HEALTHY WORKPLACES SUMMIT
4 December 2025 - 09:00
Live will start at
Moderator: Brenda O’Brien
9h00 – 10h30 .- HEALTHY WORKPLACES GOOD PRACTICE AWARDS CEREMONY
• Opening of the Ceremony by Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
• Presentation of the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards 2023 -2025
by Professor Oscar Molina, Chair of the Awards Jury and Good Practice Awards winners
• Hand-over of certificates
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee / Networking break
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 1: Psychosocial risks and mental health in the digital world of work
Chair: Maurizio Curtarelli
Presenters:
• Ignacio Gonzalez, Economic and Policy Analyst at the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• Karolien Lenaerts, Head of Research group HIVA at KU Leuven
• Pablo Sanz, Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza
• Geronimo Grieger, Occupational Psychologist at the Central Labour Inspectorate Austria - Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 2: Digital technologies, OSH management and risk prevention
Chair: Annick Starren
Presenters:
• Kyrillos Spyridopoulos, Senior Research Manager, Policy and Research at Ecorys
• Hilde Færevik, Science and Technology Advisor at Innovation Norway
• Stefania Marassi, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS)
• Elsbeth de Korte, Senior Scientist and Project manager at The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 3: Legislation, regulation and ethical considerations
Chair: Bogdan Deleanu
Presenters:
• Brando Benifei, AI Act Co-rapporteur at the European Parliament
• David Timis, Co-Lead SHAPE Europa & Eurasia of the Global Shapers Community
• Jovana Karanovic, Founder and Managing Director of Reshaping Work
12h15 – 12h40.- PANEL DISCUSSION WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS
Moderator: William Cockburn, EU-OSHA Executive Director
Panellists:
• Giulio Romani, Confederal Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Kris De Meester, Chair of the Health and Safety Group, BusinessEurope
12h40 – 13h00.- CLOSING
• Outlook to the next HWC 2026-2028, by Michael Gillen , Chair of the EU-OSHA Management Board
• Closing by William Cockburn , EU-OSHA Executive Director
9h00 – 10h30 .- HEALTHY WORKPLACES GOOD PRACTICE AWARDS CEREMONY
• Opening of the Ceremony by Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
• Presentation of the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards 2023 -2025
by Professor Oscar Molina, Chair of the Awards Jury and Good Practice Awards winners
• Hand-over of certificates
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee / Networking break
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 1: Psychosocial risks and mental health in the digital world of work
Chair: Maurizio Curtarelli
Presenters:
• Ignacio Gonzalez, Economic and Policy Analyst at the Joint Research Centre (JRC)
• Karolien Lenaerts, Head of Research group HIVA at KU Leuven
• Pablo Sanz, Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza
• Geronimo Grieger, Occupational Psychologist at the Central Labour Inspectorate Austria - Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 2: Digital technologies, OSH management and risk prevention
Chair: Annick Starren
Presenters:
• Kyrillos Spyridopoulos, Senior Research Manager, Policy and Research at Ecorys
• Hilde Færevik, Science and Technology Advisor at Innovation Norway
• Stefania Marassi, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS)
• Elsbeth de Korte, Senior Scientist and Project manager at The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
11h00 – 12h15.- Parallel Session 3: Legislation, regulation and ethical considerations
Chair: Bogdan Deleanu
Presenters:
• Brando Benifei, AI Act Co-rapporteur at the European Parliament
• David Timis, Co-Lead SHAPE Europa & Eurasia of the Global Shapers Community
• Jovana Karanovic, Founder and Managing Director of Reshaping Work
12h15 – 12h40.- PANEL DISCUSSION WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS
Moderator: William Cockburn, EU-OSHA Executive Director
Panellists:
• Giulio Romani, Confederal Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Kris De Meester, Chair of the Health and Safety Group, BusinessEurope
12h40 – 13h00.- CLOSING
• Outlook to the next HWC 2026-2028, by Michael Gillen , Chair of the EU-OSHA Management Board
• Closing by William Cockburn , EU-OSHA Executive Director
