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The Economist 'Healthcare in Europe 2012' conference

22 Mar 12

The Economist will organise the second edition of its 'Healthcare in Europe' conference in Geneva on 22 March 2012.

The event will confront the major health challenges facing the continent, and will allow participants to engage in genuine dialogue and discover practical solutions with a high-level group of influential healthcare stakeholders.

Questions to be discussed include:
  • What are the most promising examples of integrated healthcare systems, and what do they reveal for the future of European healthcare?
  • How will the healthcare ‘customer’ of 2012 behave, and is the customer always right?
  • The great debate: Is egalitarianism holding Europe back? An advocate and opponent of ‘equal healthcare for all’ spell out their respective positions
  • It worked for them – why not for you? Innovation lessons from India

Speakers include:

  • Recep Akdağ, Minister for Health, Turkey
  • Sir Andrew Dillion, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
  • Else Smith, Director General, National Board of Health, Denmark
  • Peter Kappert, CEO and Chairman, Sonnenhof Swiss Health
  • Despina Spanou, Principal Advisor, Directorate General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

For the full speaker line-up visit www.economistconferences.com/europehealth

Special Eucomed members discount

As Eucomed is supporting this event, all our members can benefit from a 15% discount on their participation fees. Please quote EU/DC when registering.