• Plenary Sessions Speakers


    Day 1 - Discovery and innovation for cancer prevention

    • Opening remarks

    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

    • 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 Earl Stadtman Investigator National Cancer Institute (NCI) Rockville, United States Short biography

    • Understanding the causes of early-onset colorectal cancer

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

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

    Day 2 - Translating Research into public health action

    • Investment in cancer prevention research is essential for 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

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

    Dr Joaquin BARNOYA Ministro de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social Ministro de Salud Pública Guatemala, Guatemala Short biography

    Dr Carolina ESPINA Scientist, Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch IARC Lyon, France 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 Times of Crises: Building Resilient health system in the XXI century

    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

    • Closing remarks

    Dr Elisabete WEIDERPASS Director IARC Lyon, France Short biography


     
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