The University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and the Faculty of Economics are honoured to have been selected as the host of the 7th ECHE Conference. We want to provide a forum for delegates to learn together, share experiences, examine new systems that can reach across traditional boundaries, and explore collaborative approach in health economics among users, providers and policy makers. We wish to welcome the participants of the European Congress on Health Economics in an atmosphere of traditional Roman history and Mediterranean warmth.