Invitation for the Virtual Lunch Debate from the European Parliament For World Hearing Day 2026 (5th of March 2026 – 12 till 14h CET)

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AEA European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals, kindly invites you to join us for the
“Virtual Lunch Debate from the European Parliament"
“World Hearing Day 2026 – From School to Workplace”
Thursday the 5th of March 2025 – 12:00-14:00h CET

AEA (European Association of Hearing Aid Professionals), EFHOH (European Federation of Hard of Hearing People) and EHIMA (European Hearing Instrument Manufacturer Association) join forces in this yearly virtual event from the European Parliament for World Hearing Day. All presentations are supported with Speech to Text. This year, the host is MEP Katrin LANGENSIEPEN (Germany , EPP)

Program:
• 12.00 Welcome – MEP Katrin LANGENSIEPEN
• WHO World Hearing Day 2026 theme – Shelly Chadha – WHO
• My story: From the school to employment – Nicole Sophie Marinos – AHEAD | Disability Advocate
• The role of hearing health in employment and job retention – Stefan Zimmer – EHIMA
• The Impact of Hearing Loss, Hearing Care and Empowerment in the Workplace, Survey results part 1 – Mark Laureyns – AEA
• The Impact of Hearing Loss, Hearing Care and Empowerment in the Workplace, Survey results part 2 – Lidia Best– EFHOH
• Debate – All
• Conclusion
• 14.00 End
Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory: Please register here
We kindly request you to share this event with your network
Thank you,

Mark Laureyns, AEA president