AMR & PANDEMIC

May 7-8, 2025

DAY 1

MAY 7, 2025

8:00-8:45

REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

9:00-10:00

OPENING CEREMONY

Dr. Naeem Toosy - Conference Co-Chairs WelcomeMajid M Alshamrani - Executive Director Infection Control ProgramDr. Pasi Penttinen - CEO, Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control
10:00-11:30

AMR & PANDEMIC PREVENTION: ONE HEALTH

Mushtaq Ahmed Memon - UNEPDidier Bompangue - The One Health Africa InstituteDr. Palat K Menon - AstraGene FZ LLCTimothy Walsh - Oxford Institute for AMR ResearchDr. Rami Malaeb - MSF Epicentre
11:30-12:00

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

12:00-12:40

ROUND TABLE: AMR IN ONE HEALTH – INNOVATIONS -NEW TOOLS

12:40-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:15

STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS

Rashad Massoud - Head, Global Health, IQVIAAtul Kotwal - Executive Director, NHSRCAbeer Khallaf - President APIC Chapter UAERachel Freeman - Principal, AMR, Global Health, IQVIADeepak Batra - Head of Public Health, IQVIAProf Takuya Yamagishi - Chief AMR Research Center
15:15-15:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

15:45-16:15

COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

16:15-17:15

BREAKOUT GROUPS

Indonesia Case StudyStrengthening Systems for AMRDiagnostic ToolsAMR Outbreak Investigations
17:15-18:15

ROUND TABLE: STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS – INNOVATIONS -NEW TOOLS

DAY 2

MAY 8, 2025

8:00-8:45

COFFEE / NETWORKING

8:45-11:00

WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE

Pasi Penttinen - CEO Gulf CDCLuther King Abia - KZN UniversityWindi Muziasari - CEO, ResistomapProf. Anis Karuniawati - University of Indonesia
11:00-11:30

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

11:30-12:30

ROUNDTABLE: WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

12:30-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:00

AIRBORNE PATHOGENS AND MITIGATION

Prof. Dr. Xiang-dong Li - Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityWilliam P Bahnfleth - Penn State UniversityYuguo Li - University of Hong KongMichelle Natukunda - XpertOne, Uganda
15:00-15:30

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

15:30-16:00

PHAGE THERAPY: NEXT-GENERATION TOOLS FOR AMR CONTROL

Daniel de Vos - Military Hospital BelgiumTobi Nagel - Phages for Global Health
16:00-17:00

AIRBORNE FUNGAL AMR INFECTIONS

Dr. Afreenish Amir - NIH PakistanMarie-Elisabeth Bougnoux - Pasteur Institute of Paris
17:00-17:30

POC RESPIRATORY DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC

Dr. Aparna Ahuja - Abbott ID Rapid Diagnostics
17:30-19:00

ROUNDTABLE: AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEMS AND FUNGAL CONTROL