European Cancer Summit

Accelerating Momentum: A manifesto to 2030


This Summit is special, and it's reflected in the slogan.

'Accelerating Momentum' highlights our impatience. The EU's Beating Cancer Plan is the opportunity of a lifetime. We're already implementing a variety of new projects to better care for cancer patients and survivors.  But, together, we need to do much more - and much more quickly. The current EU Parliament comes to an end next year.

'A manifesto... ' refers to a detailed list of cancer care priorities and proposals compiled by the European Cancer Organisation from input received from its member societies and patient groups. The manifesto will be unveiled at the Summit, and we need to ensure every candidate standing in next year's European Parliamentary elections subscribes to this roadmap.

'...to 2030'... We cannot afford to wait. Cancer doesn't. We need to set clear deadlines for tangible progress.

If ever there was a time and a place to rally the European cancer community – this is it!

Join us on 15 & 16 November 2023. And the next day, we have a Special INTERACT Showcase invitation-only event.  Find out more.

15 November 2023 8:00 - 20:00 CET 16 November 2023 8:00 - 19:00 CET

Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels (and Virtual)
Rue du Fossé aux Loups 47, Brussels 1000, Belgium

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This year's Summit will once again be held in Brussels, and most delegates will join us in person to meet and greet friends and colleagues from across Europe. Those who cannot physically attend can still join us virtually.

Where else will you find oncology experts, patient advocates, politicians, and policymakers collaborating on the future of cancer care in Europe? What are the greatest challenges that lie ahead?  What are the key priorities and most effective strategies for success? Get a front row seat and hear it all at the European Cancer Summit – 15 & 16 November.

The Summit is where every aspect of cancer care – present and future – can be explored thanks to our Member SocietiesPatient Advocacy groups, and our ten Focused Topic Networks

This is the event that showcases our multi-stakeholder, collaborative efforts to bring about more effective, efficient, and equitable cancer care in Europe.  

The Summit programme is rapidly taking shape, led by this year's co-chairs Winette van der Graaf and Kathy Oliver.

Read the report from last year's European Cancer Summit. Watch all session recordings on the European Cancer Organisation's event area here and some selected highlights here.

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Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

European Cancer Summit Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report Read Bio
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee Read Bio
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator
  • Steve Brine MP Member of Parliament for Winchester and Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee Read Bio
  • Nataly Hrad Ukrainian Cancer Patient
  • Lynn Mara Schuchter President, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Read Bio
  • Ulrika Årehed Kågström President-Elect, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Read Bio
  • Bernie Brennan Mother of Laura Brennan, HPV Vaccination Campaigner Read Bio
  • Penilla Gunther Member, EU Cancer Mission Board and Former Member of Parliament, Sweden Read Bio
  • Richard Sullivan DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF CANCER POLICY; EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, JOURNAL OF CANCER POLICY; EMERGENCY COMMITTEE MEMBER, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) Read Bio
  • Andreas Charalambous President, European Cancer Organisation Read Bio
  • Winette van der Graaf Co-Chair, European Cancer Summit, Board Member, European Cancer Organisation, and President, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
  • Kathy Oliver Co-Chair, European Cancer Summit, and Co-Chair, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
  • Ajay Aggarwal Clinical Director for the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre & Board Member, European Cancer Organisation
  • Isabel Rubio President, European Society of Surgical Oncology and Co-Chair, Prevention, Early Detection and Screening Network
  • Tanimola Martins Research Fellow, University of Exeter
  • Anna Kirby President, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) Read Bio
  • Manan Shah Lecturer, Global Health, Rutgers University & Vice President, Global Health Equity & Policy Partnerships, BMS Read Bio
  • Shereen Nabhani-Gebara Chair, Research Committee, British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) Read Bio
  • Patrick Michl Professor, Chair of Gastroenterology and Director of the Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg Read Bio
  • George Zaki Associate Vice President, South Eastern Europe Cluster Lead, MSD
  • Marcis Leja Coordinator, Application for an EU Joint Action on Cancer Screening
  • Françoise Meunier Member, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine (ARMB) Read Bio
  • Sandra Caldeira Deputy Head of Disease Prevention Unit, European Commission's Joint Research Centre Read Bio
  • Marco Marsella Head of Unit at Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology and designated Director for Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernization at Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission Read Bio
  • Francesco Pignatti Head of the Office of Oncology and Haematology in the Human Medicines Division, European Medicines Agency (EMA) Read Bio
  • Zorana Jovanovic Andersen Chair of the Environment and Health Committee, European Respiratory Society and Professor, Section of Environmental Health, University of Copenhagen Read Bio
  • Emilie Karafillakis European research lead at the Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Read Bio
  • Carla Meeuwis Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rijnstate Arnhem Read Bio
  • María Jesús Lamas Díaz Director, Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products Read Bio
  • Katarina Fredriksson Programme Officer, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare  Read Bio
  • Marta Cohen Consultant Pathologist and Head of Histopathology Department, Sheffield Children’s, NHS Foundation Trust Read Bio
  • Gilly Spurrier-Bernard Co-Chair, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
  • Patrycja Rzadkowska Vice-Chair, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation; Pancreatic Cancer Europe
  • Rachel Giles Chair, International Kidney Coalition, and Member, Patient Advisory Committee European Cancer Organisation Read Bio
  • Alex Filicevas Executive Director, World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition and Member, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
  • Ivana Dragojević Vice-President and Treasurer, European Liver Patients' Association (ELPA) Read Bio
  • Ana Amariutei Research Manager, European Patient Advocacy Institute
  • Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti Co-Chair, Inequalities Network
  • Torsten Blum Co-Chair, Prevention, Early Detection and Screening Network
  • Carlo Catalano Co-Chair, Digital Health Network
  • Sarah Collen Co-Chair, Inequalities Network
  • Csaba Dégi President-Elect, European Cancer Organisation and Co-Chair, Survivorship and Quality of Life Network
  • Mirjam Crul Co-Chair, Workforce Network and Special Network: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer
  • Daniel Kelly Co-Chair, HPV Action Network
  • Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč Co-Chair, Survivorship and Quality of Life Network
  • Denis Lacombe Co-Chair, Health Systems and Treatment Optimisation Network
  • Mark Lawler Co-Chair, Special Network: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer
  • Yolande Lievens Co-Chair, Health Systems and Treatment Optimisation Network
  • Simon Oberst Co-Chair, Quality Cancer Care
  • Wendy Oldenmenger Co-Chair, Workforce Network
  • Wim Oyen Co-Chair, Digital Health Network
  • Fedro Peccatori Co-Chair, Quality Cancer Care Network
  • Beate Rau Co-Chair, Workforce Network
  • Margaret Stanley Co-Chair, HPV Action Network
  • Elcin Barker Ergun CEO of Menarini Group
  • Michael Oberreiter Head of Global Access, Roche
  • Neil Datta Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Read Bio
  • Martin Fensch Vice-President, Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Europe and Canada, Daiichi Sankyo Read Bio

Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

European Cancer Summit Registration

We invite everyone interested in attending the European Cancer Summit to register below. 
 
Please note that the same registration rate applies for both in-person attendance in Brussels and virtual participation. We will be contacting registered delegates in September to check whether you will be coming to the Summit in person or joining virtually.

For delegates planning to come to Brussels, we have secured preferential accommodation rates/conditions at the Summit hotel for delegates joining us at the Summit venue Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels.  For the best available rates and booking conditions, please click here. Enter the dates of your stay, and within the Selected rate drop-down menu, select the option Promotional code and enter SUMMIT23. You are advised to book early to ensure availability. Please note that the European Cancer Organisation is not responsible for any travel, hotel or cancellation costs. For reservations outside of the Summit dates (11 November – 17 November), please email groups.brussels@radissonhotels.com.

Cancelled registrations are not refundable, but can be eligible for a change of name for €175.  Please contact us if you have any questions. 

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Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

European Cancer Summit Programme


Wednesday 15 November

8:00-8:45
Networking Breakfast
8:45-9:00
Welcome to the European Cancer Summit
 

Andreas Charalambous, President of the European Cancer Organisation, Winette van der Graaf and Kathy Oliver, European Cancer Summit Co-Chairs

9:00-10:00
Cancer Services in Crisis Situations
 

With Co-Chairs: Mirjam Crul and Mark Lawler, including speakers:

  • Arman Kacharian, Head of the Innovations Expert Group, Ministry of Health of Ukraine
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP, COVI Rapporteur & Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Nataly Hrad, Ukrainian Cancer Patient
  • Ulrika Årehed Kågström, President-Elect, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)  
  • Richard Sullivan, Director, Institute of Cancer Policy; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cancer Policy; Emergency Committee Member, World Health Organization
> This session will be streamed by London Global Cancer Week 

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10:00-10:15
 
Networking Coffee
10:15-11:30
Turning Up The Dial: Advancing The Elimination of HPV and Hep B Cancers
 

With HPV Action Network Co-Chairs Daniel Kelly and Margaret Stanley, including speakers:

  • Steve Brine MP for Winchester & Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee
  • Bernie Brennan, Mother of Laura Brennan, HPV Vaccination Campaigner
  • Emilie Karafillakis, European Research Lead, Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
  • George Zaki, Associate Vice President, South Eastern Europe Cluster Lead, MSD
11:30-12:45
No Letting Up: The Next EU Agenda for Prevention, Early Detection and Screening
 

