health
5. Egypt: Hon. Hatem Mostafa El-Gabaly. Minister of Health
6. Spain: Hon. Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera. Minister of Health and
Social Policy
7. India: Hon. Ghulam Nabi Azad. Minister of Health and Family Welfare
8. Jamaica: Sen. Aundre Franklin. Parliament Secretary of the Ministry of
Health
9. Japan: Dr. Masato Mugitani, Director General, Center for Pandemic
Influenza, Ministry of Health
10. Nigeria: Hon. Babatunde Osotimehin. Minister of Health
11. United Kingdom: Hon. Andy Burnham. Secretary of Health
12. Sweden: Hon. Maria Larsson. Minister for Eldery Care and Public Health
and Representant for the European Union

High Level Meeting. Influenza A (H1N1) Update
(Participants Only by Invitation)
Room: Star 1 and 2
Chair: Dr. Daniel Karam Tomeh. General Director of the Mexican Institute of
Social Security (IMSS), Mexico
Opening Remarks
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Hon. Kathleen Sebelius. Secretary of Health and Human Services, UnitedStates of America
• Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Minister of Health, Canada
1. Risk Communication:
Ms. Elaine Chatigny. General Director Communications, Canada
2. Vaccines and Antivirals:
RADM Stephen C. Redd, M.D., Director Influenza Coordination Unit, CDC
Dr. Tadataka Yamada. President, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
3. Public Health Interventions:
Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health
Promotion, Mexico
4. International Health Regulations:
Dr. Keiji Fukuda. Assistant Director-General ad interim for Health Security
and Environment, WHO
5. Final Message:
Hon. Dr. Margaret Chan. Director General, WHO

TRACK A
Room: Universal Lower Floor
SURVEILLANCE
1. Natural History of Disease and Biological Aspects of Influenza A
(H1N1)
Keynote Speaker:
• Dr. Timothy M. Uyeki, Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and
Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, CDC
16:00-16:40
2. Surveillance in Different Settings
Keynote Speakers:
a) Human Surveillance
• Prof. Nigel Lightfoot, C.B.E. Chief Advisor, Emergency Preparedness and
Head of Influenza Programme Health Protection Agency
• Dr. Ildefonso Hernández. General Director of Public Health and Foreign
Heatlh, Spain
• Dr. Hugo López Gatell. Deputy Director General of the Epidemiological
Directorate, at the Ministry of Health, Mexico
b) Animal Surveillance
Keynote Speaker:
• Dr. Brian Evans. Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection
Agency

3. Border and Airport Measures
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Peter Houck. Division of Global Migration & Quarantine (DGMQ),
CDC

• Dr. Jose Valente Aguilar Zinzer. General Director of Preventive Medicine
and Security in Transportation. Secretariat of Communications and
Transport, Mexico

4. Influenza-like Illness Surveillance in Touristic Sites
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Gary Brunette. Division of Global Migration & Quarantine (DGMQ),
CDC

5. International Health Regulations
Keynote Speaker:
• Mr. Bruce Plotkin. HQ/IHS IHR Secretariat,WHO

TRACK B
Room: Universal Lower Floor
CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF DISEASE
1. Natural History of Disease and Biological Aspects of Influenza A
(H1N1)
Keynote Speaker:
• Dr. Frank Plummer. Scientific General Director. National Microbiology
Laboratory, Canada
16:00-17:00
2. Clinical Spectrum of Disease
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Rogelio Pérez Padilla. General Director of the National Institute of
the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico

• Dr. Timothy M. Uyeki. Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and
Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, CDC

• Dr. Carlos M. Jaramillo Hoyos. Infectious Diseases Department, Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, US

• Dr. Germán Fajardo Dolci. CONAMED, Mexico

• Dra. Jeannette Dabanch Peña, Adviser Division of Health Planning,
Ministry of Health, Chile

3. Hospital Surge Capacity and Response
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Alejandro Macías. Infectologist. National Institute of Health Sciences
and Nutrition, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico
• Dr. Rosana García, Director General, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica
• Dr. Patricia Volkow Fernández. General Director of Infectology. National
Institute of Oncology, Mexico

