Louise Agersnap (CH)

  • Head of the World Health Organization's Innovation Hub

  • A selling artist in her spare time

  • Based in Geneva

Boye Aarhus 24 conference

Keynote: Unlocking Health Potential: Innovation Through a Systems and Community-Centric Lens
Date: Wednesday, Nov 6

About Louise Agersnap

Louise Agersnap (MA and B.A. Pol. Sci.; B.H.A.) is an innovation and change leader with extensive experience & knowledge of global affairs in health, development, and the innovation ecosystem, acquired through 20+ years in the United Nations, private sector & government, NGO, and academia.

Founder of the Innovation Hub at the World Health Organization, at times acting Director for the Department for Digital Health and Innovation, Louise leads the strategy execution of WHO's innovation in health mission and promotes the Global Strategy for Digital Health.

She spearheads the scaling of Primary Health Care innovations to address neglected problems in low- resource settings, e.g. chronic diseases, mental health, newborn and maternal health, and the strengthening of organizational culture for creativity and entrepreneurship.

Throughout, she draws on her political science background and experience in applying a systems lens, social and technological innovations, and design thinking.

In previous roles, Louise led WHO’s global culture and values work, facilitated private sector engagement on chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, and cancer, and promoted UN reform efforts from New York and Panama.

A selling artist in her spare time, her works have featured at the International Contemporary Art Fair in Luxembourg, and the Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid, Spain.

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