Speaker bio page for Carmen Savelli

Bio

Since 2010, Carmen has been working as a Technical Officer in the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (renamed the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety in 2020) at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. As part of the Secretariat of the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), Carmen works to strengthen multi-sectoral collaboration nationally and internationally to facilitate communication on food safety issues, particularly during emergencies. A skilled public speaker and facilitator, Carmen regularly runs workshops and training courses on a wide range of technical topics related to food safety and foodborne disease detection, prevention and response. Prior to joining WHO, Carmen worked from 2007 as an epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Canada within the Centre for Foodborne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, investigating national outbreaks of foodborne illness. An avid traveller, Carmen has visited more than 40 countries on 5 continents for both professional endeavours and personal adventures. Carmen obtained his BSc in biomedical science from the University of Guelph (Canada), as well as a Certificate in Leadership from the University’s College of Business and Economics and a MPH from the University of Waterloo (Canada). His PhD research at Lancaster University (United Kingdom) has focused on improving communication during food safety emergencies and facilitating knowledge transfer and exchange among an international community of practitioners on matters related to food safety.