Proud to be Founding Members of The Trinity Challenge

The Trinity Challenge is a coalition of members united by the common aim of using data and advanced analytics to develop insights and actions to contribute to a world better protected from health emergencies. Our Founding Members explain why they are proud to play their part in ensuring the disruption and destruction to livelihoods caused by global health emergencies, never happens again.

“COVID-19 is both a health crisis and an information crisis. We are proud to be founding members of the Trinity Challenge. Provision of, and access to, accurate and trustworthy information is a key to addressing any pandemic -- and our goal is to ensure those most affected by such crises have a seat at the table in devising solutions.” – Jodie Ginsberg, CEO, Internews Europe

“The experiences of COVID-19 have shown us how pandemics do not respect borders. None of us is safe until we are all safe. By sharing cutting-edge data and analytics from around the world, we will be in a much stronger position to prevent health emergencies from happening, and better manage their impact if they do happen. By working together – across academia, businesses and the social sector - we can achieve more, more quickly and to the benefit of all of us.” – Dame Minouche Shafik, Director, LSE

“Whilst still in the midst of this pandemic, we are learning from the data and advanced analytics to find solutions for possible future global health emergencies. As one of the founding members of The Trinity Challenge we will help create the ecosystem needed to tackle some of the world’s toughest health problems.” – John Kahan, Chief Data Analytics Officer and global lead of the AI for Health program, Microsoft

“The Trinity Challenge encapsulates the mega-themes we are seeing emerge from this crisis – the importance of health and wellbeing; the pivotal role of technology and innovation; and the power of partnerships to make a tangible difference to society – in a way that is equitable and inclusive. We are proud to be part of this initiative and look forward to the new health capacity and innovation it will enable, with a lasting positive impact for global society.” – Adrian Gore, CEO, Discovery

“Right now we are facing one of the most formidable challenges of our time that has sent ripples of devastation through communities, health systems and societies all across the world. We must ensure that future generations never suffer the same fate again. Through the Trinity Challenge, we can break boundaries that stifle innovation and set us along an urgently needed path of discovery and global collaboration towards a safer future for all.” – Lord Ara Darzi, Co-Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London

“While we are living through the most urgent public health crisis in a generation, we have achieved more in the past six months than could ever have been imagined. The pandemic has highlighted the power of collaboration, the strength of our communities, and the importance of thinking beyond geographical borders. The Trinity Challenge will help us combine data analytics and collective insights from across sectors to ensure that we are prepared for the epidemics, pandemics and global health emergencies of the future." – Professor Alice Gast, President, Imperial College London

“Despite extraordinary advances in sciences and unprecedented improvements in global health over the past century the ongoing COVID19 pandemic underscores our collective vulnerability to the emergence of a highly contagious and lethal microbial threat.   As we move further into the 21st century we will continue to be plagued by new and highly dangerous viral pathogens. It is  clear that if we are to avoid future COVID19-events we cannot continue to do as we have done in the past. The Trinity Challenge is a call to action that challenges us think differently and act differently. We at the Global Virome Project are enthusiastic about the opportunity the Trinity Challenge has created to forge new partners, stimulate novel ideas and generate fresh energy so that we can collectively address the challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic while also better preparing the world to address all the threats to come.” – Global Virome Project

1) “Act now to bring about a new better globalization, for planetary health and ultimately, humanity!”

2) “Join the Challenge to bring about a transformational improvement in population health globally!” – Professor Gabriel Leung, HKUMed

“We at DAC Beachcroft are very excited to be providing the legal support to a project that brings together a stellar cast of multidisciplinary experts to form The Trinity Challenge membership. We are proud to pool our extensive health sector legal expertise to enable the members to effectively collaborate and use data with the ambition to find solutions that can help mitigate the risk arising from health emergencies in the future.” – Hamza Drabu, Partner, DAC Beachcroft

“We have all witnessed the devastating human impact of this COVID-19 pandemic.  We have seen that the right information, at the right time, can save lives. Having access to data insights is critical in making sure this mission is successful, and I’m looking forward to finding out what we can unlock together.” – Dr Karen DeSalvo, Chief Medical Officer, Google Health

“The path to creating a stronger and more equitable health system, and a better world, resides in all of us. It’s our responsibility to find the answers by working together and collaborating on real solutions to create a healthier world – that’s why Optum is proud to be a founding member of The Trinity Challenge.” – Dan Schumer, President and Chief Operating Officer at Optum

“Responding to COVID-19 must be our clear priority, but it is also vital that we learn from this experience to help the world better prepare for future pandemics and improve overall global health resilience. We think the Trinity Challenge can help with this mission, bringing together public institutions, academia, multi-lateral organisations and the private sector to drive new thinking and innovation”. – Emma Walmsley, CEO, GSK