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Plenary program at a glance

This page provides an overview of the plenary sessions that frame the core themes of the 31st International HPH Conference. Detailed scheduling and information on parallel sessions are available in the full conference program.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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40 years of Ottawa Charta on Health Promotion: Reorienting health systems for equity and empowerment – A vision still ahead of its time?

Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, Digital Transformations for Health LAB at the University of Geneva and Council of the World Health Summit in Geneva, Switzerland

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Leading transformation of complex systems

Prof. John Holmberg, Chalmers Research, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Healthcare workers' well-being: A value in its own right

Prof. Georg Bauer, Division of Public & Organizational Health and the Center of Salutogenesis, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Social Justice and Health Equity

Prof. Sir Michael Marmot, UCL Institute of Health Equity, United Kingdom

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Social prescribing for healthy ageing for older persons

Prof. Katsunori Kondo, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan

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Equity from the Start: Lessons from Finland's Neuvola System

Reija Klemetti, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

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The role of design for empathy, inclusion and participation

Andrea Möhn, AM_A Andrea Möhn Architects, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Societal pressures and mental health – living with uncertainties in a fragmented world

Dr. Ledia Lazёri, Regional Adviser for Mental Health at the WHO Regional Office for Europe

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Lived Experience as a Resource: Strengthening Mental Health Support and Suicide Prevention through Civil Society Innovation

Rickard Bracken, Mind, Sweden

Friday, May 22, 2026

Digital health literacy in times of misinformation and disinformation

Dr. Robert Griebler, Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG)

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Ethical governance in digital health: Ensuring equity, safety, and trust

Prof. Anna Odone, The University of Pavia, Italy

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Commercial determinants of health – Politics between individualizing of responsibility and the reluctance to tacke the sytemics of markets

Dr. Clemens Martin Auer, European Health Forum Gastein

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Building Networks and Partnerships: The Only Route to Sustainable Healtcare

Mark Wilson, Healthcare Without Harm Europe