Inclusivity Lounge: a hub for health equity and inclusion at TIF
The Friday, September 15, the International Exhibition of Thessaloniki will host, for the 2 consecutive year, the Inclusivity Lounge organized by Women On Top, with the support of MSD, Bayer, L’Oréal Hellas, Deloitte and the British Council, under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Cohesion & Family and the US Embassy in Greece.
The Inclusivity Lounge, with this year’s theme “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Health”, will once again be a place to meet, think, exchange ideas and network, with selected speakers analyzing issues that fall under the broader theme of gender equality and of inclusion in Health.
The questions
- Which under-represented groups are excluded from health research, structures and services, and what are the practices that mitigate discrimination?
- How does the tripartite equality – diversity – inclusion apply to people working in the health sector?
- What are the multiple exclusions seen in the health entrepreneurship and technology space?
- And finally, what are the invisible aspects of women’s health, physical and mental?
After the very successful organization of the Inclusivity Lounge at the Economic Forum of Delphi, the goal is to put the above questions at the heart of the Thessaloniki International Fair, in order to meaningfully open the debate on equality, diversity and inclusion, at a time when public health issues claim an important place in the public debate.
This year, for the first time, the Inclusivity Lounge will be flanked by the parallel event StandUp Against Street Harassment, a workshop on health and safety in public space, focusing on the prevention and fight against gender-based violence.
The program
14.30-15.30 Workshop on Health and Safety in Public Space | StandUp Against Street Harassment – Vasiliki Liafou, Psychologist, Psychotherapist specializing in mental trauma
16.00-16.15 Welcome and greetings – Sofia Zaharaki, Minister of Social Cohesion and Family – Consul General Jerry Ismail, U.S. Consulate General, Thessaloniki
16.15-17.15 Panel Discussion | Diversity & Accessibility: Health for all@ – Spyros Kaltikopoulos, Public Relations Officer KEEPEA Orizontes – Vassilis Kioses, Psychotherapist and Medical Educator – Maria Kaldani, Head of Human Development, Child Protection Unit, The HOME Project – Stelios Kymbouropoulos, Member of European Parliament, Psychiatrist – Loukas Synodinos, Director of Clinical Studies Department, MSD Coordination: Stella Kasdagli, Co-Founder Women On Top
17.15-18.00 Panel discussion | Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: How does it affect health workers? – Nikos Pavlakos, Co-Founder ORIENTUM – Stavroula Vovlianou, Nurse, PhD, MSc, DipEdu, RN, Office of Education G.N. Kavalas – Athina Stavrou, HR Lead Greece, Malta, Cyprus, MSD – Angelika Tzemou, Board Member and HR Head, Bayer Hellas
18.00-18.30 Panel Discussion | Health Tech: How Inclusive Is Innovation? – Emilia Molymbaki, CEO & Co-Founder Thymia – Faie Christodoulou, Chief Scientific Officer Microfluidics, INTEGRA Biosciences – Coordination: Penelope Theodorakakou, Co-Founder Women On Top 18.30-19.00 Panel Discussion | Women & Mental Health: The Changing Puzzle– Marina Oikonomou-Lalioti, Associate Professor of Psychiatry – Social Psychiatry, Medical School of the University of Athens – Maria Korali, General Manager of L’Oréal Professional Products Coordination: Stella Kasdagli, Co-Founder Women On Top 19.00-19.45 Panel Discussion | The invisible aspects of women’s health – Caroline Nokes MP, Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee – Christina-Antoinetta Neofotistou, Game Artist – Dr. Cristina Alonso Alija, Senior VP, Global Head of Sustainability, Safety, Health & Environment, and Human Rights Officer, Bayer AG – Domniki Kavatzikis, Senior HR & Talent Manager, Deloitte
19.45-20.00 Conclusions and closing 20.00-20.30 Drinks and networking * Part of the discussions will be held in English. When: 15 September 2023, 14:30-20:30 Where: Olympia Hall, “Ioannis Bellidis” Conference Center Social media: #InclusivityLoungeΤIF #WoTlounges #IL_TIFF23 Entries:Eventbrite Updates:Facebook Event