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Live from PAD Auditorium • 7 & 8 May, 2025

AMR & PANDEMICPrevention, Preparedness & Response

Join the world's largest conference uniting leading experts in antimicrobial resistance and pandemic preparedness

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CONFERENCE TOPICS

Key Areas of Focus

Explore the critical topics that will shape the future of antimicrobial resistance and pandemic preparedness

Airborne

Airborne

Latest research on airborne pathogen transmission and prevention strategies in healthcare settings.

Water/Wastewaters Borne

Water/Wastewaters Borne

Comprehensive analysis of water safety and contamination prevention methods.

AMR Outbreak Investigation

AMR Outbreak Investigation

Strategic approaches to managing and containing antimicrobial resistance outbreaks.

AMR & PANDEMIC

May 7-8, 2025

DAY 1

MAY 7, 2025

8:00-8:45

REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

9:00-10:00

OPENING CEREMONY

Dr. Naeem Toosy - Conference Co-Chairs WelcomeMajid M Alshamrani - Executive Director Infection Control ProgramDr. Pasi Penttinen - CEO, Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control
10:00-11:30

AMR & PANDEMIC PREVENTION: ONE HEALTH

Mushtaq Ahmed Memon - UNEPDidier Bompangue - The One Health Africa InstituteDr. Palat K Menon - AstraGene FZ LLCTimothy Walsh - Oxford Institute for AMR ResearchDr. Rami Malaeb - MSF Epicentre
11:30-12:00

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

12:00-12:40

ROUND TABLE: AMR IN ONE HEALTH – INNOVATIONS -NEW TOOLS

12:40-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:15

STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS

Rashad Massoud - Head, Global Health, IQVIAAtul Kotwal - Executive Director, NHSRCAbeer Khallaf - President APIC Chapter UAERachel Freeman - Principal, AMR, Global Health, IQVIADeepak Batra - Head of Public Health, IQVIAProf Takuya Yamagishi - Chief AMR Research Center
15:15-15:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

15:45-16:15

COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

16:15-17:15

BREAKOUT GROUPS

Indonesia Case StudyStrengthening Systems for AMRDiagnostic ToolsAMR Outbreak Investigations
17:15-18:15

ROUND TABLE: STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS – INNOVATIONS -NEW TOOLS

DAY 2

MAY 8, 2025

8:00-8:45

COFFEE / NETWORKING

8:45-11:00

WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE

Pasi Penttinen - CEO Gulf CDCLuther King Abia - KZN UniversityWindi Muziasari - CEO, ResistomapProf. Anis Karuniawati - University of Indonesia
11:00-11:30

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

11:30-12:30

ROUNDTABLE: WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

12:30-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:00

AIRBORNE PATHOGENS AND MITIGATION

Prof. Dr. Xiang-dong Li - Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityWilliam P Bahnfleth - Penn State UniversityYuguo Li - University of Hong KongMichelle Natukunda - XpertOne, Uganda
15:00-15:30

DISCUSSION / Q & A SESSION

15:30-16:00

PHAGE THERAPY: NEXT-GENERATION TOOLS FOR AMR CONTROL

Daniel de Vos - Military Hospital BelgiumTobi Nagel - Phages for Global Health
16:00-17:00

AIRBORNE FUNGAL AMR INFECTIONS

Dr. Afreenish Amir - NIH PakistanMarie-Elisabeth Bougnoux - Pasteur Institute of Paris
17:00-17:30

POC RESPIRATORY DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC

Dr. Aparna Ahuja - Abbott ID Rapid Diagnostics
17:30-19:00

ROUNDTABLE: AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEMS AND FUNGAL CONTROL

THE VENUE

PAD Auditorium

Join us at the prestigious PAD Auditorium for the largest global gathering on AMR & Pandemic Preparedness.

