Peter PIOT

Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Special Advisor to European Commission President von der Leyen on European and Global Health Security

Peter Piot MD PhD is a Belgian Professor of Global Health, and former Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 

He is Special Advisor to the EC President on European and Global Health Security, and visiting professor at KU Leuven, and NUS. 

He was the founding Executive Director of UNAIDS. He co-discovered Ebola virus, and led research on HIV, women’s health, and infectious diseases. 

He worked at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp; the University of Washington; the University of Nairobi; Imperial College London; and the Gates Foundation.

He is a member of several National Academies and was awarded a Belgian Barony, a UK knighthood, the Canada Gairdner Award, Robert Koch Gold Medal, Prince Mahidol Award, Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights, WHO Life Achievement Award, and was a 2014 TIME Person of the Year.

He published over 650 articles and 17 books, including No Time to Lose.

Speaker Appearing In

Plenary 2: Innovations for a Healthier Global South: What is the role of philanthropy in supporting global health research and interventions? (presented by Institute of Philanthropy)

9 Sep 2024
15:15 - 16:40
Hong Kong Palace Museum