Speaking

Bruce has given over 190 invited talks, including multiple keynote speeches, across six of the seven continents (with the exception of Antarctica… so far) on a wide range of topics spanning health, public health, AI, digital and computational health, systems science, systems modeling, journalism, and science communications. He has chaired numerous meetings, workshops, and committees for a variety of leading organizations, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).

His work and expertise have also appeared in a range of different leading media outlets such as ABCCBS NewsGood Morning AmericaNational Public Radio (NPR)CNBC, and the Tamron Hall ShowFor more information, please visit the media appearances page.

To find and sort a sample of Bruce's speaking engagements, please use the filtering option below and to the left. If you'd like to invite him as a speaker, please contact him here.

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Sample Presentation List

2010 to date:

  • Forecasting the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, D.C., February 17, 2010

  • Computer modeling. CDC Centers of Excellence in Public Health Informatics Webinar, Atlanta, GA, June 3, 2010.

  • H1N1 specific work in MIDAS - modeling of optimal vaccine distribution. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Modeling and Schools Closures Working Group Meeting ("Angers-II") European Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden, October 19-20, 2010.

  • The benefits to all of ensuring equal and timely access to influenza vaccines in poor communities. Health Affairs Briefing: Strategies For The Global ‘Decade Of Vaccines’, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2011.

  • Supply chain logistics. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, September 12, 2011.

  • Economic, operational, and epidemiologic modeling of infectious disease. Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Taipei, Taiwan, September 20, 2011.

  • Economic, operational, and epidemiologic modeling of infectious disease. Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, September 22, 2011.

  • Modeling distribution systems, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY. November 4, 2011.

  • Immunization logistics and supply chain. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chairs Update, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA. November 28, 2011.

  • Modeling the effectiveness of human hookworm disease burden. Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative Collaborators Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, December 7, 2011.

  • Presentation of VL vaccine modeling, Leish Vaccine External Advisory Committee, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, April 2, 2012.

  • Chairman, Day Four, Stream A: Vaccine pricing strategies and policies revisited, World Vaccine Congress, Washington, D.C., April 10-13, 2012.

  • Modeling and inputs for development of a framework. Vaccine Primary Container Roundtable, Washington, D.C., May 9-10, 2012.

  • Economic modeling to evaluate new technologies. Global Health Research and Development and the Hidden Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Texas, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, June 7, 2012.

  • HERMES: Vaccine Logistics Modeling, GAVI Alliance Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, July 9, 2012.

  • Modeling and simulation to assist healthcare logistics, Kenya Research Program Presentation, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, August 1, 2012.

  • Introduction and overview to modeling and simulation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, August 2, 2012.

  • HERMES: vaccine logistics modeling, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, New Delhi, India, September 5, 2012.

  • Modeling and simulation to address children's population and global health, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital at Pittsburgh, PA, January 31, 2013.

  • HERMES vaccine supply chain modeling: Senegal and Benin, TechNet Meeting, Dakar, Senegal, February 5-7, 2013.

  • Considerations for modeling of vaccine impact in the context of mass drug administration: example of hookworm vaccine, Schistosomiasis Elimination Strategy and Potential Role of Vaccine in Achieving Global Health Goals, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, March 12-13, 2013.

  • Computational models to address public health questions, Medecins Sans Frontieres, New York, New York, NY, March 21, 2013.

  • Virtual worlds for global health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, April 15, 2013.

  • Virtual global health: computational modeling and simulation, University of California-Irvine, CA, April 29, 2013.

  • Building models: participatory model building and combining data sources, Workshop on Complex Adaptive Systems in Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, June 16, 2014.

  • Transition and industrial agri-food supply chain and market, The BRIDGE to Convergence of Health and Economics: Bridging Research and Information to Decision- making and Governance through Evidence, McGill Center for the Convergence of Health and Economics, Montreal, Quebec, August 21, 2014.

