Agenda: All Policies for a Healthy Europe – Brussels Launch Event

Welcome and introduction

• Tamsin Rose, Moderator
• Andrey Kovatchev MEP (EPP, Bulgaria)

All Policies for a Healthy Europe: placing citizens’ well-being at the centre of policy

• Robert Madelin, former Director General, DGSANTE, European Commission

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)

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

Working together to deliver on a Healthy Europe 2020 – 2025 for citizens

• Lieve Wierinck MEP, (ALDE, Belgium)