PMAC 2027 | Prince Mahidol Award Conference

Tuesday 26 January 2027
09:00 - 17:30	Side Meetings

Wednesday 27 January 2027
09.00 - 17.30	Side Meetings / Art Contest Award Ceremony

Thursday 28 January 2027
09:00 - 10:00	Opening Session by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn & Keynote Address
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 12:00	Plenary 0: Achieving Health through Addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health Room: TBC
12:00 - 13:00	Plenary 1: Setting the Agenda on the Commercial Determinants of Health Room: TBC
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch / Special Event / Poster Presentation
14:00 - 16:00	PS 1.1: Producing Health, Reproducing Disease: The Silent Pandemic Beyond Individual Choice Room: TBC PS 1.2: Arms, Conflict and Health: AI and the Arms Industry as a Major Commercial Determinants of Health Room: TBC PS1.3: Commerce and Contagion: How Markets Affect Infectious Diseases Room: TBC PS 1.4: Profits, Power, and Population Health: The Commercial Drivers of Climate Health Emergency (working title) Room: TBC PS 1.5: Inequitable Access to Quality Healthcare Room: TBC
16:00 - 18:00	Break / Special Event
18:00 - 20:30	Welcome Dinner

Friday 29 January 2027
09:00 - 10:00	Plenary 2: Power, Profit, and Planetary Health: How Commercial Forces Shape Our Future Room: TBC
10:00 – 10:30	Break / Special Event / Poster Presentation
10:30 - 12:30	PS 2.1: The Exacerbating Effect of Interrelated Megatrends on the Commercial Determinants of Health Room: TBC PS 2.2: The Hidden Forces Shaping Health: Power, Markets, and the Global Economy Room: TBC PS 2.3: Engineering Health Pathways: Understanding Commercial Practices and Their Influence on Health Room: TBC PS 2.4: Shaping the Health Leadership of Tomorrow: How Commercial Forces Influence Talent Pipelines and How Can We Navigate the Consequences Room: TBC PS 2.5: How Market Incentives and Structures Shape Population Health: A Health Economics Lens on Private Healthcare and Insurance Room: TBC
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch / Special Event / Poster Presentation
13:30 – 14:30	Plenary 3: Path Forward: Shaping Markets and Strengthening Governance for Equitable Health Room: TBC
14:30 – 15:00	Break / Special Event / Poster Presentation
15:00 - 17:00	PS 3.1: From Corporate Power to Public Accountability: Governing Markets for Health Room: TBC PS 3.2: Showcasing Innovative Financing Strategies to Enhance Commercial Engagement for Better and Equitable Health Outcomes Room: TBC PS 3.3: Designing Commercial Economic Incentives to Promote Health of Populations Across Multiple Industry Actors Room: TBC PS 3.4: Breaking the Checkmate: Redesigning Public-Private Collaboration and New Business Models for Health Room: TBC PS 3.5: Leveraging Commercial Sectors to Advance UHC: Expanding Coverage, Access, and Financial Protection Room: TBC

Saturday 30 January 2027
09:00 - 10:45	Synthesis: Summary, Conclusion & Recommendations Room: TBC
10:45 - 11:30	Closing Performance
11:30 - 13:00	Lunch