Event agenda
Sunday, 15 June 2025
14:00 - 16:00
Host pre-event: Leading health system transformation through research: the role of national public health institutes and partner research institutes
Organiser : Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Rwanda
17:00 - 18:00
Welcome address and official opening of the Twelfth EDCTP Forum
18:00 - 18:30
Global Health EDCTP3: from vision and strategy to impact
18:30 - 19:00
Keynote address: Global health security
19:00 - 19:15
EDCTP Prize ceremony: Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize
19:15 - 22:00
Welcome cocktail reception
Monday, 16 June 2025
07:45 - 08:45
1.1 Sponsored satellite session: How to prepare for and prevent outbreaks of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: advances in vaccine development
Organiser: IAVI, Netherlands
07:45 - 08:45
1.1 Workshop/side session: Global Health EDCTP3 Lump Sum Grants Workshop
Organiser: Global Health EDCTP3, Belgium
1.2 Workshop/side session: Empowering Africa - Advancing Clinical Research Capacity to Address Continental Health Challenges
Organiser: EDCTP Association and University of Pretoria, South Africa
08:00 - 10:30
Mentoring meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
09:00 - 09:45
Keynote address: Antimicrobial resistance and implications for empirical treatment in Africa
09:45 - 10:00
EDCTP Prize ceremony: Outstanding Research Team Prize
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
1.1 Scientific symposia: Leveraging innovative peer-to-peer, North-South and gender-sensitive partnerships to strengthen research capacity across socioeconomically diverse and multilinguistic African regions
Organiser: Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe
10:30 - 12:30
1.1 Parallel session: Mobilising the research response to Mpox
Chairs: Placide Mbale (TBC) and Jean Marie Habarugira
1.2 Parallel session: Optimising the implementation of malaria prevention and treatment strategies
1.3 Parallel session: Maternal and child health
Chairs: Marleen Temmerman and co-chair TBC
1.4 Parallel session: Strengthening the ethics and regulatory ecosystems
10:30 - 18:00
Networking meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
12:30 - 14:00
Networking lunch
12:45 - 13:45
Poster presentations I
12:45 - 14:00
Lunchtime plenary session I: From collaboration to celebration: Towards sustainable elimination of neglected tropical diseases
Organised by: Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, UK Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
13:00 - 14:00
Meet the experts I - Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Seni Kouanda & Erick Muok M O
1 speaker
Meet the experts I - Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR)
Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR) with Duduzile Ndwandwe
Meet the experts I - Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology
Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology with Aladje Baldé
Meet the experts I - Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology
Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology with: Ayola Akim ADEGNIKA & Sodiomon Bienvenu SIRIMA
Meet the experts I - Clinical Trials & Operations
Clinical Trials & Operations with Christian Burri & Folu Olugbosi
1 speaker
Meet the experts I - Community Engagement in Research
Community Engagement in Research with Mariam Regina Namata Kamoga
1 speaker
Meet the experts I - Global Health & Governance
Global Health & Governance with Magda Robalo
Meet the experts I - Health informatics
Health informatics with Nicki Tiffin
Meet the experts I - Professional and Research Skills Development
Professional and Research Skills Development with Ernest Kenu & Dr. Steve Wandiga
1 speaker
Meet the experts I - Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication
Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication with Marco De Ambrogi
Meet the experts I - Research Ethics & Regulation
Research Ethics & Regulation with Francis Kombe
Meet the experts I - Women in STEM & Leadership
Women in STEM & Leadership with Catherine Hankins & Jutta Reinhard-Rupp
1 speaker
14:00 - 15:30
1.2 Scientific symposia: The Role of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer in Vaccine Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa
Organiser: International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea
1.3 Scientific symposia: Bridging the gap: scaling up local bacteriology diagnostics manufacturing in Africa
Organiser : Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
1.4 Scientific symposia: Improving access to care for leishmaniasis patients and its various forms (VL, CL, PKDL, HIV-VL), including vulnerable groups: the LeishAccess project
Organiser: Foundation of Innovative and New Diagnostics (FIND), Switzerland
1.5 Scientific symposia: GenEpi Network: strengthening genomic epidemiology for surveillance and control of infectious diseases in Africa
Organiser: Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
1.6 Scientific symposia: Addressing severe malaria challenges in hard-to-reach areas
Organiser: Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Switzerland
15:30 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 17:15
Keynote address: Promoting fair global research partnerships through new funding models
Presenter: Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director, African Population & Health Centre, Kenya
16:25 - 17:15
Panel discussion on productive partnerships
Moderator: Kara Hanson
17:30 - 18:30
1.2 Sponsored satellite session: Research Readiness for Response as a foundation for effective research in global public health emergencies
Organiser: Department of Health & Social Care, UK
17:30 - 18:30
1.3 Workshop/side session: Where are we with the realisation of the Public Health actions of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda?