4. Antiviral Treatment and Prophylaxis
Keynote Speaker:
• Dr. Timothy M. Uyeki, Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and
Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, CDC
5. Strategic Stockpile
Keynote Speaker:
• Mr. Steven Adams. Deputy Director, Division of National Strategic
Stockpile (DSNS), CDC

TRACK C
Room: Universal Lower Floor
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES
1. Natural History of Disease and Biological Aspects of Influenza A
(H1N1)
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Nancy Cox, Director of Influenza Division, CDC

2. Vaccines
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Nancy Cox, Director of Influenza Division, CDC
• Dr. Jon Kim Andrus, Lead Technical Advisor for the Immunization Unit
of the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO

3. Personal and Social Measures
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. José Armando Ahued Ortega. Secretary of Health, Mexico City,
Mexico
• Dr. Katrin S. Kohl. Deputy Director, Division of Global Migration &
Quarantine (DGMQ), CDC

4. Personal and Social Measures
Keynote Speakers:
• Dr. Carmen Varela Santos. Deputy Coordinator European, Food and
Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses, European, CDC
• Dr. Carlos Santos Burgoa. Director General of Health Promotion, Mexico
• Lic. José Fernando González Sánchez. Vice Minister of Elementary
Education, Ministry of Education, Mexico.

Plenary III
International Health Regulations
Room: Universal
Chairs:
• Dr. Mirta Roses Director, PAHO and Regional Director, AMRO/WHO
• Dr. Keiji Fukuda. Assistant Director-General ad interim for Health
Security and Environment, WHO
Rapporteur:
• Dr. Philipe Lamy. PAHO/WHO Representative to Mexico
Keynote Speakers:
• Mr. Bruce Plotkin. HQ/IHS IHR Secretariat, WHO
• Hon. Dr. Chen Zhu. Minister of Health, China
• Dr. Katrin S. Kohl, Deputy Director, Division of Global Migration &
Quarantine (DGMQ), CDC
Open Questions and Answers
Panel of discussion: Canada, China, Mexico, United States, PAHO, WHO
• Canada: Ms. Jane Billings. Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Planning
and Public Health Integration, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Mexico: Dr. Mauricio Hernández. Vice Minister of Prevention and Health
Promotion, Mexico

Plenary IV
Operationalizing Pandemic Plans: From Plan to Action
Room: Universal
Chair:
• RADM Stephen C. Redd, M.D., Director Influenza Coordination Unit, CDC
Co-chair:
• Hon. Álvaro Erazo Latorre. Minister of Health, Chile
1. Modeling:
Dr. Gerardo Chowell. Assistant Professor in the School of Human Evolution
and Social Change. Arizona State University
2. Surveillance:
Dr. Nancy Cox. Director Influenza Division, CDC
3. Clinical Spectrum of Disease:
Dr. Timothy M. Uyeki. Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch
Influenza Division, CDC
4. Actions in Business and Workplace:
Español Ingles Frances José Ignacio Villanueva Lagas. General Director. Safety and Health at the
Workplace. Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Mexico
5. Vaccines:
Dr. Walter Orenstein. Deputy Director Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.
Integrated Health Solutions Development. Global Health Program. Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Cuauhtémoc Ruiz Matus. Senior Advisor on Immunization, PAHO/WHO
6. Externalities:
Dr. Rogelio Granguillhome. Chief of International Cooperation and
Economic Relations Unit. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mexico
7. Risk Communication:
Ms. Elaine Chatigny. General Director Communications, Canada

Closing Ceremony
Room: Universal
• Hon. Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos. Minister of Health, Mexico
• Hon. Dr. Mirta Roses Periago. Director, PAHO and Regional Director,
AMRO/WHO
• Hon. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
• Lic. Félix González Canto. Governor of the State of Quintana Roo,
Mexico
• QFB. Juan Carlos Azueta Cárdenas. Secretary of Health and General
Director of the State Health Services in Quintana Roo, México
• Eng. Gregorio Sánchez Martínez. Major of Beníto Juárez, Quintana Roo