“Outbreaks are inevitable. Pandemics are preventable.” – DIA 2016 Keynote Speaker Dr. Larry Brilliant

As Chairman of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, whose mission is to confront pandemics, climate change and other global threats, and co-founder of The Seva Foundation, an international NGO whose programs and grantees have returned sight to more than 3.5 million people in more than 20 countries, Dr. Larry Brilliant is a catalyst for change around the globe.  A United Nations medical officer in India, a key player in the successful World Health Organization (WHO) smallpox eradication program in South Asia, and soon-to-be author (Sometimes Brilliant, October 2016 release), Dr. Brilliant explores how emerging technologies are both facilitating and preventing the spread of pandemics, and previews topics for his DIA 2016 Keynote Address in this exclusive interview with DIA Global Forum Co-Editor for Media, Communications and Social Media Adam Istas (Quintiles).