Cancon Policy conference in Rome at the Italian Ministry of Health (Lungotevere Ripa, 1, 00153 Roma) on 16 September 2016.

• morning meeting (10.30 - 13.30) will concentrate on national perspectives
• afternoon meeting (14.30 - 17.00) will focus on European affairs

Morning session:
10:00 Registrations and coffee
10:30 Welcomes to National MAC roundtable: Prevention and Innovation for Successful Cancer Control
- Moderators: F Schittulli / R Noto (LILT, Lega Italiana per la Lotta ai Tumori) and Ranieri Guerra (Italian Ministry of Health)
- Italian Ministry of Health
- Alojz Peterle, MEP, President MEPs Against Cancer
- Stefan Schreck, Head of Unit, EU Commission

11:00 Panel Discussion: PREVENTION FOR SUCCESSFUL CANCER CONTROL
Chairs: A Paradiso (LILT) and Rosanna D’Antona (Europa Donna)

Screening Policies in Europe and Italy
Keynote speakers:

• Role and actions of Italian Parliament Mario Marazziti, President, Social Affairs Commission, Italian Parliament

• Screening Policies in the EU + WP 9 Deliverables / recommendations, Tytti Sarkeala, Cancer Society of Finland, Cancon WP 9

Panelists:
- Sakari Karjalainen, President, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)
- Kathi Apostolidis, Vice President, European Cancer Patients Coalition (ECPC)
- Antonio Federici, Italian Ministry of Health 

12:00 Panel Discussion: INNOVATION FOR SUCCESSFUL CANCER CONTROL
Chairs: Francesco De Lorenzo (ECPC) and Ranieri Guerra, Italian Ministry of Health
Access to Innovative Cancer Treatments
Keynote speakers:

• Elisabetta Gardini - European Parliamentarian, EPP , Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
• Emiliagrazia De Biasi, President, Health Commission Italian Parliament

Panelists:
- Paola Binetti, Italian Parliament, Chair Inter-Group on Rare Diseases
- Stefan Schreck, Head of Unit, EU Commission
- Enrico Proietti, Dep. Hematology National Institute of Health, Italy
- Domenico Cristiano Corsi, Italian Medical Oncology Association (AIOM)

13:15 Closing for Morning Session
Alojz Peterle, MEP, President MEPs Against Cancer

13:30 Lunch and registrations

Afternoon session:
14:30 Welcome to EU Cancon Policy Conference: an EU Joint Action for Cancer Patients
- Dr Giovanni Nicoletti, Cancon WP5 Leader and Italian Ministry of Health
- Dr Sakari Karjalainen, President, ECL and Cancon WP2 Leader
- Stefan Schreck, Head of Unit, European Commission

15:00 Equity and Rehabilitation
- Moderators: S Karjalainen, ECL and F De Lorenzo (ECPC – FAVO)
- Overview of the Cancon Joint Action - Tit Albreht, Cancon Coordinator
- Equity Policies for Cancer Patients - Rosana Peiro Pérez, Cancon WP 4, FISABIO, Spain 
- Recommendations for Cancer Survivorship and Rehabilitation - Julien Tognetti, Cancon WP8, INCa, France

15:30 Panel Discussion on improving the quality of life of patients and survivors
1) how can the above recommendations be tailored at the country level,
2) how to ensure that the EU Guide for Comprehensive Cancer Control will be implemented at Member State level

• The role of the European Parliament - David-Maria Sassoli, European Parliamentarian S&D
• The role of the Italian Parliament - Laura Bianconi, Member of the Italian Senate

Panelists:
- Vincenzo-Maria Saraceni, Italian Cancer League (LILT)
- Roberto Bertollini, former WHO representative to the EU
- Gianni Amunni, Tuscany Region, Italian Regional Cancer Networks and Cancon WP 6
- Angela Ribecco, Italian Medical Oncology Association (AIOM)

16:30 Conclusions and closing remarks by Professors Schittulli and De Lorenzo