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Congress Program

The Tokyo Congress will feature a dynamic and engaging scientific program, including plenary sessions, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. The program is 3.5 days long. The Welcome Reception is scheduled for Friday evening, 2 May, and there likely will be some pre-congress workshops or meetings earlier in the day. Below is a rough outline of the congress program to assist in travel planning to/from Tokyo.


Featured Congress Speakers

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Osamu Kunii, MD, PhD, MPH
CEO & Executive Director
Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT)
April Llaneta, MD, MOH
Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Masahiro Morikawa, MD, MPH
Professor of Family Medicine
University of Virginia
Elizabeth Newnham, PhD
Senior Lecturer

School of Population Health, Curtin University

Luca Pigozzi, MD, MPH
EMT Coordinator - Gaza

Emergency Medical Teams Initiative, World Health Organization

Sang Do Shin, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor

College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital

Saini Yang, PhD
Executive Director

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)


Congress Program

A detailed program will be available in February. In the meantime, the program from the Killarney Congress (2023) can be accessed to get an idea of the format of the congress.

  • Friday, 2 May – Pre-Congress Workshops/Meetings (to be confirmed), Networking Reception (evening)
  • Saturday, 3 May – Opening Ceremony, Invited Speaker Presentations, Concurrent Sessions, Poster Sessions (full-day)
  • Sunday, 4 May – Invited Speaker Presentations, Concurrent Sessions, Poster Sessions (full-day)
  • Monday, 5 May – Invited Speaker Presentations, Concurrent Sessions, Poster Sessions (full-day)
  • Tuesday, 6 May – Concurrent Sessions, Awards Presentation, Closing Ceremony (half-day)