Preliminary Scientific Programme

Day 1: What we know today

• Key note lecture 1
• Session 1: Microgenderome (Male/Female interactions with the gut microbiota)
• Session 2: Yakult Science Session (Prebiotic oriented)
• Session 3: Healthy Ageing: an increasingly feasible target!
• Session 4: Round Table Discussion 

• Evening Drinks & Dinner

Day 2: What to expect tomorrow

• Key note lecture 2
• Session 5: Targeted and Personalized Modulation of Gut Microbiota
• Session 6: Next Generation Probiotics
• Session 7: Food or Pharma: a choice from design to market

Confirmed Speakers:

Prof. Jens Walter (APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Ireland)
Prof. Hellas Cena (University of Pavia, Italy)
Prof. Siobhain O’Mahony (APC, University Collage Cork, Ireland)
Prof. Karen Scott (University of Aberdeen, UK)
Dr. Kana Yahagi (Yakult Central Institute, Japan)
Prof. John Cryan (APC, University College Cork, Ireland)
Prof. Luc van Loon (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
Prof. Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Prof. Stephan C. Bischoff (University of Hohenheim)
Dr. Gwen Falony (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
Prof. Gaspar Pérez-Martínez (IATA-CSIC, Spain)
Dr. Markus Arnoldini (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
Dr. Nikoletta Vidra (The Netherlands)
Prof. Magali Cordaillat-Simmons (Université Clermont Auvergne, France)