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Saturday 5 September

Company, Organization lectures

SPS02
Auditorium I

Chair

  • John MACKENZIE global One Health Community , Australia

Integration of One Health Approaches in Tropical Medicine

  • Júlio CARVALHO Portuguese Army , Portugal
  • Claudio CRISPIM Ministério da Defesa Nacional , Angola
  • Suzana Vanessa Ismael FERNANDES The Agrarian Research Institute of Mozambique , Mozambique
  • Paula FRANCISCO Forças Armadas Angolanas , Angola
  • Angelo AUGUSTO Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) , Mozambique

Choosing the Appropriate Vaccine Technology for the Pathogen and Specific Animal (and Human) Health Requirements

  • Gwenaëlle DAUPHIN Ceva Santé Animale , France

One Health Secure: Ten Years of EU Partnership for Preparedness and Resilience across regions

  • Anne-Sophie LEQUARRE Eurropean Commission , Belgium

Plenary session: One Health Governance: where does the EU stand?

PLE02 SPI
Auditorium I

Chair

  • Roser DOMENECH European Commission , Belgium

Welcome and introduction

  • Roser DOMENECH European Commission , Belgium

Scientific Advice Mechanism Opinion “pulse check”

  • Jakob ZINSSTAG Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

From recommendations to action: what have we achieved so far?

  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy

Delivery on the ground

  • Ludovico SEPE European One Health Association/German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) , Germany

What role does research play in effective One Health policy

  • Pilar AGUAR FERNÁNDEZ European Commission - DG RTD , Belgium

The Politicians view: Why One Health matters - now more than ever

  • Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN European Parliament , Belgium

Moderated discussion

  • Roser DOMENECH European Commission , Belgium

Q&A with audience

  • Roser DOMENECH European Commission , Belgium

Closing and takeaways

  • Roser DOMENECH European Commission , Belgium

Biodiversity, Wildlife & Pathogen Interfaces - session 1

SCS09
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Tiggy GRILLO Wildlife Health Australia , Australia
  • Clément LABARRERE IHU Méditerranée Infection , France

Introduction

  • Tiggy GRILLO Wildlife Health Australia , Australia
  • Clément LABARRERE IHU Méditerranée Infection , France
1.

Metagenomic surveillance of rodents reveals the impact of deforestation and seasonality on pathogenic viral diversity and evolution

  • Charles XU Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
2.

Habitat disturbance drives turnover in mosquito and virus communities across major tropical ecosystems

  • Selina Laura GRAFF Charite, Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Germany
3.

A Market-Based Sentinel Surveillance for an Early Detection of Viral Outbreaks

  • Paola MARTÍNEZ-DUQUE UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO , Mexico
4.

Protected Areas and One Health: Insights and the MAP-ACT-CREATE for One Health toolkit for minimizing disease risks from an IUCN WCPA Task Force

  • Sarah OLSON Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
5.

Tackling the Biodiversity-Pandemics relationship at the roots through research policy transformation

  • Candice POUGET Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ / Eklipse , Germany
6.

From detection to preparedness: A One Health approach to arbovirus surveillance in Canada’s changing climate

  • Jumari SNYMAN University of Alberta , Canada
7.

Global Sentinels: The Palearctic-Afrotropical Flyway as a Conduit for Antimicrobial Resistance in Wintering Little Stints (Calidris minuta)

  • Catherine MBUTHIA Karatina University , Kenya

Concluding remarks

  • Tiggy GRILLO Wildlife Health Australia , Australia
  • Clément LABARRERE IHU Méditerranée Infection , France

Structuring One Health cooperation among EU Agencies

SPI12 SES
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
  • Sigrid WEILAND European Commission , Belgium
1.