With Prevention, Early Detection and Screening Network Co-Chairs Torsten Blum and Isabel Rubio, including speakers:

  • Alessandra Moretti MEP, Member, SANT Committee
  • Marcis Leja, Coordinator, Application for an EU Joint Action on Cancer Screening
  • Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Chair of the Environment and Health Committee, European Respiratory Society & Professor, Section of Environmental Health, University of Copenhagen
  • Mariano Suppa, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
  • Ivana Dragojević, Vice-President & Treasurer, European Liver Patients' Association (ELPA)
  • Michael Oberreiter, Head of Global Access, Roche
12:45-13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30-14:45
All Cancer Patients Equal: Achieving That Vision
 

With Inequalities Network Co-Chairs Sarah Collen and Nicolò Battisti, including speakers:

  • Sandra Caldeira, Deputy Head of Disease Prevention Unit, European Commission's Joint Research Centre 
  • Tanimola Martins, Research Fellow, University of Exeter
  • Shereen Nabhani-Gebara, Chair, Research Committee, British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) 
  • Manan Shah, Lecturer, Global Health, Rutgers University & Vice President, Global Health Equity & Policy Partnerships, BMS

14:45-15:00
Networking Coffee
15:00-16:15 
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan & 2024 European Parliament Manifesto Launch
 

Andreas Charalambous, President of the European Cancer Organisation,  Kathy Oliver and Winette van der Graaf, European Cancer Summit Co-Chairs, including speakers:

  • Stella Kyriakides, EU Commissioner for Health & Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP, Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Isabel Rubio, President, European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) & Co-Chair, Prevention, Early Detection and Screening Network, European Cancer Organisation
  • Anna Kirby, President, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) 
  • Gilly Spurrier-Bernard, Co-Chair, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
16:15-16:30
Networking Coffee
16:30-17:45
The Next Generation of Cancer Leaders
 

With Co-Chairs Ajay Aggarwal and Andreas Charalambous, including members of National and European Parliamentarians for Cancer Action and speakers : 

  • Lynn Mara Schuchter, President, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • Alex Filicevas, Executive Director, World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition & Member, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
> Including the announcement of the first European Cancer Community Foundation Rising Star Grants

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17:45-20:00
Networking Reception & Poster Presentations

 

Thursday 16 November

8:00-9:00 
 
Networking Breakfast
9:00-10:15
 
Cancer Survivors Matter: Championing The European Cancer Survivor Day and Advancing The Right to be Forgotten
   

With Survivorship and Quality of Life Network Co-Chairs Csaba Dégi and Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč, including speakers:

  • Nicoleta Pauliuc, Romanian Senator & Cancer Survivor
  • Penilla Gunther, Member, EU Cancer Mission Board, Former Member of Parliament, Sweden & Cancer Survivor
  • Carina Schneider, Managing Director, Childhood Cancer International Europe & Cancer Survivor
  • Françoise Meunier, Member, Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine (ARMB)
  • Elcin Barker Ergun, CEO, Menarini Group
10:15-10:30
 
Networking Coffee
10:30-11:45
 
Digital Health: A Powerful Ally In The Fight Against Cancer
   

With Digital Health Network Co-Chairs Carlo Catalano and Wim Oyen, including speakers:

  • Tomislav Sokol MEP, Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Marco Marsella, Head of Unit at Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology and designated Director for Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernization at Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission 
  • Carla Meeuwis, Radiologist, Rijnstate Hospital
  • Rachel Giles, Chair, International Kidney Coalition, & Member, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation
11:45-12:00 
 
Networking Coffee
12:00-13:15
 
Comprehensive Quality Cancer Care For All
   

With Quality Cancer Care Network Co-Chairs Simon Oberst and Fedro Peccatori. 

Including, on World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a focus on specific issues around pancreatic cancer and other quality cancer care topics.

  • Patrick Michl, Professor, Chair of Gastroenterology & Director of the Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg
  • Christof Kastner, Consultant Urologist & Clinical Director for Outpatients, Cambridge University Hospitals
  • Katarina Frediksson, Programme Officer, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare 
  • Patrycja Rzadkowska, Vice-Chair, Patient Advisory Committee, European Cancer Organisation, Pancreatic Cancer Europe
  • Martin Fensch, Vice-President, Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Europe and Canada, Daiichi Sankyo 
13:15-14:00
 
Networking Lunch
14:00-15:15
 
Health Systems and Treatment Optimisation
   

With Health Systems and Treatment Optimisation Network Co-Chairs Denis Lacombe and Yolande Lievens,  including speakers:

  • Francesco Pignatti, Head of the Office of Oncology and Haematology in the Human Medicines Division, European Medicines Agency
  • María Jesús Lamas Díaz, Director, Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products 
  • Ajay Aggarwal, Clinical Director for the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre & Board Member, European Cancer Organisation 
  • Ana Amariutei, Research Manager, European Patient Advocacy Institute 
15:15-15:30
 
Networking Coffee
15:30-16:45
 
An Oncology Workforce in Crisis: They Care For Us. Do We Care For Them?
   

