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#519.1: European Integration in Times of Geopolitical Crisis: Supporting Ukraine’s EU Accession and Building Resilient Public Institutions
Tuesday June 16, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
105AB
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

This session will explore how Ukraine’s EU accession process is driving the transformation of its healthcare and pharmaceutical regulatory system during one of the most challenging geopolitical periods in modern European history. Speakers from the Ukrainian government, Poland, the European Medicines Agency, and the European Commission will discuss how resilient public institutions, regulatory convergence, and international cooperation contribute to European security, democratic stability, and health system resilience. The discussion will highlight the strategic importance of supporting Ukraine’s institutional integration into the European Union and the broader future of European cooperation in health governance.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the role of regulatory reform and resilient public institutions in supporting Ukraine’s EU accession process during geopolitical crisis; Compare the contributions of EU Member States, the EMA, and the European Commission in advancing Ukraine’s integration into the European regulatory framework; Assess how international regulatory cooperation and alignment with the EU acquis communautaire can strengthen health security, governance, and institutional resilience in candidate countries.

Chair

Magdalena Pajewska

Speaker

Panelist
Maryna Slobodnichenko

Panelist
Grzegorz T Cessak


Speakers
GC

Grzegorz Cessak

President, URPLWMIPB, Poland
MP

Magdalena Pajewska

Head of the International Relations Unit, Office For Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocides, Poland
MS

Maryna Slobodnichenko

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ukraine
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Steffen Thirstrup

Chief Medical Officer, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Dr. Steffen Thirstrup, MD, PhD, has been Chief Medical Officer at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) since June 2022. A specialist in clinical pharmacology, he has held leadership roles at the Danish Medicines Agency, served as a CHMP member at EMA, and co-chaired the European Commission’s... Read More →
Tuesday June 16, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
105AB The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  08: RegPolicy-Strategy-GlobalCollaboration, Session

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