Speakers

Stephanie Fradette

Senior Vice President, Head of Neuromuscular Development, Biogen

Vinciane Quoidbach

Research Project Manager, European Brain Council

Ioanna Andreou

Health Services Officer, Ministry of Health (on behalf of the Minister of Health)

Carmen Laplaza Santos

Head of Unit, Health Innovations & Ecosystems DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Leonidas Phylactou

Chief Executive Officer & Medical Director, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Michael Komodromos

President of the Board of Directors, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Olivér Várhelyi

EC Health, Animal Welfare Commissioner

Nicodemos Damianou

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Republic of Cyprus (on behalf of the President of the Republic)

Séamus Boland

President, European Economic and Social Committee

Stella Kyriakides

Former Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Milena Angelova

Member, European Economic and Social Committee, Raporteur of the opinion

Francois Lamy

Vice president, AFM-Téléthon

Virginie Hivert

Acting CEO and Head of Therapies and Access at EURORDIS

Menelaos Pipis

Senior Neurologist, Head of the Neuropathology Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Donata Meroni

Head of Unit, ‘Health Monitoring and Cooperation, Health Networks, European Commission

Holm Graessner

Lancet Commissioner, Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany and Coordinator of ERN-RND

Daria Julkowska

Scientific Coordinator, European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA)

Violetta Anastasiadou

Chair, Cyprus National Committee, Rare Diseases

Carsten W. Lederer

Senior Scientist, Head, Blood Disorders Genetics and Thalassaemia Department,The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Nicolas Nicolaides

Pediatrician-Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Cyprus

Karin Knobe

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Rare Diseases, Sanofi

Demetris Skourides

Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology, Republic of Cyprus

Anton Ussi

Coordinator of REMEDI4All

Birute Tumiene

Coordinator for Competence Centres, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

Petros Petrou

Senior Scientist, Head of the Biochemical Genetics Department, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Hélène Le Borgne

Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Andri Papadopoulou

Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Giedrė Kvedaravičienė

Director, Lithuanian Population and Rare Diseases Biobank

Luca Sangiorgi

Coordinator, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute & Coordinator, ERN-BOND

Allan Fred Byamukama

Executive Director, Founder, Byamukama Sickle Cell Foundation

Anne‑Sophie Lapointe

French representative, ERN Board of Member States

Christine Leopold

Pharmaceutical system and Policy Researcher, Utrecht Center, Pharmaceutical Policy & Regulation / WHO Collaborating Center

Panikos Voskos

President of Muscular Dystrophy Association

Marina Vasiliou

President and Managing Director, Biogen France

Spyros Polyviou

Director, Cyprus Alliance for Rare Disorders

Harald Schmidt

Coordinator of REPO4EU