Organiser: DG-RTD, European Commission
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
07:45 - 08:45
2.1 Sponsored satellite session: Helping researchers secure funding: how digitisation can help elevate your profile in the global research ecosystem
Organiser: nuvoteQ, South Africa
Hosted by
07:45 - 08:45
2.1 Workshop/side session: Bibliometric analysis of the outputs and impact of the EDCTP2 programme
Organiser: EDCTP Association, Netherlands
08:00 - 10:30
Mentoring meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
09:00 - 09:45
Panel interview: Preparing the next generation of African research leaders
Chair: Zoë Mullan, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Global Health and I&D Lead for The Lancet Group, United Kingdom Interviewer: Zoë Mullan
09:45 - 10:00
EDCTP Outstanding Female Scientist Prize
Presenters: Rose Leke and Margaret Gyapong (TBC)
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:00 - 12:00
2.1 Scientific symposia: PLICIB - Lusophone Platform for Clinical Research & Biomedical Innovation
Organiser: AICIB - Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation, Portugal
10:30 - 12:30
2.1 Parallel session: Development and implementation of innovative TB diagnostics
2.2 Parallel session: Neglected infectious diseases
Chairs: John Gyapong
2.3 Parallel session: Building strong networks for disease surveillance, epidemic response and clinical research
2.4 Parallel session: Diarrhoeal diseases and antimicrobial resistance
10:30 - 18:00
Networking meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
12:30 - 14:00
Networking lunch
12:45 - 13:45
Lunchtime plenary session II: Shaping the future of the clinical trial ecosystem – Organised by the World Health Organization
Organiser: World Health Organization (WHO)
12:45 - 13:45
Poster presentations II
13:00 - 14:00
Meet the experts II - Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR)
Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR) with Duduzile Ndwandwe
Meet the experts II - Global Health & Governance
Global Health & Governance with Francisco Saute
Meet the experts II - Health informatics
Health informatics with Nicki Tiffin
Meet the experts II - Research Ethics & Regulation
Research Ethics & Regulation with Maxwell Otim Onapa
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Clinical Trial Operations
Clinical Trial Operations with Helen Demarest
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology
Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology with Martin Antonio & Jacob Sheehama
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Community Engagement in Research
Community Engagement in Research with Mariam Regina Namata Kamoga
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Health Systems and Policy
Health Systems and Policy with VICTOR CHALWE
Meet the experts II - Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Christine S. Benn
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Olufunmilayo Fawole & Mohsin Sidat
2 speakers
Meet the experts II - Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication
Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication with Jaya Banerji
1 speaker
Meet the experts II - Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication
Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication with Marco De Ambrogi
14:00 - 15:30
2.2 Scientific symposia: Improving our preparedness capabilities for global response to infectious diseases
Organiser: University of Oxford, United Kingdom
14:00 - 16:00
2.5 Parallel session: Improving the treatment and management of tuberculosis
2.6 Parallel session: Towards malaria elimination: diagnostics and tracking anti-malarial resistance
2.7 Parallel session: Reducing infant and child mortality through medical and health systems interventions
2.8 Parallel session: Innovations in capacity building and networking
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 18:00
2.3 Scientific symposia: Transforming our understanding of the relationships between disease and climate: using digital tools and distributed sensor networks for predicting prevalence and dynamics
Organiser : University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
2.4 Scientific symposia: Predicting tuberculosis for targeted preventive treatment: preliminary findings from PREFIT and ERASE TB projects
Organiser: ISGlobal, Spain
2.5 Scientific symposia: Vaccinology: What could the non-specific effects of vaccines mean for vaccination programmes in Africa?
Organiser: University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
2.6 Scientific symposia: Shaping the future: Advancing equitable and ethical research to meet women’s therapeutic needs
Organiser: Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Switzerland
2.7 Scientific symposia: How clinical research innovation improves health systems capacity in low-resource settings
Organiser: Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
18:15 - 19:15
2.2 Sponsored satellite session: Strengthening global partnerships for pandemic preparedness: investing in local ownership, vaccine development, and research readiness
Organiser: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Norway
18:15 - 19:15
19:30 - 22:00
Conference Dinner
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
07:45 - 08:45
3.1 Sponsored satellite session: Test and treat strategies as catalysts for strengthening research capacity and pandemic preparedness
Organiser: Emergent BioSolutions, USA
Hosted by
3.2 Sponsored satellite session: Stopping transmission of the Leprosy pathogen is feasible
Organisers: NLR, Netherlands; LRI, Netherlands; GLRA, Germany, FRF, France; AD, Belgium.
07:45 - 08:45
3.1 Workshop/side session: Global Health EDCTP3 Contributing partners Workshop
Hosted by
08:00 - 10:30
Mentoring meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
09:00 - 09:55
Dynamic debate on Artificial Intelligence and digitalisation
Proposition: African countries should urgently invest in artificial intelligence health tools and systems, along with further investment in digitalisation.
