Programme Day 1

Day 1 29 September 2026 (Tuesday)
Time
Programme
07:30 – 08:50

Registration & Morning Breakfast

08:50 – 08:55

(5 mins)

CONFERENCE WELCOME

Ms. Mona Abdul Manap (Malaysia) | Conference Convenor, RIA and RIB 2026
Chief Executive Officer, Place Borneo Sdn Bhd
09:00 – 09:40

(40 min)

KEYNOTE 1

Roadmap Towards Zero Rabies. Are We on Track for 2030?

Dr. Rachel Tidman (France) | Global Rabies Coordinator, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
10:00 – 12:30

RIA & RIB 2026 Launching Ceremony

12:30 – 13:45

Lunch

13:45 – 14:00

Energiser : Body Rap by Asia Ability

14:00 – 14:30

(30 min)

PLENARY 1

From Exposure to Protection: Analysis of Rabies Prevention Gaps in Cambodia

Dr. Claude FLAMAND (France) | Head of Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institute Pasteur Cambodia (IPC)
14:30 – 15:00

(30 min)

PLENARY 2

Sustainability of Rabies Elimination and Cross-Border Collaboration

Dr. Gyanendra Gongal (India) | World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region, WHO, based in India
15:00 – 15:30

(30 min)

PLENARY 3

From Strategy to Structure: Activating Regional Rabies Coordination Across ASEAN

Dr. Kinley Choden (Thailand) | Sub-Regional Representative for South East Asia, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
15:30 – 16:00

Networking Tea Break

POSTER PRESENTATION (5 minutes each)

Meeting Room 12, 13, 14

Presenter 1 - Dr. Alvina Anais Anak Adrian Susin
Presenter 2 - Dr. Kelvin Lim Zhi Jian
Presenter 3 - Mr. Ag Muhammad Sagaf Bin Abu Bakar
Presenter 4 - Ms. Christine Hong
Presenter 5 - Dr. Yoenten Phuentshok
 
16:00 – 16:30

(30 min)

PLENARY 4

Getting Back on Track to Eliminate Rabies through Integrated Surveillance

Dr. Mary Elizabeth G. Miranda (The Philippines) | CEO, Field Epidemiology Training Foundation and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), The Philippines
16:30 – 17:30

(1 hour)

FORUM 1

Policy Without Borders: Strengthening Collaboration for Rabies Elimination

Rabies does not stop at a border, so why do our policies? Day 1 closes with the four plenary speakers back on stage together to answer that question. Our panellists bring the global, regional and national views into one conversation: what it actually takes to align policy, funding and surveillance between neighbouring countries, where regional collaboration has worked, and where it keeps breaking down.

Panelists 1. Dr. Rachel Tidman (France) | Global Rabies Coordinator, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
2. Dr. Claude FLAMAND (Cambodia) | Head of Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Institute Pasteur Cambodia (IPC)
3. Dr. Gyanendra Gongal (India) | World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region, WHO, based in India
4. Dr. Mary Elizabeth G. Miranda (The Philippines) | CEO, Field Epidemiology Training Foundation and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), Philippines
Moderator YBhg. Datu Dr Adrian Susin Ambud (Malaysia) | Director, Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak, RIA RIB 2026 Organising Chairperson
End of Day 1