COVID Conversations Recordings

Friday Opening Remarks

Charles Lockwood, University of South Florida
Amber Gum, University of South Florida

6:15 PM - 6:45 PM

Opening Panel: “COVID-19 Conversations: Setting the Stage”

Sten Vermund, University of South Florida
Jay Wolfson, University of South Florida
Charles Lockwood, University of South Florida

6:45 PM - 8:15 PM

Saturday Welcome

Jay Wolfson, University of South Florida

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Panel 1: “SARS-COV2 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Origins?”

Alina Chan, MIT
Andrew Dobson, Princeton University
Christian Bréchot, University of South Florida
Thomas Unnasch, University of South Florida
Lynn Martin, University of South Florida

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Panel 2: “Modeling and Mitigation Measures”

Tracy Beth Høeg, MIT
Kami Kim, University of South Florida
Edwin Michael, University of South Florida
Michael Teng, University of South Florida
Kristopher Kaliebe, University of South Florida

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel 3: “Policy Decisions and Implications”

Martin Kulldorff, Hillsdale College
Donna Petersen, University of South Florida
Sten Vermund, Yale University
Jay Wolfson, University of South Florida
Amber Gum, University of South Florida

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel 4: “Science Communication, Evidence, and Accountability”

Eric Winsberg, University of South Florida
Joshua Scacco, University of South Florida
Jason Salemi, University of South Florida
Marin Kulldorff, Hillsdale College
Stephen Turner, University of South Florida

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Panel 5: “Where Do We Go from Here?”

Alina Chan, MIT
Tracy Beth Høeg, MIT
Martin Kulldorff, Hillsdale College
Charles Lockwood, University of South Florida
Sten Vermund, University of South Florida
Jay Wolfson, University of South Florida
Amber Gum, University of South Florida
Kristopher Kaliebe, University of South Florida
Lynn Martin, University of South Florida
Stephen Turner, University of South Florida

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Concluding Remarks

Charles Lockwood, University of South Florida

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM