Stella Kyriakides
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Stella Kyriakides has been leading the Commission's work to coordinate the EU's health response to COVID19. She is responsible for the establishment of a strong European Health Union and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. She is leading the new Farm to Fork strategy for sustainable food. Her responsibilities include enforcing EU food, animal welfare, animal and plant health laws. Previously, she was a clinical psychologist for the Cyprus Ministry of Health. In 2006-2019, she served in the Cyprus Parliament for the Democratic Rally party. She was appointed Head of the Cyprus Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In 2017, she was elected President of the PACE.
Organisation
Health and Food Safety
EU Institutions
Speaker session
13:30 - 14:45
Panel 4: Risk communication and disinformation
Experience on the EU level – Anne Calteux, European Commission Representation Office in Luxembourg
Experiences of three Member States
- Tom Rausch and Laura Valli, Ministry of Health, Luxembourg
- Sergio Iavicoli, Ministry of Health, Italy
- Eva Lehtla, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Q&A
Eva Lehtla
Media Relations Advisor (Health Policy)
Tallinn | Estonia
Biography
Since 2017, I have been working as a media relations advisor on health policy in the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs. My previous experience is from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, where I worked in public relations in 2004-2017.
Organisation
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
Member State authority
Speaker session
13:30 - 14:45
Panel 4: Risk communication and disinformation
Experience on the EU level – Anne Calteux, European Commission Representation Office in Luxembourg
Experiences of three Member States
- Tom Rausch and Laura Valli, Ministry of Health, Luxembourg
- Sergio Iavicoli, Ministry of Health, Italy
- Eva Lehtla, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Q&A
Paulette Lenert
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Health
Luxembourg | Luxembourg
Biography
Paulette Lenert is minister of Health, minister for Consumer Protection and minister-delegate of Social Security. In 2022, she has also been appointed Deputy Prime minister, after her exemplary leadership throughout the Covid pandemic.
Organisation
Ministry of Health
zOther
Speaker session
13:30 - 14:45
Panel 4: Risk communication and disinformation
Experience on the EU level – Anne Calteux, European Commission Representation Office in Luxembourg
Experiences of three Member States
- Tom Rausch and Laura Valli, Ministry of Health, Luxembourg
- Sergio Iavicoli, Ministry of Health, Italy
- Eva Lehtla, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
Q&A