18 JUNE 2025

Wednesday (side events and meetings)

09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Martin Cullip

Martin Cullip

13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

19 JUNE 2025

Thursday

09:00 - 09:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Harry Shapiro

Harry Shapiro

Speaker

Mark Tyndall

Mark Tyndall

Host

Paddy Costall

Paddy Costall

Respondent

Carolyn Beaumont

Carolyn Beaumont

11:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Mohamadi Sarkar

Mohamadi Sarkar

Speaker

Arielle Selya

Arielle Selya

Speaker

Pasquale Caponnetto

Pasquale Caponnetto

In this workshop, we will go through communications with the various stakeholders you may encounter during your advocacy work as a consumer. Part one is about Engagement - when it is appropriate to respond and how to do it. Part two is about how Delivery of messages to various stakeholders: regulators, public health/medical professionals and to the general public. We will also discuss how to handle/deal with "backlash" by using evidence/facts and keeping on the high road.

Host

Nancy Loucas

Nancy Loucas

Host

Heneage Mitchell

Heneage Mitchell

Speaker

Rohan Sequeira

Rohan Sequeira

Speaker

Jeffrey Zamora

Jeffrey Zamora

11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Speaker

Jeannie Cameron

Jeannie Cameron

Speaker

Tikki Pangestu

Tikki Pangestu

Speaker

Derek Yach

Derek Yach

Speaker

David Khayat

David Khayat

Speaker

Asa Saligupta

Asa Saligupta

13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Sud Patwardhan

Sud Patwardhan

Speaker

Satenik Muradyan

Satenik Muradyan

14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Facilitator

Will Godfrey

Will Godfrey

Speaker

Kiran Sidhu

Kiran Sidhu

Speaker

Dorrie Heemskerk

Dorrie Heemskerk

Speaker

Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier

14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Spanish language session with simultaneous English translation

How can scientists and users overcome obstacles and censorship when communicating the principles of harm reduction to the general public and regulators? What strategies could enhance effective and understandable communication?

Host

Jeffrey Zamora

Jeffrey Zamora

None

Carmen Escrig

Carmen Escrig

None

Diego Verrastro

Diego Verrastro

None

Miguel Okumura

Miguel Okumura

None

Vanessa Morris

Vanessa Morris

None

Roberto Sussman

Roberto Sussman

15:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Martin Cullip

Martin Cullip

Panellist

Anna Franzén

Anna Franzén

Panellist

Mark Oates

Mark Oates

Panellist

Cecilia Kindstrand-Isaksson

Cecilia Kindstrand-Isaksson

Panellist

Barnaby Page

Barnaby Page

17:15 - 18:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

17:15 - 18:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Speaker

Arielle Selya

Arielle Selya

Host

Clive Bates

Clive Bates

19:30 - 00:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

20 JUNE 2025

Friday

09:00 - 09:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Speaker

Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier

Host

Marina Murphy

Marina Murphy

Respondent

Cliff Douglas

Cliff Douglas

11:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Ian Fearon

Ian Fearon

Host

Christopher Russell

Christopher Russell

Speaker

Matthew Holman

Matthew Holman

Speaker

Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker

Speaker

Autumn Bernal

Autumn Bernal

13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Jonathan Fell

Jonathan Fell

Panellist

Asanda Gcoyi

Asanda Gcoyi

Panellist

Sam Tam

Sam Tam

Panellist

Deborah Binks-Moore

Deborah Binks-Moore

14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

15:30 - 15:45 (Europe/Warsaw)

15:45 - 16:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Clive Bates

Clive Bates

Panellist

Roberto Sussman

Roberto Sussman

Panellist

Summer Hanna

Summer Hanna

Panellist

Riccardo Polosa

Riccardo Polosa

Panellist

Thomas Nahde

Thomas Nahde

21 JUNE 2025

Saturday

Speaker

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

Host

Jagannath Sarangapani

Jagannath Sarangapani

Respondent

Konstantinos Farsalinos

Konstantinos Farsalinos

11:00 - 11:15 (Europe/Warsaw)

11:15 - 12:45 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Martin Cawley

Martin Cawley

Panellist

Garrett McGovern

Garrett McGovern

Panellist

Adriana Curado

Adriana Curado

Panellist

Michael Stoney

Michael Stoney

Panellist

Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh

Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh

12:45 - 13:30 (Europe/Warsaw)

Host

Christopher Snowdon

Christopher Snowdon

Panellist

Tommaso Di Giovanni

Tommaso Di Giovanni

Panellist

David Zaruk

David Zaruk

Panellist

Fiona Patten

Fiona Patten

Ballroom

Closing

14:45 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)

Rapporteur

David Sweanor

David Sweanor

Host

Jessica Harding

Jessica Harding