Speakers

Sir Michael Marmot

Sir Michael Marmot

Professor, University College London

Abstract

The health gap: the challenge of an unequal world

Professor Sir Michael G. Marmot MBBS, MPH, PhD, FRCP, FFPHM, FMedSci, FBA
Director of the Institute of Health Equity (UCL Department of Epidemiology & Public Health), and Professor of Epidemiology at University College London.

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Suzanne Suggs

L. Suzanne Suggs

Professor Social Marketing, Università della Svizzera italiana

Abstract

Making healthy options easier options

Prof. L. Suzanne Suggs, PhD, MSc, CHES, is also Vice-President of the SSPH+ and a Visiting Reader in the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. Her research focuses on determinants of health related behaviors and behavior change.

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Rebecca Ruiz

National Counsilor, Lausanne

Abstract

Lobbys et politique de la santé en Suisse: l’exemple du tabac

Born in 1982, Rebecca Ruiz received a background in social science with a master's degree in criminology. National Councilor since 2014, she sits on the Commission for Social Security and Health (CSSS). In addition to her political mandate, Rebecca Ruiz is also president of the French-speaking section of the Swiss Federation of Patients and the Association of French-speaking and Ticinese Social Action Institutions (ARTIAS).

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Claude-François Robert

Cantonal doctor, Neuchâtel

Abstract

La stratégie de promotion de la santé en Suisse latine


FMH specialist in public health. Cantonal doctor in Neuchâtel since 2007 and lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel. President of the Committee for Prevention and Health Promotion of the Cantons Latins.


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Alexia Fournier Fall

Coordinator GRSP, Lausanne

Abstract

Promouvoir la santé mentale nous concerne tous

Alexia Fournier Fall coordinates the Prevention and Promotion Commission of GRSP. This commission brings together the health and prevention representatives of the French-speaking cantons and the Ticino. Holder of a doctorate in literature she has been working for several years in the development and management of prevention and health promotion projects and programs at the cantonal and intercantonal level in Latin Switzerland.
Andreas Balthasar

Andreas Balthasar

Professor of Political Sciences, University of Lucerne

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Andreas Balthasar is a political scientist specialized in policy analysis and evaluation research with a special focus on health science. In 1991, he founded Interface Policy Studies Research Consulting, a private company dedicated to the evaluation of policy measures and programs. In 2010, he was appointed titular professor of political science at the University of Lucerne.

Dominique de Buman

Dominique de Buman

President of the National Council, Fribourg

Round table

Appointed as President of the National Council for 2017/2018, Dominique de Buman is in the National Council since 2003. Within other engagements, he was Vice President of the Christian Democratic People's Party 2004-2016 and President of the Swiss Tourism Association since 2009.

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Scott Burris

Professor,  Temple Law School and Temple´s School of Public Health Philadelphia

Scott Burris, J.D., is a Professor of Law at Temple Law School, where he directs the Center for Public Health Law Research. He is also a Professor in Temple’s School of Public Health.

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Isabelle Moncada

Isabelle Moncada

Journalist, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS)

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Born in 1967 at Chêne-Bougeries, Isabelle Moncada is a journalist, productor and presenter for the Swiss Radio and Television.