
Wednesday 18 November 2020, 16:45 - 19:00
“Designing the future European Health Union? Scaling-up Ambitions, Powering Resilience” – this is the title of the Health Symposium organised (18 November, 16:45 – 19:00) by the Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com).
The event provided an open and transparent forum to debate on two key priorities on the EU health agenda, which the Commission is about to outline by the end of the year, the Cancer Plan and the pharmaceutical strategy. The Symposium was also an opportunity to take stock of the proposal for a strengthened European Health Union, announced by Ursula von der Leyen in her first SOTEU address and detailed in the package of initiatives presented last week by the Commission as a long-term response to the critical issues emerging during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Symposium gave the floor to 15 high-level speakers, including representatives from EU and national institutions, companies, research, business and patient organisations, and brought more than 100 stakeholders from Brussels and the Member States.
Among the speakers, there were: Walter Ricciardi, Chair of the Horizon Europe Mission Board for Cancer, MEP Tomislav Sokol, Member the Special Committee on Beating Cancer. Other speakers include: DG SANTE’s Sylvain Giraud, EMA’s Tony Humphreys, WHO’s Sarah Garner, Johnson & Johnson’s Anouk De Vroey, ECPC’s Antonella Cardone, EFPIA’s Elizabeth Kuiper, ESMO’s Rosa Giuliani. MEPs Dolors Montserrat, Co-Chair of the ENVI Committee’s Health Working Group and Patrizia Toia, Vice-Chair ITRE Committee, sent a written contribution to the discussion.
I-Com presented a paper to contribute to shaping the discussion and was represented by Stefano da Empoli, President, Eleonora Mazzoni, Head of Innovation Area, and Mattia Ceracchi, Head of EU Affairs.
This symposium represented a milestone of I-Com 2020 Brussels initiative “PEOPLE, PLANET, PROGRESS”, which aims at monitoring the political priorities of the new European Commission and influencing the EU public debate in line with the recommendations outlined in the I-Com Blueprint “Innovative Europe: The Way Forward. Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead” (February 2020).
Agenda
I-Com Paper
I-Com Paper_Short Version
I-Com Presentation
D. Montserrat Message Closing Remarks
P. Toia Message Closing Remarks
Press Release Health Symposium
Output Report Health Symposium
Confirmed speakers:
Director of European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC)
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President I-Com – the Institute for Competitiveness
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Senior Director, Government Affairs & Policy EMEA, Johnson & Johnson
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Acting Programme Manager for Access to Medicines and Health Products, WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Head of Unit, Medical products: quality, safety and innovation, DG SANTE, European Commission
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Director of Public Policy, European Society for Medical Oncology – ESMO
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Dr Giuliani is currently Director of Public Policy of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and Chair of the ESMO Global Policy Committee and is a Member of the ESMO Executive Board and ESMO Council. Dr Giuliani is the author of peer reviewed articles and she regularly lectures at international meetings.
Head of the Regulatory Science and Innovation Task Force, European Medicines Agency (EMA)
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Executive Director Public Affairs EFPIA, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
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Chief Executive Officer, Eurordis – European Organisation for Rare Diseases
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Head of Innovation Area, I-Com
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MEP, Co-Chair of the Health Working Group, ENVI Committee
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Chair of the Horizon Europe Mission Board for Cancer
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MEP, Member of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer, EPP Group
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MEP, Vice-Chair ITRE Committee
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To confirm your participation please email us at events-brussels@i-com.it by Tuesday 17th November.