All Policies for a Healthy Europe – Brussels Launch Event Agenda
Join us at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday 22 November, 9am – 12pm, Room A5G1.
Contact secretariat@healthyeurope.eu.
09:00
Welcome and introduction
- Tamsin Rose, Moderator
- Andrey Kovatchev MEP (EPP, Bulgaria)
09:10
All Policies for a Healthy Europe: placing citizens’ well-being at the centre of policy
- Robert Madelin, former Director General, DGSANTE, European Commission
09:20
Investing in people: health and well-being as drivers of inclusive growth
- Michal Shinwell, PolicyAnalyst, OECD
- Veli-Mikko Niemi, Director General, International Affairs, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
It’s Possible: Learning from cross-sectoral action at national and European level
- Marleen Bekker, ‘All About Health’ (Alles is Gezondheit), Netherlands
- Henrique Martins, President, eHealth Authority (SPMS), Portuguese Ministry of Health
Followed by roundtable discussion, moderated by Tamsin Rose
Delivering for citizens: the political case for European action on health and well-being
- Karin Kadenbach MEP (S&D, Austria)
10:30
Making it happen: the political opportunity in 2019
This session is divided into three parts. After each part, there will be opportunity for roundtable discussion, including interventions by: Erika Widegreen, Chief Executive, Re-Imagine Europa; Freek Spinnewijn, President, European Public Health Alliance and member of the European Commission Working Group on SDGs; Brian O’Connor, Chair, European Connected Health Alliance; Nicola Bedlington, Secretary General, European Patients’ Forum.
I. Co-creating a multi-stakeholder vision for 2020 and beyond
- Led by Bernard Merkel, former Head of Health Strategy, European Commission
II. Learning from successful political action in other sectors
- Led by Simon Bryceson, Campaigns strategist
III. Communicating to achieve our goals
- Led by Tamsin Rose, moderator
IV. Concluding remarks
- Tamsin Rose and participating stakeholders
11:50
Working together to deliver on a Healthy Europe 2020 – 2025 for citizens
- Lieve Wierinck MEP, (ALDE, Belgium)