Borislava Ananieva
Capacity Building Officer & Patient Advocate, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
The congress' contributors
The congress'
Contributors
Giorgos Rossides is a Senior Expert at the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, where he leads the strategic contributions to the upcoming EU Multiannual Financial Framework and coordinates global engagement efforts.
From 2019 to 2024, Giorgos served as Head of Cabinet to the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in shaping the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including overseeing the joint EU vaccine procurement efforts. He was also instrumental in the creation and operationalisation of the European Health Union, as well as in advancing key initiatives including the European Health Data Space, the EU pharmaceutical reform, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.
Prior to this, from 2015 to 2019, Giorgos was a Member of Cabinet for the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos. There, he led efforts on the Security Union, focusing on counter-terrorism and radicalization, as well as managing transatlantic relations in migration and security with the United States and Canada. He also contributed to EU relations with international organizations, including the UN, NATO, and the G7.
Earlier in his career, from 2010 to 2015, Giorgos served as a policy officer in the European Commission’s DG Justice, where he was part of the team responsible for developing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He also served as Head of Sector for Communication in the Justice and Consumers Directorate-General for two years. From 2005 to 2010, he worked as a policy officer in the Health and Consumers DirectorateGeneral, focusing on the economic aspects of consumer protection law.
Giorgos holds a Master's Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Master's Degree in International Relations and Economics from Columbia University.
Capacity Building Officer & Patient Advocate, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Climate Projects Officer, Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWH)
President, European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)
Secretary General, The European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)
Executive Director, Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking
President & CEO, The Ehlers-Danlos Society
Director of Preference Research and Global Lead of the Patient-Centered Outcomes, OPEN Health
MD, Board & Youth Group Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Senior Manager IVD, MedTech Europe
Executive Director, European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)
Director of Operations, Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (CyFPA) and Board Treasurer, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Board Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF) and Secretary General, Greek Patients' Organisation
Researcher & Populariser, Vaccination et Lien Social (VLS)
Senior Research Officer, Swedish Research Council
Chair, Council of Europe Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)
Director Government Affairs & Policy Medtech EMEA, Johnson & Johnson
Executive Director, European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI)
Deputy Director-General, Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Austria
Deputy Administrator General, National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI)
President, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Board Chair, Czech National Association of Patient Organizations (NAPO) & Board Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Director for Executive Education in Government, Health and Non Profit Division, SDA Bocconi
Implementation Scientist & Qualitative Researcher, University of Antwerp
Policy Officer, DG SANTE, European Commission
Youth Group Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
President, European Liver Patient Association (ELPA)
Professor, Sorbonne University
Regional Adviser Control of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organisation/Europe (WHO/Europe)
Director HTA, National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services (AGENAS) and Co-Chair, HTA Member State Coordination Group (HTACG)
Youth Group Member, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Director, Digital, EU4Health and Health systems modernisation, DG SANTE, European Commission
Scientific Lead, Gustave Roussy
Vice President and Head of International Market Access, MSD International Business GmbH
CEO, Rigshospitalet
Director, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations (EFA)
Senior Advisor, Representation Office to the European Union, World Health Organization (WHO)
Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Head of Global Patient Engagement, Boehringer Ingelheim
European Affairs Advisor, France Assos Santé
Senior Expert, DG HERA, European Commission
Executive Director, Biomed Alliance in Europe
SVP International, Butterfly Network Inc
Director General, Association of the European Self-Care Industry (AESGP)
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Shionogi Europe
Public Affairs Director, OM Pharma
Chief Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency
Prof Dr, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, European Commission
CEO, Millwater Partners
Chief Partnership Officer, The Synergist
Regional Head of Innovation, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
Policy Officer, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
PhD, MBA. Secretary of the Board at Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi).
Policy Officer, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
CEO, European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP) and Board Vice President, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Head of Policy, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
Interim Executive Director, European Patients' Forum (EPF)
