A Future for All to INHERIT: Taking Action Now
10 December 2019
KVS – Royal Flemish Theatre
Rue de Laeken 146
1000 Brussels
Around the world, parallel environmental and societal crises are unfolding on an unprecedented scale, posing great threats to human health, well-being and our very existence.
Time is running out. We need to take action now to ensure that these times of crises are the opportunity for a socially-just transition to a more sustainable future for all.
Join us on 10 December for key insights on:
• How the new European Commission and Parliament will deliver integrated measures for more sustainable, healthier and equitable societies;
• How EU Member States are achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through a whole-of-government approach;
• How municipalities across Europe and beyond are implementing concrete, innovative solutions for sustainable change;
• Whether “growth” can be sustainable environmentally, socially, and economically.
We welcome you to debate with conference speakers, discuss how to enable behaviour change for more sustainable futures, and apply the learnings from the 4-year EU H2020 research project, INHERIT.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00
Registration and welcome coffee
9:00 – 9:40
OPENING STATEMENTS: Setting the scene | Watch the video
- The environmental crisis and urgent need for widespread change | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Prof. Andy Haines, Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - The impact of inequity | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Sir Michael Marmot FRCP, Director, Institute of Health Equity, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL - INHERIT’s approach | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director, INHERIT Consortium Coordinator
9:40 – 10:40
NATIONAL-LEVEL DEBATE: A whole-of-government approach to achieving the SDGs from a national perspective | Watch the video
Saila Ruuth, State Secretary to Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland (EU Presidency)
Dr. Giuseppe Ruocco, Director General Ministry of Health, Italy
Prof. Stanislav Špánik, State Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Slovak Republic
10:40 – 11:10
Coffee break (Foyer)
11:10 – 12:05
SPOTLIGHT: Environmentally, socially and economically sustainable growth – an achievable aim? | Watch the video
Philippe Lamberts, MEP and Co-president of the Greens/EFA Group
Nick Meynen, Policy Officer for Environmental and Economic Justice, European Environmental Bureau
Eelco Smit, Senior Director Sustainability, Group Sustainability, Philips International B.V.
12:05 – 13:00
EU-LEVEL DEBATE: EU action on more systemic, integrated measures for more sustainable, healthier and equitable societies | Watch the video
Katarina Ivankovic-Knezevic, Director Social Affairs, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)
John Ryan, Director Public Health, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Astrid Schomaker, Director Global Sustainable Development, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENVI)
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
BREAKOUT: ACTING FOR THE TRIPLE-WIN
Parallel sessions:
- Ensuring healthy, sustainable affordable food (Brazza room)
Led by: Nina van der Vliet, Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment – Sibila Marques, Lisbon University Institute
External expert: Nick Jacobs, IPES-Food - Fostering quality, accessible green spaces (Top room)
Led by: Ruth Bell, University College London – Kirsti Anthun, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
External expert: Lise Gauvin, MUSE project, Canada - Ensuring healthy and energy efficient housing for all (Atrium room)
Led by:George Morris and Tim Taylor, University of Exeter
External expert: Julien Dijol, Housing Europe - Encouraging active transport across population groups (Bar room)
Led by: Brigit Staatsen, Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment – Iva Zverinova, Charles University Prague
External expert: Piotr Rapacz, European Commission - Fostering integrated governance to address key challenges (Top room)
Led by: Ingrid Stegeman, EuroHealthNet – Rosa Strube, Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
External expert: Laurent Bontoux, Joint Research Centre
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break (Foyer)
15:30 – 16:30
MUNICIPAL-LEVEL DEBATE: Sustainable changes in an urban context – how can we take it further? | Watch the video
Hon. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, Former Deputy and current Member of Cascais City Assembly, Member of the Portuguese National Parliament, Head of Public Health, Catholic University of Portugal | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Elisabeth Bengtsson, Senior Officer Public Health Västra Götaland, Consultant WHO Healthy Cities Network | Download the Presentation (PDF)
Dr. Cory Neudorf, Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, and Coordinator of the Urban Public Health Network of Canada |Download the Presentation (PDF)
16:30 – 16:50
CLOSING DISCUSSION: Inspiring action for systemic change across generations | Watch the video
Ewa Rewers (Youth for Climate, Poland) and Dana Seggev (Fridays for Future, Utrecht) in conversation with Sir Michael Marmot
16:50 – 17:00
AUDIENCE INPUT AND CLOSING REMARKS: ACTIONS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE | Watch the video
Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet Director, INHERIT Consortium Coordinator
Speakers
Venue
KVS-Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg | Royal Flemish Theatre
Rue de Laeken 146 | Lakensestraat 146, 1000 Brussels
KVS is the Brussels city theatre – a cultural pillar in the heart of Europe that provides a platform for expression of plurality and inclusion – ‘place of mental and physical encounter, an urban artery running from tradition to the future,’ providing a fitting setting for our call to action.
Getting to the Venue
From Airport:
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From Zaventem International Airport, take train to Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord, a 15 minute walk to the KVS
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From Downtown:
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Metro: Take lines 2 or 6 to IJzer/Yser stop, a 5 minute walk to KVS; or take lines 1 or 5 to Sint-Katelijne/Sainte-Catherine stop, a 7 minute walk to KVS
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Train: From Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord, a 15 minute walk to the KVS
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Tram/Bus: From IJzer/ Yser stops, a 3 minute walk to the KVS
It is not too late to take action. But we need to do so together, and do so now.
Shaping a healthier, more sustainable future for all.
Begin by exploring the INHERIT 4 Future Scenarios:
Join us
#InheritYourFuture #AFuture4All