Nordic Public Health Conference
Programme overview
The programme, speakers and social activities will make NPHC 2025 a great learning, sharing and networking event.
Tuesday
13 May
12.30–13.30: Arrival and registration
Including coffee or tea.
13.30–14.00: NPHC2025 opening session
- Kattis Ahlström, moderator and Olivia Wigzell, Director General of The Public Health Agency of Sweden, welcomes all participants.
- Introduction to Gothenburg by the region’s representatives
Lisbeth Sundén Andersson, Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council and Renée Bengtsson, Chairman of the Regional Council. - Jakob Forssmed, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, the Swedish Government, holds an opening speech.
14.00–15.30 Programme, invited speakers
- Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO.
- Taru Koivisto, Director at The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland.
15.30–16.00 Break
Including fika, mingling and a chance to explore the poster exhibitions.
Social Sustainability Forum, 15.30–15.50: Introduction and poster speed date.
16.00–17.30 Programme, invited speakers
- Naja Hulvej Rod, Professor of Epidemiology and Director, Copenhagen Health Complexity Center.
- Kira Fortune, Regional Advisor Healthy Cities, Health Promotion and Wellbeing, WHO.
- Dora Gudmundsdottir, Director of Public Health at the Directorate of Health in Iceland.
19.30 Welcome reception
Mingle dinner at the Conference Hotel, Clarion Hotel Post.
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Wednesday
14 May
07.00–08.30 Morning activity by choice
More information will come.
09.00–10.00 Parallel sessions 1
10.00–10.30 Break
Including mingling, fika and a chance to explore the poster exhibition.
Poster authors will be available at the exhibition between 10.00-10.15.
Social Sustainability Forum, 10.10–10.20: Activities to be decided.
10.30–11.30 Parallel sessions 2
11.30–13.30 Lunch
Including mingling and a chance to explore the poster exhibition.
Social Sustainability Forum, 12.45–13.15: Activities to be decided.
13.30–14.30 Parallel sessions 3
14.30–15.00 Break
Including mingling, fika and a chance to explore the poster exhibition.
Poster authors will be available at the exhibition between 14.30 and 14.45.
15.00–16.00 Parallel sessions 4
16.00–16.30 Break
Including mingling, fika and a chance to explore the poster exhibition.
Social Sustainability Forum, 16.10–16.20: Activities to be decided.
16.30–17.30 Parallel sessions 5
19.00 Banquet
Banquet at restaurant Kajskjul 8, a 20 minutes walk from the Conference hotel.
Thursday
15 May
07.00–08.30 Morning activity by choice
More information will come.
09.00–10.30 Programme, invited speakers
- Dame Margaret Whitehead, Emeritus Proffessor, Public Health University of Liverpool.
- Knut Inge Klepp, Professor of medicine, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, ”JA PreventNCD”.
10.30–11.00 Break
Including mingling, fika and a chance to explore the poster exhibitions.
Social Sustainability Forum, 10.40–10.50: Activities to be decided.
11.00–12.30 Programme, invited speakers and NPHC2025 closure
- Micael Dahlén, Professor, Stockholm School of Economics
”Health economics & happiness”. - Panel discussion with Directors-Generals and Representatives from the Nordic Countries: ”Reflections and the Future”.
- Sweden hands over the symbolic baton and the responsibility for the next Nordic Public Health Conference.
12.30–14.00 Lunch
Last chance to mingle and explore the poster exhibitions.
NPHC 2025 CONFERENCE HOST
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Meetx is the conference bureau handling the conference secretariat for NPHC 2025.
E-mail: nphc2025@meetx.se