With Workforce Network Co-Chairs Mirjam Crul and Beate Rau, including speakers:

  • Marta Cohen, Consultant Pathologist & Head of Histopathology Department, Sheffield Children’s, NHS Foundation Trust
  • Antanas Montvila, Vice-President, European Junior Doctors Association (EJD)
  • Wendy Oldenmenger, Assistant Professor at Erasmus MC, European Oncology Nursing Society & Co-Chair, ECO Workforce Network

16:45-17:30
 
INTERACT-EUROPE & Closing session
17:30-19:00
 
INTERACT-EUROPE Networking Reception



Friday 17 November

09:00-14:00
 
INTERACT-EUROPE Showcase Event 

 

Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

Call for Abstracts

Following the first year of abstract submissions in 2022 and the launch of the Young Cancer Professionals group earlier this year, we are pleased to announce this year’s European Cancer Summit’s Abstract submission process which closes on 30 September 2023


General Information

Abstract submissions are open to lead authors who are aged 40 or younger, on 15 November 2023, (and therefore eligible to join the ECO Young Cancer Professionals group). We particularly encourage lead author submissions from junior clinicians and academics. The successful abstracts will be presented at a special session within the Summit for young cancer professionals and leaders, which will take place on Wednesday 15 November 2023.  Selected oral presentations may only be made by a young cancer professional author of the abstract submission.  (Please note that applications to join the Young Cancer Professionals Group should be made separately by contacting ycp@europeancancer.org

ECO is committed to delivering equitable and effective cancer care globally, translating the best evidence to policy and practice. Research abstracts must fit within our key  Focused Topic Networks which cover all Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan priority areas and EU Cancer Mission recommendations.  

The key categories are:  

Due to space availability, only up to 20 abstracts will be selected and displayed in the poster room during the Summit. Abstracts will be chosen to ensure representation across all the Focused Topic Networks and the lead author will receive free registration to the Summit. The lead author will be invited to make a special presentation during a special session to be held on Wednesday 15 November. The accepted abstracts will also be published on the ECO website and, after the Summit, in the Journal of Cancer Policy.  

You can find the abstracts selected from the European Cancer Summit 2022 here.   

Submission Guidelines

The abstract should be a maximum of 400 words in length (excluding the title and references) and must include the following subheadings:

1. Title

2. Background: Explain the importance, relevance, and existing knowledge gaps related to the subject.  

3. Methods: Describe the research methods employed in the study. 

4. Results: Present the findings and outcomes of the study.  

5. Conclusions: Draw conclusions based on the results obtained from the study.  

6. References 

The abstract should not exceed the maximum of one figure or table and a maximum of three references. 

Please name your abstract file following this format: Last name_First name_title.pdf and make sure all the authors and affiliations are acknowledged.  

Review process

Each abstract will be reviewed blindly by the Co-Chairs of the relevant Focused Topic Network and responsible ECO Board Members. The submitted abstracts will be evaluated according to the abstract scoring grid. Please consult the provided submissions guidelines and scoring grid before finalising your submission. The evaluators will use the scoring grid as a reference framework during the evaluation.  

Submission timeline

Please submit your abstract via email to summitabstract@europeancancer.org, indicating the Focused Topic Network selected. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 September 2023.  

After the evaluation, lead authors will be notified by early October and, if successful, invited to present their work at the Summit.  

Please promote this opportunity to your members and contacts. Any questions can be directed to summitabstract@europeancancer.org 

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Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

Showcase Event

Directly following the European Cancer Summit, we are holding the INTERACT-EUROPE showcase event: Pioneering the Future of Inter-Specialty Cancer Education: Breaking down barriers and uniting expertise.

On 17 November, we will celebrate the development of this unique initiative and explore future opportunities. Join leaders in oncology, education, policy makers, cancer centre directors and politicians for panel discussions and in-depth exchanges on cancer training that transcends professional specialties or national borders.

Find out more and register for the event here.

Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator

Speakers

  • Stella Kyriakides European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
  • Sara Cerdas MEP Rapporteur of Mental Health Report
  • Dolors Montserrat MEP COVI Rapporteur and Former Spanish Health Minister
  • Alessandra Moretti MEP Member, SANT Committee
  • Tomislav Sokol MEP Rapporteur for EU law on the European Health Data Space
  • Nicoleta Pauliuc Romanian Senator