Karen Canfell is Director of the Daffodil Centre, a flagship centre of the University of Sydney and a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Australia. She co-led modelling for the WHO strategic plan for elimination and her team supported WHO in development of detailed clinical management guidelines for cervical screening in low-income countries. In 2020 she initiated and co-leads the COVID-19 and Cancer Global Modelling Consortium (CCGMC).