Despina Spanou
Position: Principal Advisor Health and Consumers - EU Commission
Despina Spanou is since 1 April 2010, Principal Advisor to the Director-General for Health and Consumers. She works on policy and communication coordination and also co-chairs certain stakeholder fora, including the Platform for action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and the High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical activity as well as the Alcohol and Health Forum. She also represents Directorate General for Health and Consumers at the High Level Forum on competitiveness in the food chain.
She was previously the Deputy Head of Cabinet for the European Commissioners for Health Mr. Kyprianou (2004-2008) and Mrs. Vassiliou (2008-2010).
Will participate to
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Session IV: Partnerships at the service of future generations: innovation as benefit for Europe and China
Thursday 1 January 70 - 01:00 am to 11:15 am
Moderator : Fredrik Erixon
Speakers : Despina Spanou - John Lepore - Li Dang - Yves Jongen - Zheng Yuewen