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he foundational principles of global health (GH) organizations are rooted in the recognition and ame-lioration of inequities that result in poor health. Despite capacity enhancing strategies designed as bi-lateral partnerships with colleagues in low- and middle-income (LMIC) settings, international organizations from high-income countries (HIC) still struggle to address the lack of opportunities for professional development amongst LMIC partners. The pursuit of equitable representation in GH meetings is crucial to capacity enhancing, as there is more to a conference than networking and knowledge transfer; presentation at a conference is often a defining career development stepping-stone. However, most international conferences favour the participation of persons from HIC by being held in expensive locations, fre-quently with strict visa requirements hindering inclusive engagement. Authors additionally face competitive abstract selection processes that may constitute barriers for junior colleagues from LMICs who often lack essential resources and mentorship; however, these are the very individuals principally involved in programs at the ground level. As a result, GH conference attendance and participation are skewed towards representatives from HIC [1]. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic presented an opportunity to re-imagine possibilities and eliminate these barriers [2-4]. We describe our efforts to address disparities and utilize technology to introduce a wide-reaching educational initiative.