  • Panel Member, Future opportunities and strategies for improving non- communicable disease (NCD) outcomes in low- and middle- income countries, RTI Grand Challenge Symposium: Improving Outcomes for Non-Communicable Diseases, RTI, Research Triangle Park, NC, September 10, 2014.

  • Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC): a systems approach to a global epidemic, national center for chronic disease and health promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, September 23, 2014.

  • HERMES, Gavi Alliance Immunization Supply Chain Strategy Fact-to-Face Workshop, GAVI, New York, NY, October 15, 2014.

  • Operations research and malaria control, Economics of Malaria Conference, London, UK, October 17, 2014.

  • Operations research and malaria control, estimating the impact, cost, efficient and return on investment from malaria control, USAID, Washington, DC, October 20, 2014.

  • Learning from other countries: key insights for building a culture of health around childhood obesity prevention, Lessons Learned from Global Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Building a Culture of Health to Accelerate Progress in the United States and Across the Globe, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey October 23, 2014.

  • Keynote Speaker, Application of an agent-based model to support policy- maker decision making in Baltimore city, Obesity Week 2014, The Obesity Society, Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 2014.

  • Policy initiatives targeting the retail food environment, simulating the impact of food store interventions on adolescent obesity risk: implications for policy to improve the urban food environment, Obesity Week 2014, The Obesity Society, Boston, Massachusetts November 5, 2014.

  • A systems science approach to the obesity epidemic and prevention of diabetes, 10th Nestle Nutrition Conference, Mexico City, Mexico November 13-14, 2014.

  • Multi-factorial approaches to decision-making: case studies, Global Health 2035: Mission Grand Convergence, Siena, Italy July 18, 2015.

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis Control and Elimination: Is there a clear role for vaccines in achieving regional and global goals, NIAID, Rockville, Maryland September 9, 2015.

  • Keynote Speaker, MetLife Global Health Summit, Chicago, Illinois September 19, 2015.

  • Global Health: The World’s Changing Diet. WorldAffairs 2015. San Francisco, California October 16, 2015.

  • Vision for the Future: Innovative and Big Data Systems Approaches to Studying Dietary Patterns and Health and Diseases. Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, California April 2, 2016.

  • Systems Modeling in Public and Global Health. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada April 15, 2016.

  • Systems Approaches to Vaccine Decision Making. 19th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), Baltimore, Maryland April 18, 2016.

  • Roundtable Participant, Building a Unifying Message in Support of Food, Nutrition and Health Research. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC May 3, 2016.

  • Model Communities: What works in building local coalitions? Project Play Summit; The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC May 16-17, 2016.

  • Meet-the-Experts, Predicting the Impact of Antibiotic Stewardship on AMR: Simulations & Modeling. ASM Microbe 2016. The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts June 16-20, 2016.

  • Computational Modeling for Vaccine Decision Marking. Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Seminar. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland June 29, 2016.

  • Socio-Environmental Determinants of Obesity; Complex Systems, Big Data, and Obesity. Obesity: From Biology to Policy Symposium. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC June 30, 2016.

  • Systems Approaches and Methods in Medicine and Health. Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Baltimore, Maryland September 15, 2016.

  • Building a holistic response from the public, private and voluntary sectors. The Economist: The Global Crisis of Obesity. Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 2, 2016.

  • Working with the Food Industry against Obesity. The Economist: The Global Crisis of Obesity. Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 2, 2016.

  • Systems Modeling for Greater Impact. Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) Convening on Physical Activity: Unlocking Barrier to Change. The White House. Washington, D.C. November 17, 2016.

  • Doctor’s Orders: Go Outside. Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Salt Lake City, Utah January 10, 2017.

  • Translating Models for Policy Change: Case Studies of Modeling for Policymakers. IMAG 10th Anniversary MSM Consortium. Rockville, Maryland March 22-24, 2017.

  • Model Credibility Plans: Virtual Population Obesity Prevention (VPOP) Labs: Computational, Multi-Scale Models for Obesity Solutions. IMAG 10th Anniversary MSM Consortium. Rockville, Maryland March 22-24, 2017.

