Programme Day 2

Day 2 30 September 2026 (Wednesday)

Time

Programme

07:30 – 08:45

Registration & Morning Breakfast

08:45 – 08:55

Energiser

08:55 – 09:00

CONFERENCE WELCOME BY SCIENTIFIC CHAIRPERSON

Speaker Dr. Andrea Leigh Britton (Australia) | One Health Consultant & Director, Ultimate Efficacy Consulting, Public Health Association Australia, Rabies in Asia (RIA) and Rabies in Borneo (RIB) 2026 Head of Scientific Committee

09:00 – 09:30

KEYNOTE 2

TOPIC

Speaker Professor Reeta Subramaniam Mani (India) | Professor and Head of Neurovirology and WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Rabies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

09:30 – 09:50

PLENARY 5

DOG POPULATION CONTROL & RABIES ELIMINATION IN TIMOR-LESTE

Speaker Dr. Joanita Bendita da Costa Jong (Timor-Leste) | Senior Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry

09:50 – 10:20

PLENARY 6

TOPIC

Speaker Dr. Karma Rinzin Pem. (Bhutan) | Political Commitment for Rabies Elimination and Dog Population Management in Bhutan

10:20 – 10:50

FORUM 2

DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT - PREVENTING MORE PUPPIES AND KITTENS

Moderator TBC

Panellists Dr. Karma Rinzin Pem. (Bhutan) | Political Commitment for Rabies Elimination and Dog Population Management in Bhutan

Dr. Melanie Pescadilla (The Philippines) | DPM in Bais City, Negros Island Philippines

Dr. Joanita Bendita da Costa Jong (Timor-Leste) | Senior Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry, Timor-Leste

10:50 – 11:10

Tea Break

11:10 – 11:30

PLENARY 7

AUSTRALIAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS SURVEILLANCE (WILDLIFE)

Speaker Dr. Alison Hoeger (Australia) | Project Officer & PhD Candidate, Ausvet Pty Ltd & the University of Queensland

11:30 – 12:10

FORUM 3

WILDLIFE RABIES AND SURVEILLANCE

Moderator Dr. Reuben Sunil Kumar Sharma (Malaysia) | Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Putra Malaysia

Panellists Dr. Alison Hoeger (Australia) | Project Officer & PhD Candidate, Ausvet Pty Ltd & the University of Queensland

Dr. Sandy Ling (Malaysia) | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarian at Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)

Haji Mohd Dinie bin Haji Mahadi (Brunei) | Head of Wildlife Unit of Forestry Department Brunei

Sorraya Siriphet (Thailand) | Thai Wildlife Researcher, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Thailand

12:10 – 13:25

Conference Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

15:30 – 16:00

Tea Break

16:00 – 17:30

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

End of Day 2