The below schedule is tentative, and subject to change. Some speaker/workshop titles are working titles, and may not be finalized.
Day 1 – Friday 30 October, 2015
| Time | Event |
| 8:00 | Conference registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome Note Raghib Ali, DPH Director, NYU Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center |
| 9:15 | Public Health Approaches: A Global Look at Obesity in Adolescents Jennifer Pomeranz, JD MPH Assistant Professor, NYU Global Institute of Public Health |
| 10:15 | Childhood Obesity: Prevalence and Potential Determinants in the UAE Abdishakur Abdulle, PhD Associate Director, NYU Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center |
| 10:45 | Obesity: Prevention and Intervention Efforts in the UAE Malin Garemo, PhD Chair, Department of Natural Sciences and Public Health, Zayed University |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:30 | What’s Wrong With the Public Health War on Obesity, and the Ethical, Evidence-based Health at Every Size Alternative Lily O’Hara, MPH PhD Assistant Professor, Emirates College for Advanced Education |
| 12:00 | Creating a Public Health Action Plan Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, MPH |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Public Health Research Techniques Amani Magid, MLIS AHIP Science and Engineering Librarian, NYU Abu Dhabi |
| 14:40 | Public Health Intervention Development The student teams work to develop their public health interventions, guided by facilitators |
| 18:00 | Final remarks Brief, final reflections on the day |
| 20:00 | Optional Evening Programming |
Day 2 – Saturday 31 October, 2015
| Time | Event |
| 8:00 | Breakfast and Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 | Public Health Intervention Development The students will continue developing their public health interventions |
| 11:00 | Creating Effective Presentations Andrew Starner, PhD Public Speaking Expert and Writing Program Lecturer, NYU Abu Dhabi |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Public Health Intervention Development Students put the finishing touches on their public health interventions |
| 16:00 | Proposal Presentations Students present their proposals to the judges and other participants This session is open to the media |
| 17:30 | Break |
| 18:00 | Closing Remarks Cheryl Healton, DPH Director, NYU Global Institute of Public Health Dean of Global Public Health, NYU Awards Ceremony |
| 18:30 | Closing Reception |