Coordination & Support Action BrainHealth - Final Conference
After two years dedicated to building a unifying framework for stakeholder initiatives in brain research, implementing transnational funding and facilitating other essential activities to support and enhance the partnership’s objectives, the CSA BrainHealth consortium is pleased to invite you to its Final Conference. Taking place in the afternoon of 15 October 2025 as part of the 2025 Brain Innovation Days, the CSA BrainHealth Final Conference will present the Partnership strategic priorities and main lines of action to accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs and innovation in the brain space with the expected societal impact of decreasing the burden of brain disorders.

Programme of the Final Conference
13:30 – 13:35 - Welcome

Ulrike Bußhoff
Coordinator of the CSA BrainHealth, Project Management Agency, German Aerospace Centre

13:35 – 13:45 - Opening: Prioritising Brain Health for a Prosperous Future
More information coming soon.

Irene Norstdet
Director People Directorate, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

13:45 – 14:00 - Keynote 1: Towards a European Partnership for Brain Health

Ulrike Bußhoff
Coordinator of the CSA BrainHealth, Project Management Agency, German Aerospace Centre

14:00 – 14:30 - Panel 1: Structuring the Brain Health Ecosystem
More information coming soon.



Tomás Ryan
Chair of the Advocacy Committee,
European Federation of Neuroscience Societies
Raluca Nica
Board Member, GAMIAN-Europe
Ulrike Bußhoff
International Brain Research Organization

14:30 – 14:45 - Keynote 2: EP BrainHealth Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda

Catherine Marquer
International Scientific Coordinator – Neuroscience, Agence Nationale de la Recherche

14:45 – 15:15 - Panel 2: Accelerating Innovation and Increasing Competitiveness
More information coming soon.



Pavel Balabanov
Head of Therapies for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, European Medicines Agency
Jolien Roovers
Policy Advisor at Department of Work, Economy, Science, Innovation and Social economy (WEWIS), Flemish Government
Jennie Young
Executive Director, Canadian Brain Research Strategy

15:15 – 15:30 - Keynote 3: Overcoming Global Barriers to Data Sharing
More information coming soon.

Thomas Oxley
Co-Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Neurotechnology

15:30 – 16:00 - Panel 3: Building Capacities for Research
More information coming soon.



Thomas Oxley
Co-Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Neurotechnology
Philippe Vernier
Joint CEO, EBRAINS
Damian Okaibedi Eke
Co-Lead, Data Standards and Sharing Working Group, International Brain Initiative; Director, African Brain Data Network

16:00 – 17:00: Closing High-Level Panel
More information coming soon.




Ekaterina Zaharieva
European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Ledia Lazeri
Regional Adviser for Mental Health,
WHO Europe
Thomas Gasser
Director, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases – Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research; Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Coordination & Support Action BrainHealth
Monica di Luca
President, Italian Society of Neuroscience; Former President of the European Brain Council (2017-2019); Former President of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (2014-2016)

Register to the Final Conference
Access to this conference is free, however if you would like to gain access to the rest of the Brain Innovation Days, taking place on October 15th and 16th in the same venue, please purchase your tickets via the Brain Innovation Days website!

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101136302.
