Sunday, 8 December 2024

Monday, 9 December 2024

Panel discussion Setting the scene: Towards a holistic approach of European Brain Health research 

Moderator: dr. Borbála Schenk, Head of Department for International Affairs, National Research, Development and Innovation Office

Panelists:

• Astri Arnesen, President, European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA),
• Tünde Koltai, President, Hungarian Alliance of Patient Organizations,
• Dr. János Réthelyi, Director, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine,
• Dr. Mara Parellada, Psychiatrist, Hospital Gregorio Marañón de AMITEA
  

Theme 1: What will the future of European Brain Health research look like? New challenges in research cooperations

Moderator: Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, European Brain Council

Panelists:

• Prof. David Menon, coordinator of the International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Prof. Francesca Cirulli, Research Director, Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome
• Dr. Balázs Rózsa, Director, BrainVisionCenter Research Institute and Competence Center
  

• Tünde Koltai, President, Hungarian Alliance of Patient Organizations

Parallel session 1. Discovery neuroscience research as a foundation for brain health

Moderator: Dr Tomás Ryan, Chair of Advocacy Committee, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

Panelists:

• Thomas McWilliams, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki
  
• Balázs Hangya, Head of Laboratory, HUN-REN KOKI
• Urté Neniskyte, Principal Investigator, Vilnius University, Life Sciences Centre
• Dr. Attila Kaszás, group leader, HUN-REN TTK KPI
  

Parallel session 2. Incentivizing the translation of research results into practice. Where are the bottlenecks and how to overcome them?

Moderator: dr. Zsolt Iván, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Customer Care Division Director, Femtonics

Panelists:

• Prof. Niklas Marklund, Professor of Neurosurgery and Academic Chair, Lund University Sweden
• Prof. Elena Moro, President, European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
• Geert Dom, European Psychiatric Association (EPA)
• Prof. István Ulbert, director, HUN-REN TTK KPI

• Prof. Daniel Wójcik, Chair of the Neurobiology Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Nencki Institute of the Experimental Biology PAS
• Dr. Zsófia Anna Gaál, group leader, HUN-REN TTK KPI
  

Group discussion meetings for different audience groups based on their institutional profile, discussion. The conversation clusters bringing together stakeholders from different countries and with different backgrounds focus on the “every days” of Brain Health research. At registration all participants are assigned color codes when receiving their badges, The colors are added in order to bring together participants to a table from different stakeholder groups and facilitate conversation bringing in diverse opinions. The discussions are facilitated by experienced experts and the inputs are collected by rapporteurs. The main aim of the discussion is to discover specific challenges stakeholders from different groups and different geographical backgrounds face and take stock on good practices.

Session 1. How do you see the benefit of European research efforts in your daily work?

• Péter Kéri, President, GAMIAN-Europe
  
• Dr. Sabine Hölter-Koch, Coordinator, PREMOS Cluster

• Prof. Roger Adan, Coordinator, BRAINFOOD
• Ole Andreassen, Prevention of Severe Mental Disorders (PSMD) Cluster
  

• Dr. Tomás Ryan, Chair, Advocacy Committee, FENS
• Dr. Mara Parellada, Psychiatrist, Hospital Gregorio Marañón de AMITEA
  

• Prof. Niklas Marklund, Professor of Neurosurgery and Academic Chair, Lund University Sweden
  
• Thilo van Eimeren , Coordinator, European Cluster for Imaging Biomarkers (ECIB)
• Prof. Francesca Cirulli, Research Director, Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome
  

Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Theme 2: Adding the puzzle-pieces together: Towards a strong European Brain Health research landscape

• Beáta Sperlágh, Director, Institute for Experimental Medicine, HUN-REN

Pieces of the same puzzle: Good practices and recommendations for pan-European joint efforts from the European Brain Health research initiatives

Moderator: Gergely Katona, HUN-REN TTK

Panelists:

• Philippe Amouyel, JPND JPI Management Board Chair
  
• Ulrike Busshoff, ERA-Net NEURON coordinator
• Philippe Vernier, Chief Executive Officer, EBRAINS
• Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, European Brain Council
  

Spotlight on success stories of European research projects presented by early career researchers

Speakers:

• Lisa Genzel, Chair, FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE)
• Karolina Pircs, PhD, HCEMM-SU Neurobiology and neurodegenerative diseases research group, Institute of Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University

Parallel session 1. Role of research infrastructures in European Brain Health research

Role of research infrastructures in European Brain Health research 

Moderator: Philippe Vernier, Chief Executive Officer, EBRAINS

Panelists:

• Jens K. Habermann, Director General, BBMRI
• Dr. Mara D'Onofrio, Scientific coordinator and Head of the Genomics Facility, EBRI – European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi-Montalcini
  
• György Vámosi, Euro-BioImaging (EuBI)

Parallel session 2. Challenges in Widening countries: Bridging the innovation divide with European Brain Health collaborations How can Europe build on the talent from all over Europe? Perspective on Widening countries

Moderator: dr. Borbála Schenk, Head of Department for International Affairs, National Research, Development and Innovation Office

Panelists:

• Dinko Mitrecic, President, Croatian Brain Council
• Prof. Christina Dalla, President of the Hellenic Brain Council
• Prof. Pavle R. Andjus. President, Serbian Brain Council
• Dr. Daniel Hillier, „Momentum” group leader , HUN-REN TTK KPI 
  

Parallel session 3. Patient organizations’ involvement in Brain research cooperation

Moderator: Dr. Domokos Meszéna, postdoctoral fellow, HUN-REN TTK KPI

Panelists:

• Paola Zaratin, Coordinator, MULTI-ACT and Director of Scientific Research, Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Astri Arnesen, President, European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
• Péter Kéri, President, GAMIAN-Europe
  

State of play of the new European Brain Health Partnership, Q&A

Speakers: 

• Ulrike Busshoff, Coordinator, CSA BrainHealth
  
• Catherine Marquer, International coordinator for Neurosciences, French National Research Agency