Thanks for sharing — we’re glad to see this conversation taking place at #EPH2025.

💬 What to expect
This session will explore how investing in, supporting, and upskilling the health workforce underpins sustainable, equitable systems — from digital literacy and social dialogue to better working conditions and long-term resilience.

🎙 Speakers
Henrique Barros, President, ASPHER
Petronille Bogaert, Directorate-General for Health & Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Federica Margheri, Executive Director, EHMA
Marius Ungureanu, Chair, Dept of Public Health, Babeș-Bolyai University
Gemma Williams, Research Fellow, @obshealth.bsky.social

🎤 Moderator
@matthiaswismar.bsky.social, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

💬 What to expect
This session unpacks how political agendas, corporate interests & governance shape health. It highlights power–profit feedback loops, tech & social media’s role, and how accountable systems can drive health equity.

👥 Panellists
Andras Kulja MD, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Mika Salminen, Director-General, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Dora Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, Director Public Health, Directorate of Health, Iceland

🎤 Moderator
Caroline Costongs, Director, EuroHealthNet

🎙 Keynote speakers
Sandro Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Washington, United States (online)
Anna Gilmore, Professor of Public Health, Director of the Tobacco Research Group, University of Bath, United Kingdom

💬 What to expect
This session will unpack key outcomes from the Paris youth mental health meeting, spotlighting digital determinants and why cross-sectoral action is vital to protect young people’s well-being and strengthen Europe’s economies.

#PublicHealth #MentalHealth #YouthHealth #HealthSystems

👥 Speakers
Ledia Lazëri, WHO Regional Office Europe
Ian Power, Advisor to the Minister for Mental Health, Ireland
Marta Puciłowska-Schielmann, Institute of Digital Citizenship
Marie Paldam Folker, Center for Digital Psychiatry
Silja Kosola, Uni of Helsinki
Ewout van Ginneken, @obshealth.bsky.social

At #EPH2025, this plenary — organised by WHO Regional Office for Europe — will spotlight the urgent mental health challenges facing young people across Europe.

🎤 Moderators
Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Sophie Eicher, EUPHAnxt

👉 Registration for pre-conferences remains open. These smaller, focused sessions are a great way to dive deeper into key public health topics and connect with peers. Find out more: ephconference.eu/2025-pre-con...

This session will:
🟢 Unpack controversy, misinformation & distortion
🟢 Explore how empathy & narratives can rebuild trust
🟢 Expose the societal cost of disinvestment
🟢 Call for bold EU leadership & proactive comms

👥 Panellists
Götz Gottschalk, MBA, Head of Health, YouTube DE & Strategy & Operations Lead, YouTube Health EMEA
Seema Yasmin, Emmy Award-winning journalist; Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, Stanford University (video contribution)
Sanna Vesikansa, Crisis Services, MIELI Mental Health Finland

🎤 Moderators

@charlottemar.bsky.social, Executive Director, EUPHA
@orkanokan.bsky.social, President of EUPHA's Health Literacy Section; Professor of Health Literacy, Technical University of Munich; Head, WHO Collaborating Center for Health Literacy
Domitilla Marconi, EUPHAnxt