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 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND.
The Stephen Hawking Memorial Lecture
Professor Timothy Caulfield
University of Alberta, Canada
Dr Michael Benatar
University of Miami, USA
Dr Frank Bennett
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA
Professor Elizabeth Finger
The Brain and Mind Institute, Canada
Dr Stephanie Fradette
Biogen, USA
Dr Angela Genge
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital, Canada
Cassandra Haddad
End the Legacy, USA
Professor Jeannine Heckmann
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Wendy Johnston
University of Alberta, Canada
Professor Virginia Lee
Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, USA
Dr Sebastian Lewandowski
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Professor Douglas McKim
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
Dr Corey McMillan
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Professor Hande Ozdinler
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA
Professor Jeroen Pasterkamp
UMC Utrecht, Netherlands
Professor Hemali Phatnani
New York Genome Center, USA
Professor Ronald Postuma
Montreal Neurological Institute Hospital, Canada
Professor John Ravits
University of California at San Diego, USA
Dr Dilraj Singh Sokhi
The Aga Khan University Medical College of East Africa, Tanzania
Professor Martin Turner
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, UK