The program will cover topics such as pathogen surveillance, vaccine development, and novel therapeutic approaches, with a focus on translating scientific findings into effective public health solutions. The symposium aims to foster knowledge exchange, networking and collaboration across disciplines to enhance preparedness and response to emerging health threats.

• Subhra K. Biswas, Ignaz Semmelweis Institute/Medical University Graz, Austria

• Rebecca Cox, University of Bergen, Norway

• Jeremy Farrar, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

• Ron Fouchier, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands

• Gábor Kemenesi, University of Pecs, Hungary

• Florian Krammer, Ignaz Semmelweis Institute/Medical University Vienna, Austria

• Norbert Pardi, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

• Pamela Rendi-Wagner, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden

• Helmut Salzer, Ignaz Semmelweis Institute/Johannes Kepler University, Austria

• Viviana Simon, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

• Doris Wilflingseder, Ignaz Semmelweis Institute/Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria