Full Programme
Programme

Break

Ceremony / Networking Event

Industry-Sponsored Symposium

Meet-the-Expert Session

Parallel Session

Plenary Session

Poster Session

Pre-Conference Workshop

Special Session

Sunday, 17 May, 2026
Time Hall A2 Auditorium 10 Auditorium 11 Auditorium 12 Exhibition Offsite
09:00-12:00
Workshop: Getting the most out of conferences
09:00-16:00
Workshop: Advances in metagenomics, syndromic panels, and PCR for diagnosing airway infections
Workshop: TBA
Workshop: Back to basics – pneumococcal identification and serotyping with classic techniques
13:00-16:00
Workshop: How well do pneumococcal vaccines really work? Connecting trial immunogenicity with real-world outcomes
16:15-17:15
Industry Sponsored Symposium 01 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
17:20-18:00
Opening Ceremony
18:00-19:00
Welcome Reception
Monday, 18 May, 2026
Time Hall A2 Auditorium 10 Auditorium 11 Auditorium 12 Exhibition Poster Area Offsite Station 01 Station 02 Station 03 Station 04
08:00-09:00
Industry Sponsored Symposium 02 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
09:05-10:35
Plenary 01: Preventing pneumonia and pneumococcal disease in special populations
10:35-11:05
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11:05-12:20
Parallel 01: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 02: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 03: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 04: Oral Abstract Presentations
12:35-13:35
Lunch Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
12:35-14:05
Industry Sponsored Symposium 03 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
14:15-15:45
Plenary 02: Diagnostic and treatment dilemmas posed by changes in pneumonia etiology
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
16:15-17:15
MTE 01: Implementation and uptake of new pneumococcal vaccines in immunocompromised populations – barriers and solutions
MTE 02: What to pick – conventional or molecular methods for pneumococcal surveillance
MTE 03: The difficult Streptococcus mitis group
MTE 04: Mediators of mucosal immunity to pneumococcus
17:25-18:15
Poster Viewing & E-Poster Discussions
E-Poster Spotlight 01
E-Poster Spotlight 02
E-Poster Spotlight 03
E-Poster Spotlight 04
19:00-20:30
Early Career Networking Night
Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
Time Hall A2 Auditorium 10 Auditorium 11 Auditorium 12 Exhibition Poster Area Offsite Station 01 Station 02 Station 03 Station 04
08:00-09:00
Industry Sponsored Symposium 04 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
09:05-10:35
Plenary 03: Pneumonia and pneumococcal vaccines in a changing world – climate, conflict, and coverage
10:35-11:05
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11:05-12:20
Parallel 05: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 06: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 07: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 08: Oral Abstract Presentations
12:35-13:35
Lunch Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
12:35-14:05
Industry Sponsored Symposium 05 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
14:15-15:45
Plenary 04: Optimising the enfant PCV schedule
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
16:15-17:15
MTE 05: Pneumococcal disease in an aging world and vaccination strategies
MTE 06: Pneumococcal serotype-specific epidemiology – outbreaks
MTE 07: Pneumococcal pneumonia and evaluation of the immune system – primary immune defects
MTE 08: Pneumococcal vaccine coverage and equity in a changing world
17:25-18:15
Poster Viewing & E-Poster Discussions
E-Poster Spotlight 05
E-Poster Spotlight 06
E-Poster Spotlight 07
E-Poster Spotlight 08
19:00-20:30
Networking Event TBA
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026
Time Hall A2 Auditorium 10 Auditorium 11 Auditorium 12 Exhibition Offsite
08:00-09:00
Industry Sponsored Symposium 06 (not included in the main event CME/CPD credit)
09:05-10:35
Plenary 05: Bacterial and viral interactions
10:35-11:05
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11:05-12:20
Parallel 09: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 10: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 11: Oral Abstract Presentations
Parallel 12: Oral Abstract Presentations
12:35-13:35
Lunch Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
12:35-13:50
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Session
14:00-15:30
Plenary 06: Hot topics and new ideas – results from Robert Austrian Research Award winners
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break, Visit Exhibition and Poster Viewing
16:00-17:00
MTE 09: Global pneumococcal sequence clusters – a guide for the perplexed
MTE 10: The microbiome and pneumococcal carriage – emerging insights
MTE 11: Pro and con – adjunctive macrolide for CAP
MTE 12: Hib Initiative Reunion Session
17:10-18:10
Robert Austrian Lecture and Awards
19:30-23:30
Banquet Dinner
Thursday, 21 May, 2026
Time Auditorium 11&12 Foyer
08:00-09:30
Plenary 07: Combatting antimicrobial resistance in pneumonia and pneumococcal disease
09:40-11:10
Plenary 08: Pneumococcal carriage – guidelines, gaps, and global use
11:10-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Plenary 09: Extended-valency pneumococcal vaccines – opportunities and immunological challenges
13:00-13:20
Closing Ceremony