VaxFuture

─── Leader Interviews

Industry leader interview series · In preparation

Below are the interview themes planned for this series. To uphold the institute’s academic integrity, no Q&A will be published until interviews are actually recorded with written consent from guests. Guests matching the target profile are welcome to contact the editorial team via the contact page.

Editorial note

Every interview in this series must be based on a real recording with written consent. Until the first guest agrees, this page only shows planned topics and a call for guests — no fabricated Q&A. This is the institute’s minimum standard for academic integrity.

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PLANNED2026 Q3

The organizational impact of smart cold chain on provincial CDCs

How the transition from "managing equipment" to "managing systems" unfolds in practice

Provincial or municipal CDC director / deputy

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PLANNED2026 Q3

Pathways for Chinese vaccine cold chain vendors to enter global markets

PQS certification, standard-setting voice and alignment with Gavi procurement

Technical officer at an international organization (WHO / Gavi / UNICEF)

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PLANNED2026 Q3

The disappearing boundary between vaccine product and cold chain

Cold chain clauses in product labels, end-to-end services and data loops

Head of strategy at a major vaccine manufacturer

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PLANNED2026 Q4

Vaccine cold chain as public health digital infrastructure — an investor view

The shift from one-time hardware sales to recurring operational services

Healthcare investor

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PLANNED2026 Q4

A generational shift in vaccine cold chain talent structure

From refrigeration engineers to systems engineers + data scientists

Professor at a school of public health

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PLANNED2026 Q4

Localizing last-mile cold chain lessons to China

Solar Direct Drive solutions, RTM toolkits and remote-region engineering economics

UNICEF Supply Division programme officer

Guests matching the profile or referrals — please reach out to the editorial team.

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