Health Care Summit 2024 | POLITICO | 18 November 2024 | TBA, Brussels

As Europe emerges from the shadows of recent crises, the spotlight turns to its upcoming newly elected leadership. Amidst evolving challenges such as emerging threats, an ageing population, workforce and drug shortages, and the relentless pace of technological advancement, the continent stands at a crossroads.

In this context, the summit probes a pivotal question: what does the future hold for Europe’s Health Union under a new EU leadership? This two-day event will dissect key topics ranging from the new direction of the EU Health Union, access and competitiveness in health care, preparedness and prevention strategies for the post-covid era, and the cutting-edge intersection of innovation and digital health.

The summit will include a series of engaging interviews, panel discussions, and spotlight sessions moderated by our in-house journalists, and will convene key policymakers, industry experts, medical professionals and patients’ representatives who will unpack the discourse on Europe’s health policy landscape.

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Helen Collis
Health Editor, Politico

Claudia Chiappa
Health Reporter, Politico

Mari Eccles
Health Reporter, Politico

Giedrė Peseckytė
Health Reporter, Politico

Rory O’Neill
Health Reporter, Politico

SPEAKERS:

Stella Kyriakides
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Aurimas Pečkauskas
Minister of Health, Lithuania

Pamela Rendi Wagner
Director, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Nicolas Gonzalez Casares MEP
S&D, Spain, Shadow Rapporteur of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Caroline Costongs
Director, EuroHealthNet

Vytenis Andriukaitis MEP
S&D, Lithuania, Former European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Catarina Martins MEP
The Left, Portugal, Member of the SANT Committee

Tomislav Sokol MEP
EPP, Croatia, Rapporteur on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)

Francesca Colombo
Head of the Health Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Olivier Nataf
Global Head of Oncology, Sanofi

Gabriele Grom
Executive Director of Public Policy, Mid Europe Region, MSD

Marco Greco
President, European Patients Forum (EPF)

Dr. Nenad Miljkovic
President, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP)

Elena Petelos
President, Global Health Section; Vice President, HTA Section, European Public Health Association (EUPHA)

Martin Price
Vice President of Health Economics, Market Access, and Reimbursement EMEA, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Katrin Kiisk
Director General, State Agency of Medicines, Estonia

Giles Platford
Global Chair, PPTA

Katarzyna Piotrowska-Radziewicz
Director, Department of Drug Policy and Pharmacy, Ministry of Health, Poland

Judith Fernandez
Deputy Director – HTA Department, French National Authority for Health (HAS)

Maya Matthews
Deputy Director and Head of Unit, HTA, DG SANTE, European Commission

François Houÿez
Director of Information and Access to Therapies, EURORDIS – Rare Diseases Europe

Nathalie Moll
Director General, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)

Patrick Ward
Head of Pharma International, Roche

Michael Cecchini
Public Health Lead, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Frank Vandenbroucke
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Belgium

Emer Cooke
Executive Director, European Medicines Agency

Prof. Dame Sally Davies
UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance

Dolors Montserrat MEP
EPP, Spain, Rapporteur of the Report “COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future”

Laurent Muschel
Director General, European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)

Dr. Markus Kosch
Head of Oncology Europe, Daiichi Sankyo

Tokunbo Soyemi
Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs HIV, Gilead

Anca Toma
Executive Director, European Patients Forum (EPF)

Marjolijn Sonnema
Director General for Health, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Netherlands

Roser Domenech Amado
Director of One Health, DG SANTE, European Commission

Janika Merilo
Head of eHealth Strategy, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia

Peter Arlett
Head of Data Analytics and Methods Task Force, European Medicines Agency

Prof. Alan Fraser
Professor of Cardiology, Cardiff University; Chair, BioMed Alliance’s Task Force on Medical Devices

Ray Pinto
Senior Director for Digital Transformation, DIGITALEUROPE

Oliver Bisazza
Chief Executive Officer, MedTech Europe

Prof. Damien Kenny
Consultant Congenital Interventional Cardiologist; Vice President, The PICS Society

2024 Partners

LEADING PARTNERS:
• Efpia
• Sanofi

PRESENTING PARTNERS:
• Daiichi-Sankyo
• Gilead
• Johnson&Johnson
• MSD
• Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association

NETWORKING PARTNER:
• Intuitive