Agenda

This year, 13th Plenary will begin with two days of keynote talks and presentations, followed by three days of working meetings. 

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

Sessions

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee
 
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening Remarks
Mia Phillipson, SciLifeLab
Heidi Rehm, Center for Genomic Medicine and Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote presentation: The Singapore National Precision Medicine programme — from local impact to global dialogue
Patrick Tan, Precision Health Research, Singapore
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel: Global and regional perspectives on data sharing
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
Morning Break
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote presentation: Harmonising health data sharing across Europe: opportunities and challenges
Annemieke Ålenius, Swedish eHealth Network
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel: European health data sharing
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
Lunch
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Keynote presentation: Phenotypic and genomic data sharing to facilitate variant classification and disease gene discovery
Nara Sobreira, John Hopkins University
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel: Real-world implementation of GA4GH standards
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
Afternoon Break
 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Evening talk show: Future landscape of genomic data sharing
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
Plenary opening reception
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee
 
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Remarks
 
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Keynote presentation: When data means hope: a personal perspective on sharing responsibly
Carolina Vitabäck, Barncancerfonden Södra
9:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel: Making the case for data sharing to advance genomics
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
Morning Break
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote presentation: Genomic Medicine Sweden: advancing precision medicine at the national level
Richard Rosenquist Brandell, GMS
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel: GA4GH supporting genomics in clinical practice at the national level
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
Lunch
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Keynote presentation: Genomics, Imaging, and AI — three technologies spanning research to healthcare delivery
Ewan Birney, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel: Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for genomics and global health
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
Interoperability Showcase and Poster Session
 
Time Zone: (UTC+02:00) Stockholm [Change Time Zone]