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Ares(2022)7129502 - 14/10/2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY Public health Health security Hybrid High-level Conference COVID-19 lessons learned and looking ahead to ensure a stronger EU Health Security Framework 22 - 23 November 2022, European Convention Centre Luxembourg Draft agenda Moderator: Shada Islam Day 1 8:00 Registration and breakfast 9:00 Introduction and welcome note  Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety  Vlastimil Válek, Minister of Health of Czechia [TBC]  Paulette Lenert, Minister of Health of Luxembourg 9:30 Keynote 1  Activities and expectations of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic (COVI) 10:00 The new European Health Security Framework Chair: Sandra Gallina, Director General, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)  New regulation on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU  New regulation on European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control  New regulation on European Medicines Agency  New regulation on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis- relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level  Roundtable 1:  Germany  Portugal  Slovenia  France  Czechia  Sweden Q&A 11:30 Coffee break 12:00 Keynotes 2  Interlinkages between the EU Health Security Framework and the International Health Regulations  The Global Pandemic Treaty and the revisions of the International Health Regulations 12:45 Lunch 14:00 Keynote 3  First lessons from government evaluations of COVID-19 responses: A synthesis 14:30 Keynote 4  How the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped global collaboration in health – example of the G7 15:00 Coffee Break 15:30 Roundtable 2: Experiences on preparedness, response, capacity and lessons learned in the context of national public health 1. Surveillance 2. Modelling and forecasting 3. One Health Approach Q&A 17:00 Wrapping up & closing by Sandra Gallina, Director General of the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) 17:30 END of Conference 19:00 VIP dinner hosted by the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg 2 Day 2 Technical discussions 9:00 Debrief of Day 1 Interactive word-cloud via Slido: What are the top priorities in the post-pandemic period? 09:15 Roundtable 3: Responding to COVID-19 1. Front-line physician 2. Front-line nurse 3. Health professional from a long-term care facility 4. Representatives of patients organizations Q&A 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Pitches followed by discussions and summary Impact of COVID-19 1. Long covid-19 2. Impact on health inequalities 3. Impact on mental health 4. Impact on reduced access to healthcare services 5. Digital tools in a pandemic: use of contact tracing apps, digital certificates Q&A 12:15 Lunch 13:30 Pitches followed by discussions and summary Risk communication and disinformation 1. Risk communication – experiences of three Member States  Spain  Estonia  Luxembourg 2. Risk Communication on the EU level Q&A 3 14:45 Pitches followed by discussions and summary Remaining vigilant and the future-looking perspective 1. Vaccination 2. Using behavioural sciences in addressing COVID-19 pandemic 3. Sentinel surveillance and continued testing Q&A 16:00 Results of the Word Cloud: What are the top priorities in the post-pandemic period? Summaries of day 1 and day 2 16:15 Closing remarks Take-home messages, commitments and actions John Ryan, Acting Deputy Director General Health and Director Public health, Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) 16:45 END of the Conference technical discussions 4 Ref. Ares(2022)7129502 - 14/10/2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY Public Health, Cancer and Health security The Director Luxembourg SANTE.B2/JFR/AY (2022)7759473 Dear Mrs. Nettan-Sepp, The Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) of the European Commission together with the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg is organizing a high-level Conference on COVID-19 Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead to ensure a stronger EU Health Security Framework on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Luxembourg. Participants will include representatives from EU and public institutions, international organizations and governmental and non-governmental organization representatives. Across the two days, we envisage to take stock of the lessons learned in public health since the beginning of the pandemic. Ms Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Ms Paulette Lenert, Minister of Health of Luxembourg, and a number of high level officials will participate on day 1, while day 2 will focus on the technical aspects of the pandemic. The Conference will present a snapshot of what has been done and still needs to be acted upon for the benefit of all Europeans for the creation of a strengthened EU health security framework especially in light of the to-be-adopted new Regulation on cross-border threats to health. With the different approaches in place, Europe will be ready for the future scenarios that will come our way, and together we will be able to solidify the European Health Union. For your convenience, please find the agenda in the attachment of this email. Mrs. Agne Nettan-Sepp RPB - Permanent Representation of Estonia Rue Guimard 11/13 1040 Brüssel Commission européenne, 2920 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG [email protected]  In this context, we would like to invite your competent authority for health to identify or nominate two national experts to attend the Conference in person. Expenses related to your travel, accommodation and meals will be covered by our contractor. Other representatives may physically attend the conference but will not be covered. We would appreciate it if you could communicate the names and contact details of the two national experts who will participate in this Conference to [email protected] by 25 October 2022. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Secretariat for the Conference at [email protected]. Yours faithfully, John-F RYAN Enclosure: Agenda Commission européenne, 2920 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG [email protected] Electronically signed on 14/10/2022 13:43 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Ref. Ares(2022)7129502 - 14/10/2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY Public Health, Cancer and Health security Health Security Luxembourg, 14 October 2022 Dear Sir/Madam, Please find attached a letter from DG SANTE Deputy Director-General John-F. Ryan to the Permanent Representatives. I would be grateful if you could transmit this correspondence to the attention of the Health Ministry at your best convenience. Yours sincerely, Ingrid KELLER Electronically signed on 14/10/2022 Commission 13:43 européenne, (UTC+02) 2920 in accordance Luxembourg, with Article 11 LUXEMBOURG of Commission – Tel. +352 43011Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Saatja: Tiiu Noobel <[email protected]> Saadetud: 17.10.2022 09:59 Adressaat: SM Info <[email protected]>; Elen Ohov <[email protected]>; Agne Nettan-Sepp Brüsselis <[email protected]> Koopia: Kadi Avingo <[email protected]> Teema: FW: Hybrid high-level Conference on COVID-19 Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead to ensure a stronger EU Health Security Framework on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Luxembourg - EE invitation From: Esindus EL juures üldaadress &lt;[email protected]&gt; Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 8:53 AMTo: Tiiu Noobel &lt;[email protected]&gt;Subject: FW: Hybrid high-level Conference on COVID-19 Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead to ensure a stronger EU Health Security Framework on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Luxembourg - EE invitation From: &lt;&gt; Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 6:55 PMTo: Esindus EL juures üldaadress &lt;&gt;Cc: Subject: Hybrid high-level Conference on COVID-19 Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead to ensure a stronger EU Health Security Framework on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Luxembourg - EE invitation Dear Sir/Madam, Please find attached document Ares(2022)7129502 from John-F Ryan (SANTE.DDG1) dated 14/10/2022. We kindly ask you to forward this invitation to the intended recipient(s). Please inform the participant(s) that they can confirm their attendance to by 25 October 2022 in order to receive further updates. Yours faithfully, SANTE B2 Secretariat SANTE B2 - European Commission DG SANTE | Health and Food Safety | Unit B2 - Health Security HTC | 11, rue Eugène RuppertLU-2920 Luxembourg