Do we need a new pandemic treaty? What would it, or should it, include? What are the benefits of adopting a new pandemic convention as opposed to revising existing arrangements? Are there any drawbacks? This executive training program will provide attendees with an in-depth, critical appreciation of the proposal for a new pandemic convention to strengthen global health security. Drawing from some of the world’s leading experts in international law, public health, and global health governance, the executive training program will provide negotiators and interested parties with an advanced understanding of the World Health Organization’s constitutional authority to adopt legal instruments, consider the scope of issues to be addressed under a new pandemic convention, and critically weigh the benefits and drawbacks of adopting any new instruments versus revising existing arrangements ahead of the Special Session of the World Health Assembly from 29 November to 1 December where proposals for a new pandemic convention are being discussed.