Program
Plenary Sessions
Parallel Sessions
Plenary Sessions on 1st Day
09:00
Opening Session
Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Chairman of Cascais International Health Forum and Former Minister of Health
Ana Paula Martins
Health Minister of Portugal
Andrea Telo de Lima
President of Fórum Saúde XXI
Carlos Carreiras
President of the Cascais City Council
60 min
Main Stage
10:00
Global Challenges for the Next Decade
Opening Conference
Luís Marques Mendes
Lawyer, State Counselor
30 min
Main Stage
10:30
Ageing Populations and Chronic Disease Management
Plenary Session 1
Ana Clara Silva
Regional Director for Longevity Policies of the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Ana João Sepúlveda
President at Age Friendly Portugal
Giovanni Viganò
Senior consultant and public policy expert; Professor of Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences
Nuno Marques
Coordinator of the Active and Healthy Ageing Action Plan
60 min
Main Stage
11:30
Networking
30 min
12:00
Global Health in the 21st Century: Navigating Emerging Threats and Opportunities
Conference
30 min
Main Stage
12:30
Health System Sustainability and Financing
Plennary Session 2
Alberto de la Rosa
President of Ribera Health Group
Álvaro Beleza
President of SEDES
Peter van der Voort
Academic Director & Professor Health Care Intensivist, PhD, MD, MSc
Ricardo Mestre
Former Secretay of State for Health
60 min
Main Stage
13:30
Lunch
60 min
14:30
Mental Health and Well-being
Plennary Session 3
Maria de Belém Roseira
Former Health Minister of Portugal
Oddrun Samdal
Professor in Health Promotion and Psychology at Bergen University
Tânia Gaspar
Coordinator of the Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Workplaces
60 min
Main Stage
15:30
Discovering Cancer, Aging, and Age-Associated Degenerative Disorders
Conference
30 min
Main Stage
16:00
Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health
Plennary Session 4
Ana Abrunhosa
President of the Health Commission of the Parliament
Josep Figueras
Founding Director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Sónia Dias
Director of NOVA School of Public Health NOVA University of Lisbon
60 min
Main Stage
17:00
Building Resilient Health Systems in Europe
Conference
Francisco Assis
MEP Member of European Parliament
30 min
Main Stage
17:30
Networking
30 min
18:00
Healthcare Workforce Challenges
Plennary Session 5
Inês Fronteira
Professor at NOVA/ENSP
Miguel Guimarães
Member of Parliament
Orlando Monteiro da Silva
Member of Economic and Social Council
60 min
Main Stage
Parallel Sessions on 1st Day
10:00
Biotech as the New Frontier of Intelligence
Parallel Session 1
Pedro Gouveia
Breast surgeon, medicalXR researcher and futurist at Champalimaud Foundation
90 min
Health and Climate Changes
Parallel Session 2
Pedro Matos Soares
Principal Researcher Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL)
90 min
Health Systems and Migration: Policies and Practices
Parallel Session 3
Sónia Dias
Director of NOVA School of Public Health NOVA University of Lisbon
90 min
Digital Health and Telemedicine: Innovations and Integration in Homecare
Parallel Session 4
Delfim Rodrigues
National Coordinator of the SNS Home Hospitalization Program
José Mendes Ribeiro
Executive Director of Walk-in Clinics Portugal SA.
90 min
Exploring Lifestyle Factors in Longevity
Parallel Session 5
Pedro Serra Pinto
Founder and executive director of Fórum Saúde XXI
90 min
12:00
Senior Oral Health: A Public Health Challenge in an Ageing Society
Parallel Session 6
Carlos Ribeiro Ferreira
Program Manager at Group Ageas
90 min
Health System Resilience: the Importance of Adult Immunization
Parallel Session 7
Guilherme Monteiro Ferreira
Market Access & External Affairs Director of GSK
90 min
Global Health Diplomacy and European Leadership
Parallel Session 8
Luís de Almeida Sampaio
Ambassador
90 min
The Role of AI and Big Data in Healthcare
Parallel Session 9
Ricardo Batista Leite
CEO of HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
90 min
Health Workforce Development and Retention
Parallel Session 10
Ricardo Correia de Matos
Invited Professor ESS Norte CVP, Tresurer of Nurses Order
90 min
14:30
Science and Technologies That Will Recreate the Future of Health (and Medicine)
Parallel Session 11
Maria do Carmo Silveira
Health Strategic Orchestration na Médis, Grupo Ageas Portugal
90 min
Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems
Parallel Session 12
José Bento
President of Hospital de Cascais
90 min
Strengthening Health Information Systems
Parallel Session 13
Patrícia Calado
Head of Clinical Innovation Portugal at NTT DATA
Ricardo Constantino
Partner & Head of Health & Public Sector da NTT DATA Portugal
90 min
Forum Cities
Parallel Session 15
Alfonso Vegara
Founder and Honorary President of Fundacion Metropoli Universidad Complutense de Madrid
90 min
16:00
Forum Cities
Parallel Session 16
90 min
Innovation and Sustainability
Parallel Session 17
Fernando Vaz
Director of the Ophthalmology Service of Hospital de Braga
90 min
What Impact Is GenAI Having on Patient Care?
