Programme at a Glance

Wednesday, 9 December 2026 · 10:00 – 16:00 · Comet Meetings – Louise, Pl. Stéphanie 20, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. Programme subject to change.

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A bridge between reflection and action. Morning: results from the Exchange and Training Programmes. Afternoon: the EU-PROMENS Toolkit for national implementation.

Time Session Type
10:00–11:00

Registration

ARRIVAL
11:00–11:15

Welcome Remarks

WELCOMING
Keynote speaker: Sandra Gallina
Director-General, DG SANTE
Eva Schildbach
Department Director Health, GFA Consulting Group
MODERATOR: Laura Shields
11:15–12:15

EU-PROMENS Exchange and Training Programme: Key Results and Lessons Learnt

PRESENTATION
CHAIR: Janine de Zeeuw
Deputy Project Manager, EU-PROMENS
Invited to Speak
Cornelia Ciofu
Training Programme Coordinator, EU-PROMENS
Ildiko Meny
Exchange Programme Coordinator, EU-PROMENS
Piotr Toczyski
Psychologist and Sociologist, Maria Grzegorzewska University (APS) & Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (IPiN), Poland
12:15–13:00

Panel Discussion: From Country Experience to Implementation - Reflections from EU-PROMENS Partners

PANEL
CHAIR: Heiko Königstein
Deputy Project Manager, EU-PROMENS
Invited to Speak
Ana Boaventura
Clinical and Health Psychologist, Instituto S. João de Deus · Local partner – Portugal
Ana Radulescu
President, National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · Local partner – Romania
Karilė Levickaitė
Director, NGO Mental Health Perspectives · Local partner – Lithuania
Lars Münter
International Director, Nordic Wellbeing Academy · Local partner – Denmark
13:00–14:00

Buffet Lunch

 
14:00–14:30

Presentation of the Toolkit

PRESENTATION
CHAIR: Tomislav Zuljevic-Salamon
Project Manager, EU-PROMENS
Invited to Speak
Katerina Jelissejeva
Mental Health Specialist, EU-PROMENS
Dora Redruello
Education Specialist, EU-PROMENS
Irena Stanković
Mental Health Specialist, EU-PROMENS
14:30–15:15

Panel Discussion: From Toolkit to Practice - How can the Toolkit be used in your country?

PANEL
Invited to Speak
Benita Barman
Project Coordinator, Valo-Valmennusyhdistys ry · Local partner – Finland
Fabiola Gattringer
Deputy Head of Department, Team Leader, pro mente OÖ · Local partner – Austria
Koen Westen
Lecturer, Avans University of Applied Sciences / Senior Researcher, Reinier van Arkel · Local partner – Netherlands
Martina Rojnic-Kuzman
Professor, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, University of Zagreb · Local partner – Croatia
Sara Siddi
Neuropsychologist, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona · Local partner – Spain
Zbyněk Roboch
Lecturer, National Institute for Mental Health (NUDZ) · Local partner – Czechia
15:15–15:45

Mental Health Professionals in Europe: How to Foster the Multidisciplinary Approach in Mental Health

PRESENTATION
Invited to Speak

Kadri Soova                                                                                                                                                                                              Director, Mental Health Europe  

Laura Shields-Zeeman
Head of the Department of Mental Health and Prevention, Trimbos Institute 

Leida Lazeri 
Programme Coordinator, Mental Health and Disability, WHO

Philip Dod 
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Ireland Department of Health

15:45–16:00

Final Greetings and Closure of the Conference

CLOSING
Tomislav Zuljevic-Salamon
 Project Manager, EU-PROMENS
Marc Tachelet
Director, HaDEA

Invited Speakers

Marc Tachelet
Marc Tachelet
Director
European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) - European Commission
Eva Schildbach
Department Director Health (GFA)
GFA Consulting Group
Janine de Zeeuw 
Deputy Project Manager
EU-PROMENS
Cornelia Ciofu  
Training Programme Coordinator
EU-PROMENS
Ildiko Meny 
Exchange Programme Coordinator
EU-PROMENS
Piotr Toczyski
Psychologist and Sociologist
Maria Grzegorzewska University (APS) & Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology (IPiN), Poland
Heiko Königstein 
Deputy Project Manager 
EU-PROMENS
Ana Boaventura
Clinical and Health Psychologist
Instituto S. João de Deus – Barcelos, Portugal
Karilė Levickaitė
Director
NGO Mental Health Perspectives, Lithuania
Lars Münter
International Director
Nordic Wellbeing Academy, Denmark
Johann Tomislav   Zuljevic-Salamon
Project Manager
EU-PROMENS
Katerina Jelissejeva
Mental Health Specialist
EU-PROMENS
Irena Stanković 
Mental Health Specialist
EU-PROMENS
Benita Barman
Project Coordinator (mental health, employment)
Silta-Valmennusyhdistys ry
Fabiola Gattringer
Sociologist
pro mente OÖ, Austria
Koen Westen
Senior Researcher
Reinier van Arkel, Netherlands
Martina Rojnic-Kuzman
Professor, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Sara Siddi
Neuropsychologist
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Spain
Zbyněk Roboch
Lecturer, Ombudsperson and Peer Worker
Laura Shields-Zeeman
Head of the Department of Mental Health and Prevention, Trimbos Institute
Trimbos Institute
Philip Dodd
Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Ireland Department of Health
Ireland Department of Health