Main Programme
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Day 1, Main Congress: Emerging Threats and Discovery |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1A |
GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1B |
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08:00 onwards |
Registration |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Opening & Welcome Address Prof Suresh Mahalingam, Australia |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Plenary 1: Coming Soon! |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Symposium 1: One Health, Spillover and Emerging Zoonotic Viral Threats |
Symposium 2: Respiratory Viruses I: Evolution, Transmission, Molecular Epidemiology and Pandemic Risk |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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11:30 – 12:40 |
Symposium 3: Respiratory Viruses II: Immunity, Vaccines, and Control |
Symposium 4: Bat-borne Viruses and High-consequence Zoonotic Infections |
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12:40 – 14:15 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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14:15 – 15:25 |
Symposium 5: Measles and Vaccine-preventable Viral Diseases: Resurgence, Immunity and Public Health Response |
Symposium 6: Panel Discussion: Preparing for the Next Viral Threat in the Asia-Pacific — What Do Scientists, Clinicians, Laboratories Public Health and Government Need? |
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15:25 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Keynote 1: Coming Soon! |
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17:00 – 19:00 |
Welcome Reception |
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End of Day 1 |
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Day 2, Main Congress: Innovation and Translation |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1A |
GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1B |
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08:00 onwards |
Registration |
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08:00 – 08:45 |
Meet‑the‑Experts Breakfast Symposium |
Meet‑the‑Experts Breakfast Symposium |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote 2: Coming Soon! |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Symposium 7: Vaccine Innovation I: Platforms, Design, and Immunogenicity |
Symposium 8: Chronic Viral Infections I: Hepatitis, HIV and Disease Burden |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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11:30 – 12:40 |
Symposium 9: Vaccine Innovation II: From Preclinical Models to Clinical Impact |
Symposium 10: Next-generation Viral Diagnostics: Clinical Utility, Speed, Scale and Precision |
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12:40 – 14:15 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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14:15 – 15:15 |
Symposium 11: Chronic Viral Infections II: Prevention, Treatment and Cure |
Symposium 12: Antiviral Therapeutics: From Discovery to Clinical Use |
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15:15 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Symposium 13: Young Investigator Oral Symposium and Networking Session (GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1A) |
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17:00 – 18:00 |
Keynote 3: Coming Soon! |
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18:15 – 21:00 |
Gala Dinner (Ticketed) |
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End of Day 2 |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1A |
GCCEC, Ground Floor, Arena 1B |
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08:00 onwards |
Registration |
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08:00 – 08:45 |
Meet‑the‑Editors Breakfast Symposium |
Meet‑the‑Editors Breakfast Symposium |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote 4: Coming Soon! |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Symposium 14: Host–pathogen Interactions: Immune Modulation and Disease Outcomes |
Symposium 15: Arboviruses in the Asia-Pacific I: Transmission, Ecology and Emergence |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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11:30 – 12:40 |
Symposium 16: Enteric Viruses and Enteroviruses: Outbreaks, Clinical Disease and Public Health Impact |
Symposium 17: Persistent and Latent Viral Infections: Clinical Impact, Diagnostics and Management |
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12:40 – 14:15 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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14:15 – 15:15 |
Symposium 18: Arboviruses in the Asia-Pacific II: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Control |
Symposium 19: Molecular Epidemiology, Genomic Surveillance and Data-to-action in Virology |
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15:15 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Keynote 5: Coming Soon! |
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18:15 – 19:30 |
Awards and Recognition Ceremony – Best Poster & Oral Presentations and Young Investigator Awards |
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Congress Adjourn |
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The programme is accurate as of the time of publication (8 June 2026). It is subject to change at the discretion of the Organising Committee without prior notice.
