The team behind the Summer School on Pandemic Preparedness is currently working hard on shaping the programme for this year’s edition. We are reaching out to leading experts in Belgium and abroad to offer participants the highest-quality learning experience.
As in previous years, we will retain the same daily themes. Confirmed speakers are listed below, and additional names will be announced soon.
Monday 24 August - Setting the scene
- Erika Vlieghe (UAntwerpen, UZA)
- Annelies Mondelaers (UAntwerpen, UZA)
- Philippe Beutels (UAntwerpen)
- Niel Hens (UAntwerpen, UHasselt)
- Isabel Brosius (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp)
- Naima Hammami (Flemish government, Department of Care)
Tuesday 25 August - Tackling an outbreak
- Jesus Perez Formigo (CDC-Atlanta)
- Jorgen Stassijns (Sciensano)
- Raffaella Ravinetto (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp)
- Cansu Çimen (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, UZA)
- Önder Ergönül (Koç University, Turkey)
- Alma Tostmann (Radboud UMC, The Netherlands)
- Frank Van Oss
Wednesday 26 August - Silent pandemic of AMR and wellbeing
- Zoi-Dorothea Pana (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
- Emmanuel André (KULeuven)
- Annette Hennigs (Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany)
- Anke Boone (KULeuven)
- Cathy Berx (Gouvernor, Province of Antwerp)
Thursday 27 August - Vaccination, confidence and ethics
- Koen Vanden Driessche (UZA)
- Greet Hendrickx (UAntwerpen)
- Inge Neven (VITO)
- Aurélie Detollenaere (MSF)
- Gorik Ooms (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp)
- Pierre Van Damme (UAntwerpen)
- Tinatin Kutchukhidze (New Vision University, Georgia)
Friday 28 August - High consequence infectious diseases (HCID)
- Jan Vaes (Belgian Defence)
- Chantal Rovers (Radboud UMC, the Netherlands)
- Manon Tingen-Wieland (Radboud UMC, the Netherlands)
- Yvan Somers (UZA)
- Liesbeth Van Gestel (Flemish government, Department of Care, Crisis Preparedness Cell)
- Dirk Ramaekers (Chair Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment)