Programme

08:45-09:15    Registration, coffee and networking

09:15-09:30    Welcome and introduction

By Bo Libergren, Chairman, Regional Council, Region of Southern Denmark and the moderators; Lars Henrik Jensen, Chief Medical Officer, Lillebælt Hospital; Emil Høstrup, Specialist Consultant, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark

09:30-10:05    Session 1 – The European health challenges
What is the status of the European health challenges and how can large strategic projects, such as Joint Action partnerships, support the efforts in reducing the disease burden throughout Europe.

By Stine Bosse, MEP and Vice-Chair of the Committee on Public Health

10:05-10:40    Session 2 – Global health challenges
How are global and European health challenges linked with focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and what is the role of European partnerships?

By Dr Gauden Galea, Former Strategic Adviser on NCDs and Innovation

10:40-10:55    Break

10:55-12:00    Session 3 – Joint Actions and sustainability
Six selected Joint Action coordinators will pitch their strategic aims and focus on the newest knowledge and work with sustainability, emerging from the Joint Actions.

• Ja PreventNCD, Prof. Knut-Inge Klepp, Scientific Coordinator, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
• JA EUnetCCC, Dr Thomas Dubois, Head of European and International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, France
• JANE-2, Annalisa Trama, Director of the Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Italy
• JA MENTOR, Sibilla Laura Neimane, Head of Project Unit, National Centre of Mental Health, Latvia
• JA TEHDAS2, Markus Kalliola, Programme Director, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
• JADE Health, Jochen René Thyrian, Research Group Leader, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany.

12:00-13:00    Lunch and networking

13:00-13:40    Inspirational talk – How do we succeed with implementations of health care initiatives across borders.

By Pellegrino Riccardi, Award-winning TEDx talker

13:40-14:35    Session 4 – Mechanisms to succeed with sustainability
Three inspirational pitches on the mechanisms to succeed with sustainability will lay the foundation for a moderated panel debate featuring participants from Joint Actions, decision-makers, and relevant European and international organisations.

By Line Vold, Director General, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway; Thomas Dubois, Head of European and International Affairs, National Cancer Institute, France; Liene Sīle, Director of Mental Health Institute and adviser to the Minister of Health, Latvia; Robbe Saesen, Cancer Policy Scientist, Sciensano, Belgium; and Katja Čič, Project Associate at National Institute of Public Health Slovenia, and member of the WHO Youth Council and PreventNCD Youth Advisory Group.

14:35-15:05    Break

15:05-15:50    Session 4 continued – Mechanisms to succeed with sustainability
Two inspirational pitches on the mechanisms to succeed with sustainability will lay the foundation for a moderated panel debate featuring participants from Joint Actions, decision-makers, and relevant European and international organisations.

Aiga Balode, Deputy state secretary on digitalisation and change management, Ministry of Health, Latvia; Gabrielle Schittecatte, Researcher, Sciensano, Belgium; Hanna Tolonen, Director of Research, Development and Innovation, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare; Dr Gauden Galea, Former Strategic Adviser on NCDs and Innovation; and Prof. Mārcis Leja, Director of the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Latvia. 

15:50-16:00    Final remarks and closure

By Prof. Knut-Inge Klepp, Scientific Coordinator, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

16.00-17.00    Networking – drinks and snacks.