Plenary programme 17th EPH Conference 2024


Opening Ceremony: Sailing the waves of European public health: exploring a sea of innovation

Wednesday 13 November, 11:45 – 12:45 Lisbon time

This session is the official opening session of the conference and provides an introduction to the main theme.

Moderator:

Speakers:

  • Sara Cerdas, Former Member of the European Parliament 2019-2024, Portugal
  • Lorena Boix, Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission
  • Ana Paula Martins, Minister of Health, Portugal 

Recording available here:

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Plenary 1: Navigating the Artificial Intelligence (AI) wave: overcoming barriers and unleashing the potential of AI in transforming European public health 

Wednesday 13 November, 14:00 – 15:00 Lisbon time 

Organised by WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

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
  • Lorena Boix, Deputy Director-General, 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
  • Francisco Goiana da Silva , Nova Medical School, University Nova of Lisbon, Portugal

Recording available here:

EPH Conference Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUhKZuPhuU

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Plenary 2: Global health: bridging research and policy for real-world impact 

Wednesday 13 November, 18:00 – 19:00 Lisbon time

Organised by European Public Health Association (EUPHA), Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)

Moderators:

  • Iveta Nagyova, President EUPHA
  • Henrique Barros, President ASPHER and Professor of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal

Facilitator:

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Emma Rawson-Te Patu, President of the World Federation of Public Health Associations, Director of ManuKahu Associates, New Zealand
  • Charles Agyemang, Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity & Health, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Agnès Buzyn, Professor of Haematology, Paris-Sorbonne University, and Former Minister of Solidarity and Health, France
  • Moredreck Chibi, Public Health Innovation Lead, WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director EUPHA

Recording available here:

EPH Conference Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAm2dPuzzbM

EPH Conference LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7262397316924375040

 

Plenary 3: Tackling health inequalities in times of crisis

Thursday 14 November, 10:30 – 11:30 Lisbon time 

Organised by EuroHealthNet 

Moderator:

Keynote speakers:

  • Fran Baum, The Stretton Institute, The University of Adelaide, Australia (by video message)
  • Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

Panellists:

  • Didier Jourdan, UNESCO Chair ‘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 

Recording available here:

EPH Conference Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zia77U_3qe8

EPH Conference LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7262400077854343168

 

Plenary 4: Harnessing social marketing for interdisciplinary health management: enhancing public health outcomes  

Thursday 14 November, 14:00 – 15:00 Lisbon time 

Organised by European Health Management Association (EHMA)

Moderator:

  • Tiago Correia, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal, and Board Member of the European Health Management Association

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Marina Macchiaiolo, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Italy, and President of the Italian Committee for the United World Colleges (UWC)
  • Stanislava Boskovic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  • Stefano Capolongo, Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • George Valiotis, Executive Director of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)

Recording available here:

EPH Conference Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRpMnu956z4

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Plenary 5: One Health in Europe: from concept to practice

Friday 15 November, 10:30 – 11:30 Lisbon time 

Organised by European Commission

Moderator:

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

Keynote speaker

  • Roser Domenech Amado, Director for One Health, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission

Speakers/Panellists:

  • Stef Bronzwaer, Cross-Agency One Health Task Force, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  • Barbara Häsler, Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
  • Susana Guedes Pombo, Chief Veterinary Officer, Portugal, President World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)
  • Eva Zažímalová, Member of European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, Professor of Plant Anatomy and Physiology, Charles University, Czech Republic

Recording available here:

EPH Conference Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CkNvJ9R20Q

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Closing Ceremony of the 17th European Public Health Conference

Friday 15 November, 15:15 – 16:00 Lisbon time 

Moderator:

Speaker:

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

European Public Health Week 2025 

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

  • Martin McKee, President European Public Health Conference Foundation

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

Recording available here:

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