Agenda

Introduction and Framing
Reflection on 40 years since the Ottawa Charter and the evolution of health promotion and determinants of health to the present day.

• Ilona Kickbusch, Founder of the Global Health Centre.

Translating Experience into Action: Country and Institutional Case Studies on the Determinants of Health

• Controlling the marketing of commercial formulas – a child’s first UPF
  • Patti Rundall, Policy Director, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Global Advocacy.
• Coalition building for tobacco taxation: experiences from Kenya and Uganda
  • Zuzanna Tittenbrun, Global Resources Manager at Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).
• Community-Based Management to Ensure the Human Right to Water and Address Environmental Determinants of Health
  • Sandra Ernesto, Project and Fundraising Manager at emp’ACT.

Moderated roundtables

Identification of key enabling and limiting factors, based on participants’ experiences and case study reflections.

• Governance and political factors – “Shaping governance systems to accelerate action on health”. Moderated by:
  • Jana Konstantinova, Professor in international development, Geneva School of Diplomacy & International Relations, Geneva School of Diplomacy & International Relations.
  • Sara Botero Mesa, Scientific Collaborator for the division of Infectious Diseases and Mathematical Modelling (IDMM) at the Institute of Global Health.
• Social and cultural factors – “Activating and strengthening community dynamics for health-promoting action”. Moderated by:
  • Nicole Valentine, Technical Officer, Determinants, Urban Health, Promotion and Behaviours Unit (DUB), Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention (DPP), World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Chantal Autotte Bouchard, Responsible of Public Health within Technical Services and Knowledge Management (STC) at Première Urgence.
• Environmental and structural factors – “Acting on environments to improve health”. Moderated by:
  • Diana Rizzolio, Director of the Geneva Environment Network;
  • Alexandre Robert, Health Programme Manager at Climate Action Accelerator.
• Economic and commercial factors – “Aligning and engaging economic actors to protect and improve health”. Moderated by:
  • Nadya Wells, Senior Research Adviser, Global Health Centre.
  • Adela Beatriz SANTOS DOMÍNGUEZ, Postdoctoral visiting Fellow, Global Health Centre (Geneva Graduate Institute).

Thematic Roundtables – Part 2: From Insights to Actionable Levers for Change

Table-level synthesis and prioritisation:

• Identification of 2–3 actionable levers per theme.
• Consolidation of key barriers and success factors.
• Formulation of emerging messages for policy and practice

Plenary Synthesis: Identifying Cross-Cutting Patterns and Action-Oriented Messages

• Maria Paola Lia, Executive Director at The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP).

Closing Reflection: Reimagining Global Health Cooperation to Advance the Determinants of Health Agenda

• Gauden Galea, Honorary Professor, University of Malta & Former Strategic Advisor on NCDs and Innovation, WHO/Europe.
• Faten Ben Abdelaziz, Head of the Enhanced Wellbeing Unit in the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization.