Agenda
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Friday, 31st May – Scientific Program
| Morning Session – Auditorio | |
| 9:00 h | Opening Speeches |
| 9:30 h | The NEW Rehabilitation Based on Genomics and Microbiomics Prof. Li Jianan, Dean of the College of Rehabilitation Medicine in Nanjing Medical University, President of the Zhongshan Rehabilitation Hospital, Nanjing, China. |
| 10:00 h | Integration of Genomics and Microbiomics into Public Health Programs Prof. Li Ling, Director of Health Development Studies Center in Peking University, Member of Expert Advisory Committee for Deepening Medical System Reform in State Council, Core Expert for the Health China 2030 Reform, Beijing, China |
| 10:30 h | Coffee Break and Industry Exhibition |
| 11:00 h | The Role of the Microbiota in Brain Aging and the Potential for Gene Therapy Prof. Robert Friedland, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA |
| 11:30 h | Adjuvant Life Habits Training in Rehabilitation: Medicine without Medication N.N. |
| 12:00 h | The Individual and Inter- Individual Microbiome Transfer Routes and Their Impact for Treatments, Recovery, Prevention Prof. Jack Gilbert, Professor of Surgery and Director of The Microbiome Center at University of Chicago, Professor in Pediatrics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Chicago, USA |
| 12:30 h - 14:00 h | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 h - 17:00 h | Afternoon Session – Workshop Rooms in the Foyer and Auditorio |
| 14:00 h | Tai Chi and the Value for Integrative Medicine - A Theoretical and Practical Session Liu Xiangyang, Owner of Orenda Group and Healthy Ageing Village Yanqing, China. Real Estate and Bigger Health Vision Investor, Jacksonhole, China |
| 14:30 h | Tai Chi Integration and Exercise with Audience Liu Xiangyang, Tai Chi Master |
| 14:40 h | Tai Chi in Catalunya: Integration into Western Rehabilitation Sifu Demian, Tai Chi Master, Shaolin Kung Fu & Tai Chi Barcelona |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | Personalized Preventive Medicine: Genetics and the Response to Regular Exercise Mikael Mattson, PhD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA |
| 16:00 h | Japanese Approaches to Healthy Ageing and Innovative Dementia Care Models Shivani Nandi, PhD, MPhil, Richmond, USA. |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop A |
| 14:00 h | Hype or Reality: Does Our Gut Control Our Mind? Dr. Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke, Associate Professor Biomedical Molecular Biology at Ghent University, Center for Inflammation Research at VIB, Ghent, Belgium |
| 14:30 h | Environment Dominates Over Host Genetics in Shaping Human Gut Microbiota Daphna Rothschild ,PhD, Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | Probiotic as a food: the past, present and future, with Yakult as an example Prof. Bruno Pot, Yakult Europe, Brussels, Belgium |
| 16:00 h | The Impact of Diet, Pre- and Pro-biotic Strategies on Gut Microbiota Composition and Healthy Aging Sylvia Duncan, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop B |
| 14:00 h | Beauty & Bacteria: The Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry’s New Approach to the Skin Microbiome Deanna Utroske, Editor of "Cosmetics Design", New York, USA |
| 14:30 h | Household, Hygiene and the Human Microbiome Prof. Markus Egert, Dept. Microbiology and Hygiene, University Furtwangen, Germany |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | The Oral Microbiome - Discovering Pathways to Systemic Disease and Emerging Business Opportunities Dr. Bonnie Feldman, Founder Your Autoimmunity Connection - DrBonnie360, USA |
| 16:00 h | Big data and AI to Support Healthcare Professionals, Consumers and Researchers: Current Developments and Future Solution Dr. Weizi Li, Henley Business School, London, GB.N. |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop C |
| 14:00 h | Microbiomics Market - key insights from venture capital point of view Mirko Tadic, Bridgeway Europe Startup Accelerator, Novi Beograd, Serbia |
| 14:30 h | 6 Startup Pitches for Innovative Business Concepts - Say It in 6 minutes Detailed program under construction |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | 10 Fund Raising Concepts - Say It in 6 Minutes Detailed program under construction |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion and Evaluation: The 4 Champions Selected by Audience All |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop D |
| 14:00 h | The Medicine of Tomorrow: A Health Student´s View The Health and Recovery Management of Tomorrow: A Future Day Course in the Life of a Rehabilitation Patient Paula Schwenke, BSc, University of Munich Supported in the panel discussion by Senior Innovation Experts: Prof. Li Jianan, China, Prof. Rob Friedland, USA |
| 14:30 h | The Microbiome Adjusted Product World: Nicer or Health Terror? A Day Course in the Future Life of Homo Sapiens Microbiomics Florian Holzmueller, BSc, AIRS Institute, Munich, Germany. Discussion with Senior Experts: Prof. Li Ling, Beijing, China and Prof. Jack Gilbert, Chicago, USA |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | The Quality Seal for Microbiome - Friendly Products Detailed program under construction |
| 16:00 h | The Handbook for the Genome and Microbiome Based NEW Rehabilitation - Project Presentation Dr. Kun Zhao, SRIB Association, Beijing China and Dr. Uwe Klein, Director AIRS Institute, Basel/Beijing/Munich |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion - Next Steps All |
| 17:00 h | End of Session 1 |
| 19:30 h | Evening Dinner – Dinner Speeches and Entertainment - Room Jupiter at ground floor of Hesperia Hotel - On invitation |
Saturday, 1st June – Scientific Program
| Morning Session – Auditorio | |
| 9:00 h | Microbiome and Immunomodulation: Current Knowledge and Outlook for Research and Industries Prof. Koen Venema, CEO Beneficial Microbes Consultancy, Professor at University Maastricht, Netherlands |
| 9:30 h | The Microbiome and Virom Interactions in Oncology and Immunology: Current Knowledge and Concepts and Future Challenges Daniel van der Lelie, PhD, Center for Microbial Communities & Health Research, Founder Gusto Global, Chapel Hills, USA |
| 10:00 h | The Role of the Microbiome for the Treatment of Rare Neurodegenerative Children Diseases Prof. Dr. Eckhard Schönau, Medical Director of the UniReha GmbH / Children’s Hospital University of Cologne, Germany |
| 10:30 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 11:00 h | The Gut Microbiome in Disease Progression and treatment Prof. Dr. Sophia Forslund, Max-Delbrück-Center Berlin, Germany |
| 11:30 h | The Influencing Factors of the Microbiome and Genomics with Outcomes for Psychologic and Psychiatric Conditions Dr. Jane Foster, Ass. Prof. Dep. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada |
| 12:00 h | The Microbiome Story for Advancing Health: Perspectives on Roots and Realization Jörg Blech, Author, Journalist of DER SPIEGEL Magazine, Berlin, Germany |
| 12:30 h | The Four Best Startups and Award Winners of the Conference |
| 12:45 h - 14:00 h | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 h - 17:00 h |
Afternoon Session – Workshop Rooms in the Foyer and Auditorio |
| 14:00 h | Epigenetic Mechanisms of Integrative Medicine N.N. |
| 14:30 h | Gut-Microbiome and the Influence on Stroke Recovery via the Immune System: Facts and Outlook for Clinical Relevance and Research Dr. Corinne Benakis, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Hospital of the University of Munich, Munich, Germany |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | New Insights into the Genomic Mode of Action of Low-Dose-Phytopharmaca in Sports injuries Dr. med. Ralf Doyscher, Team Doctor Sports Medicine Soccer Club Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1st German League |
| 16:00 h | Cardiac Training, Fitness and Recovery: Genetic and Microbiotic Factors Involved N.N. |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop E |
| 14:00 h | Microbiome-Adjusted Nutrition for Healthy Ageing Taylor C. Wallace, PhD, CFS, FACN, CEO Think Healthy Group, Adjunct Professor in the Dep. of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University, Washington DC, USA |
| 14:30 h | Precision Microbiome-Adjusted Nutrition for Personalized Medicine: State of the Art and Procedures Dr. Morten Isaksen, CEO of bio-me, Oslo, Norway |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | Experience From Seasonal Changes in Mongolian and African Gut Microbiota - Pitfalls and Opportunities Prof. Koen Venema, CEO Beneficial Microbes Consultancy, Professor at University Maastricht, Netherlands |
| 16:00 h | The Role of the Microbiome and Additional Factors in Modern High Performance Sports Dr. Friederike Feil, Dr. Friederike Feil Akademie, Berlin, Germany. |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop F |
| 14:00 h | Microbiotica: Market Developments and Customer Feedback: Viewpoint of a Large Pharmacy Margit Schlenk, CEO Moritz Pharmacy, Nuremberg, Germany |
| 14:30 h | The Benefits of Academic-Industry Partnerships in Relation with Microbiomics Dr. Jane Foster, Ass. Prof. Dep. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | Probiotics and the Microbiome: Legal Framework and Challenges Prof. Dr. Moritz Hagenmeyer, Lawyer and Barrister, KROHN Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg, Germany |
| 16:00 h | Probiotics in Daily Life and Effects on Health Management: New Insights Dr. Mary O´Connell-Motherway, School of Microbiology & APC Microbiome Institute, Cork, Ireland |
| 16:30 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 17:00 h | End of Workshop G |
| 14:00 h | The Nasal Microbiome and its Impact on Therapy and Prevention Dr. univ. Andreas Kronbichler, University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 14:30 h | The Microbiota of Our Skin and it’s Analysis. Derek Butler, PhD, Director of BiaNomivs at Baseclear, Leiden. Netherlands |
| 15:00 h | Coffee / Tea Break |
| 15:30 h | The Impact of the Vaginome on Health Management of the Reproductive Tract, Pregnancy, Newborns and Interactions with Other Human Microbiomes: Opportunities for New Hygiene and Clinical Support Products Prof. Gregory A. Buck, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology and Computer Science, Director of the Center for Microbiome Engineering and Data Analysis, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA |
| 16:00 h | Panel Wrap Up Discussion All speakers |
| 16:30 h | End of Workshop H |
| 14:00 h | Catalunya - International Biomedical Cluster Business Networking Moderation: Dr. Thomas A. Pilscheur |
| 15:30 h | East Meets West Business Opportunities Moderation: Dr. Thomas A. Pilscheur |
| 15:00 h | End of Session 2 - Coffee / Tea Break |
| 17:15 h | Farewell - End of Conference |