Meeting Agenda

February 24 – 26, 2026 | Marriott Goa Resort & Spa

08:30 – 08:45
Welcome

Welcome / Introduction

Dr. Jacob John, Dr. Gagandeep Kang

09:00 – 09:15
Keynote

Title TBC

Dr. Nivedita Gupta

09:30 – 10:30
Research Studies

Diarrhea etiology, incidence, and severity

Facilitator: Dr. Eric Houpt

10:30 – 11:00
Break

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30
Surveillance

Diarrhea etiology, incidence, and severity

Facilitator: Dr. Jason Mwenda

12:30 – 13:30
Break

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30
Plenary

Diarrhea mortality

Facilitator: Dr. Robert Black

  • CHAMPSDr. Portia Mutevedzi
  • HDSS Mortality Surveillance project — Dr. Chodziwadziwa (remote)
  • UW START VA data review — Sofia Donoso
14:30 – 16:00
Global Burden

Modeled estimates

Facilitators: Dr. John Crump & Dr. Jillian Gauld

16:00 – 16:30
Break

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30
Workshop

Workshop 1: 3 Parallel Tracks

1. Co-infections | 2. Vaccines | 3. Adenovirus Materials
19:00
Social

Welcome Dinner

Marriott Goa Beachfront Lounge

09:00 – 10:30
Plenary

Broader consequences of diarrheal diseases

Chair: Dr. Alejandro Cravioto

Exploring long-term nutritional and developmental impacts of repeated enteric infections.

11:00 – 12:30
Scientific Session

Diagnostics & Environmental Surveillance

Chair: Dr. Senjuti Saha

Leveraging wastewater and environmental monitoring for early detection of enteric pathogens.

12:30 – 13:30
Break

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00
Plenary

AMR and Diarrheal Diseases

Chair: Dr. Iruka Okeke

15:00 – 15:30
Break

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30
Workshop

Workshop 2 & Plenary Report

Capacity building and network sustainability. Download Handouts
09:00 – 10:30
Plenary

Building sustainable surveillance for the future

Chair: Dr. Rebecca Grais

10:30 – 11:00
Break

Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45
Workshop

Workshop 3 (Sustainable Surveillance)

11:45 – 12:30
Report

Workshop 3 Plenary Report

12:30 – 12:45
Keynote

Closing Keynote

Dr. Duncan Steele

12:45 – 12:55
Closure

Meeting Closure

Dr. Jacob John

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