PAD Auditorium
650+
Attendees
35+
Speakers
21
Countries
16
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OUR SPEAKERS

Distinguished Experts

Dr Naeem TOOSY

Conference Co-Chair

Emergency Medicine Clinician, Academic & United Arab Emirates Leader

Dr Naeem TOOSY

Emergency Medicine Clinician, Academic & United Arab Emirates Leader

Ms. Garance UPHAM

Conference Co-Chair

CEO XpertOneHealth UAE & South Africa President AMR Think-Do-Tank, Geneva International

Ms. Garance UPHAM

CEO XpertOneHealth UAE & South Africa President AMR Think-Do-Tank, Geneva International

Maj Gen (Prof) Atul Kotwal

Executive Director

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), India

Maj Gen (Prof) Atul Kotwal

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), India

Prof Rashad Massoud

Head of Global Health

IQVIA, USA Healthcare Quality Improvement Instructor, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Prof Rashad Massoud

IQVIA, USA Healthcare Quality Improvement Instructor, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Prof Yuguo LI

Chair Professor

Building Environment University of Hong Kong

Prof Yuguo LI

Building Environment University of Hong Kong

Prof Timothy WALSH

Director of Biology

Ineos Oxford Institute for AMR Research Professor of Medical Microbiology, Oxford University

Prof Timothy WALSH

Ineos Oxford Institute for AMR Research Professor of Medical Microbiology, Oxford University

Dr Afreenish Amir

Project Director AMR

National Fungal Disease Surveillance System NIH Pakistan

Dr Afreenish Amir

National Fungal Disease Surveillance System NIH Pakistan

Prof Takuya YAMAGISHI

Chief

AMR Research Center Center for Field Epidemic Intelligence, Research & Professional Development NIID, Japan

Prof Takuya YAMAGISHI

AMR Research Center Center for Field Epidemic Intelligence, Research & Professional Development NIID, Japan

Prof Luther King Abia Akebe

Environmental Lead

Antimicrobial Research Unit University of KwaZulu-Natal

Prof Luther King Abia Akebe

Antimicrobial Research Unit University of KwaZulu-Natal

Dr. Javed Akram

President

Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine AMR and Hospital Acquired Infections

Dr. Javed Akram

Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine AMR and Hospital Acquired Infections

Dr. Daniel DE VOS

Research Manager

Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology (LabMCT) Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Daniel DE VOS

Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology (LabMCT) Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Prof Didier Bompangue

Deputy Director

One Health Institute Africa Head of Research & Training Unit, Eco-Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases University of Kinshasa

Prof Didier Bompangue

One Health Institute Africa Head of Research & Training Unit, Eco-Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases University of Kinshasa

Dolly Abdel Massih

Infection Control Officer

Clemenceau Medical Center Dubai

Dolly Abdel Massih

Clemenceau Medical Center Dubai

Abeer Khallaf

President APIC Chapter UAE

Prevention and Control of Infection Manager, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abeer Khallaf

Prevention and Control of Infection Manager, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Majid M Alshamrani

Executive Director Infection Control Program

Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNG-HA), SAUDI ARABIA

Majid M Alshamrani

Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNG-HA), SAUDI ARABIA

Abeer Khalil

Infection Control Expert

EHS

Abeer Khalil

EHS

Dr Pasi Penttinen

Chief Executive Officer

GULF CDC, SAUDI ARABIA

Dr Pasi Penttinen

GULF CDC, SAUDI ARABIA

Mushtaq Ahmed Memon

MD, Regional Asia-Pacific region

Coordinator for Resource Efficiency, UNEP

Mushtaq Ahmed Memon

Coordinator for Resource Efficiency, UNEP

Deepak Batra

Head of Public Health, Middle East and Africa

IQVIA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Deepak Batra

IQVIA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rachel Freeman

Principal, Antimicrobial Resistance, Global Health

IQVIA

Rachel Freeman

IQVIA

Moh'd Hassan Hamad

Quality and infection control manager

VPS healthcare, UAE

Moh'd Hassan Hamad

VPS healthcare, UAE

Yuli Astuti Saripawan

Director of Referral Healthcare Quality

Indonesia

Yuli Astuti Saripawan

Indonesia

Prof. Dr. dr. Anis Karuniawati

Chair of the National AMR Control Committee

Ministry of Health, Indonesia Chair of the Indonesian Society of Clinical Microbiology

Prof. Dr. dr. Anis Karuniawati

Ministry of Health, Indonesia Chair of the Indonesian Society of Clinical Microbiology

Prof. dr. Adi Utarini

Professor of Public Health

Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Project Leader, World Mosquito Program Yogyakarta

Prof. dr. Adi Utarini

Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Project Leader, World Mosquito Program Yogyakarta

Dr. Amy Rahmadanti

Team Leader of AMR and Infection Prevention Control Unit

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

Dr. Amy Rahmadanti

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

Prof. Dr. Antoine Andremont

Professor of Medical Microbiology

University Paris-Diderot Medical School, Paris, France Head of Bacteriology Lab, Bichat Hospital

Prof. Dr. Antoine Andremont

University Paris-Diderot Medical School, Paris, France Head of Bacteriology Lab, Bichat Hospital

Prof. Dr. Pierre Tattevin

Professor of Infectious Diseases

University of Rennes 1, France Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Pontchaillou University Hospital

Prof. Dr. Pierre Tattevin

University of Rennes 1, France Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Pontchaillou University Hospital

Dr. Kayondo Jane Frances Kengeya

Founder and CEO

Rounding Up The Edges (ROUTE) International, Uganda

Dr. Kayondo Jane Frances Kengeya

Rounding Up The Edges (ROUTE) International, Uganda

Dr. Windi Muziasari

Founder and CEO

Resistomap Oy, Helsinki, Finland

Dr. Windi Muziasari

Resistomap Oy, Helsinki, Finland

Dr. Tobi Nagel

Founder and President

Phages for Global Health, Oakland, California, United States

Dr. Tobi Nagel

Phages for Global Health, Oakland, California, United States

Prof. Dr. Xiang-dong Li

Dean, Faculty of Construction and Environment

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Dr. Xiang-dong Li

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Dr. William Bahnfleth

Professor of Architectural Engineering

Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Prof. Dr. William Bahnfleth

Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux

Research Associate

Pasteur Institute of Paris Associate Professor, Université Paris-Cité Medical School

Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux

Pasteur Institute of Paris Associate Professor, Université Paris-Cité Medical School

Prof. Kevin Outterson

Executive Director, CARB-X

Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, United States

Prof. Kevin Outterson

Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, United States

Dr. Rami Malaeb

Epidemiology Coordinator

MSF Epicentre (Médecins Sans Frontières)

Dr. Rami Malaeb

MSF Epicentre (Médecins Sans Frontières)

Dr. Aparna Ahuja

Divisional Vice President, Medical, Clinical and Scientific Affairs

Abbott ID Rapid Diagnostics

Dr. Aparna Ahuja

Abbott ID Rapid Diagnostics

Dr. Palat K Menon

CEO, Founder & Principal Scientist

AstraGene FZ LLC

Dr. Palat K Menon

AstraGene FZ LLC

OUR PARTNERS

Partnering for Excellence

Collaborating with leading organizations to advance healthcare and combat AMR

Strategic Partners

IQVIA

IQVIA

Strategic Partner

Leading provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services

Healthcare Partners

Pakistan Medical Centre

Pakistan Medical Centre

Healthcare Partner

A Project of Pakistan Association Dubai

Knowledge & Academic Partners

BMJ

BMJ

Knowledge Partner

Leading provider of medical knowledge and education

PSIM

PSIM

Academic Partner

Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine

MED Courses Conference

MED Courses Conference

Education Partner

Leading medical education platform

Resistomap

Resistomap

Research Partner

Antimicrobial resistance monitoring and analytics

Conference & Regional Partners

ECCIC Dubai 2025

ECCIC Dubai 2025

Conference Partner

Emergency & Critical Care International Conference

APPS Middle East

APPS Middle East

Regional Partner

Advancing health, changing lives

Media & Technology Partners

Affworld

Affworld

Branding & Tech Partner

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CN1699 Media

CN1699 Media

Media Partner

Trade • Bid • Ad Media Solutions

BioSpectrum Asia Edition

BioSpectrum Asia Edition

Media Partner

The business of Bio & Health Sciences

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SUPPORT & INFORMATION

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about the conference, registration, and more.

How many tickets are included in a company pass?

Please contact our sales team for detailed information about company passes and group discounts.

Is there any after party or networking event?

Yes, there will be networking events during both conference days. Details will be shared with registered attendees.

Do you offer additional discounts?

We offer early bird discounts and special rates for academic institutions and groups.

Who attends the AMR Conference?

The conference attracts healthcare professionals, researchers, public health officials, NGO representatives, and industry experts.