Find out which focused symposia will be presented at congress. These sessions include high profile speakers, draw large audiences, and aim to create insightful and engaging learning experiences.
Moderator: Alice Jones (Australia)
Speakers: Jia Han (China), Minh Nguyen (Vietnam), Narasimman Swaminathan (Oman)
Moderator: Maria Jesus Mena-Iturriaga (Chile)
Speakers: Mattia Bisconti (Italy), Almudena Buesa (Spain), Catherine Sanhueza (Chile)
Moderator: Cynthia Swarnalatha (United Kingdom)
Speakers: Balamurugan Janakiraman (India), Olowe Olajide (Nigeria), Paula Rezende Camargo (Brazil)
Moderator: David Christiansen (Denmark)
Speakers: Oluwatoyin A. Adeniji (United Kingdom), Rose Gagnon (Canada), Simon Lafrance (Canada)
Moderator: Alexandre Lopes (United States)
Speakers: Ranjeeta Acharya (Nepal), Mark Elkins (Australia), Christine Muya (Kenya)
Moderator: Gayline Jr. Manalang (Philippines)
Speakers: Douglas Gross (Canada), Glykeria Skamagki (United Kingdom), Yvonne van Zaanen (Netherlands)
Moderator: John Hammond (United Kingdom)
Speakers: Tobba Sudmann (Norway), Mfonobong EdoAbasi Udoh (Nigeria), Mike Ukoha (United States)
Moderator: Jo Bayly (United Kingdom)
Speakers: Luna Gauchez (Belgium), Jane Manson (United Kingdom), Davidson John Okwudili (Nigeria)
Moderator: Anabela Silva (Portugal)
Speakers: Josimari DeSantana (Brazil), Emilio Puentedura (United States)
Moderator: Gustavo Pérez Reina (United States)
Speakers: Graziella Lippolis (Belgium), Remla Shirima (Tanzania)
Moderator: François Desmeules (Canada)
Speakers: Darryn Marks (Australia), Merete Nørgaard Madsen (Denmark), Alberta Amissah Nyarko (Ghana)
Moderator: Farah Al Dweik (Jordan)
Speakers: Farahdina Bachtiar (Indonesia), Leora Hudak (United States), Moisés Magos (Mexico)
Moderator: Cuisle Forde (Ireland)
Speakers: Donald Manlapaz (Philippines), Fanny Poget (Switzerland), Andrea Ribeiro (Portugal)
Moderator: Dawn Magnusson (United States)
Speakers: Nalin Kumar (India), Bernardo Pinto (Portugal), Oscar Urrejola (Chile)
Moderator: Fatma A. Hegazy (United Arab Emirates)
Speakers: Sonia Khurana (United States), Bhamini Krishna Rao (India), Omnia Mohammed (Egypt)
Moderator: Corlia Brandt (South Africa)
Speakers: Benedetto Giardulli (United Kingdom), Ellen Mensa Bonsu (Ghana), Carina Siracusa (United States)
Moderator: Ismaila Kebbie (Sierra Leone)
Speakers: Leslie Angama Mueller (Switzerland), Marcela Antúnez-Riveros (Chile), Joseph Martial CAPO-CHICHI (Benin)
Moderator: Nukhba Zia (United States)
Speakers: Eeva Aartolahti (Finland), Hilmi Zadah Faidullah (Indonesia), David Tumusiime (Rwanda)
Moderator: Jackie Lidgard (United Kingdom)
Speakers: Euan McComiskie (United Kingdom), Mark Merolli (Australia), Fran Theron (Ireland)
Moderator: Natalie Perkins (Australia)
Speakers: Claudio Akiyama (Argentina), Kenneth Johnson (United States)
Moderator: Harriet Shannon (United Kingdom)
Speakers: Anri Human (South Africa), Sarah Rand (United Kingdom)
Moderator: Rudri Purohit (United States)
Speakers: Juan-Pablo Appelgren-Gonzalez (Chile), Gajanan Bhalerao (India), Etienne Ngeh (Cameroon)
Moderator: Esteban Fortuny (Chile)
Speakers: Patricia Froes Meyer (Brazil), Jill Meirte (Belgium), Richard Liebano (United States)
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