
Prof David Alis
President, University of Rennes, France
President, University of Rennes, France
Dr Natalia Allué is the Medical Director of the Fundació Sanitària Mollet. She is a specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health with extensive experience in data analysis and clinical management, master in Public Health and Clinical Documentation. She has experience in Health Management focused on the analysis of databases, clinical documentation, dashboards and the creation of indicators always linked to the improvement of healthcare quality.
She is enthusiastic about continuous improvement, methodology and quality, always seeking to add value. She likes multidisciplinarity and teamwork. She has always worked surrounded by people with diverse and varied profiles, considering that they are basic pillars for good management. She complements her work with a teaching role at the university, serving as an adjunct professor in Medicine and a Master of Clinical Management.
PhD Candidate Data-Informed Care in Long-Term Care, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Research and Innovation Specialist, Netcompany-Intrasoft, Greece
François Braun is an emergency physician and the former French Minister for Health Care and Prevention.
A pioneer, he contributed to the recognition of the emergency department as a medical specialty. He practiced for about twenty years in Verdun. In 2010, he was appointed Head of the Emergency Department of the CHR of Metz-Thionville, in Moselle. In 2014, he was elected president of the union SAMU – Urgences de France. He was then re-elected in February 2020.
In 2022, he was appointed Minister of Health and Prevention. A few weeks earlier, Emmanuel Macron entrusted him with a ‘flash mission’ aimed at establishing the state of emergency services in France and finding appropriate solutions. All of its 41 proposals were accepted by the government.
Agnès has senior expertise in corporate reputation, sensitive issues management and financial transactions. She has been advising a large number of public and private companies or institutions on corporate positioning, crisis situation and leadership position, with a special focus on industrial, healthcare and energy sectors.
She opened the Brunswick Paris Office in 2000. Prior to this position, Agnès was deputy head of communication for a worldwide steel producer. She previously worked as international director and senior consultant for a large consulting and advertising firm, after having spent two years in the department of an established merchant bank (HSBC).
Agnès holds a PhD in modern literature, a degree in Modern Arts and is a graduate of the INSEAD Business School’s International Marketing Program. She speaks English and Spanish and has a good knowledge of German.
Technical Officer, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
Hospital pharmacist, APHM Hospitals Academics De Marseille; President, SNPHPU – Syndicat National Pharmaciens Praticiens
Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP), France
Medical Lead, Center for Innovation in Medicine, Romania
Prof Katarzyna Czabanowska is Professor at the International Health Department of Maastricht University and Fellow at the UK Faculty of Public Health. She directs Governance and Leadership in European Public Health programme. Her research focus is on public health workforce development, public health leadership, competence-based education and training, identification of skill gaps between the job market and taught curricula. She is the President of the Association of the Schools of Public Health in the European region (ASPHER). She serves as a WHO expert in the area of Public Health Leadership and public health workforce development and planning.
Responsable Département Diffusion, Analyse Prospective et Relations Internationales, CNAM, France
Project Coordinator of the REBECCA project, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Head of Purchasing and Logistics at CHU Rennes
Research Fellow, Technical University of Berlin; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Germany
Research Fellow, Technical University of Berlin; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Germany
Associate Professor, SDA Bocconi School of Management; Researcher, CERGS, Italy
Professor, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP), France
CEO, Danderyds Emergency Hospital, Sweden
Nicola joined Brunswick as a Partner in the Cybersecurity, Data & Privacy practice in 2022. She has worked on hundreds of cyber security incidents and has deep expertise in cybersecurity issues and crisis management across both the public and private sector. Prior to joining Brunswick, she was a member of the Executive Board at GCHQ and Director of Policy at the National Cyber Security Centre, having joined the centre as one of the founding Directors in 2016.
Previous to this, she was the Head of the UK Prime Minister’s Office, managing day-to-day business during a period of 2 referendums and 2 general elections. Her other government role was as Head of Government Strategic Communications for the Government Olympic Committee. Before joining government, Nicola was Head of Communications at the business risk consultancy Control Risks Group and before this Head of Government Relations at Camelot during licence
renewal.
Nicola brings a wealth of experience in crisis and reputational management, having coordinated the cyber communications response for FTSE250, NYSE, and NASDAQ-listed companies and critical infrastructure across a broad range of sectors and geographies.
