Plenary speakers

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 presented at the 37th International Symposium on ALS/MND.

The Stephen Hawking Memorial Lecture


Professor Robert Brown
Umass Chan Medical School, USA


Professor Tiina Andersen
Haukeland University Hospital, Norway


Marc Barlow
MND Association Trustee, UK


Dr Jeffrey Beekman
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Dr Craig Blackstone
Mass General Neurology, USA


Dr Thos Cochrane
Argenx US Inc, USA


Professor Dorothee Dormann
Institute of Molecular Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany


Professor Fang Fang
Karolinska Institute, Sweden


Professor Adrian Isaacs
Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK


Mrs Ashley Knight
Dentsu, USA


Professor Thomas Meyer
Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany


Mr Bernard Muller
The Scott-Morgan Foundation, UK


Professor Raul Muresan
Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience, Romania


Dr Atchayaram Nalini
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India


Dr Shyuan Ngo
UQ Centre for MND Research, University of Queensland, Australia


Dr Sabrina Paganoni
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA


Professor Jeroen Pasterkamp
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Professor Janice Robertson
University of Toronto, Canada


Professor Michael Strong
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Canada


Dr Alex Thompson
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, UK


Dr Ruben van Eijk
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Dr Mariska van Steensel
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Professor Jan Veldink
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Dr Henk-Jan Westeneng
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands


Dr Crystal Yeo
National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore