Leaders unite at Global Evidence Summit

Since 2018 JBI, together with Cochrane, GIN and the Campbell Collaboration had been making preparations for the Global Evidence Summit in Prague. Originally scheduled for 2021, the Summit was postponed to 10-13 September 2024 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Held at the O2 Universum, almost 2,000 delegates from 73 countries convened in Prague in mid-September for the Global Evidence Summit. Together with experts from around the world, they helped shape the future of evidence synthesis and implementation.

Using evidence. Improving lives.

The purpose of the Global Evidence Summit was to provide a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural platform to facilitate collaboration around producing, summarising, disseminating and implementing evidence to improve lives.

The discussions emphasised the power of collaboration in evidence synthesis, effective translation and implementation of evidence, and advocacy for broader use of evidence in decision-making. Additionally, the Global Evidence Summit highlighted the importance of contextualising global evidence for local impact and measuring its effectiveness in improving lives.

Delegates attended 60 workshops, 25 special sessions, 70 long oral presentations and 6 plenary sessions. The plenary sessions explored six key program domains, including how evidence-based organisations can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals and foster global collaboration through innovative methodological approaches.

Recordings of the plenary sessions are available on the Global Evidence Summit YouTube channel.

Building a truly global evidence ecosystem

During the Global Evidence Summit, JBI, Cochrane and the Campbell Collaboration made a commitment to work together to co-create a framework with the global evidence community to build a truly global evidence ecosystem.

Read the joint statement made in the closing session of the Global Evidence Summit in Prague, by Prof Zoe Jordan, Executive Director at JBI, Karla Soares-Weiser, Chief Scientist at Cochrane, and Will Moy, CEO at The Campbell Collaboration.

Embracing diverse, culturally relevant healthcare policies, practices and perspectives

A presentation on the biennial JBI Colloquium and an invitation to attend was extended during the closing of the Global Evidence Summit. 

The JBI Colloquium 2025, ‘JBI Kochi’, will take place at Le Méridien in India, 19 to 21 November, 2025. The theme for the JBI Colloquium 2025 is ‘Diversity in Healthcare, Unity in Evidence: Achieving Improved Health Outcomes', emphasising the strength in embracing diverse, culturally relevant healthcare policies, practices and perspectives guided by robust evidence to foster inclusivity.

Watch JBI Kochi video presented at the Global Evidence Summit.