Monday September 28, 2026
08:30-09:00
Arrival Refreshments
Adlon Foyer
09:00-10:30
How Do Food Environments Shape Diets? Quantitative Evidence From Asia And Africa
Adlon 1
Scaling What Works: Country-Led Breakthroughs in MMS for Stronger Maternal and Newborn Health Systems
Adlon 2
Sponsored Symposium 00
Capitol
Accelerating Nutrition Action Through Multisectoral Collaboration And Sustainable Financing: Lessons From Ghana
Stafford
09:00-11:00
Maternal Micronutrients And Adverse Birth Outcomes - Findings From The Multi-country MOMI Study
Adlon 3
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
11:00-12:30
Increasing Climate Resilience through Health System Strengthening And Nutrition Action
Adlon 1
Improving Maternal-newborn Outcomes Through Effective Actions in Nutrition: Key Findings From the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Growth (Ming) Exemplars in Global Health Project
Adlon 2
Safeguarding Vitamin A Supplementation: Sustaining Coverage, Equity and Resilience through Primary Health Care
Adlon 3
Who/FAO Guidance: Implementing Food Fortification Programmes For Public Health
Stafford
Global South-South Convening on Nutrition and LSFF: Advancing Best Practices in Strengthening Sustainable Systems — Data, Quality Assurance and Compliance, Regulation, and Capacity-Building
Capitol
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Cedar Garden
13:30-15:00
Evidence to action: advocacy tools to integrate gender equality and nutrition into agri-food and climate actions
Adlon 1
Innovations in Vitamin A Fortification for Better Nutrition Outcomes
Adlon 2
From Guidance to Action: Accelerating Country Implementation for Improved Complementary Feeding
Adlon 3
Global South-South Convening on Nutrition and LSFF: Advancing Best Practices in Strengthening Sustainable Systems — Data, Quality Assurance and Compliance, Regulation, and Capacity-Building
Capitol
From Ghana's Food Biodiversity to Micronutrient Action: A Roadmap for a National Food Composition Database
Stafford
15:00-15:40
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
15:10-15:40
E-Poster Discussion: Infant Young Child Feeding
Station 01
E-Poster Discussion: Adolescent nutrition
Station 02
E-Poster Discussion: Anaemia assessment
Station 03
15:40-17:35
High Level Opening Ceremony: Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment
Adlon Ballroom
17:35-19:05
Plenary Session : Strengthening Alignment and Action: Leveraging Africa’s Continental Policy Landscape for Better Diets and Nutrition Outcomes
Adlon Ballroom
19:05-20:30
Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Area (sponsored by CGIAR)
Exhibition
Tuesday September 29, 2026
07:00-07:30
Arrival Refreshments
Adlon Foyer
07:30-09:00
From Evidence To Action: Tools And Partnerships To Accelerate Maternal Nutrition And Anaemia Reduction
Adlon 1
Evaluating Food Systems Interventions: Reflecting on Progress, New Evidence, and Key Challenges
Adlon 2
Working Together to Fill Nutrition Evidence Gaps: Co producing modelled dietary micronutrient evidence for decision making
Adlon 3
Modernizing Micronutrient Biomarker Surveillance: Emerging Lessons from the Micronutrient Biomarker Initiative (MNBI)
Stafford
A Pinch Of Potassium: How Fortified Salt Can Bridge Nutrition And NCD Prevention At Scale
Capitol
09:00-09:30
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
09:30-11:00
A Diet-centered Approach to Food System Transformation
Adlon 1
Operationalizing Breastfeeding Across Health Systems: Humanitarian Emergencies And Maternal Micronutrition
Adlon 2
From Effective Multisectoral Implementation To Modular Nutrition Action
Adlon 3
Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment: Country-led Solutions Across The Maternal and Child Nutrition Continuum
Stafford
Creating Sustainable Nutrition Impact At Scale: The Ingredients For Success And The Power Of Partnerships
Capitol
11:00-11:10
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
11:10-12:40
Concurrent Session (CSC3): Enabling Policy Coherence for Nutrition
Adlon 1
Concurrent Sessions (CSA8): Innovation, efficacy and equity in food fortification
Adlon 2
Concurrent Session (CSB7): Agriculture and broader food systems solutions to address micronutrient gaps
Adlon 3
Concurrent Sessions (CSB1): Emerging data collection, analytical and modelling innovations to support achieving impact on micronutrient intake and/or status
Capitol
11:10-12:30
RAPID FIRE SESSION TRACK A
Stafford
12:40-13:40
Lunch Break
Cedar Garden
12:50-13:30
E-Poster Discussion: Access to nutritious foods
Station 01
E-Poster Discussion: Anaemia determinants and interventions
Station 02
E-Poster Discussion: Diet and nutrition measurement
Station 03
13:40-15:10
Concurrent Session (CSA2): Climate change, food insecurity and protecting the micronutrient content of crops
Adlon Ballroom
Concurrent Session (CSC5): Market, Fiscal, Regulatory, and Repurposing Opportunities for Healthy, Nutritious Diets
Capitol
Oral Presentation Session: The Scaling Up of MMS
Stafford
15:10-15:40
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
15:40-17:10
Plenary Session (PC1): Financing for Nutrition in Uncertain Times
Adlon Ballroom
17:10-17:20
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
17:20-18:50
Plenary Session (PC2): Protecting nutrition in the context of conflict and humanitarian emergencies
Adlon Ballroom
Wednesday September 30, 2026
07:00-07:30
Arrival Refreshments
Adlon Foyer
07:30-08:30
Sponsored Symposium
Adlon 3
Nutrition Resilience In A Changing Foreign Assistance Landscape
Adlon 1
Beyond the First 1,000 Days: Strengthening School Food Systems to Improve Nutrition Among School-age Children and Adolescents
Adlon 2
Sponsored Symposium 40
Stafford
New Approaches To Assess Micronutrient Bioavailability And Status
Capitol
08:30-08:40
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
08:40-10:10
Transforming public-private partnerships for nutrition: Aligning Action with the BMZ Call to Action on catalyzing large-scale food fortification to end child malnutrition by 2030
Adlon 1
Better Together: Innovative Collaboration for Nutrition Impact
Adlon 3
Healthy Soils, Healthy Students: Linking Regenerative Agriculture and Fortified Whole Grains to Sustainable School Meals
Capitol
Building Better Bridges: Integrated Delivery Of Nutrition, Family Planning, And Maternal And Child Health Programming For Expanded Impact
Stafford
08:40-10:40
Micronutrient Dose Response Trials: Determining Optimal Doses to Achieve Micronutrient Sufficiency Status Among Women in Undernourished Settings
Adlon 2
10:10-10:40
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
10:15-10:35
E-Poster Discussion: Community-based approaches
Station 01
E-Poster Discussion: Next steps for LSFF
Station 02
E-Poster Discussion: Coordination and integration works
Station 03
10:40-12:10
Concurrent Session (CSC4): Enabling environment from large-scale food fortification interventions
Adlon 1
Concurrent Session (CSB6): Advancing Micronutrient Security through Integrated and Equitable Health Systems: Evidence, Innovation, and Impact
Adlon 2
Concurrent Sessions (CSA5): Priority micronutrients under pressure: sustaining gains, preventing relapse, and navigating new program realities
Capitol
Concurrent Sessions (CSB4): Driving demand for nutritious foods
Stafford
Concurrent Session (CSC8): Data and policy gaps for nutrition decision-making
Adlon 3
12:10-13:30
Lunch Break
Cedar Garden
12:20-13:20
Catalyzing Scaled and Sustained Nutrition Impact: A New Model for Strategic Philanthropic Partnerships
Capitol
13:30-14:30
Delivering Quality UNIMMAP MMS At Scale: Lessons, Levers, And The Path Forward
Adlon Ballroom
14:30-14:40
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
14:40-16:10
Concurrent Sessions (CSC1): Nutrition Integration Compact: What is the Enabling Environment for Implementation at the Country Level?
Adlon Ballroom
Concurrent Session (CSA7): Micronutrient interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes: where next with UNIMMAP?
Stafford
Concurrent Sessions (CSC6): Policy Ownership and Power Dynamics in Nutrition
Capitol
16:10-16:40
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
16:40-18:10
Plenary Session (PB2): Safeguarding Data for Nutrition Amid Funding Constraints
Adlon Ballroom
Thursday October 01, 2026
07:00-07:30
Arrival Refreshments
Adlon Foyer
07:30-08:30
Menstrual and Postpartum Bleeding Control to Improve Women’s Iron Status
Adlon 3
Advancing Evidence on Ethiopia’s Diverse Foods for Nutrition Action through EPHI-PTFI Collaboration
Adlon 1
Unlocking Investment for SMEs producing FCF / Nutrition Investment Design Lab / Design Clinic
Adlon 2
Sponsored Symposium 39
Capitol
08:30-08:40
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
08:40-09:40
Sponsored Symposium 5
Stafford
From Commitment To Action: Government Leadership For Sustainable Nutrition In Ghana
Adlon 1
Strengthening Food and Health Systems to Improve Access to Nutritious Diets: Advancing Food-based Approaches for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Malnutrition
Adlon 2
Stop the Loss: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Anaemia in Girls and Women
Adlon 3
08:40-09:10
Embedding Program And Product "Sustainability" Into The Delivery Of UNIMMAP MMS
Capitol
09:10-09:40
Sponsored Symposium 16
Capitol
09:40-10:10
Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
Exhibition
09:45-10:05
E-Poster Discussion: Using AI tools
Station 01
E-Poster Discussion: Micronutrient assessment
Station 02
10:10-11:40
Concurrent Session (CSA4): Beyond iron intake: blood loss, anaemia, and implications for treatment and policy
Adlon 1
Concurrent Session (CSB3): Navigating Trade-Offs in Food Systems: Achieving Health, Nutrition, and Economic-Environmental Co-Benefits
Adlon 2
Concurrent Sessions (CSA1): Challenges of National Micronutrient Surveys: From Data Gaps to Policy Action
Adlon 3
Concurrent Sessions (CSC2): Enhancing Accountability for Better Nutrition Outcomes
Capitol
Abstracts Session: TRACK B
Stafford
11:40-11:50
Short Break for Changing Halls
Exhibition
11:50-12:50
Concurrent Session (CSB2): Localization for Nutrition System Resilience - National, Regional and Global Initiatives
Adlon 1
Concurrent Sessions (CSB5): Design of social protection programs to improve diets and nutritional status (design, delivery/implementation and effectiveness)
Adlon 2
Concurrent Sessions (CSC7): Is a Right to Nutritious Food Possible?
Adlon 3
Concurrent Session (CSA6): Under-recognized micronutrients across the life-course
Capitol
RAPID FIRE SESSION: TRACK C
Stafford
12:50-14:10
Lunch Break
Cedar Garden
13:05-14:05
Beyond Calories – Protecting Micronutrients through Multi-Sectoral Integration in Fragile Contexts
Capitol
14:10-15:40
Plenary Session (PB1): Doing Better with Less: Optimizing Investments for Nutrition Impact
Adlon Ballroom
15:40-16:00
Coffee Break
Exhibition
16:00-17:30
Plenary Session (PA1): Dietary shifts and a changing food landscape
Adlon Ballroom
17:30-18:30
Closing ceremony: Accelerating Nutrition Action in A Changing Environment
Adlon Ballroom