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European Health Summit 2025

2 & 3 December

Egmont Palace, Brussels

Under the theme “NextGen Simplified: Rethinking Health for Tomorrow”, the 2025 edition of EHS will serve as a premier platform to drive forward Europe’s health agenda through a high-level dialogue with key cross-sectorial stakeholders on critical challenges and opportunities. Discussions will centre around four driving pillars: fostering innovation and competitiveness to position Europe as a global leader in medical advancements; strengthening preparedness and resilience to ensure robust and crisis-ready healthcare systems; enhancing prevention and access to shift from reactive treatment to proactive, patient-centred care; and addressing sustainability and societal impact to build equitable, environmentally responsible healthcare models.

Discover the speakers

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organisation
Olivér Várhelyi
Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, European Commission
Hadja Lahbib
Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, European Commission
Mónica García Gómez
Minister of Health, Government of Spain
Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Health, Government of Greece
Kamil Šaško
Minister of Health, Government of Slovakia
Jo Etienne Abela
Minister for Health and Active Ageing, Government of Malta
Sébastien Martin
Minister Delegate for Industry, Government of France
Daniel Naumovas
Vice-Minister of Health, Government of Lithuania
Sandra Gallina
Director-General, DG SANTE, European Commission
Laurent Muschel
Deputy Head, DG HERA, European Commission
Emer Cooke
Executive Director, European Medicines Agency
Rui Ivo
President of the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products (INFARMED, I.P.), Ministry of Health, Government of Portugal
José Luis Castro
Director General Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases, World Health Organization
Rainer Becker
Director for Medical Products and Innovation, DG SANTE, European Commission
Marco Marsella
Director, Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation, European Commission
Carmen Laplaza Santos
Head of Unit, Health Innovations & Ecosystems, DG RTD, European Commission
Fulvia Raffaelli
Head of the Digital Health Unit, DG SANTE, European Commission
David Boublil
Head of Unit, Behavioural Taxation and Other Indirect Taxes , DG TAXUD, European Commission
Felicitas Riedl
Director for Innovation and Competitiveness, European Investment Bank
Séamus Boland
President, European Economic and Social Committee
Michel Rao
Deputy Director for Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Agri-food Industries, Directorate General for Enterprises, Government of France
Magali Boers
Head of Digital Health Technologies, Ministry of Economy, The Luxembourg Government
Stefan Oelrich
President, efpia – Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer
Antonella Cardone
CEO, Cancer Patients Europe
Manuel Marina Breysse
CEO, Cardiologist and Co-Founder, IDOVEN
Prof. Dr. Dennis Ostwald
CEO, WifOR Institute
Claus Zieler
Chief Commercial and Medical Affairs Officer, Astellas
Beth Thompson
Executive Director, Wellcome Trust
Arjen Lemmen
Vice President Corporate Development & Strategy at argenx
Patrick Horber
President, International, Novartis
Nikos Manaras
Partner, Acumen Public Affairs
Teresa Glynn
Senior Executive, Strategy & Partnerships, Global Heart Hub
Geert-Jan Mulder
Managing Partner, Forbion
Beth DelGiacco
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations at argenx
Josephine Comiskey
Senior Vice President - Australia, Canada, Europe (ACE) Region, Gilead Sciences
Alberto Colzi
President, International Therapeutics, AbbVie
Paul Duan
Founder, President, Bayes Impact
Ruth Ladenstein
Professor in Paediatrics and Senior Consultant for Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
Antoine Mialhe
Head of EMEA Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategic Communications, FTI Consulting
Kimberly L. Sterling
Vice President, Health Research, Resmed
Robert Day
Oncology Commercial Vice President, International Commercial Office, Pfizer
Emanuele Degortes
Vice President, Global Head of Access Policy, Patient Advocacy and Engagement, Menarini
Padraic Ward
Head of Pharma International, Roche
Patrick Reygaert
General Manager BeNeLux, CSL
Oliver Appelhans
Head of Specialty Business, Daiichi Sankyo
John Coughlan
Head of International Government Affairs and Public Policy, Regeneron
Loredana Simulescu
Executive Director, Biomedical Alliance in Europe
Carles Fàbrega
Managing Director, Human Health, HIPRA
Holger Schmidt
Head of Quality - Siemens Healthineers
Victor Maertens
Government Affairs Director, European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE)
Greg Corrado
Senior Research Director, Google
Ray Pinto
Senior Director of Policy, DIGITALEUROPE
Vytenis Andriukaitis
Member of the European Parliament
Tomislav Sokol
Member of the European Parliament
Christophe Clergeau
Member of the European Parliament
Marc Angel
Member of the European Parliament
Aurelijus Veryga
Member of the European Parliament
Dana Burduja
Head of Division for Life Sciences, EIB
Ferenc Marofka
Policy Officer, DG GROW, European Commission
Damien Catoir
Executive Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Servier
Dr. Jean-Elie Malkin
Senior Advisor To The Minister Of Health, Government Of Romania
Yann Le Cam
Founder & Past-CEO, EURORDIS
Dr. Nicoletta Policek
Executive Director, European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)
Ab Osterhaus
Vice Chair of ESWI and Co-founder of the Global One Health Community
Prof. Gianfranco Parati
Scientific Director and Head of Department of Cardiology, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, S.Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
Maurizio scarpa
Coordinator METABERN
Carlos Parry
European Healthcare Lead, LLYC
Arantxa Sanz
CEO, Catalonia Health
Ibo Sanz
Chief Strategy Officer, LLYC Venturing
Cornel Radu-Loghin
Secretary General, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP)
Hannah French
Vice President, Self Care, EMEA, Kenvue
Maria Vasile
Scientific Project Adviser, EU4Health Unit Health & Digital Executive Agency, European Commission
Serena Borbotti-Frison
Director General, Allied for Startups
Flora Giorgio
Head of Unit, Medical Devices, DG SANTE, European Commission
Prof. Cecilia Linde
President-Elect, European Society of Cardiology
Prof. Dr. Med. Christoph Boesecke
Vice-President, European AIDS Clinical Society
Christoph Schöbel
Head of the Centre for Sleep and Telemedicine, Essen University Medical Center
SARAH-TAÏSSIR BENCHARIF
EU Health Journalist
Mariam Zaidi
News Anchor, TRT World
Dave Keating
EU Correspondent, France 24
Julia Wahl
Partner Healthcare & Life Sciences, Copenhagen Economics
Andy Bounds
Financial Times Correspondent
Tamsin Rose
EU Health Reporter
Jennifer Baker
EU Reporter
Felica Balan
Health Department Director, European Business Summits
Brenda Strohmaier
Health Editor, Euractiv
Felicia Balan
Health Department Director, European Business Summits
Gabriela Galvin
EU Health Journalist
Arnaud Thysen
Director General, EBS

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