Preliminary programme

Sun 19 Oct 2025

17:00 - 20:00

Registration desk open REG01

Registration desk

Poster mounting REG02

Poster Halls

Mon 20 Oct 2025

09:00 - 18:00

Registration desk open REG03

Registration desk

10:00 - 11:00

PLE

Plenary opening and keynotes PLE01

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chairs

Colin RUSSELL

ESWI Board Member, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ab OSTERHAUS

ESWI Board Member, TiHO, Germany

Stefania MAGGI

ESWI Board Member, National Research Council of Italy, Italy

Marco GOEIJENBIER

ESWI Board Member, Spaarne Gasthuis, Netherlands

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break COF01

Exhibition hall

Poster mounting REG04

Poster Halls

11:30 - 13:00

SPI

ESWI invites coalition partners: Lifecourse Immunisation SPI01

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

SCS

Innate and adaptive immunity SCS01

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Guus RIMMELZWAAN

University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany

SCS

Pandemic Preparedness SCS02

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Gülsah GABRIEL

ESWI Board Member, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Germany

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch LUN01

Exhibition hall

Poster mounting REG05

Poster Halls

13:15 - 14:15

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by AstraZeneca SAT01

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

14:30 - 15:15

SPI

Burden of disease in acute respiratory virus infections SPI02

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Paula TÄHTINEN

ESWI Board Member, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland

14:30 - 16:00

SCS

Epidemiology and surveillance SCS03

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Monika REDLBERGER-FRITZ

Medical University Vienna, Austria

SCS

Virus and host factors in pathogenesis SCS04

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Debby VAN RIEL

ESWI Associate Member, Erasmus MC, Netherlands

15:20 - 16:00

SPI

Science Policy Interface panel SPI03

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break COF02

Exhibition hall

Poster mounting REG06

Poster Halls

16:30 - 17:30

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by Pfizer SAT03

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by ISIRV SAT04

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

SAT

Satellite Symposium SAT02

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

17:30 - 19:00

Welcome Refreshments and networking DIN01

Exhibition hall

19:00 - 20:00

ECAS

Early Career Scientists panel discussion - Life after Phd - invitation only, tbc ECAS01

External

Tue 21 Oct 2025

08:30 - 09:30

SAT

Satellite Symposium SAT05

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

09:30 - 10:30

PLE

Keynotes and panel PLE02

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break COF03

Exhibition hall

11:00 - 11:45

SPI

Vaccine platforms and policy development for effective vaccination deployment SPI04

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Roman PRYMULA

ESWI Board Member, Postgraduate Medical School, Czechia

11:00 - 12:30

SCS

Diagnosis and diagnostics in ARVI SCS05

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Corine GEURTS VAN KESSEL

Erasmus MC, Netherlands

SCS

Virus Structure and replication SCS06

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Ed HUTCHINSON

ESWI Board Member, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

11:50 - 12:30

SPI

Science Policy Interface panel SPI05

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch LUN02

Exhibition hall

12:45 - 13:45

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by Sanofi SAT06

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

14:00 - 14:45

SPI

Implementation of National Immunisation Programmes SPI06

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Ted VAN ESSEN

ESWI Board Member, Netherlands

14:00 - 15:30

SCS

Pharmaceutical and non pharmaceutical intervention SCS07

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Peter OPENSHAW

ESWI Board Member, Imperial College, United Kingdom

SCS

Mathematical modelling and projections, including limitations SCS08

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Colin RUSSELL

ESWI Board Member, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

14:50 - 15:30

SPI

ESWI Science Policy Interface roundtables in Europe SPI07

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

George KASSIANOS

ESWI Board Member, G Kassianos, United Kingdom

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break COF04

Exhibition hall

16:00 - 17:00

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by CSL Seqirus SAT07

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

17:00 - 18:30

POS

Poster presentations and refreshments POS01

Poster Halls

18:30 - 19:30

ECAS

Early Career Scientists workshop - Communicating science - invitation only ECAS02

External

Wed 22 Oct 2025

08:30 - 09:30

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by the Global Influenza Initiative SAT08

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

09:30 - 10:30

PLE

Keynotes and panel PLE03

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break COF05

Exhibition hall

11:00 - 11:45

SPI

Respiratory virus infection management and innovations in diagnostics SPI08

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Stefania MAGGI

ESWI Board Member, National Research Council of Italy, Italy

11:00 - 12:30

SCS

Future Vaccination strategies SCS09

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Florian KRAMMER

ESWI Board Member, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

SCS

Long Covid SCS10

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Kirsty SHORT

ESWI Associate Member, University of Queensland, Australia

11:50 - 12:30

SPI

Science Policy Interface panel SPI09

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch LUN03

Exhibition hall

12:45 - 13:45

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by AstraZeneca SAT09

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

14:00 - 14:45

SPI

Empowering Preparedness: Harnessing Science to Manage Epidemics and Pandemics SPI10

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Gülsah GABRIEL

ESWI Board Member, Leibniz Institute of Virology, Germany

14:00 - 15:30

SCS

Antiviral and immune therapy SCS11

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

SCS

Virus evolution and strain selection SCS12

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Ron FOUCHIER

Erasmus MC, Netherlands

14:50 - 15:30

SPI

Science Policy Interface panel SPI11

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break COF06

Exhibition hall

16:00 - 16:45

SPI

Vaccination strategies from a policy perspective SPI12

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Ursula KUNZE

ESWI Associate Member, Medical University Vienna, Austria

16:00 - 17:30

SCS

Threats from the animal world SCS13

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Ab OSTERHAUS

ESWI Board Member, TiHO, Germany

SCS

Clinical Manifestations, burden of disease and management SCS14

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

Chair

Marco GOEIJENBIER

ESWI Board Member, Spaarne Gasthuis, Netherlands

16:50 - 17:30

SPI

Science Policy Interface panel SPI13

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

17:30 - 19:00

POS

Poster presentations and refreshments POS02

Poster Halls

Thu 23 Oct 2025

08:30 - 09:30

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by Pfizer SAT10

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

SAT

Satellite Symposium organised by the ESWI Influenza Diabetes Community SAT11

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

Chair

Tor BIERING-SØRENSEN

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

09:30 - 10:30

ECAS

Early Career Scientist Awards and Presentations ECAS03

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chairs

Carolien VAN DE SANDT

ESWI Associate Member, The University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute, Australia

Colin RUSSELL

ESWI Board Member, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break COF07

Exhibition hall

11:00 - 12:30

SCS

Late Breakers: novel and outstanding discoveries SCS15

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chair

Sylvie VAN DER WERF

ESWI Associate Member, Institut Pasteur, France

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch LUN04

Exhibition hall

12:45 - 13:45

SAT

Satellite Symposium SAT12

Auditorium 2 - Breakout

SAT

Satellite Symposium SAT13

Auditorium 3 - Breakout

14:00 - 15:00

PLE

Closing and keynote PLE04

Auditorium 1 - Plenary Hall

Chairs

Colin RUSSELL

ESWI Board Member, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ab OSTERHAUS

ESWI Board Member, TiHO, Germany

Stefania MAGGI

ESWI Board Member, National Research Council of Italy, Italy

Marco GOEIJENBIER

ESWI Board Member, Spaarne Gasthuis, Netherlands

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