¶ A Spreading Plague
A Spreading Plague was a pandemic preparedness exercise that took place on February 14, 2019 in Munich, Germany. The event was convened by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Center for Global Development, simulating "command, control, and coordination of an international response to an unusual and rapidly spreading biological event."[1]
¶ History
The tabletop exercise was held the day before the Munich Security Conference 2019, which was scheduled to take place February 15-17.[2][3]
A report for the exercise was published on June 11, 2019 by the Nuclear Threat Initiative.[4]
¶ Participants
The exercise was led by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the Center for Global Development and the Center for Global Health Science and Security, with support from Talus Analytics.[2:1][4:1] It was funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada's Weapons Threat Reduction Program (WTRP) and Open Philanthropy.[4:2]
The individuals who participated in the exercise include:[4:3][5]
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Cameron | Project team | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Amanda Cogan | Project team | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Rebecca Katz | Project team | Center for Global Health Science and Security |
| Jeremy Konyndyk | Project team | Center for Global Development |
| Michelle Nalabandian | Project team | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Carmen MacDougall | Scenario development | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Rachel Staley Grant | Scenario development | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Kevin O’Prey | Facilitator | Cadmus Group |
| Aurelia Attal-Juncqua | Expert support | Center for Global Health Science and Security |
| Matt Boyce | Expert support | Center for Global Health Science and Security |
| Ellie Graeden | Expert support | Talus Analytics |
| Rose Worden | Expert support | Center for Global Development |
| Elhadj As Sy | Keynote | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), UNICEF |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Keynote (in absentia) | Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), Former Prime Minister of Norway, Former Director-General of the World Health Organization |
| Sibylle Bauer | Participant | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) |
| Stephen Cornish | Participant | David Suzuki Foundation, Médecins Sans Frontières Canada |
| Christopher Elias | Participant | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) |
| Timothy Evans | Participant | World Bank Group, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) |
| Jeremy Farrar | Participant | Wellcome Trust, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) |
| Jean-Marie Guéhenno | Participant | Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Brookings Institution, United Nations, International Crisis Group |
| John Holmes | Participant | Electoral Commission, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) |
| Jeremy Jurgens | Participant | World Economic Forum |
| Angela Kane | Participant | Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
| Boon Hui Khoo | Participant | Civil Service College, Singapore, Interpol |
| Won-soo Kim | Participant | Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
| Jane Holl Lute | Participant | SICPA North America, United Nations Department of Peace Operations, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
| Ernest Moniz | Participant | Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
| Hadiza Mustapha | Participant | African Union |
| Sam Nunn | Participant | Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Former United States Senator |
| Heiko Rottmann-Grossner | Participant | Federal Ministry of Health of Germany |
| Ahmet Üzümcü | Participant | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) |
¶ External links
A Spreading Plague: Lessons and Recommendations for Responding to a Deliberate Biological Event. (2019, June 13). The Nuclear Threat Initiative. http://archive.today/2022.03.25-104220/https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/spreading-plague-lessons-and-recommendations-responding-deliberate-biological-event/ ↩︎
Responding to Deliberate Biological Events. Center for Global Health Science and Security. Retrieved June 30, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230630161340/https://ghss.georgetown.edu/dbe_response/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Reden auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz 2019. Munich Security Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230630163802/https://securityconference.org/msc-2019/reden/ ↩︎
Cameron, E., Katz, R., Konyndyk, J., & Nalabandian, M. (2019). A Spreading Plague: Lessons and Recommendations for Responding to a Deliberate Biological Event. Nuclear Threat Initiative. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630161331/https://media.nti.org/documents/NTI_Paper_A_Spreading_Plague_FINAL_061119.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Tabletop Exercise on International Response to Deliberate Biological Events Munich Security Conference - Participants List. (2019). Nuclear Threat Initiative. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630164516/https://media.nti.org/documents/Participants_List_TTX_on_Deliberate_Bio_Event_2019_MSC_2.14_FINAL.pdf ↩︎