Our 2025 keynote speakers

Join us the day of the competition and hear from these leaders in global health!

Patricia J. Garcia, MD, PhD

Professor at Cayetano Heredia University, and Former Peruvian Minister of Health

Dr. Patty García, is a Professor and former Dean of the School of Public Health at Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH), Lima-Peru and member of the US-National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Garcia graduated as a medical doctor in Lima-Peru, completed training in Internal Medicine (University of Miami) and Infectious Diseases (University of Washington) in the United States and earned her Master’s and PhD degrees in Public Health and Medicine. She is the former Minister of Health of Peru and former Chief of the Peruvian National Institute of Health. She is affiliate Professor of the Department of Global Health, University of Washington and of the School of Public Health at Tulane University.

Dr. Garcia has been a member of the Lancet Commission (LC) for the Education of health professionals for the 21st century and of the LC on Diagnostics. She is a member of the LC on Medical Oxygen, of Implementation Research and she is chairing the LC on “Cancer and Health Systems”. Dr. Garcia is recognized as a leader in Global Health and is actively involved in research and training in Implementation and health systems research, quality in health services, Reproductive health, STI/HIV, diagnostics, medical-informatics and HPV/cervical cancer. She serves in several global advisory boards, she is a member of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STAC-HHS)-WHO; and the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on In vitro Diagnostics (SAGE IVD). Going forward, Dr. Garcia is interested in continuing with research in the areas of her core interests including NCD, promoting community participation in research, equity and involving the most vulnerable populations and working on health systems redesign. She is interested in continuing working in moving research into policy in Peru and Latin America.

June Madete, PhD

Professor and biomedical engineer, Kenyatta University

June Madete is a biomedical engineer and senior lecturer at Kenyatta University, specializing in biomedical engineering. Her research focuses on gait analysis, motion capture, and the biomechanics of the lower limb, exploring the relationships between surgical accuracy and joint function, especially in total knee replacement patients.

In addition to her academic work, Madete has significantly influenced Kenya's biomedical landscape, contributing to policy development for the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital and initiatives like a dialysis center and a 3D printing hub.

A leader in biomedical engineering education, she has trained students and faculty at various institutions, including Cardiff University and Addis Ababa Institute of Technology. Madete holds a PhD in medical engineering from Cardiff University, where she also obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees. She previously worked as a senior technologist and lecturer at Egerton University before joining Kenyatta University.

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