Events

IHME is committed to sharing our research with a number of different audiences, and, therefore, our researchers regularly present at conferences, policy meetings, and academic gatherings around the world.

Beyond participating in these events, IHME also hosts conferences, symposia, and workshops to encourage dialogue and enhance the understanding of the latest findings, challenges, and measurement innovations in population health.

World Health Summit, October 2026

Hear from IHME experts at this year’s World Health Summit in Berlin. Program details:

October 11, 2026

• 05:00–06:30 PT / 14:00–15:30 CEST: Launch of the Findings from the Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health
  • This session will highlight the Commission’s analysis, presented through the pyramid of threats: threats with the potential to cause human extinction by 2100; major catastrophic threats forecast to each cause over one billion cumulative disability-adjusted life years by 2100; and the wider landscape of risks and causes shaping health across the century.

Watch the launch live on YouTube
 

• 07:00–08:30 PT / 16:00–17:30 CEST: Future Health Scenario Platform - Informing Policy Choice Through Quantitative Modeling
  • This session explains the framework behind the most recent GBD forecasts: a reference scenario representing the most likely future for mortality, disability, and life expectancy across 204 countries to 2050 if recent trends and key drivers continue, alongside alternative scenarios that reveal how profoundly today’s choices can shift that trajectory. 

Watch the Future Health Scenario session live on YouTube

October 12, 2026

Reporting on Health Threats: The Story Behind Every Story 

Exploring the evidence and emerging storylines behind The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Threats to Health

In-person media session at the World Health Summit 2026
Hosted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Date: Monday 12 October 2026
Time: 11:00-12:30 CEST
Location: Room Side Meeting I, InterContinental Berlin

Register for the in-person event

Virtual media session at the World Health Summit 2026

Register for the virtual event

The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Threats to Health will be published on 11 October, providing analysis on 17 catastrophic threats to human health by the end of the century – and the evidence-informed actions that could still reduce their impact.

This interactive workshop will go beyond the headline findings to explore the data, policy-relevant developments, and emerging storylines that journalists should be tracking, particularly over the next 6–12 months. The session will help reporters understand what the data means for a variety of beats including health and beyond: business, technology, security, and governance.

Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, Commission Co-Chair and Director of IHME, will answer questions on the Commission’s key findings, the evidence behind them, and how this information can deepen journalists’ reporting.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Explore and interpret the Commission’s data and charts and understand how to use them to inform future reporting on global threats 
• Identify emerging story opportunities and policy-relevant developments to track over time 
• Discuss what evidence and resources journalists need to cover these issues 
• Unpack key concepts in the methodology, including scenario ranges, amenable DALYs, and reflexivity
• Identify opportunities to engage with leading experts for commentary on the intersections between these issues

All participants attending the session will receive supporting materials and methodology notes to aid future reporting on the catastrophic threats. 

Who should attend?
The session is open to journalists accredited to attend the World Health Summit 2026, including global health, science, development, policy, data, business, and visual journalists. It will be relevant to reporters covering diverse issues including health, science, development, technology, national security, economics, business, governance, and inequality. Registration for the in-person session is limited to 30 participants.