Every year, we invite a number of plenary speakers who are experts in their respective fields. Their talks complement the Symposium sessions by providing a coherent overview on a variety of topics across the ALS/MND research and clinical management spectrum. Click on the images below to find out more about the plenary speakers who will be presenting at the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND.
The Stephen Hawking Memorial Lecture
Dr Rui Costa
Allen Brain Institute, USA
Professor Laura Ferrariuolo
University of Sheffield, UK
Dr Miriam Galvin
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr Angela Genge
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital, Canada
Dr Matthew Harms
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
Professor Masato Hasegawa
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute Of Medical Science, Japan
Dr Caroline Ingre
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Dr Cathleen Lutz
The Jackson Laboratory, USA
Professor Eneida Mioshi
University of East Anglia, UK
Stuart Moss
Rolls Royce, UK
Professor Magdalini Polymenidou
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professor John Quinn
University Of Liverpool, UK
Professor Steve Vucic
The University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Philip Wong
John Hopkins Medicine, USA