09:55 - 10:15
EDCTP Scientific Leadership Prizes
10:15 - 10:45
Break
10:30 - 18:00
Networking meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
10:45 - 12:15
3.1 Scientific symposia: Leapfrogging disease control efforts in Africa through people-centred technology and systems innovations: case studies from across the continent
Organiser: Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
3.2 Scientific symposia: Ebola vaccines beyond the PREVAC-UP Trial: lessons, impact, and the future of epidemic preparedness in Africa
Organiser: National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), France
10:45 - 12:30
3.1 Parallel session: Malaria vaccine development and implementations
3.2 Parallel session: HIV, coinfections and comorbidities
3.3 Parallel session: Harnessing community engagement to enhance research quality, health systems and health outcomes
12:30 - 14:00
Networking lunch
12:30 - 14:00
Poster presentations III
12:45 - 13:45
Lunchtime side session: The Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on vector-borne helminthiases in sub-Saharan Africa
Organiser: The Lancet group, Elsevier
13:00 - 14:00
Meet the experts III - Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR)
Clinical Trials Registration and Transparency (PACTR) with Duduzile Ndwandwe
Meet the experts III - Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology
Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology with Anthony Man
1 speaker
Meet the experts III - Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology
Clinical Trials & Immuno-epidemiology with Dawit Wolday
1 speaker
Meet the experts III - Clinical Trials & Operations
Clinical Trials & Operations - with Christian Burri & Helen Demarest
2 speakers
Meet the experts III - Health policy
Health policy with Nkandu Luo
Meet the experts III - Health Systems and Economics
Health Systems and Economics with Juliet Nabyonga-Orem
Meet the experts III - Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology - with Thomas Egwang & Claudia Filippone
Meet the experts III - Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Dorothy Yeboah-Manu Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Meet the experts III - Professional and Research Skills Development
Professional and Research Skills Development - with Ernest Kenu & Dr. Steve Wandiga
1 speaker
Meet the experts III - Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication
Publishing & Professional Scientific Communication with Jaya Banerji
1 speaker
Meet the experts III - Research Ethics & Regulation
Research Ethics & Regulation with Winfred Nazziwa
1 speaker
Meet the experts III - Women in STEM & Leadership
Women in STEM & Leadership - with Catherine Hankins & Jutta Reinhard-Rupp
1 speaker
14:00 - 14:25
Keynote address: Climate change and emerging infectious diseases
Chairs: • Githinji Gitahi, Global Chief Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa, Kenya • Neeraj Mistry, Deputy Director, Future Africa Institute, South Africa
14:25 - 15:15
Panel discussion: Climate change and emerging infectious diseases
15:15 - 15:25
Twelfth EDCTP Forum poster prizes
Presenters: Lara Pandya and Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira
15:25 - 15:50
Panel interview: Reflections on the Twelfth EDCTP Forum
Master of Ceremony: Jackie Lumbasi
15:50 - 16:25
Concluding remarks and official closing of the Twelfth EDCTP Forum (High Level Statements)
Master of Ceremony: Jackie Lumbasi
Thursday, 19 June 2025
08:00 - 10:30
Mentoring meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
09:00 - 10:30
4.1 Scientific symposia - Ethical and Legal evaluation of digital technologies for Clinical Trials and Research in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Mutual Learning
University of Nottingham, UK
09:00 - 10:30
4.1 Workshop/side session - The EDCTP Knowledge Hub & the Research into policy and practice toolkit
Organiser: The Global Health Network, UK
09:00 - 11:00
4.2 Workshop/side session - Championing African engagement in TB vaccine R&D financing: Interactive workshop
Organiser: IAVI, Netherlands - By invitation only
09:00 - 12:00
4.3 Workshop/side session - Horizon Europe “Africa Initiative III” and proposals filing
Organiser : DG-RTD, European Commission
10:30 - 11:00
Refreshments
10:30 - 18:00
Networking meetings
- AD11
- AD12
Meeting duration:20 minute time slots
11:00 - 12:30
4.2 Scientific symposia: Bridging R&D and access: Strengthening Africa-Europe Partnerships to Combat Vector-Borne Diseases
Organiser: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), Belgium
11:00 - 12:30
4.4 Workshop/side session - Improving Clinical Research Development Fellowships in Africa: The Funders’ Perspective
Hosted by
12:00 - 13:30
Networking lunch
13:30 - 15:00
4.3 Scientific symposia - Strengthening clinical research capacity and enhancing clinical trial coordination in Africa
Organiser: Science for Africa Foundation, Kenya
13:30 - 15:30
4.5 Workshop/side session - Legal and financial workshop for actual cost grants
Hosted by
13:30 - 16:30
4.6 Workshop/side session: Africa CDC’s R&D Frameworks: Strengthening Governance, Innovation, and Talent Pipelines
Organiser: Africa CDC
4.7 Workshop/side session: Population-based cohorts as national research infrastructures, experience from the African Population Cohorts Consortium (APCC)
Organiser: Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshments
15:50 - 17:00
4.8 Workshop/side session - From good to great: Mastering communication skills for impactful science
Organiser: Medicines for Malaria Venture, Switzerland EDCTP Association, Netherlands