Structuring One Health cooperation among EU Agencies

  • Stef BRONZWAER European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) , Italy

Welcome

  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
  • Sigrid WEILAND European Commission , Belgium

ONE – how the Task Force begun

  • Stef BRONZWAER European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) , Italy

Framing the action

  • Ole HEUER European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , Sweden

In practice

  • Gerardo SANCHEZ MARTINEZ European Environment Agency , Denmark

Lessons learned

  • Evelin FABJAN European Chemicals Agency , Finland

Challenges & Opportunities

  • Ana Belen VIDAL GALLEGO European Medicines Agency , Netherlands

Intermezzo, Panel debate, Q&A

  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
  • Sigrid WEILAND European Commission , Belgium
  • Elisabetta RINALDI European Commission , Belgium
  • Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN European Parliament , Belgium

Workshop: Practical AI for One Health Surveillance: A Beginner-Friendly Introduction to Zoonotic Disease Analysis

WS06 SCS
Room 1.05 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Jessica SCHWIND Georgia Southern University , United States
  • Jill JOHNS Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics at Georgia Southern University , United States
  • Andrea KING PubHealth Futures , United States
1.

Practical AI for One Health Surveillance: A Beginner-Friendly Introduction to Zoonotic Disease Analysis

  • Jessica SCHWIND Georgia Southern University , United States
  • Jill JOHNS Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics at Georgia Southern University , United States

One Health in humanitarian contexts: climate change, conflict and forced migration

SPI11 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Dorien BRAAM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , Netherlands
  • Julianne MEISNER University of Washington , United States
1.

One Health in humanitarian contexts: climate change, conflict and forced migration

  • Julianne MEISNER University of Washington , United States
  • Dorien BRAAM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , Netherlands

Operationalizing One Health in fragile and conflict-affected settings

  • Said ABUKHATTAB Birzeit University , Palestinian Territories

Conducting One Health research in the face of civil conflict and extreme weather emergencies

  • Amira ROESS George Mason University , United States

Impact of forced displacement on rabies transmission and strategies to prevent fatal outbreaks in the humanitarian setting

  • Monique LÉCHENNE Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

Delivering One Health at the last mile: Animal health in contexts of conflict and forced migration

  • Giorgia ANGELONI Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie , Italy

Q&A

  • Dorien BRAAM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , Netherlands
  • Julianne MEISNER University of Washington , United States

Workshop: From Evidence to Action: How to Bridge the Gap Between Scientists and Decision-Makers to Solve Global One Health Challenges

WS09 SPI
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Lucy HARPER Applied Microbiology International , United Kingdom
1.

From Evidence to Action: How to Bridge the Gap Between Scientists and Decision-Makers to Solve Global One Health Challenges

  • Daisy NEALE Applied Microbiology International , United Kingdom
  • Irene LAVERGNE Applied Microbiology International , United Kingdom

The Future of Global Health Cooperation: Risks, Resilience, and Reform

SPI13 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Isabelle COCHE Outreach network for Gene Drive Research , Portugal
1.

The Future of Global Health Cooperation: Risks, Resilience, and Reform

  • Claudia EMERSON McMaster University , Canada

Implications for norm-setting and global standards of weakening multilateral institutions: the role of WHO

  • Claudia EMERSON McMaster University , Canada

Innovation under constraint: Funding gaps, new tools and lessons learned from the malaria space

  • Delphine THIZY Team Zero Palu , Belgium

Moderated discussion

  • Isabelle COCHE Outreach network for Gene Drive Research , Portugal

From Response to Prevention: Financing and Partnerships for Sustainable One Health Impact - organized by Prezode and the World Bank

SPS07
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France
  • Andre CARLETTO World Bank , United States

Opening and welcome remarks

  • Andre CARLETTO World Bank , United States

Framing the context

  • Andre CARLETTO World Bank , United States
  • Marisa PEYRE PREZODE , France

Panel discussion moderated by Chadia Wannous

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
  • Aderahim AWAT ATTEIB Ministère de l'Elevage et de la Production Animale , Chad
  • Elisabeth BETSI DIBONGUE One Health Platform; Secretary General PREZODE , Cameroon
  • Cláudia Do Rosário ROCHA FERNANDES DE BRITO Minister of Environment, Climate Action and Energy of Cabo Verde , Cape Verde
  • Salvador NGOANDE Communauté Economique du Bétail, de la Viande et des Ressources Halieutiques (CEBEVIRHA) for CEMAC , Chad
  • Virgil LOKOSSOU WAHO , Nigeria

Q&A with audience

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Wrapping-up

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Closing remarks

  • Soawapak HINJOY Department of Disease Control Foundation , Thailand

The societal value of animal disease prevention: vaccines in the real world

SPS03
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Benjamin HUNTINGTON Pengwern Animal Health Ltd , United Kingdom
1.

