2ND BRAIN HEALTH SUMMIT

 

WARSAW, 29.10.2026

AGENDA

29
October
Thursday
Sala Wielka
09:00 - 09:45
Press conference
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome address and short remarks by guests
prof. Konrad Rejdak
prof. Alina Kułakowska
10:15 - 11:45
Neurology Without Borders - Challenges in Neurology in Poland and Around the World
Panelists:
prof. Kailash Bhatia, European Academy of Neurology
prof. Elena Moro, European Academy of Neurology
prof. Claudio Bassetti, International Alliance for Brain Health, European Academy of Neurology
prof. Paul Boon, European Academy of Neurology, Brain Health Mission
prof. Irena Rectorova, European Academy of Neurology
dr Frédéric Destrebecq, European Brain Council
Representative of the Polish Ministry of Health
prof. Alina Kułakowska, Polish Neurological Society
prof. Konrad Rejdak, Polish Neurological Society
11:45 - 12:00
Break

12:00 - 13:30
Ministry of Health's Priority: “Healthy Heart – Healthy Brain” on World Stroke Day
Panelists:

prof. Bartosz Karaszewski, National Consultant in Neurology
prof. Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz, National Council for Neurology
prof. Marek Gierlotka, Polish Cardiac Society
prof. Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Rector of Lazarski University
prof. Agnieszka Słowik, Jagiellonian University Medical College 
Representative of the Polish Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health
Representative of the Polish National Health Fund, National Health Fund

Moderator:
Jakub Gierczyński
13:30 - 14:30
Parliamentarians as Ambassadors for Brain Health

14:30 - 15:15
Lunch
15:15 - 16:45
Towards Brain Plan for Poland
Introductory remarks:
prof. Konrad Rejdak, Polish Neurological Society

Panelists:
prof. Konrad Rejdak, Polish Neurological Society
prof. Alina Kułakowska, Polish Neurological Society
prof. Agata Szulc, Polish Psychiatric Association
prof. Daniel Wójcik, Polish Neuroscience Society
prof. Jarosław Sławek, Polish Neurological Society
Aleksandra Lewandowska, MD, PhD, National Consultant in Pediatric Psychiatry
prof. Piotr Gałecki, Polish Psychiatric Association
prof. Justyna Paprocka, National Consultant in Pediatric Neurology
prof. Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska, President of the Polish Society of Pediatric Neurology
prof. Halina Sienkiewicz-Jarosz, Polish Neurological Society
prof. Bartosz Karaszewski, National Consultant in Neurology
Urszula Szybowicz, President of the “Nie Widać Po Mnie” Foundation
dr Edyta Ekwińska, PhD, Vice-President of Alzheimer Polska

Moderator:
Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka
16:45 - 17:00
Break
17:00 - 18:00
Physician–patient sessions:
I Neurodegenerative diseases
II Migraine
18:00 - 18:15
Break
18:15 - 19:15
Physician–patient sessions:
I Rare diseases
II Neuroimmune diseases
19:15
Cocktail and networking reception