The Economic Development Foundation is organising a webinar titled “Health and Pandemics as an Area of Common Concern between Turkey and the EU” in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for EU Affairs on 17 February 2022 as part of the Future of Europe and Turkey Webinar Series.

Please note that simultaneous translation in Turkish and English will be provided during the event.

Registration available at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_72h9tByaQoyUWdZNtpk3rg

Programme:

15.30-16.00 Opening Speeches
Ayhan ZEYTİNOĞLU, Chairperson, Economic Development Foundation - IKV
Ambassador Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT, Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey
Ambassador Faruk KAYMAKCI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs

16.00-16.30 Keynote Speeches
John F. RYAN, Acting Deputy Director-General of the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Assoc. Prof. Tolga TOLUNAY, Deputy Minister of Health

16.30-18.00 Panel: How Can Turkey and the EU Work together for a Resilient European Health Area?
Dr. Liz BREEN, Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone, University of Bradford
Nadina IACOB, Research Fellow at Center for European Policy Studies
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Güldem ÖKEM, TOBB University of Economics and Technology 
Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem NAS, Secretary General, Economic Development Foundation - IKV
M. Gökhan KİLİT, Deputy Secretary General, Economic Development Foundation - IKV (Moderator)