12:30-12:35: Welcome and introduction

Speaker: Henrik Peersen, Secretary General of the Norwegian Brain Council, Norway

12:35-12:50: What do we need to achieve breakthroughs in brain research and better patient treatment?

Speaker: Ole Petter Ottersen, University of Oslo, Norway

12:50-13:05: The framework for health research in Norway. How do we facilitate brain and neurological research?

Speaker: Katrine Rolid, The Norwegian Research Council, Norway

13:05-13:20: The state of brain research in Europe

Speaker: Tomás Ryan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

13:20-13:45: Political debate (in Norwegian!)

Moderator: Martin Gray, editor of the newspaper Dagens Medisin, Norway

Participants:

Usman Ahmad Mushtaq, Secretary of State, Department of Health, Norway

Kari-Anne Jønnes, Member of Parliament, The Conservative Party of Norway

Hanne Flinstad Harbo, University of Oslo, Norway

Ole Petter Ottersen, University of Oslo, Norway