The societal value of animal disease prevention: vaccines in the real world

  • Benjamin HUNTINGTON Pengwern Animal Health Ltd , United Kingdom

Panel discussion moderated by Ben Huntington

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
  • Sunday OCHAI International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions , Denmark
  • Marc PRIKAZSKY Ceva Animal Health , France

Antimicrobial resistance - session 1

SCS10
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Ricardo SOARES MAGALHAES The University of Queensland , Australia
  • Ri SCARBOROUGH The University of Melbourne , Australia

Introduction

  • Ricardo SOARES MAGALHAES The University of Queensland , Australia
  • Ri SCARBOROUGH The University of Melbourne , Australia
1.

Tracking Tuberculosis and Antimicrobial Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa Through Wastewater-Based Surveillance: A One Health Approach

  • Hlengiwe Nombuso MTETWA Durban University of Technology , South Africa
2.

From Supermarket Demands to Farm Decisions: Contextualising antibiotic use in Agriculture

  • Laura HARDEFELDT University of Melbourne , Australia
3.

Environmental and Clinical Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Along the Paraopeba River Basin Following a Mining Disaster in Brazil

  • Cesar MOTA Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Brazil
4.

Revised African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2026 - 2030: Strategic shift from high-level intent to practical, measurable interventions

  • Nyambura MOREMI Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Ethiopia
5.

Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance, Wildlife and Biodiversity in Tunisia: A One Health Approach Aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

  • Haifa EL HENTATI Tunisian Ministry of the Environment - National Gene Bank of Tunisia , Tunisia
6.

Understanding the potential for the Community Dialogue Approach to tackle antimicrobial resistance: Evidence from a randomised control trial and process evaluation in rural Bangladesh.

  • Jessica MITCHELL University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
7.

Strengthening One Health surveillance in animal populations and food systems through the International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (InFARM)

  • Lina AWADA Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , Italy

Concluding remarks

  • Ricardo SOARES MAGALHAES The University of Queensland , Australia
  • Ri SCARBOROUGH The University of Melbourne , Australia

Bridging Policy-to-Practice: Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at National Level

SPI14 SES
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
1.

Bridging Policy-to-Practice: Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at National Level

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Opening and Framing of the Session

  • Amina BENYAHIA WHO , Switzerland

From Global Strategy to National Action: Introduction to the OH JPA and its Implementation Guide, including progress from regional and country initiatives

  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy

Evidence and Systemic Insights: OHHLEP findings on key enablers and barriers to OH JPA implementation and recommendations for national operationalization

  • Wanda MARKOTTER University of Pretoria , South Africa

Country Experience: Conducting a national One Health situation analysis to identify gaps and priorities

  • Sanam KHUDAIBERGENOVA Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan

Country Experience: Establishing and operationalizing multisectoral coordination mechanisms across sectors

  • Anhui LIN National Parks Board , Singapore

Country Experience: Translating priorities into a costed National One Health Action Plan

  • Mark MWALABU Public Health Institute of Malawi , Malawi

Interactive Panel Discussion: lessons learned from global guidance and country implementation

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Q&A with audience

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya

Summary and Close of session

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya

Strengthening One Health Response by applying the 7-1-7 Framework to Timeliness Analysis: an Interactive Training

WS11 SPI
Room 1.05 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Barbara KNUST US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention , United States
  • Grace GORYOKA U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States
1.

Strengthening One Health Response by applying the 7-1-7 Framework to Timeliness Analysis: an Interactive Training

  • Barbara KNUST US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention , United States
  • Grace GORYOKA U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States

Workshop: Networking as a Driver of One Health Operationalization: Lessons learned and beyond

WS22 SPI
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Nicolas ANTOINE-MOUSSIAUX University of Liège , Belgium
1.

Networking as a Driver of One Health Operationalization: Lessons learned and beyond.

Introduction

  • Nicolas ANTOINE-MOUSSIAUX University of Liège , Belgium

The bottom-up emergence of NEOH

  • Barbara HAESLER Royal Veterinary College , United Kingdom

Afrique One

  • Bassirou BONFOH Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire , Côte d’Ivoire

Workshop on successful networking

  • Nicolas ANTOINE-MOUSSIAUX University of Liège , Belgium

From Governance Analysis to Practice: Integrating the Environmental Dimension into National One Health AMR Strategies

SPI15 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Raphael AGUIAR Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research/York University , Canada
1.