  • Integrating Insights: How do systems really work in practice and how do you make them work? The European Congress on Obesity. Porto, Portugal May 17-19, 2017.

  • Activation Strategy Sessions. Project Play Summit Workshop. The Aspen Institute. Washington, D.C. September 7, 2017.

  • The Intersection of Digital Health and Vaccines. Oral presentation at the 11th Vaccine Congress 2017, San Diego, California September 16-20, 2017.

  • Panel Member, Raising an Active Generation. Future of Health Summit. The Milken Institute. Washington, D.C. October 23-24, 2017.

  • Prevention of obesity-related cancer at population level. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conference on Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes. Austin, Texas January 30, 2018.

  • Worthwhile “shots”? The Immunization Controversy. Renaissance Institute Weekend. Santa Monica, California February 17, 2018.

  • Obesity and Big Data. BD2K: Behavioral and social sciences and big data workshop. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Bethesda, Maryland March 19, 2018.

  • Keynote Speaker, The potential of systems methods to advance our capacity to identify solutions to human health and environmental challenges. University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario April 25, 2018.

  • Community-Led Partnerships That Work. Innovating a Healthier Future Summit. Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). Washington, D.C. May 3, 2018.

  • Scaling up Evidence-based Nutrition Strategies: Using Modeling and Systems Thinking. The Future of Nutrition Research (NIH 10-Year Plan). American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Nutrition 2018 Seminar. Boston, Massachusetts June 10, 2018.

  • What is Systems Science and How Does it Apply to Nutrition? Food and Nutrition Board (FNB). Washington, D.C. June 26, 2018.

  • Mathematical and computational modeling of complex systems and the potential to change behavior around obesity (or other public health challenges) and outcomes in the future. U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the UK Academy of Medical Science 2019 Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Symposium: Behavior change to improve health for all. London, UK, January 17, 2019.

  •  Keynote Address: Systems Epidemiology: Definitions, Applications, and Common Misconceptions, National Cancer Institute (NCI): Workshop to Facilitate Cancer Systems Epidemiology Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, February 28, 2019.

  • Translating Models to Decisions, 2019 IMAG Multiscale Modeling Consortium (MSM) Meeting – Translation and Dissemination, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, March 6, 2019.

  • Funding and Review Challenges for Multiscale Modeling, 2019 IMAG Multiscale Modeling Consortium (MSM) Meeting – Translation and Dissemination, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, March 7, 2019.

  • Keynote Address: Computers, Tech, Network Science, Food, and Nutrition: What’s The Connection? Network Science Society:  Data Science and Networks in Food Systems and Nutrition Satellite Symposium, NetSci 2019, Burlington, Vermont May 27, 2019.

  •  Keynote Address: How systems approaches can transform nutrition and physical activity, International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic June 6, 2019.

  • Catalyzing Health Equity Innovations, Systems Approaches and Methods for Health Equity, Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Workshop on Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, June 19, 2019.

  • Why New Systems Approaches are Needed for Cancer Prevention, Control, and Treatment, 18thAnnual Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program Symposium, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland September 5, 2019.

  • The Need for Systems Approach to Telehealth, New York Governors Commission, Virtual, July 16, 2020.

  • Future of Public Health and the Role of Global Partnership, The Way Forward: Future of Public Health, US Heartland China Association, Virtual, July 28, 2020

  • How the COVID-19 Pandemic has changed the Economics of Healthcare Bill of Health, Atlantic Festival, Virtual, September 22, 2020.

  • How to Use Project Play Tools to Responsibly Return to Play, Virtual, October 16, 2020.

  • How Systems Approaches and Different Communications, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Virtual, December 2, 2020.

  • Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) - Functionary Role Link, Virtual, May 14, 2021.

  • Precision Nutrition: Research Gaps and Opportunities Workshop, National Institute of Health, Virtual, January 11 - 12 2021.