Parallel Session 18
90 min
Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Emerging Challenges
Parallel Session 19
Tânia Gaspar
Coordinator of the Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Workplaces
90 min
Hospitals and the Chalenge of Integration in Health Local Units
Parallel Session 20
Manuel Delgado
Health Consultant
90 min
Plenary Sessions on 2nd Day
09:00
Global Governance in Health: Aligning International Cooperation with National Priorities
Conference
Ana Povo
Secretary of State for Health
30 min
09:30
Digital Health and Clinical Innovation
Plennary Session 6
Lorena Boix Alonso
Deputy Director General for Health European Union
Patrícia Calado
Head of Clinical Innovation Portugal at NTT DATA
60 min
Main Stage
10:30
Health System Sustainability: Challenges for the Future
Conference
30 min
Main Stage
11:00
Networking
30 min
11:30
Health System Challenges on Quality in the Whole System
Plennary Session 7
Kris Vanhaecht
Professor at Leuven University, Belgium
Paulo Sousa
Director of the Department of Health Strategies at the National School of Public Health - NOVA University Lisbon
Pedro Delgado
Instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Senior Atlantic Fellow of Health Equity
Ricardo Mexia
Public Health Doctor and Epidemiologist
60 min
Main Stage
12:30
Global Health in a Global World
Conference
30 min
Main Stage
13:00
Lunch
60 min
14:00
Health System Reforms – Lessons to be Learned
Plennary Session 8
Mário Amorim Lopes
Member of Parliament
Paulo Teixeira
Country Manager for Pfizer Portugal
60 min
Main Stage
15:00
Climate Change and Health: Preparing Systems for the Global Impact
Conference
30 min
Main Stage
15:30
Networking
30 min
16:00
Data Science, Big Data and AI
Plennary Session 9
Adolfo Mesquita Nunes
Lawyer, partner at Pérez-Llorca
Stefan Buttigieg
Specialist in Public Health Medicine working in the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing in Malta
60 min
Main Stage
17:00
Health Systems and Sustainable Development: Achieving the SDGs in a Changing World
Closing Conference
Jorge Moreira da Silva
Executive Director of United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
30 min
Main Stage
17:30
Closing Session
30 min
Main Stage
Parallel Sessions on 2nd Day
09:30
Ageing Populations: Health System Adaptations
Parallel Session 21
Maria do Céu Machado
President Medical Sciences Society of Lisbon
90 min
Patient Reported Outcomes OCDE
Parallel Session 22
André Peralta
Deputy Director General of Health
90 min
Pharmaceutical Policy and Access to Medicines
Parallel Session 23
Ema Paulino
President of National Association of Pharmacies
90 min
Health Systems Governance and Leadership
Parallel Session 24
José Fragata
Co-director of the Heart Center of CUF Hospitals and Coordinator of the Cardiac Surgery Unit
90 min
One Health, One Planet: Paths to a Sustainable Future
Parallel Session 25
Armindo Jacinto
Mayor of Idanha-a-Nova
90 min
14:00
Transforming Healthcare: The Impact of Technologies on Health Promotion
Parallel Session 26
Tamara Milagre
President of the Patient Association EVITA
90 min
A New Generation for a New Purpose in Health Systems
Parallel Session 27
90 min
Impactiful Community Projects: The Strength of Health Literacy
Parallel Session 28
Cristina Vaz de Almeida
President of the Portuguese Society for Health Literacy (SPLS)
90 min
Forum CEO
Parallel Session 29
Catarina Castro
Economist and Financial Markets Analyst
90 min
Forum CEO
Parallel Session 30
90 min