From Governance Analysis to Practice: Integrating the Environmental Dimension into National One Health AMR Strategies

  • Srinivasa SRIGIRI German Institute of Development and Sustainability , Germany

Welcome and Introduction

  • Raphael AGUIAR Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research/York University , Canada

Towards the integration of the environmental dimension in AMR governance in Senegal

  • Marion BORDIER Cirad , France

Institutional analysis for environmental integration in AMR strategies of Cambodia

  • Srinivasa SRIGIRI German Institute of Development and Sustainability , Germany

Interventions to mitigate the environmental spread of AMR in Tanzania

  • Sunday OCHAI International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions , Denmark

Panel discussion and Q&A

  • Srinivasa SRIGIRI German Institute of Development and Sustainability , Germany
  • Bruna COELHO LOPES Federal University of Minas Gerais /Fundação Christiano Ottoni , Brazil
  • Laska SOPHAL Ministry of Environment , Cambodia
  • Mouhamadou Moustapha SOW Gaston Berger University , Senegal

Closing remarks

  • Raphael AGUIAR Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research/York University , Canada

Data, Technology & Innovative Analytics

SCS11
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Ricardo MEXIA National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge , Portugal
  • Paulos LEMMA LEMOS DE JESUS LOUREIRO Lusofona University , Portugal

Introduction

  • Ricardo MEXIA National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge , Portugal
  • Paulos LEMMA LEMOS DE JESUS LOUREIRO Lusofona University , Portugal
1.

Designing the PREZODE International Platform: A Collaborative Information System for Prevention of Zoonotic Diseases within a One Health Framework

  • Paula CACERES INRAE-PREZODE , France
2.

Digital Interoperability for One Health Surveillance in Guinea: Automated Information Exchange between Animal and Public Health Systems

  • Lisette KOHAGNE TONGUE Food and Agricultural Organisation for the United Nations , Guinea
3.

Development and Implementation of a Nationwide Electronic Health Record-Based (EHR) Surveillance Platform for Vector-Borne, Zoonotic, and Environmentally-Transmitted Infectious Diseases: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a Sentinel Network

  • Julienne REYNOLDS Durham VA Medical Center / Institute for Medical Research , United States
4.

EFSA’s Horizon Scanning for Plant Health: Advancing OneHealth for Enhanced Early Warning

  • Sara Valentina TRAMONTINI European Food Safety Authority , Italy
5.

Metagenomics, Wastewater, and One Health: A Non-Invasive Pan-Pathogen Approach for Zoonotic Surveillance in LMICs

  • Juliana GIL Biohub , United States
6.

Interoperable Digital Surveillance Tools for One Health Early Warning in Animal Health Systems

  • Gisela GIOIA Food and agriculture organization for the United Nations (FAO) , Italy
7.

TREADS: A Scalable, Interoperable One Health Security Ecosystem for Early Warning and Decision Support

  • Lauren CHARLES Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , United States

Concluding remarks

  • Ricardo MEXIA National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge , Portugal
  • Paulos LEMMA LEMOS DE JESUS LOUREIRO Lusofona University , Portugal

Operationalizing One Health: Translating Enablers, Dismantling Barriers and Aligning Global Policy

SPI17 SES
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Wanda MARKOTTER University of Pretoria , South Africa
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
1.

Operationalizing One Health: Translating Enablers into Practice, Dismantling Barriers and Aligning Global PolicyOperationalizing One Health: Translating Enablers into Practice, Dismantling Barriers and Aligning Global Policy

  • Amira PREURE WHO , Algeria

Opening and Framing of the Session

  • Wanda MARKOTTER University of Pretoria , South Africa
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy

The Enablers and Barriers Analysis and Recommendations

  • Nitish DEBNATH One Health Bangladesh , Bangladesh
  • Ryan WILLIAMS Texas Tech University , United States
  • Annamaria CONTE Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale'- Teramo , Italy
  • Maxine WHITTAKER CSO Platform for Health Equity and Inclusiveness , Australia
  • Catherine MACHALABA The Nature Conservancy , United States

