Monday June 01, 2026
08:30-09:30
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 01
Sala Europa
09:30-09:50
COFFEE BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
09:50-10:50
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 02
Sala Europa
10:50-11:10
BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
11:10-12:10
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 03
Sala Europa
12:10-13:00
LUNCH BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
12:20-12:50
PRODUCT THEATRE 01
Ground Floor Foyer
13:00-14:00
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 4
Sala Europa
13:00-18:30
WALTER MARGET EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP I
Room Avorio
ESPID RESEARCH MASTERCLASS I
UNA Hotel Bologna Fiera
14:00-14:20
BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
14:20-15:20
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 05
Sala Europa
15:20-15:40
COFFEE BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
15:40-16:40
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 06
Sala Europa
16:40-17:00
BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
17:00-18:00
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 07
Sala Europa
18:00-18:20
BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
18:20-19:20
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 08
Sala Europa
Tuesday June 02, 2026
08:00-13:00
WALTER MARGET EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP II
Room Avorio
ESPID RESEARCH MASTERCLASS II
UNA Hotel Bologna Fiera
09:00-10:00
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 09
Sala Europa
10:00-10:15
COFFEE BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
10:15-11:15
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 10
Sala Europa
11:15-11:30
BREAK
Ground Floor Foyer
11:30-12:30
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 11
Sala Europa
12:30-13:15
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition Area
12:40-13:10
PRODUCT THEATRE 02
Exhibition Area
13:15-14:15
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 12
Sala Europa
13:30-15:30
YOUNG ESPID MEETING
Sala Italia
13:45-15:30
SENIOR ESPID MEETING
Room Avorio
14:15-14:30
BREAK
Exhibition Area
14:30-15:30
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 13
Sala Europa
15:30-15:45
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
15:45-17:00
PLENARY OPENING SYMPOSIUM 01: CLIMATE CHANGE, VECTORS AND THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Sala Europa
17:15-18:45
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM 2: VACCINES, TRUST, AND POLITICS
Sala Europa
19:00-20:00
ESPID 2026 OPENING CEREMONY
Sala Europa
20:00-21:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Exhibition Area
Wednesday June 03, 2026
07:00-07:30
COFFEE BREAK
Exhibition Area
07:30-08:20
MEET THE EXPERT 01: NEW DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES IN NEONATAL SEPSIS
Foyer Orange
MEET THE EXPERT 02: PEDIATRIC MALARIA: TREATMENT UPDATES
Room Argento
MEET THE EXPERT 03: KAWASAKI DISEASE
Sala Italia
MEET THE EXPERT 04: PRECISION MEDICINE: THE ROLE OF TDM AND PHARMACOGENOMICS
Room Avorio
08:20-08:30
SHORT BREAK
Exhibition Area
08:30-10:00
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM 03: CLIMATE CHANGE AND PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: EMERGING THREATS AND ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES
Sala Europa
10:00-10:30
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
10:30-11:30
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 01: CNS INFECTIONS
Foyer Orange
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 02: MICROBIOME
Room Argento
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 03: DIGITAL HEALTH AND MACHINE LEARNING
Sala Italia
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 04: GLOBAL HEALTH, MYCOBACTERIA AND RETROVIRUSES
Room Avorio
11:30-11:45
SHORT BREAK
Exhibition Area
11:45-13:15
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 01: SLIPE-PENTA
Sala Europa
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 01: ESCAPE ROOM I: THE FEVER ODYSSEY: UNLOCKING THE DIAGNOSIS IN PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Foyer Orange
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 02: THE INFECTION COURTROOM: YOU BE THE JUDGE
Room Argento
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 02: ESPID-WAIDID-WSPID: GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE CHALLENGES: FROM TUBERCULOSIS TO EMERGING BACTERIAL THREATS
Sala Italia
13:15-14:15
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:30-14:00
PRODUCT THEATRE 03
Exhibition Area
14:15-15:45
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 03: ESPID-PIDS: VACCINES DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Sala Europa
YOUNG ESPID SYMPOSIUM 01: VACCINE DILEMMAS
Foyer Orange
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 03: CLIMATE CHANGE, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESILIENCE
Room Argento
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 04: DIGITAL HEALTH & PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES: BRIDGING INNOVATION, TERRITORY, AND EUROPEAN RESEARCH
Sala Italia
15:45-16:00
E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
16:00-17:30
RESEARCH SESSION 01
Foyer Orange
RESEARCH SESSION 02
Room Argento
RESEARCH SESSION 03
Sala Italia
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 01: ANTIMICROBIAL & ANTI-FUNGAL
Station 01
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 02: PUBLIC HEALTH
Station 02
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 03: VACCINES
Station 03
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 04: NON-RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Station 04
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 05: HEALTH ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Station 05
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 06: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS I
Station 06
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSION 07: DIAGNOSTICS, BIOMARKERS AND DIGITAL TOOLS
Station 07
17:30-17:35
SHORT BREAK
Exhibition Area
17:35-18:35
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM 04: WHY DO WE DO THIS?
Sala Europa
18:35-18:45
SHORT BREAK
Exhibition Area
18:45-19:35
MEET THE EXPERT 05: PEDIATRIC HIV IN 2026: WHAT’S NEW?
Sala Europa
MEET THE EXPERT 06: NEONATAL CANDIDIASIS
Foyer Orange
MEET THE EXPERT 07: HEPATITIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Room Argento
MEET THE EXPERT 08: INSIDE ARBOVIRUSES
Sala Italia
MEET THE EXPERT 09: ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS IN THE IMMUNODEFICIENT CHILD
Room Avorio
20:30-23:00
NETWORKING EVENT
Offsite
Thursday June 04, 2026
08:00-09:30
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM 05: THE MODERN PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST OF TOMORROW
Sala Europa
09:30-09:50
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
09:50-11:20
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 05: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Foyer Orange
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 06: INFECTIONS IN EARLY LIFE
Room Argento
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 07: VACCINES
Sala Italia
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 08: LATE-BREAKING
Room Avorio
11:30-12:30
BEST OF ESPID 2026
Sala Europa
12:30-13:00
BILL MARSHALL LECTURE & AWARD
Sala Europa
13:00-14:00
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:30-14:00
PRODUCT THEATRE 04
Exhibition Area
14:00-15:30
ESPID GUIDELINES SESSION
Foyer Orange
RESEARCH SESSION 04
Room Argento
RESEARCH SESSION 05
Sala Italia
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 08: GLOBAL HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY, MICROBACTERIA AND RETROVIRUSES
Station 01
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 09: LATE BREAKING
Station 02
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 10: KAWASAKI & INFLAMATORY SYNDROMES AND COVID19 & MIS-C
Station 03
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 11: INFECTIONS IN EARLY LIFE
Station 04
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 12: IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST
Station 05
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 13: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS II
Station 06
E-POSTER DISCUSSION SESSIONS 14: CASE SERIES/REPORT
Station 07
15:30-15:45
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
15:45-17:15
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 05: ESCAPE ROOM II: THE OUTBREAK FILES: CONTAINMENT MISSION IN PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Sala Europa
YOUNG ESPID SYMPOSIUM 02: EMERGING TRENDS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Foyer Orange
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 04: ESPID-ERS: PEDIATRIC LUNG HEALTH IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE ERA
Room Argento
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 05: ESPID – ESCMID: SILENT BUT SERIOUS: HEPATITIS C IN YOUNG PATIENTS
Sala Italia
17:30-19:00
ESPID AGM MEETING
Foyer Orange
20:30-23:00
ESPID ANNUAL MEMBER AND INVITED FACULTY DINNER
Offsite
Friday June 05, 2026
07:00-07:30
COFFEE BREAK
Exhibition Area
07:30-08:20
MEET THE EXPERT 10: CHILDREN ON THE MOVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Foyer Orange
MEET THE EXPERT 11: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS IN PAEDIATRIC TB
Room Argento
MEET THE EXPERT 12: CONGENITAL CMV
Sala Italia
MEET THE EXPERT 13: PEDIATRIC BONE AND JOINT INFECTION
Room Avorio
08:30-10:00
ESPID INTERACTIVE CASE SESSION
Sala Europa
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 06: INFECTIOUS TALES: A PEDIATRIC ID STORYTELLING SLAM
Foyer Orange
PARALLEL SYMPOSIUM 07: PEDIATRIC ID HACKATHON: SOLVE IT WITH AI
Room Argento
JOINT SYMPOSIUM 06: ESPID – ECDC: CLIMATE CHANGE AND EMERGING PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Sala Italia
10:00-10:30
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
10:30-11:50
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 09: PUBLIC HEALTH
Foyer Orange
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 10: ANTIMICROBIALS, ANTIVIRALS AND ANTIFUNGALS
Room Argento
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 11: FUNGAL AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
Sala Italia
ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 12: DIAGNOSIS AND BIOMARKERS
Room Avorio
11:50-12:00
SHORT BREAK
Exhibition Area
12:00-13:30
ESPID QUIZID
Sala Europa
13:30-14:15
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:30-14:00
PRODUCT THEATRE 05
Exhibition Area
14:15-15:15
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 14
Sala Europa
15:30-16:30
INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 15
Sala Europa