Climate Change & Infectious Disease Threats
Jun 23–26, 2025 | Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany
Scientific Organizers:
Cecilia Sorensen, Kari C Nadeau, Anna Stewart-Ibarra and Desiree LaBeaud
Jun 23–26, 2025 | Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany
Scientific Organizers:
Cecilia Sorensen, Kari C Nadeau, Anna Stewart-Ibarra and Desiree LaBeaud
Available Formats:
Supported by the Directors' Fund
In Person
On Demand
Available Formats: = In Person = On Demand
Monday, June 23, 2025
Fundraising
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Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Grand Mussmann Hotel, Tivoli Room
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Central-Hotel Kaiserhof
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Poster Setup
8:30–9:00 AM
Foyer
Poster Viewing
8:45–7:00 PM
Foyer
Welcome and Keynote Address
9:00–10:00 AM
Auditorium
* Cecilia Sorensen, Columbia University
Session Chair
Session Chair
Maria D. Van Kerkhove, World Health Organization
Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
10:00–12:15 PM
Auditorium
Desiree LaBeaud, Stanford University
Extreme Weather Events, Warming and Plastic Pollution Impacts of VBD Spread in Kenya
Extreme Weather Events, Warming and Plastic Pollution Impacts of VBD Spread in Kenya
Tom Hughes, Conservation Medicine
Rapid Detection and Capacity Building to Detect Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
Rapid Detection and Capacity Building to Detect Emerging Zoonosis and Infectious Threats
Harald Renz, Philipps University Marburg
Impacts of Climate-Related Exposures on Global VBD Prevelence
Impacts of Climate-Related Exposures on Global VBD Prevelence
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:30–10:50 AM
Foyer
Lunch
12:15–1:15 PM
Ballroom
Poster Session 1
12:45–3:00 PM
Foyer
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
3:00–4:30 PM
Auditorium
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Foyer
Modeling Health Risks and Outcomes
5:00–7:00 PM
Auditorium
Mesfin Tessema, Columbia University
Applying Climate Models to Predict and Optimize Adaptation Among Communities - Focus on Forcibly Displaced Populations
Applying Climate Models to Predict and Optimize Adaptation Among Communities - Focus on Forcibly Displaced Populations
Neil M Ferguson, Imperial College London
VIMC (Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium) Climate Modelling
VIMC (Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium) Climate Modelling
Aras Kadioglu, University of Liverpool
Modeling and Predicting Impacts of Desertification on Pneumococcal Disease in the Sahel
Modeling and Predicting Impacts of Desertification on Pneumococcal Disease in the Sahel
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Ballroom
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Poster Setup
8:30–9:00 AM
Foyer
Poster Viewing
8:45–7:00 PM
Foyer
Immunology, Exposomics and Epigentics
9:00–12:00 PM
Auditorium
Kari C Nadeau, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Intersection of Immunology and ID, Multiexposomics, Multiexposure Data
Intersection of Immunology and ID, Multiexposomics, Multiexposure Data
Gordon Dougan, University of Cambridge
Climate Impacts on Vaccinology, Infection and Genomics
Climate Impacts on Vaccinology, Infection and Genomics
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Foyer
Lunch
12:00–1:00 PM
Ballroom
Poster Session 2
12:30–2:30 PM
Foyer
Health Equity Forum
2:30–3:45 PM
Auditorium
Panel 1: Embedding Policy in your Research Plans to Influence Change in Climate and Health Practice
3:45–5:00 PM
Auditorium
Eloise Todd, Pandemic Action Network
Jan Semenza, UMEA University
Coffee Available
5:00–5:15 PM
Foyer
AI and Data Science -Benefits, Ethical Considerations, Biases - Data that Informs it is not Representative
5:15–6:45 PM
Auditorium
Ángel Muñoz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Mulimodel Subseasonal Ensembles for Climate Forecasting of Disease Risk
Mulimodel Subseasonal Ensembles for Climate Forecasting of Disease Risk
Stella Hartinger Peña, Cayetano Heredia University
Creating Regional Indicators to Track Infectious Disease Outcomes in South America
Creating Regional Indicators to Track Infectious Disease Outcomes in South America
Data Resources & Sharing Platforms
6:45–7:15 PM
Auditorium
Priyank Hirani, Data.org
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Ballroom
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM
Individual Hotel
Early Warning Systems
9:00–12:00 PM
Auditorium
Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and Instituto Interamericano
Science to Implementation of EWSs in Latin America & Caribbean
Science to Implementation of EWSs in Latin America & Caribbean
Assaf Anyamba, University of Maryland Baltimore County
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Teleconnections and Rift Valley fever Early Warning
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Teleconnections and Rift Valley fever Early Warning
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Foyer
Funding Opportunities Panel Discussion
12:00–1:00 PM
Auditorium
Lunch
1:00–2:00 PM
Ballroom
Career Roundtable
3:30–4:30 PM
Auditorium
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Foyer
Mitigation and Health/Economic Co-Benefits
5:00–6:45 PM
Auditorium
Daniel Buss, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Martin Edlund, WEF/World Bank
Circular Economic Models to Tackle Climate-Related Infectious Diseases
Circular Economic Models to Tackle Climate-Related Infectious Diseases
Speaker to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Auditorium
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Ballroom
Friday, June 27, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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