• Plenary Sessions moderators


    Day 1 - Discovery and innovation for cancer prevention

    • Opening remarks

    Prof Hesham EL GHAZALY Professor of Clinical Oncology Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt Short biography

    Young-Woo KIM Chair IARC Scientific Council Goyang, Korea (Republic of) Short biography

    Dr Elisabete WEIDERPASS Director IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    • Launch of GLOBOCAN estimate 2024

    Dr Freddie BRAY Branch Head, Cancer Surveillance Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    • Ministerial roundtable on cancer prevention and research priorities

    Dr Tammy CLIFFORD Vice-President Research Strategic Science and External Relations, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Ottawa, Canada Short biography

    Prof Jie HE President National Cancer Center (NCC) China Beijing, China Short biography

    Dr Hitoshi NAKAGAMA President Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Tokyo, Japan Short biography

    • Investigating mechanisms to understand cancer causes

    Dr Pietro FERRARI Branch Head, Nutrition and Metabolism Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    Prof Marc GUNTER Chair in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Imperial College London London, United Kingdom Short biography

    Dr Erikka LOFTFIELD Group Lead in the Population Health Research Program Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) Berghofer, Australia Short biography

    • Identifying causes of cancer through large scale genomic epidemiology

    Dr Paul BRENNAN Branch Head, Genomic Epidemiology Branch IARC Lyon , France Short biography

    Sir Michael STRATTON Senior Group Leader Wellcome Sanger Institute Hinxton, United Kingdom Short biography

    Day 2 - Translating Research into public health action

    • Investing in cancer research is essential for prevention and equitable and effective cancer control policies

    Dr Partha BASU Branch Head, Early Detection, Prevention, and Infections Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    Prof Norbert IFRAH President Institut National du Cancer (INCa) Boulogne-Billancourt, France Short biography

    Dr Miriam MUTEBI Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist, Assistant Professor Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Kenya Short biography

    Prof Groesbeck PARHAM Chief Executive Officer Friends of Africa Fairfied, United States Short biography

    Dr Carlos RODRIGUEZ-GALINDO Executive Vice President St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, United States of America Short biography

    • Changing Behaviour, Shaping Policy: A Global Framework for Cancer Prevention

    Dr Joaquin BARNOYA Minister Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance Guatemala, Guatemala Short biography

    Dr Carolina ESPINA Scientist, Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    Dr Cesaltina FERREIRA  LORENZONI President African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Mozambique Short biography

    Prof Theresa MARTEAU Research Professor Emerita of Behavioural Science University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom Short biography

    • Scientific Evidence into Action

    Dr Ulrika ÅREHED KÅGSTRÖM President Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Geneva, Switzerland Short biography

    Dr Therese N. HANVOLD Director General The National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI) Oslo, Norway Short biography

    Prof Sunny OKECHUKWU ABARIKWU Professor University of Port Harcourt Choba, Nigeria Short biography

    Dr Mary SCHUBAUER-BERIGAN Branch Head, Evidence Synthesis and Classification Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    Day 3 - Science-policy interface for global change

    • Cancer Control in Crisis: Resilience, Economics and Policy Imperatives

    Dr Isabelle SOERJOMATARAM Deputy branch head, Cancer Surveillance Branch IARC Lyon, France Short biography

    Prof Richard SULLIVAN Director Institute of Cancer Policy, King's College London London, United Kingdom Short biography

    • Ministerial roundtable: Science–Policy Interface for Global Change

    Dr Jeremy FARRAR Assistant Director-General Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control, World Health Organization (WHO)  Short biography

    Mrs Stéphanie RIST Minister Ministère de la Santé, des Familles, de l'Autonomie et des Personnes handicapées France Short biography

    Dr Alexandre ROCHA SANTOS PADILHA Minister Ministry of Health Brazil Short biography

    Mr Amine TEHRAOUI Minister Ministry of Health and Social Protection Morocco Short biography

    • Closing remarks

    Prof Dorothy KEEFE Chief Executive Officer Cancer Australia Sydney, Australia Short biography

    Dr Elisabete WEIDERPASS Director IARC Lyon, France Short biography


     
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