Main Programme (demo)

 

Day 1, Main Congress: Emerging Threats and Discovery

Time/Room

Programme

Arena 1A

Arena 1B

0800 onwards

Registration

0830 – 0900

Opening & Welcome Address

Prof Suresh Mahalingam, Australia

0900 – 1000

Plenary 1:
One Health in Action: Preparing for the Next Pandemic

1000 – 1100

Symposium 1:
Spillover to Outbreak: Emerging and Zoonotic Viral Threats

Symposium 2:
Respiratory Viruses I: Evolution, Transmission, and Disease

1100 – 1130

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1130 – 1240

Symposium 3:
Respiratory Viruses II: Immunity, Vaccines, and Control

Symposium 4:
Next-Generation Viral Diagnostics: Speed, Scale, and Precision

1240 – 1415

Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1415 – 1525

Symposium 5:
Enteroviruses: From Acute Infection to Long-Term Disease

Symposium 6:
Transformative Technologies I: Redefining Virus Discovery and Analysis

1525 – 1600

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1600 – 1700

Keynote 1:
AI in the Pandemic Era

1700 – 1900

Welcome Reception

End of Day 1

 

Day 2, Main Congress: Innovation and Translation

Time/Room

Programme

Arena 1A

Arena 1B

0800 onwards

Registration

0800 – 0845

Meet‑the‑Expert Breakfast Symposium

Meet‑the‑Expert Breakfast Symposium

0900 – 1000

Keynote 2:
Emerging Viruses: Global Threats and Translational Solutions

1000 – 1100

Symposium 7:
Vaccine Innovation I: Platforms, Design, and Immunogenicity

Symposium 8:
Blood-Borne Viruses I: Epidemiology and Disease Burden

1100 – 1130

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1130 – 1240

Symposium 9:
Vaccine Innovation II: From Preclinical Models to Clinical Impact

Symposium 10:
Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis and Host Injury

1240 – 1415

Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1415 – 1515

Symposium 11:
Blood-Borne Viruses II: Prevention, Treatment, and Cure

Symposium 12:
Antiviral Therapeutics: From Discovery to Deployment

1515 – 1600

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1600 – 1700

Keynote 3:
Virus Surveillance and Public Health: Turning Data into Action

1815 – 1930

Congress Dinner (Offsite, ticketed)

End of Day 2

 

 

Day 2, Main Congress: Integration and Impact

Time/Room

Programme

Arena 1A

Arena 1B

0800 onwards

Registration

0800 – 0845

Meet‑the‑Expert Breakfast Symposium

Meet‑the‑Expert Breakfast Symposium

0900 – 1000

Keynote 4:
Pathogenesis and Immunology: Bridging Mechanisms to Clinical Outcomes

1000 – 1100

Symposium 13:
Host–Pathogen Interactions: Immune Modulation and Disease Outcomes

Symposium 14:
Public Health Virology: Genomic Surveillance in a Globalised World

1100 – 1130

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1130 – 1240

Symposium 15:
Vector-Borne Viruses I: Transmission, Ecology, and Emergence

Symposium 16:
Transformative Technologies II: Innovation Driving the Future of Virology

1240 – 1415

Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

Young Investigator Oral Sessions by Early-Career Researchers

1415 – 1515

Symposium 17:
Vector-Borne Viruses II: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Control

Symposium 18:
Industry and Innovation Forum: Translating Virology into Impact

1515 – 1600

Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings

1600 – 1700

Keynote 5:
Climate Change and Viral Emergence

1815 – 1930

Awards and Recognition Ceremony – Best Poster & Oral Presentations and Young Investigator Awards

Congress Adjourn

The programme is accurate as of the time of publication (25 March 2026). The organisers reserve the right to amend, vary, or withdraw any part of the Event programme, including but not limited to activities, session topics, speakers, or schedules, where circumstances so require. Such amendments shall not constitute grounds for refund or compensation.