Executive Planning Committee (EPC) 

Richard Deckelbaum, MD
2018 CUGH Conference Chair
Columbia University (USA)

Chair, Robert R. Williams Prof. of Nutrition
Professor, Pediatrics and Epidemiology
Director, Institute of Human Nutrition​​
Hester Klopper, PhD, MBA
2018 CUGH Conference Co-Chair
Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Strategic Initiatives & Internationalisation​
Samath Dharmaratne, MD
2018 CUGH Conference Chair
University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)

Professor, Department of Community Medicine​​
Keith Martin, MD, PC
2018 CUGH Conference Co-Chair

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (USA)
Executive Director​​​
Wafaa El Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA
2018 CUGH Conference Chair

Columbia University (USA)
Professor, Epidemiology and Medicine
Director, ICAP at Columbia University
Director, Global Health Initiative, Mailman School of Public Health​​
Jimmy Volmink, MPH, DPhil
2018 CUGH Conference Chair
Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences​
2018 EPC Members, ex-officio
Patricia Davidson, PhD, Med, RN, FAAN
2018 EPC  Member, ex-officio
Johns Hopkins University (USA)
​Dean, School of Nursing
Karen Lam
2018 EPC  Member, ex-officio
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (USA)
Program Manager, Conference & Events​
Dalal Najjar
2018 EPC  Member, ex-officio
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (USA)
Deputy Director