Planning
Welcome
Psychological well-being and the social fabric
- Inez Germeys: “Psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents.”
- Reitske Meganck: “The covid-19 pandemic as a magnifying glass on a society under pressure.”
- Nicolas Vermeulen: “From the threat of SARS-CoV-2 to the scary covid(vaccines).”
Moderator: Reitske Meganck.
Session organizer: Reitske Meganck.
Coffee break (included in ticket price)
International shared responsibility and solidarity: COVID-19 as a beneficial epidemic?
- Karin Verelst (VUB): Introduction and scope of session.
- Remco van de Pas (ITG): "An International pandemic treaty requires a transnational democratic polity."
- Raffaella Ravinetto (ITG): "Why we need a patent-free Covid-19 vaccine that is available to all."
- Karin Verelst (VUB): Moderated discussion with the audience based on statement(s).
Moderator: Karin Verelst.
Session organizer: Remco van de Pas, Bart Criel.
Epidemiology & non-pharmaceutical interventions
Roundtable discussion with:
- Bert Blocken, KU Leuven and TU/e.
- Lander Willem, UAntwerpen, SIMID consortium, Restore consortium.
Moderator: Tijl De Bie.
Session organizer: Tijl De Bie.
Lunch (included in ticket price)
Virus, vaccines, testing, and treatments
Roundtable discussion with:
- Bernard Rentier, Prof. virology and former rector at ULiège.
- Liliane Schoofs, Prof. in molecular biology / immunological biotechnology at KU Leuven.
- Kristien Van Reeth, Prof. virology at UGent.
Moderator: Zeger Debyser.
Session organizer: Caroline Weydert, Zeger Debyzer.
Covid and children: the UK approach
Roundtable discussion with:
- Michaël Absoud, Evelina London Consultant & Honorary Reader @ Dept of Women & Children’s Health, Life Course Sciences, FOLSM, KCL.
- Alasdair Munro, Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NIHR Clinical Research Facility Southampton and University of Southampton (UK).
- Shamez Ladhani, St George’s University of London / Public Health England Relevant expertise: Paediatric infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist.
Moderators: Thomas Gevaert, Caroline Weydert.
Session organizer: Thomas Gevaert.
Coffee break (included in ticket price)
The healthcare system: best practices and lessons learned
Roundtable discussion with:
- Margot Cloet, Managing Director of Zorgnet-Icuro.
- Pedro Facon, Government commissioner COVID-19 at the Belgian Federal Government, Guest Prof. at the Dept of Public Health & Primary Care, UMC Fellow (University Medical Campus) at the VUB.
- Geert Meyfroidt, UZ Leuven, KU Leuven.
- Erik Schokkaert, emeritus professor with formal duties Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB).
Moderators: Thomas Gevaert, Maaike Van Overloop.
Session organizer: Thomas Gevaert.
Why pandemic preparedness needs a society-wide approach
Introduction by Anne-Mieke Vandamme.
Roundtable discussion with:
- Nawal Farih, Rapporteur of the special committee responsible for investigating Belgium's handling of the Covid19 epidemic.
- Tim Pauwels, nieuwsombudsman VRT.
- Anne-Mieke Vandamme, KU Leuven.
Presenting the challenge "Future of Pandemic Preparedness" at the Institute for the Future, by two Master students:
- Tam Nguyen, Master of Science in Business Administration, KU Leuven campus Antwerp.
- Reven dela Peña, Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies, KU Leuven.
Moderator: Koen Deforche.
Session organizer: Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Koen Deforche.
Closing