with: Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel J. Emanuel is Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also chairs the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Trained as an oncologist and political philosopher, he holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in political philosophy from Harvard University. He also earned an MSc in Biochemistry from Oxford University and is a graduate of Amherst College.
Dr. Emanuel is a world-renowned authority in health policy and bioethics. He was the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and served as Special Advisor on Health Policy during the Obama administration, contributing significantly to the drafting of the Affordable Care Act. He currently advises the Director General of the World Health Organization, is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. With over 350 publications and 15 books to his name, he is the most widely cited bioethicist in history and a regular contributor to major media outlets. His accolades include election to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal College of Medicine (UK), among many others.
Masterclass:
On May 20, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30, Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel will offer a forward-looking perspective on the evolving relationship between bioethics and public health in the United States. The session will take place in the Seminar Room of the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and Medical History (IBME), Winterthurerstrasse 30, Zurich.
Following Dr. Emanuel’s keynote, the event will feature a rapid-fire presentation of selected research from IBME, highlighting work at the intersection of ethics, medicine, and society. The session will conclude with an open discussion, inviting critical reflection and exchange on shared challenges and global directions.