Speakers

Associate Professor Anna Axelin from the University of Turku leads the Connected Health –UTU research program, focusing on using technology for early-life health support, while also directing the S...

Dr. Fumihiko Namba, Professor of Pediatrics at Saitama Medical Center, Japan, is an accomplished neonatal intensive care physician-scientist specializing in prematurity-related diseases, utilizing ...

Dr. Samir Gupta, a Professor of Neonatology at Durham University and Fellow at Oxford University's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, is a authority in neonatal cardiology and hemodynamics. Ser...

Vito Giordano, Ph.D, is a Clinical Neuroscientist with expertise in neonatal neurophysiology, utilizing eye tracking methods and fNIRS. His current research centers on the development of the central nervous system and cognitive assessment in premature babies. He serves as a Senior Mentor and Lecturer at the Medical University of Vienna and Doctoral Program of Clinical Neuroscience (CLINS). Areas of his research focus include pain and sedation assessment, mother-child bonding and bio-behavioral coupling, ML for automated EEG interpretation, NICU noise level management, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants.

Graduate Hospital Consultant in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Neonatology Service of Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal. With a special interest in pulmonary pathology and neonatal ventilation, developed and collaborated in several research projects. Member of the Pulmonary Section of the European Research Consortium. Author of several published articles and associate editor of medical journals.

Mandy C. Daly, a medical and disability underwriter, is not only a parent of a preterm infant but also the driving force behind the collaborative platform, The Irish Neonatal Health Alliance (www.inha.ie). Her specialization in Advocacy, Education, and Research has led her to contribute extensively to neonatal and pediatric health through advisory roles in organizations such as the PPI Ignite Network, the European Foundation For The Care Of Newborn Infants, and NIDCAP Federation International Board. She has been involved in numerous research studies, developing clinical guidelines, and serving on committees and boards.

Manuel Sanchez Luna is currently serving as the Medical Director of the Neonatology Division and NICU and holding a professorship in Pediatrics at HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO "GREGORIO MARAÑON" in Madrid, Spain. He specializes in Neonatology, particularly in areas such as Mechanical Ventilation, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and personalized nutrition. Dr. Sanchez Luna has a prolific academic career, boasting over 250 publications in national and international scientific journals and books. He is an active member of several medical societies, including serving as the President of the Spanish National Society of Neonatology and the Chair of the Neonatal Critical Care Section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC).

Lien De Proost is a researcher originally from Belgium, currently based in the Netherlands. Her recent work as a PhD researcher at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam focused on the 'Ethics of personalized care at the limit of viability.' With a background in philosophy and bioethics, her research was an interdisciplinary effort involving experts from pediatrics, gynecology, and ethics. Her work involved quantitative interviews with healthcare professionals and qualitative research with adults born preterm and experienced parents. She currently holds a position of a postdoctoral researcher in Medical Ethics at Leiden University Medical Center.

Aleksandra Wesołowska, PhD, is an Associate Professor and accomplished researcher at the Medical University of Warsaw, specializing in the biochemistry of human milk and nutritional therapy. She is...

Matheus ('Roland') van Rens, with over thirty years of experience in neonatal nursing, currently serves as the Clinical Director of Nursing for the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at Women’s Wel...

Dr. Christian Breschan is an accomplished paediatric anaesthesia specialist from Kaernten, Austria. Dr. Breschan's research interest focuses on ultrasound-guided supraclavicular cannulation of the brachiocephalic vein in neonates, and his academic achievements earned him the title of Associate Professor at the Medical University of Graz in 2016.

Dr. Souvik Mitra is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a Clinician-Scientist at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada. He comp...

Elaine Boyle is Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Neonatologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK. Elaine trained and worked...

Willem-Pieter de Boode (born in Arnhem in 1966) earned his doctoral degree with honours from VU University Amsterdam. He specialized in Paediatrics at Radboudumc and Sint Joseph Hospital, now know...

Joyce O’Shea - born and educated in Cork, Ireland. Paediatric and neonatal training has been between Ireland, Scotland and Australia. Developed an interest in neonatal resuscitation and airway mana...

Carmel Maria Moore is a neonatologist in Dublin, Ireland, working with the National Neonatal Transport Programme and based in the National Maternity Hospital. She has just completed her PhD on her ...

Hugh Lemonde, MRCPCH PhD, is a Paediatric Metabolic Specialist based at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. He trained as a biochemist at Imperial College London and completed a PhD at the Inst...

Dr. Suman Rao is a Professor of Neonatology at St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, South India. She is also a consultant in the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent, and Aging at...

René F. Kornelisse, MD, PhD, is a consultant neonatologist at Erasmus MC – Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam. He obtained his medical degree at Erasmus MC in 1989. Then he started as a PhD st...

Dr. Mariza Fevereiro-Martins is a distinguished Portuguese ophthalmologist with special interests in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and ge...

Dr. Ana C. Almeida, MD, PhD, is a respected ophthalmologist and researcher in Portugal, serving as Senior Ophthalmologist at Hospital Beatriz Ângel...

Dr Nadya Yousef is senior consultant neonatologist and deputy head of the NICU at Paris Saclay University Hospitals in Paris, France. Dr Yousef h...

Maria Teresa Corga de Barros Lucas Dionísio, MD, is a paediatric cardiologist and a paediatric intensivist senior clinician in a Paediatric and Ne...

Ryo Itoshima is a medical doctor and Board Certified Pediatrician from Japan, currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Turku in Finland, specializes in family-centered care since 2020. His res...