Senior Technical Advisor for Health & Social Care, Council of Europe Development Bank, France
CEO, Coimbra’s Integrated Health Delivery System (ULS), Portugal
Charlotte Marchandise is the Executive Director of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the EPH Conference. She is an international expert and trainer in Health in All Policies, with a keen focus on global and urban health. Her experience spans participation, empowerment, and governance, highlighting her commitment to creating inclusive and healthy communities. With over two decades of dedication to the associative world, from capacity building to advocacy, she has contributed to public health policy and practice. From 2014 to 2020, Marchandise was the elected Deputy Mayor of Rennes for Health, and President of the French WHO Healthy Cities Network and political Chair of the European Network, where she promoted healthier environments through innovative and sustainable public health strategies. She also worked as consultant to the WHO in fostering intersectoral collaborations for enhanced health equity and evidence-based decisions.
Laurène Mathey is Director of Projects at EHMA. She oversees the portfolio of European projects and EHMA’s staff involvement in them, coordinating various communication, policy, and research missions on a broad range of topic topics from cancer prevention to digital skills development for healthcare professionals.
As a member of the Senior Management Team, she participates in EHMA’s organisational and management aspects, working collectively on the association association’s development. Laurène brings on board her expertise in managing European projects and networks, particularly with EU4Health, Horizon Europe and Erasmus + funds.
Professor, Ecole Polytechnique; Research Director, CNRS, France
INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Spain
Head of the Health Management Group and Associate Professor, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Health Advisor to Ms Nathalie Appéré, Mayor of Rennes, France
Minister for Health and Access to Care, Ministère du Travail, de la Santé, des Solidarités et des Familles, France
Director, Center of Excellence in Respiratory Pathogens (CERP), France
Senior Researcher, Vilans, The Netherlands
Deputy Head of the Pharmacy Department, Associate Project Coordinator, “New Hospital” CHU Rennes, France
Regional Advisor on Hospitals, WHO EMRO, Egypt
INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Spain
BCF Amazona, Sweden
Deputy General Manager, National Institute of Health Services Management (INMSS), Romania
Research Fellow, Technical University of Berlin; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Germany
Alexis Strader is a seasoned public health professional with over fourteen years of experience across the public and private sectors.
Currently, as Director of Policy and Research at the European Health Management Association (EHMA), she leads the policy and research team and serves on the senior leadership team, where she brings her passion for EU policy and research to the forefront. Known for her strategic vision, project management expertise, and consensus-building skills, Alexis drives impactful initiatives to address systemic public health challenges. Committed to collaboration and innovation, she is dedicated to tackling systemic challenges in public health management to drive better outcomes for communities.
She holds dual Master’s degrees in Business Administration and International Development from American University.
Patrick began working as Research and Development Manager in July 2023, having previously worked at the ILC between August 2020 and March 2023 as a researcher.
Patrick has over five years’ experience working on UK and European health policy matters, working previously for Leukaemia UK and the Brussels-based Coalition for Life Course Immunisation. He also worked as a Public Affairs Assistant for Airbus during a university placement year, as part of his BSc in Politics with Creative Writing from the University of Surrey.
Patrick is keen to deliver meaningful policy change by engaging with policymakers and relevant stakeholders in the UK and across the globe. His work on the ILC’s Pneumococcal Vaccination Atlas has been published on the UN’s Decade of Healthy Ageing website. He has also been quoted in national newspapers and outlets, including Stylist Magazine for his views on healthy ageing and physical activity, and in the Independent on mental health support for older adults.
General Director, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France
Senior Advisor, Vilans, The Netherlands
Senior Researcher Monitoring & Impact, Vilans, Center of Excellence for care and support, The Netherlands
Senior Researcher, Santeon, The Netherlands
Suntka specializes in transformation and change communications, crisis and cybersecurity, and corporate positioning. She has many years of experience in strategic corporate communications and advises boards and top-level executives of global corporations in critical situations and on strategic questions.
She has worked with clients on international communications projects across a broad range of sectors, including Healthcare, Automotive, Energy, Industrials and TMT. Leading Brunswick’s cybersecurity practice in Germany, she works with Brunswick’s global cyber crisis team on many cross-border crisis management mandates.
Suntka has a broad experience in the development of corporate communication strategies and implementation. Prior to joining Brunswick in 2016 she worked in the media industry for more than 10 years and served as spokesperson for the Bertelsmann Group.
Louis is an Associate in Brunswick’s London office and is the EMEA practice manager for the firm’s Cyber team. He joined Brunswick in 2019 and has supported several multi-national clients on a broad range of issues including navigating geopolitical tensions, crisis response and preparation, cybersecurity, global reputation, issues management, and financial situations.
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