Programme

The conference kicks off the day before with an informal networking cocktail and canapés.
Venue: Skyline bar, Radison BLU Latvija

28th June  |  Time: 19:00 – 21:30

The conference is ‘by invitation’ only:

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09:00 – 10:00 Registration, Coffee, Breakfast Networking
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Keynotes:
Guntis Belēvičs,  Minister for Health, Government of Latvia
Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety
10:30 – 12:00 Session 1
“The Vilnius Declaration – How Have We Responded to Its ‘Call to Action’?”
Speakers:

  • Guntis Belēvičs, Minister for Health, Government of Latvia
  • Andrey Kovatchev, MEP, European Parliament
  • Helmut Brand, President, European Health Forum Gastein
  • Laimutė Vaidelienė, Vice Minister for Health, Lithuania
  • Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety

Monika Kosinska, Programme Manager, Governance for Health WHO – moderator
12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 – 14:20 Session 2
“Preventing Health Inequalities by Investing in Efficient Health Systems”
Speakers:

  • Jo De Cock, CEO, National Institute of Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) (Belgium)
  • Adrian van den Hoven, Director, General, EGA
  • Josep Figueras, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
  • Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care, NICE
  • Stanimir Hasurdjiev, Patient Access Partnership

Helmut Brand, President, European Health Forum Gastein – moderator
14:20 – 14:50 Coffee Break
14:50 – 16:10 Session 3
“Developing Accessible Healthcare Systems”
Speakers:

  • Andrzej Rys, Director, Health Systems and Products, DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission
  • Guido Rasi, Principal Advisor In Charge of Strategy, EMA
  • Monika Kosinska, Programme Manager, Governance for Health WHO

Clive Needle , Director & EU Policy Advisor, EuroHealthNet – moderator
16:10 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:45 Session 4
“Investing in People Centred Health Service Delivery”
Speakers:

  • Paul Cornes, Clinical Outcomes Group, Bristol, UK
  • Stefan Oschmann, Vice President, EFPIA; CEO Pharma of Merck KGaA
  • Gunta Anca, SUSTENTO

Catherine Hartmann, EPHA Board Member – moderator
17:45 – 19:00 Networking Cocktail
20:00 – 22:30 Walking Dinner: Riga Latvian Society

08:00 – 09:00 Networking Coffee
09:00 – 10:30 Session 5
“Making Healthcare Affordable and Accessible with Digital Platforms”
Speakers:

  • Mark Pearson, Deputy Director, Employment Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
  • Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit Health and Well-Being, DG CONNECT, European Commission
  • Zoltán Kaló, Professor of Health Economics & CEO, Syreon Research Institute
  • Elizabeth Kuiper, Director European Affairs, EFPIA

Josep Figueras, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – moderator
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 6
“How Can We Ensure Treatment Options Are Sustainable for All Healthcare Stakeholders?”
Speakers:

  • Gediminas Cerniauskas, Professor at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance Management, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Harry Hemingway, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology , University College London.
  • Vanessa López, Executive Director, Salud por Derecho, Spain
  • Elke Grooten, Director Public Affairs, Sandoz Europe

Mark Pearson, Deputy Director, Employment Labour and Social Affairs, OECD – moderator
12:30 – 13:15 Networking Lunch
13:15 – 13:30 Closing keynote:
Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director for Europe, WHO
13:30 – 15:00 Session 7
“Europe’s Roadmap to Creating Efficient Health Systems”
Speakers:

  • Richard Bergstrӧm, Director General, EFPIA
  • Andrzej Rys, Director, Health Systems and Products, DG Health and Food Safety, European Commission
  • Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director for Europe, WHO
  • Peter Wiessner, EPHA Vice-President
  • Christoph Stoller, EGA Executive Member; Senior Vice President Generics and Commercial Operations Teva Europe at Teva Pharmaceuticals

Anders Olauson, EPF President – moderator
15:00 – 15:15 Final Session, Survey Results, Wrap Up

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