This is how we can empower 8 billion minds by 2030

Nov 1, 2019

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P. Murali Doraiswamy

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Elisha London

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Prospira Global

Peter Varnum

Project Lead, Global Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum

Barbara Harvey

Managing Director, Accenture Research

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