INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS

Prof. Vivek Kapur

Professor

Penn State University, USA

Prof. Stephen Higgs

Director

Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, USA

Prof. Dana Vandlandingham

Professor

Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology College Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University

Prof. Aranzazu Portillo

Lead

Centre for Rickettsiosis and arthropod borne Diseases, San Pedro University Hospital-CIBIR, Spain

Prof. Abhay R Satoskar

Professor & Vice Chair Research

Dept. of Pathology & Microbiology The Ohio State University, Columbus

Prof. Joanne P Webster

Professor

Dept. of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, UK

Prof. Fiona Tomley

Professor

Experimental Parasitology,
Royal Veterinary College, UK

Prof. Gavin JD Smith

Director

Programming in Emerging Infectious Diseases, DUKE –NUS Medical School, Singapore

Dr. Ankur Mutreja

Lead

Global South Partnerships at CEPI, UK

Prof. Kanta Subbarao

Director

WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

Dr. Jennifer Verani

Epidemiologist

CDC, Atlanta

Dr. Lesley McGee

Team Lead

Streptococcus Laboratory, CDC, Atlanta

Dr. Srinivasan Velusamy

Microbiologist

CDC, Atlanta

Dr. Ulzii-Orshikh Luvsansharav

Epidemiologist

Respiratory Diseases Branch, CDC, Atlanta



NATIONAL SPEAKERS

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Chairperson

MSSRF, Chennai Former WHO Chief- Scientist

Dr. Manoj Murhekar

Director

National Institute of Epidemiology, ICMR, Chennai

Dr. Kamini Walia

Scientist G & Head

Descriptive Research, ICMR, New Delhi

Dr. Rajan N Khobragade

Former Principal Secretary

Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Kerala

Dr. T.S. Selvavinayagam

Director

Directorate of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Chennai

Dr. Nivedita Gupta

Scientist G & Head

Division of Communicable Diseases, ICMR, Delhi

Dr. Ranjani Ramachandran

National Professional Officer TB & Labs

World Health Organization (WHO) New Delhi

Dr. Padma Priyadarshini

Director

National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai

Prof. J.V. Peter

Professor

Critical Care Medicine, CMC, Vellore

Dr. Premanshu Dandapat

Principal Scientist & Head

Division of Bacteriology & Mycology IVRI Headquarter at Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. M Vivekanandan Pillai

Professor & Head

Dept. of Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry

Prof. V. Ravi

Professor

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

Dr. K.P. Suresh

Principal Scientist

NIVEDI, Bangalore

Dr. Mohd Mudassar Chanda

Senior Scientist

NIVEDI, Bangalore

Dr. Sumanta Bagchi

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Centre for Ecological Sciences, and Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc, Bangalore

Dr. Monil Singhai

Joint Director

National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi

Ms. S. Shanti

Senior Entomologist

Directorate of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Chennai