Explore the programme for Microbial Solutions for a Changing World below and discover what's happening each day at the conference.

Tuesday 25 November
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration & Poster Set Up

Event Essentials

9:00am – 9:10am
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Event Essentials

9:10am – 9:30am
Microbes as key controllers of greenhouse gas cycling

Plenary Session

9:30am – 10:10am
Flushing Out Emissions (Microbial Strategies for Net-Zero Emission in Wastewater Systems)

Plenary Session

10:10am – 10:40am
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

10:40am – 11:45am
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 1: Greenhouse gas production)

ECR Presentations

11:45am – 12:00pm
The 1x1 Challenge

ECR Presentations

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Session

Event Essentials

1:30pm – 2:10pm
Microbes, Methane and the Future of Farming

Plenary Session

2:10pm – 3:20pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 2: Greenhouse gas mitigation)

ECR Presentations

3:20pm – 3:50pm
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

3:50pm – 4:40pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 3: Greenhouse gas biotechnology)

ECR Presentations

4:40pm – 5:20pm
Microbial Crossroads of Methane and Nitrous Oxide in Extreme Environments

Plenary Session

5:20pm – 6:40pm
Hack the System through Microbes, Policy and Real World Fixes

Interactive Session

Wednesday 26 November
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration & Poster Set Up

Event Essentials

9:00am – 9:10am
Opening Remarks - Hackathon recap

Event Essentials

9:10am – 9:30am
Combatting infectious disease in a changing world

Plenary Session

9:30am – 10:10am
Disinfectants Resistance and the Future of Pathogen Control

Plenary Session

10:10am – 10:45am
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

10:45am – 11:35am
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 4: Pathogens in a changing environment)

ECR Presentations

11:35am – 11:50am
The 1x1 Challenge

ECR Presentations

11:50am – 1:30pm
Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Session

Event Essentials

1:30pm – 2:10pm
Microbial Tools for Wildlife Disease Resilience

Plenary Session

2:10pm – 3:00pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 5: Enhancing One Health)

ECR Presentations

3:00pm – 3:45pm
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

3:45pm – 4:30pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 6: Diagnostics and monitoring)

ECR Presentations

4:30pm – 4:45pm
The Impact of Diet on Bacterial Infections: They Are What You Eat!

Plenary Session

5:30pm – 11:00pm
MSCW Social Event - Two Rupees Brewing Company

Social event (offsite)

Thursday 27 November
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration & Poster Set Up

Event Essentials

9:00am – 9:10am
Opening Remarks - Introduction to Applied Microbiology International

Event Essentials

9:10am – 9:30am
Microbes to protect the planet

Plenary Session

9:30am – 10:10am
Indigenous Partnerships and Microbial Science for Ecological Restoration

Plenary Session

10:10am – 10:40am
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

10:40am – 11:45am
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 7: Environmental impacts and responses)

ECR Presentations

11:45am – 12:00pm
The 1x1 Challenge

ECR Presentations

12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch, Exhibition and Poster Session

Event Essentials

1:30pm – 2:10pm
Engineering Microbial Futures for a Circular Bioeconomy

Plenary Session

2:10pm – 3:10pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 8: Ecosystem restoration)

ECR Presentations

3:10pm – 3:40pm
Break & Transition

Event Essentials

3:40pm – 4:35pm
10 & 15-Minute Talks (Session 9: Bioremediation and bioprotection)

ECR Presentations

4:35pm – 5:15pm
Soil Biodiversity for a Sustainable Planet

Plenary Session

5:15pm – 5:30pm
Closing remarks

Event Essentials