Predicting and Responding to Emerging Viral Infections

Oct 13–16, 2025 | Crowne Plaza Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Scientific Organizers: Suresh Mahalingam, Christopher F. Basler, Felicity Burt and Alina Baum

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Oct 13–16, 2025 | Crowne Plaza Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Scientific Organizers: Suresh Mahalingam, Christopher F. Basler, Felicity Burt and Alina Baum

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Maria D. Van Kerkhove, World Health Organization
Talk Title to be Announced
Predictive Modeling and Surveillance
9:30–11:45 AM
Bethan Purse, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Environmental Change and Drivers of Emergence of Vector-Borne Viruses
Leo Yee-Sin, National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Virus Surveillance and Predictive Modeling: Insights from Singapore's Public Health Interventions
Felicity Burt, University of The Free State
Diagnosis and Surveillance of Emerging Arboviruses in Africa
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Transformative Strategies for Viral Discovery, Diagnosis, Prediction & Response
2:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Pandemic Preparedness and Response Strategies
5:00–7:00 PM
Rick Arthur Bright, Bright Global Health
Detecting and Responding to Emerging Viral Infections
Pei-Yong Shi, GSK
GSK's Role in Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness
Anish Thekkumkara Surendran, Kerala One Health Centre for Nipah Research
Nipah Virus - Smart Policy Changes that can Help Quell Pandemic Risk
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:00–5:00 PM
Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Richard Hatchett, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, CEPI
Talk Title to be Announced
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Vaccines
9:30–11:30 AM
Ann M. Powers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IXCHIQ FDA-Approved Chikungunya Vaccine
Andrea Marzi, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
Current Filovirus Vaccine Candidates – Focus on VSV-based Vaccines
George Warimwe, University of Oxford
Combating Rift Valley Fever - ChAdOx1 Rift Valley Fever Vaccine Safety and Immunogenicity: Phase 1 Trial in Adults
Kizzmekia S. Corbett-Helaire, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Preparing for a Pandemic: Lessons from COVID Vaccines and Applications to Other Viral Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Career Roundtable
1:45–2:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Scientific Challenges & Research Strategies for Pandemic Preparedness
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Therapeutics
5:00–7:00 PM
Laura M Walker, Moderna
Advancing Infectious Disease Treatment: The Role of mRNA Therapeutics
Suresh Mahalingam, Griffith University
Advancements in Drug Repurposing and New Therapeutics for Arthritogenic Alphaviruses: Tackling Acute and Chronic Disease
Alina Baum, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Filovirus Therapeutic Antibodies
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Zoonoses 1 - One Health
8:30–11:30 AM
Martin Groschup, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Arbovirus and Zoonotic Virus Surveillance in Africa: Emphasizing a One Health Approach
Ian Brown, The Pirbright Institute
One Health Approach to Avian and Swine Influenza
Chee Wah Tan, ID TRP, NUS
Discovery of New Filoviruses/Other Viruses in Bats in Asia
Marietjie Venter, University of the Witwatersrand
Using a One Health Approach to Detect Emerging and Reemerging Arboviruses
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch: Featuring Women in Pandemic Preparedness
11:30–12:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Cutting-edge Countermeasures to Combat Emerging Viral Threats
2:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Zoonoses 2 – Virus-Host Interactions
5:00–6:45 PM
Richard J. Webby, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
An Unexpected Outbreak of H5N1 Influenza in Dairy Cattle
Geoffrey L. Smith, University of Oxford and Shanghai Institute for Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Host Restriction of Monkeypox Virus and Viral Evasion Strategies
Christopher F. Basler, Icahn School of Medicine, Mt Sinai
Virus-Host Interactions of Filoviruses with a Focus on Ebola and Marburg
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Friday, October 17, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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