Breadcrumb Agenda - 2017 WCLS ‘Cities driving change’ Agenda - 2017 WCLS ‘Cities driving change’ UICC regularly reviews its capacity building programmes to ensure UICC programmes are not only contemporary but also targeted to meet the emerging needs of cancer control organisations and contribute to the development of cancer control at a country level. Palacio de Mineria Calle de Tacuba 5, Centro Histórico, Centro, Mexico City Simultaneous translation English/Spanish; Spanish/English 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome & outline of the day by Master of Ceremony, Mrs Paola Rojas, TV Host & Presenter, Televisa, Mexico 10:10 – 10:15 Welcome Address by Prof. Sanchia Aranda, President, UICC, Australia 10:15 – 10:35 WHO Opening Address ’The Global Challenges faced in Addressing Cancer and other NCDs’ 10:40 – 11:00 Mexican Government Opening Address 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break – Press conference 11:30 – 11:50 Keynote Address ’The power of cities to improve the health of society’ 11:50 – 12:40 High Profile Interviews moderated by Dr Rachel Nugent, Vice President NCDs, TRI International, USA Learning from the success of C40 Cities Mr Seth Schultz, Director of Research, Measurement & Planning, C40, UK Mr Mr Miguel Angel Mancera Espinosa, Mayor of Mexico City, Mexico The impact of investing in the health of cities President Tabaré Vazquez, Head of State, Uruguay Discussion Panel – Interactive session with the audience 13:15 – 14:30 Lunch 14:35 – 15:20 Health Ministers’ Panel ‘Challenges of prioritizing cancer treatment & care on national health agendas’; moderated by Ms Shiulie Ghosh, journalist and broadcaster, TRT, UK Ms. Belén Garijo, CEO Healthcare & Member of the Executive Board, Merck Group, Germany 15:20 – 15:50 Guided roundtable discussions with participants; moderated by Mrs Shiulie Ghosh, 15:50 – 16:15 Coffee break 16:20 – 17:00 City Leaders’ Panel ‘Implementing Cancer Control in Urban Environment’; moderated by Mrs Vanessa Candeias, Head of Health Promotion and Disease, Global Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum, Switzerland Dr. Maria Cristina Lesmes, Secretary of Health Valle del Cauca, Department of Valle de Cauca, Colombia Dr. Eva Lezcano Chief, Department of Oncology, Hospital Central, Instituto de Previsión Social, Paraguay Prof. Yin Yin Htun, President, Shwe Yaung Hnin Si Cancer Foundation, Myanmar 17:00 – 17:30 Guided roundtable discussions with participants 17:30 – 17:45 Keynote Address Dr Jose Narro Robles, Secretary of Health, Mexico 17:45 – 18:00 Call to Action by Prof. Sanchia Aranda, President, UICC, Australia 18:00 – 19:00 Closing reception and announcement of C3 Prize winner Last update Thursday 12 January 2023 Share this page