The ICAN Institute is organizing a special symposium on January 22, 2026, at the Ministry of Health, on the current state of cardiometabolic disease prevention in France!
Co-organized with the French Cardiology Federation and with the support of the Ministry of Health, this event brings together stakeholders involved in the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases: doctors, researchers, public institutions, patient associations, mutual insurance companies, manufacturers, health economists, etc.
Register before December 23, 2025 to participate in this major public health event in France!
Conference program
MORNING
9 a.m.: welcome
9:30 a.m.: introduction
Anne-Marie Armantéras, Chair of the Board of Directors of IHU ICAN
9:45 a.m.: Opening plenary session:
The challenges of preventing cardiometabolic diseases in our healthcare system
Professor Philippe Gabriel STEG, Head of the Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP
10:30 a.m.: Roundtable discussion #1
The specifics of preventing cardiometabolic diseases
Moderator: Prof. Gérard Helft, Cardiologist, President of the French Cardiology Federation
Dr. Chahinez Benkanoun, Head of Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim France
Laurent Borella, Director of Partnerships and Health Services, Malakoff Médéric
Lionel Ribes, President, ANHET
Dr. Caroline Sémaille, Director General, Public Health France
11:45 a.m.: break
12:00 p.m.: Roundtable discussion #2
How can we conduct research on the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases?
Moderator: Prof. Stéphane Hatem, Director General of the ICAN Institute
Magdalena Daccord, CEO, FH Europe Foundation
Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, physician, economist, head of the clinical research unit for health economics at AP-HP
Dr. Antonio Gallo, Head of the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Unit, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Laura Lalle, Cardiology Therapeutic Area Expert, Roche Diagnostics France
AFTERNOON
1:15 p.m.: lunch break
2:30 p.m.: Roundtable discussion #3
Prevention strategies and innovative tools for new care pathways for cardiometabolic diseases
Moderator: Margaux Tellier-Poulain, Health and Social Protection Project Manager at the Institut Montaigne
Professor Olivier Bourron, Head of the Diabetes Department at La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital
Nicolas Castoldi, Deputy Director to the CEO and Executive Director of the @Hôtel-Dieu initiative at AP-HP, Co-Director of the Ethics Space
Dr. Jean-François Thébaut, Vice President, Advocacy – French Federation of Diabetics
Benjamin Vittrant, Senior Medical Scientist – WITHINGS
3:45 p.m.: closing plenary session
Innovation as a driver of prevention in cardiometabolic diseases
Franck Mouthon, Executive Director of the Agency for Health Research Programs, INSERM
4:30 p.m.: conclusion
Prof. Stéphane Hatem, Director General of the ICAN Institute
Prof. Gérard Helft, Cardiologist, President of the French Federation of Cardiology
• Registration is free but mandatory.
• Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., doors open at 9:00 a.m.
• Location: Ministry of Health – Laroque Amphitheater – 14, avenue Duquesne, 75007 Paris
• Contact: communication@ihuican.org
