Program

With an overarching theme of "Driving innovation from discovery to access," the 7th Global Forum program will cover the full spectrum of research and development, from basic and discovery research to diversify the TB vaccine pipeline through clinical research. With multiple candidates now advancing through late-stage clinical trials, we will also explore strategies to ensure new TB vaccines reach the populations that most need them and to maximize the public health impact. This focus on end-to-end development provides a unique opportunity for participants to hear diverse perspectives and learn and engage with experts from across the field.

The program for the 7th Global Forum on TB Vaccines is being developed around five thematic tracks. These thematic tracks align with the Strategic Framework for TB Vaccine Development in the Stop TB Partnership’s Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030, the EDCTP/AIGHD Global roadmap for research and development of tuberculosis vaccines, and the WHO's Global Framework to prepare for Country Introduction of New TB Vaccines for Adolescents and Adults.

Learn more about the Thematic Tracks here.

Click here to view the program-at-a-glance.

Check out our program below. Details and times are subject to change.

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

08:30 - 09:00

Poster Set-up

08:30 - 10:00

Registration | Coffee | Networking

10:00 - 12:30

Grande Sala

Opening Session & Keynote Address

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Grande Sala

Plenary 1: From discovery to access

15:00 - 16:30

Grande Sala Foyer

Break | Poster Viewing

16:30 - 18:00

Grande Sala

Plenary 2: Global and regional enablers for the introduction of new TB vaccines

18:00 - 20:00

Welcome Reception

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

08:30 - 09:00

Arrival | Coffee | Networking

09:00 - 11:00

Grande Sala

Plenary 3: Advancing TB vaccine clinical development: Learning from experience and looking to the future

11:00 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 13:00

Oral Abstract Sessions

Grande Sala

OA1: Mechanisms of biomarkers and protection, novel approaches, human challenge, optimizing animal models

Teatro de Câmara

OA2: Advancing clinical development

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

Grande Sala

Plenary 4: Country scale-up and implementation of new TB vaccines

15:30 - 17:00

Grande Sala Foyer

Break | Poster Viewing

17:00 - 18:00

Teatro de Câmara

Poster Discussion Sessions

PD1: Defining correlates of protection

Eletroacústica

PD2: Feeding the pipeline: New vaccines and platforms

Sala de Ensaio 3

PD3: Including and reaching populations with special considerations

18:00 - onward

Free Evening

Thursday, 10 October 2024

08:30 - 09:00

Arrival | Coffee | Networking

09:00 - 11:00

Grande Sala

Plenary 5: Innovative approaches to TB vaccine development

11:00 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 13:00

Oral Abstract Sessions

Grande Sala

OA3: Improved formulation and delivery platforms, preclinical research

Teatro de Câmara

OA4: Impact, implementation, policy

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Discussion Sessions

Grande Sala

DS1: Accelerating clinical development of novel TB vaccines

Teatro de Câmara

DS2: From political commitment to action to deliver new TB vaccines this decade

15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:15

Grande Sala

Plenary 6: Enabling TB vaccine development through funding, political will, open science, and engaged communities

16:15 - 17:00

Grande Sala

Closing Session

Friday, 11 October 2024

Various

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