This distinguished panel discusses the similarities and differences of the two pandemics and highlights their societal and economic responses as a template for pandemic preparedness. This event as be held at the United Nations. Event Speakers Dr. Steve Brozak - Speaker Founder & CEO, WBB Securities Steve Brozak is President of WBB Securities, LLC, an investment bank and research firm that specializes in the biotechnology, specialty pharmaceutical, and medical device sectors. Steve is an award-winning analyst whose research has been singled out from his peers for accuracy and performance year after year by the financial industry's most highly regarded rankings organizations. Dr. Alan Gagnon - Speaker Professor of Demographics, University of Montreal Alain Gagnon is an associate professor in the Département de démographie from the Université de Montréal which is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Corinne M. Le Goff, Pharm.D. - Speaker CEO & President, Imunnon, Inc. Dr. Le Goff was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Imunon and elected to the Board of Directors on July 18, 2022. Dr. Le Goff brings decades of global healthcare leadership experience to the Company across a range of therapeutic areas including oncology, vaccines, immunology, CNS, and cardio-metabolism. She brings a wealth of experience in developing and launching successful drugs from her tenure at both large, pharmaceutical companies and small, innovative biotech companies. Prior to her Imunon appointment, Dr. Corinne Le Goff most recently served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Moderna and was responsible for developing the global presence and capabilities necessary to ensure the global distribution of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. She also led the development of the mRNA platform long-term commercial strategy. Dr. Richard Marfuggi - Speaker Medical Ethicist, Medical Historian & Medical Director, WBB Research Institute Dr. Marfuggi is a board-certified surgeon, educator, philanthropist, and medical ethi­cist. He is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and an American Medical Associa­tion Foundation (AMAF) Commissioner for LGBTQ Health, as well as a presenter and advisor to the AMAF Leadership Development Initiative. Dr. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh - Speaker Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Columbia Graduate School of Business Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh is the Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, which he joined in July 2018. His research lies in the intersection of housing, asset pricing, and macroeconomics. Dr. Gregory Wawro - Speaker Professor of Political Science, Columbia University Gregory Wawro (Ph.D., Cornell, 1997) specializes in American politics (including Congress, elections, campaign finance, judicial politics, and political economy) and political methodology. He is the author of Legislative Entrepreneurship in the U.S. House of Representatives and co-author (with Eric Schickler) of Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the United States Senate, which is an historical analysis of the causes and consequences of filibusters. His latest book is Time Counts: Quantitative Analysis for Historical Social Science (with Ira Katznelson). He has published articles in The American Journal of Political Science, The Annual Review of Political Science, Critical Review, Legislative Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Law Economics and Organization, and Political Analysis.