Alenka Oven
Director
Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia
Biography
Doctor of Legal Science
Director of Institute for Long-Term care, Slovenia
Senior lecturer at University of Novo Mesto (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Former director of the home for the Elderly
Member of Slovenian Strategic Council for Social Policy (21/22)
Organisation
INSTITUTE FOR LONG-TERM CARE
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Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A
Richard Pebody
WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
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Organisation
WHO
International organisation
Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A
Francisco Pérez-Cañado
Adviser to the Director General on the External Dimension of Health
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Francisco is Adviser to Director General Sandra Gallina on the External Dimension of Health. His career has been dedicated to the external dimension EU policies in various fields, holding a variety of management and diplomatic positions. This included trade, where he led the directorate in charge of strategy and analysis and health-related industrial and competition policy as head of section in the European Union's Delegation to China. Leading the Commission's market access unit, he has defended worldwide EU health-sector interests, with varied WTO, G20, OECD and G7 and international negotiation work. Another running thread in his career has been the chairmanship of high-profile committees in the Commission as well as in international fora. Amongst other dossiers, he currently leads work on the EU's new Global Health Strategy.
Organisation
DG SANTE, European Commission
EU Institutions
Speaker session
14:45 - 16:00
Panel 5: Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective
Chair: Richard Pebody – WHO Euro Team Leader for Infection Hazard Management
- Vaccination – Hanna Nohynek, National Institute for Health and Welfare, NITAG, Finland
- Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic - Mariken Leurs, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands
- Sentinel surveillance and continued testing – Bruno Ciancio, European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Research and Innovation on the EU level – Irene Norstedt, Director of People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation
Q&A