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.
Upcoming events
Moving at the Speed of AI: How AI Accelerates Progress on Climate Solutions
December 6, 2023 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IHME Director Chris Murray will speak on a panel at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 28, sharing the potential for using high-resolution satellite imagery alongside AI to map population change.
Photo by Samjith Palakkool, UNCTAD.

Event recordings
IHME Director Christopher Murray at TEDMED 2013
IHME Director Christopher Murray joined 1,800 innovators from leading medical colleges, teaching hospitals, government agencies, and other nonprofit institutions at TEDMED 2013.
Making Health Measurable: Using the Global Burden of Disease as a platform to track health performance
IHME Director Christopher Murray joined Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and University of Washington President Michael Young to discuss the implications that the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) findings have for health policy worldwide.
GroundSwell: tracking the progress of maternal and child health
At GroundSwell: A Night for Global Health, IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray discusses the preliminary results from the upcoming Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study.
Pathways to fewer child deaths
IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray presents the results of an analysis of ways to reduce child deaths at the USAID Child Survival Call to Action in Washington, DC.
Next generation of health system performance metrics
Dr. Christopher Murray, IHME Director and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses the next generation of health system performance metrics at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
Integrated surveillance systems across traditional boundaries
Dr. Ali Mokdad, IHME researcher and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses integrated surveillance systems across traditional boundaries at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
Trends in health inequalities
Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou, IHME Director of Education and Training and Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses trends in health inequalities at the 2011 Global Health Metrics and Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
The Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx)
Peter Speyer, IHME Director of Data Development, discusses the global health data exchange (GHDx) at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
Measuring maternal mortality
Dr. Rafael Lozano, IHME researcher and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses measuring maternal mortality at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.