World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

21–24 January 2015 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
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The End of Blindness

January 21, 2015 13:30

A discussion with leading researchers on progress in the fight to end blindness by 2020

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Mapping the brain to replicate vision
- Stem cell and gene therapy
- Public health and low-cost interventions

This session is on the record and webcast live.

Speakers:

Andrea Bocelli

Tenor and Founder, Andrea Bocelli Foundation

David Cox

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Computer Science, Harvard University

Susan Goldberg

Editorial Director, National Geographic Partners

Graziella Pellegrini

Joshua Sanes

Director, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University

Alfred Sommer

University Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

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