invite-only event
HCI POLICY DIALOGUE 2026
Why Collaboration is No Longer Optional
14 October 2026
Despite major European reforms to strengthen preparedness and resilience and despite European efforts to mitigate supply chain
vulnerabilities, medicine and medical device shortages continue to affect Member States. As the implementation of the Critical Medicines
framework and of broader EU resilience initiatives advance, a central question emerges:
How can Europe strengthen healthcare resilience through better coordination across the entire value chain — and address
fragmentation, distortion and unsustainable cost?
| 17:00 | Arrival & Welcome Reception |
| 17:15 | Formal Opening -Welcome HCI + MEP Tomislav Sokol |
| 18:00 | Panel 1: "Where does resilience break today?" |
| 18:30 | Panel 2: "Are stockpiling and procurement strengthening resilience - or distorting it?" |
| 19:00 | Panel 3: "What does a resilient system look like - and what do we commit to?" |
| 19:30 | Wrap-up & Closing Commitments |
| 19:45 | Networking Reception |
MODERATORS
Annabel Seebohm | CEO Health4.EU | HCI Advisory Board
Christa Wirthumer-Hoche | Senior Regulatory Expert | HCI Advisory
Board
MEPS
Tomislav Sokol | MEP | Hosting Member of the European
Parliament
EU INSTITUTIONS
Agnès Mathieu-Mendes | EC, Head of Unit Medical Products,
Quality, Safety, Innovation, DG SANTE
Emer Cooke | Executive Director | EMA
Laurent Muschel | EC, Deputy Director General, DG HERA
Monica Dias | Head of Supply and Availability of Medicines
and Medical Devices | EMA
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS & REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Gloria Ghéquière | Adviser, Cabinet of Deputy PM and
Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Frank Vandenbroucke
María Jesús Lamas Díaz | Director, AEMPS | Chair, HMA
Management Group | Member, EMA Management Board
INDUSTRY
Adrian van den Hoven | Director General | Medicines for
Europe
Nathalie Moll | Director General | EFPIA
Oliver Bisazza | Director General | MedTech Europe
Marco Farinelli | AstraZeneca | Chair, EFPIA Supply Chain
WG
Maurice Dantès | Pharma Logistic Austria
Matthias Heck | Senior Advisor Strategic Alliance
Development | EUCOPE
HEALTHCARE & PATIENTS
Ilaria Passarani | Secretary General | PGEU
Yannis Natsis | Director | ESIP
Sarada Das | Secretary General | CPME
PROGRAMME
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17:00
30 min
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Arrival & Welcome ReceptionGuests arrive and are welcomed. Informal networking before the programme begins. |
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17:15
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Formal OpeningHCI Welcome + MEP Tomislav Sokol — opening remarks |
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18:00
100 min
18:00
18:30
19:00
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Policy Dialogue — Three PanelsOne Policy Dialogue structured into three thematic panels of 30 minutes each, with a short 2-minute transition between panels.
A different core group of speakers participates in each panel — participants move to the high tables as their panel begins.
Panel 1 — Where does resilience break today?
(30 min)
Panel 2 — Are stockpiling and procurement strengthening resilience — or distorting it?
(30 min)
Panel 3 — What does a resilient healthcare system look like, and what do we commit to?
(30 min)
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19:30
20 min
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Wrap-up & Closing Commitments
Moderators draw three conclusions from the evening — naming unresolved tensions and areas of agreement. |
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19:45
open
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Networking ReceptionDrinks and finger food. |