  • Addressing Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Chain and Distribution Challenges, Half Day Covid 19- Symposium, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, Virtual, March 18, 2021.

  • Data Integration and Systems Analysis Committee, Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Virtual, March 19, 2021.

  • Communicating Nutrition Information via Media and Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities, Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis, and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Virtual, March 31, 2021.

  • How Computational Approaches Helped the Response to COVID-19 and Other Pandemics and Epidemics, 2021 INFORMS Virtual Healthcare Conference, Virtual, July 21, 2021

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition: Days 1 and 2, Food Forum Workshop, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Virtual, August 11 - 12, 2021.

  • How Computational Approaches Helped the Response to COVID-19 and Other Pandemics and Epidemics, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Virtual, September 27, 2021.

  • Workshop Synthesis: Whole Person Research Methods, Trans-NIH workshop on Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research, Virtual, September 30, 2021.

  • How Data Science, AI, and Other Tech Approaches Can Help Address the Systems Leading to Obesity, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,Virtual, March 16, 2022.

  •  Health-PR Online Media Panel, Virtual, March 24, 2022.

  • Shifting the Paradigm to Advance Obesity Solutions, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, April 19, 2022.

  • Research Gaps and Opportunities in Health/Science Communication, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Virtual, May 16, 2022.

  • Use of Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Informatics to Inform Precision Nutrition Recommendations, American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Virtual, May 25, 2022.

  • Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning As Multi-Systems Approaches to Nutrition Questions, Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Virtual, June 30, 2022.

  • Monkeypox: How Communications Can Prevent Misinformation and Stigma, Virtual, August 2, 2022.

  • Key Elements of an Alert System:  Principles of Risk Analysis, Modeling and Communication, Pandemic Response Institute (PRI), Virtual, August 25, 2022.

  • What is Precision Nutrition? How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play an Important Role, Milken Institute, Southampton, New York, August 28, 2022.

  • MIDAS 2022 Annual Meeting Reflections on COVID, Bethesda, Maryland, September 7 - 9, 2022.

  • Building a Framework for Effective Nutrition Communications in a Dynamic Media Landscape, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, September 21, 2022.

  • State of the art in AI for health, I-DAIR Science Summit Event at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), New York, New York, September 22, 2022

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, & Other Computer-aided Methods: Bringing Systems Approaches to Obesity Prevention & Treatment, National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHLBI), Virtual, October 19, 2022.

  • Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Modeling, & Other Computer-aided Approaches to Inform Precision Nutrition, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Virtual, October 24, 2022.

  • Defining Progress in Obesity Solutions through Structural Changes: A Third Workshop in the Series, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, October 25, 2022.

  • Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Modeling, & other Computer-aided Approaches to Address Complex Problems in Health, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center Computer Science Faculty Council Meeting, Virtual, November 11, 2022.

  • How Nutrition and Health Change Over a Person's Life Course: Opening Remarks, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, November 16, 2022.

  • Advancing a Food Systems Approach to Prioritize Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Opening Remarks, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, March 9, 2023

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Modeling, & Other Computer-aided Technology: A Systems Approach for Population to Personalized Health, Government-Industry-University-Foundation-NGO Partnerships for Advances in Digital Health, Convergent Science and Health Equity (c2SHIP), Washington, DC, April 3, 2023

  • Navigating Infodemics and Building Trust during Public Health Emergencies: A Workshop, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Virtual, April 10 - 11, 2023

  •  MED-PR at NYU Langone, New York, New York, April 27, 2023

  • The End of the Federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 – What Does it Mean? Pandemic Response Institute (PRI), Virtual, May 4, 2023

  • Systems Science Approaches for the Environment, Climate, Nutrition, and Health. ADVANTAGE Working Group 4, Virtual, May 11, 2023

  • Why Sports Matter Now: To Our Nation. Project Play Summit 2023, Colorado Spring, Colorado, May 17 – 19, 2023