15–16 Apr 2026
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Europe/Lisbon timezone

Speakers

 

Keynote Speakers

Prof. John Cryan

Prof. John Cryan

Professor & Chair, Dept of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork

Ireland

Dr. Nicola Segata

Dr. Nicola Segata

Principal Investigator, CIBIO; University of Trento & European Institute of Oncology

Italy

Invited Speakers

Dr. James Kinross

Dr. James Kinross

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

Dr. Pedro Mesquita

Dr. Pedro Mesquita

Hospital de Gaia

Portugal

Dr. Cláudia Nunes dos Santos

Dr. Cláudia Nunes dos Santos

NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology (NIMSB)

Portugal

Dr. Sara Vieira-Silva

Dr. Sara Vieira-Silva

UCLouvain

Belgium

Dr. Ludovica Marinelli

Dr. Ludovica Marinelli

Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology, Ghent University

Belgium

Dr. Patrick Veiga

Dr. Patrick Veiga

Scientific Director of INRAE’s MetaGenoPolis

France

Dr. Sarah Lebeer

Dr. Sarah Lebeer

University of Antwerp

Belgium

Panel Discussion Speakers

Dr. Johan Van Hylckama Vlieg

Dr. Johan Van Hylckama Vlieg

Freya Biosciences

USA

Dr. Sarah Lebeer

Dr. Sarah Lebeer

University of Antwerp

Belgium

Prof. Marília Cravo

Prof. Marília Cravo

Director of the Gastroenterology Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa
President of the Portuguese Society of Gastroenterology
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon

Portugal

Dr. Sam Possemiers

Dr. Sam Possemiers

MRM Health

Belgium

Dr. Amine Zorgani

Dr. Amine Zorgani

Microbiome Mavericks

France

Dr. Daniela Pacheco

Dr. Daniela Pacheco

CEO of Bac3Gel

Portugal

Dr. Christian Lieven

Dr. Christian Lieven

Unseen Bio

Denmark