Global Normative Instruments and One Health Governance

  • Gian Luca BURCI Geneva Graduate Institute , Switzerland

Interactive Panel Discussion and Q&A: Translating Global Policy into Action

  • Wanda MARKOTTER University of Pretoria , South Africa
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy

Close of session

  • Amina BENYAHIA WHO , Switzerland

Zoonotic Threats in a Changing World: Advanced Tools, Laboratory Capacity Building and Partnerships for Early Detection and Rapid Response

SCS12 SES
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Farai MUCHADEYI IAEA , Austria
1.

Zoonotic Threats in a Changing World: Advanced Tools, Laboratory Capacity Building and Partnerships for Early Detection and Rapid Response

Opening remarks

  • Farai MUCHADEYI IAEA , Austria

Strengthening Zoonotic Disease Preparedness through ZODIAC and the VETLAB Network

  • Charles Euloge LAMIEN IAEA , Austria

One Health in Action: Strengthening Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness at the Wildlife-Livestock-Human Interface

  • Lina AWADA Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , Italy

Panel Discussion: From Innovation to Sustainable Impact: Practical examples of building Laboratory capacity for Future Pandemic Preparedness

  • Marietjie VENTER University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
  • Philip EL-DUAH Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Germany
  • Anna S. FOMSGAARD Institut Pasteur du Cambodge and James Cook University , Cambodia

Country testimonial: Capacity and Regional Leadership: Advancing Genomic Surveillance and Outbreak Response for Emerging Zoonotic threat in West Africa case of Senegal

  • Assane Gueye FALL Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles , Senegal

Country testimonial: Operationalizing One Health: Harnessing Advanced Diagnostic Platforms and Cross-Sectoral R&D for Zoonotic Threat Detection

  • Ni Luh Putu Indi DHARMAYANTI National Research and Innovation Agency/BRIN Indonesia , Indonesia

Country testimonial: Building Sustainable Veterinary Laboratory Capacity: Ghana's Experience in Decentralized Diagnostics and Pandemic Preparedness

  • Theophilus ODOOM Accra Veterinary Laboratory, Veterinary Services Directorate, Ghana , Ghana

Q&A

  • Farai MUCHADEYI IAEA , Austria

Restoring nature, reducing risk: ecosystem-based approaches to zoonotic disease prevention

SCS18 SES
Room 1.07 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Frauke ECKE University of Helsinki , Finland
1.

Restoring nature, reducing risk: ecosystem-based approaches to zoonotic disease prevention

  • Frauke ECKE University of Helsinki , Finland

The relationship between ecosystem restoration and disease risk - a global approach

  • Frauke ECKE University of Helsinki , Finland

Forest restoration and zoonotic disease risk in Brazil – when the context matters

  • Paula RIBEIRO PRIST IUCN , United States

Does ecosystem restoration reduce zoonotic risk? Integrating eDNA, acoustic monitoring and pathogen prevalence across restoration gradients to assess restoration-disease linkages

  • Lucinda KIRKPATRICK Bangor University , United Kingdom

Co-constructing context-adapted solutions to improve biodiversity and reduce zoonotic risks: results from a participatory process implemented in three tropical biodiversity hotspots

  • Julien CAPPELLE CIRAD , France

Challenges of interdisciplinary work on how ecosystem degradation and restoration in tropical forests are related to pathogen discovery at the human-animal interface

  • Jan Felix DREXLER Charité , Germany
  • Nadja KABISCH Leibniz Universität Hannover , Germany

Round table discussion

  • Frauke ECKE University of Helsinki , Finland

Workshop: The One Health Mural: An Interactive Systems-Thinking Tool to Strengthen Multisectoral Understanding and Action on Complex Health Challenges

WS14 SPI
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Florence AYRAL VetAgro Sup , France
  • Alexis PEUTOT VetAgro Sup , France
1.

The One Health Mural: An Interactive Systems-Thinking Tool to Strengthen Multisectoral Understanding and Action on Complex Health Challenges

  • Florence AYRAL VetAgro Sup , France
  • Alexis PEUTOT VetAgro Sup , France