On Friday, June 3, the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington, DC hosted a virtual discussion with public health experts Dr. Nicole Lurie, U.S. Director of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), and Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling, Director-General for Life Sciences in the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research; and moderated by journalist Arthur Allen. They discussed global public health as a priority for the G7 Summit as we try to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic.