Opening ceremony
Tuesday 18 October 2022, Amphitheatre D
The opening ceremony sets the tone of the conference by including official keynote addresses by high-level experts and dignitaries.
Master of Ceremony
Hannah Vaughan
Emmy-nominated journalist, broadcaster and moderator
Speakers
Dave Craig
Two-time cancer survivor, oncology researcher, CEO of GRYT Health, United States
Anil D'Cruz
UICC President
Director, Oncology Apollo Hospitals, India
Mauro Poggia
President of the Council State, State Counselor in charge of the Safety, Population and Health (DSPS), Switzerland
Plenaries
Building back better for cancer control
Tuesday 18 October 2022, Amphitheatre D
This opening plenary session will look at how the COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted cancer services and set back notably progress in cancer control. The session will also examine opportunities arising to change the way we manage cancer in the future.
Moderated by
Hannah Vaughan
Emmy-nominated journalist, broadcaster and moderator
Bertrand Levrat
Director, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
Bente Mikkelsen
Director, Non-Communicable Diseases, World Health Organisation (WHO), Switzerland
Anne Lise Ryel
President, NCD Alliance, Switzerland
Eamonn Murphy
Deputy Executive Director a.i., UNAIDS, Switzerland
Hua Liu
Deputy Director General and Head of Department of Technical Cooperation, IAEA, Austria
How can regional planning improve cancer control
Wednesday 19 October 2022, Amphitheatre D
This second plenary session will highlight the importance of understanding the specific challenges that regions face based on the nature of the cancer burden and available resources and how they may be addressed. Challenges demand solutions, and this session will also look at regionally-relevant approaches that can be taken to try to reduce the burden of cancer considering available resources.
Moderated by
Lisa Stevens
Director, Division of Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Stella Kyriakides
Commissioner for health and food Safety, European Commission
Ahmed Al-Mandhari
Regional Director for the World Health Organisation (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean office
Marcos Espinal
Assistant Director a.i., Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)
Miriam Mutebi
Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University Hospital
Breakthroughs on the horizon
Thursday 20 October 2022, Amphitheatre D
There have been incredible advances in cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care, including immunotherapy, vaccines and the use of artificial intelligence. The conference’s closing plenary session will address the promising research holds in changing the face of cancer control and treatment in the future.
Moderated by
Anil D'Cruz
UICC President
Director, Oncology Apollo Hospitals
Elisabete Weiderpass
Director, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Teresa Graham
Head of Global Product Strategy, Roche Pharmaceuticals
Antoine Geissbuhler
Director, Division of eHealth and Telemedicine, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
Suzette Delaloge
Interception Programme Director, Gustave Roussy
tobacco control - Generational change
Thursday 20 October 2022, Amphitheatre D
The global smoking prevalence is decreasing since few years thanks to the implementation of a suite of cost-effective measures such as smoke-free places, increase taxation or ban on tobacco advertising. However, there are still 1.3 billion smokers in the world and 8 million people die every year (including 2,5 million cancer deaths) due to direct and indirect tobacco consumption. In an effort to accelerate the decrease of tobacco consumption several countries are developing comprehensive strategies to address this issue.
The flagship session will convene high-level country representatives as well as a broad representation of health and tobacco control stakeholders, who will present and discuss the generational ban of tobacco as a key legislative and policy measure that will make the next generation, the first tobacco-free generation.
Moderated by
Doug Bettcher
Senior Advisor, Director-General's office at WHO
Speakers
Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Cabinet Minister for Covid-19 Response, Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Minister for Seniors, and Associate Minister of Health, New Zealand
Adriana Blanco Marquizo
Head of Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Ulysses Dorotheo
Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
Anna Gilmore
Director of the Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
