Plenary session - Wednesday 13th Nov

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Activity
Wed 13th
11:45-12:45
Auditorium I
EPH Conference OC - Opening Ceremony: Sailing the waves of European public health: exploring a sea of innovation

Moderator: Ricardo Mexia, Chair of the 17th EPH Conference 2024

Speaker: Sara Cerdas, Former Member of the European Parliament 2019-2024, Portugal

 

The Opening Ceremony is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.


Wed 13th
14:00-15:00
Auditorium I
WHO EURO, Observatory PL1 - Plenary 1: Artificial Intelligence in public health

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The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.

Moderators:

  • Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Division of Country Health Policies and Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Dimitra Panteli, Programme Manager/Senior Health Systems Analyst, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Facilitator:

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • Katharina Ladewig, Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Research, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
  • Marco Marsella, Director Digital, EU4Health and Health systems modernisation, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission
  • Keyrellous Adib, Technical Officer Data Science and Digital Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Wed 13th
18:00-19:00
Auditorium I
EUPHA, ASPHER PL2 - Plenary 2: Global health

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The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.

Moderators:

  • Iveta Nagyova, President EUPHA
  • Henrique Barros, President ASPHER

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Emma Rawson Te Patu, President World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
  • Ilona Kickbusch, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland (tbc)
  • Charles Agyemang, Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity & Health, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Agnès Buzyn, Former Minister of Health and Social Affairs, France
  • Moredreck Chibi, Public Health Innovation Lead, WHO Regional Office for Europe


Plenary session - Thursday 14th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser
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Thu 14th
10:30-11:30
Auditorium I
EuroHealthNet PL3 - Plenary 3: Tackling health inequalities in times of crisis

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The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.

Moderators:

  • Caroline Costongs, Director, EuroHealthNet
  • Co-moderation Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) (tbc)

Keynote 1: Understanding and addressing health inequalities in times of crisis

  • Fran Baum, Professor of Health Equity at the Stretton Institute, University of Adelaide, Australia (by video message)

Keynote 2: The importance of addressing poverty and delivering on social rights for all: EU initiatives 

  • Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Panellists:

  • Didier Jourdan, UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Centre 'Global Health and Education', University of Clermont-Auvergne, France
  • Jill Litt, Professor of Environmental Health in the Environmental Studies Programme, University of Colorado, USA and Senior researcher, Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain 

Thu 14th
14:00-15:00
Auditorium I
EHMA PL4 - Plenary 4: Harnessing social marketing for interdisciplinary health management: enhancing public health outcomes

The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.

Moderator:

  • Tiago Correia, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Marina Macchiaiolo, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Italy
  • Stefano Capolongo, Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Italy


Plenary session - Friday 15th Nov

Time (CET) / Location Track Organiser
Abbreviations
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Fri 15th
10:30-11:30
Auditorium I
EC, ECDC PL5 - Plenary 5: One Health in Europe: from concept to practice

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The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.

Moderator:

  • Ricardo Mexia, Chair of the 17th EPH Conference 2024, President EUPHA Infectious diseases control section 

Keynote speaker

  • Lorena Boix, Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission

Speakers/Panellists:


Fri 15th
15:15-16:00
Auditorium I
EPH Conference CC - Closing Ceremony of the 17th European Public Health Conference

Moderator:

Speaker:

  • Ricardo Baptista Leite, Chief Executive Officer at HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health

Awards Ceremony: Best Poster, Best Abstract, Ference Bojan Award

Welcome to the 18th EPH Conference 2025, Helsinki, Finland

  • Ilmo Keskimäki, Chair of the 18th EPH Conference 2025

 

The plenary session is live streamed to Auditoriums VI, VII and VIII.