Association of European Cancer Leagues

Belgium

The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is a non-profit, pan-European umbrella organisation of national and regional cancer societies. Located in Brussels, ECL provides an exclusive platform for members to collaborate with their international peers, primarily in the areas of cancer prevention, tobacco control, access to medicines and patient support, and creates opportunities to advocate for these issues at the EU level. ECL’s VISION: A Europe free of cancers ECL’s MISSION: To advocate for improved cancer control and care in Europe through facilitating collaboration between cancer leagues , and influencing EU and pan-European policies.

Wendy Yared

Dr Yared has over 25 years’ experience in public health and health policy. She is currently the Director of the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), a pan-European alliance of national and regional cancer leagues created in 1980, and leads the ECL Secretariat based in Brussels, working primarily in advocacy at EU level. This includes collaboration with the European Parliament’s interest group MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) and the relaunch of European Week Against Cancer to promote prevention and the European Code Against Cancer. Dr Yared represents ECL in EU Joint Actions on cancer, and participates in various EU discussions and platforms related to cancer prevention and health promotion. She holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Master of Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of California Irvine.

Nico Latteur

Nico is ECL’s Policy and Projects Assistant. He is leading in ECL’s role as Work Package 6 leaders in PIECES. At ECL, he supports the management and implementation of ECL’s portfolio of EU-funded projects, alongside the coordination of ECL’s working structures. Before joining ECL, Nico completed a 12-month internship with DAI, managing EU-funded projects in the field of climate change, sustainable and climate-smart agriculture and political stability. Prior to this, he undertook an internship in Iloilo, Philippines, in which he worked for NGO LOOB on a range of projects on local community health and sustainable development. Nico holds a Double MSc in Public Policy and Human Development from the United Nations University MERIT, as well as a BA in International Development from the University of East Anglia.

Arianna Khatchadourian

Arianna is ECL’s Projects Officer, managing its EU operating grants and the implementation of various projects in ECL’s portfolio of Horizon Europe/Horizon 2020 and EU4Health projects. Before joining ECL, Arianna worked as project manager at an NGO promoting human rights, the rule of law and democratic governance in the Horn of Africa region, as well as project researcher on EU renewable energy policy at the Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Arianna holds an MA in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development from SOAS, University of London, and a BA in English from the University of York, UK.