Plenary agenda (6 to 7 October)

This year, 13th Plenary will begin with two days of keynote talks and presentations, followed by three days of working meetings. Below, you will find the schedule for the Plenary portion of the meeting.

6 to 7 October 2025 • 13th Plenary meeting: The global genomics community comes together to learn about and discuss challenges and opportunities in data sharing and interoperability.

8 to 10 October 2025 • Connect working sessions: GA4GH active contributors work to advance standards and policy frameworks for genomic and health data sharing. Go to the Connect schedule >

Plenary will be livestreamed from the GA4GH Youtube Channel. Click the button below to access the livestream.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Mia Phillipson, SciLifeLab
Heidi Rehm, Center for Genomic Medicine and Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Patrick Tan, Precision Health Research, Singapore
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Binay Panda, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Hyun Young Park, National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea.
Jorge Meléndez Zajgla, INMEGEN Mexico
Rob Annan, Genome Canada
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Annemieke Ålenius, Swedish eHealth Network
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Sandrine Richard, Ethik IA and Docaposte
Kjetil Tasken, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo
Samuli Ripatti, Institute for Molecular Modicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki
Melissa Konopko, ELIXIR Hub
Raili Sillart, Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Nara Sobreira, John Hopkins University
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Marko Malenic, The University of Melbourne
Mamana Mbiyavanga, eLwazi, University of Cape Town
Frederik Otzen Bagger, Rigshospitalet, Genomic Medicine
Wendi Bacon, HDR UK
Mallory Freeberg, EMBL-EBI
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mercury Shitindo, Africa Bioethics Network
Tazro Ohta, Institute for Advanced Academic Research / Graduate School of Medicine at Chiba University
Paul Franks, Lund University
Tiffany Boughtwood, Genomics Australia
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
 
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Carolina Vitabäck, Barncancerfonden Södra
9:50 AM - 11:00 AM
James Buchanan, Queen Mary University of London
Christian Marshall, The Hospital for Sick Children
Lauren Maxwell, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg
Wee Hwee Lin, National University of Singapore
Kenneth Baillie, University of Edinburgh
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Richard Rosenquist Brandell, GMS
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Frédérique Nowak, Inserm
Jakris Eu-ahsunthornwattana, Genomics Thailand
Tomi P. Mäkelä, Finnish Cancer Center FICAN
Sergi Beltran, CNAG - RD-Connect GPAP (Europe)
Sue Hill, NHS England
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Ewan Birney, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ma'n Zawati, Centre of Genomics & Policy, McGill University
Mathias Ekman, Microsoft
Joep de Ligt, Hartwig Medical Foundation
Nevenka Dimitrova, MSKCC
Tobias Hamp, Illumina
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
 
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