2025 AGENDA
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Trainee Dinner
Tuesday, October 21
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Check-in & Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:05 AM – 10:05 AM
Keynote: Innovative Technology
Speaker: Peter Kuhn
10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
AM Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 1: Where will AI take us with early detection?
Chairs: Parag Mallick & Etta Pisano
Speakers: TBA
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Lightning Talks
Speakers: TBA
12:15 PM – 1:25 PM
Lunch
1:25 PM – 2:05 PM
Great Debate 1: The randomized control trial of cancer screening is dead
Speakers: Peter Sasieni & TBA
2:05 PM – 3:35 PM
Session 2: Mechanistic insight and early detection markers
Chairs: Shelley Hwang & TBA
Speakers: TBA
3:35 PM – 3:50 PM
Lightning Talks
Speakers: TBA
3:50 PM – 4:15 PM
PM Break
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Comparing healthcare systems
Speakers: Robin Yabroff & TBA
5:15 PM – 5:35 PM
Poster Pitches Day 1
5:35 PM – 5:40 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Laura Heiser
5:40 PM – 7:10 PM
Evening Poster Reception
Wednesday, October 22
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Check-in & Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:05 AM – 10:05 AM
Keynote: Biology
Speaker: Serena Nik-Zainal
10:05 AM – 11:05 AM
Networking Activity
11:05 AM – 11:45 AM
Great Debate 2: Early detection of cancer doesn’t change lifespan
Speakers: Mette Kalager & Bob Smith
11:45 AM – 12:05 PM
Poster Pitches Day 2
12:05 PM – 1:05 PM
Lunch
1:05 PM – 2:35 PM
Session 3: Innovative technologies for cancer early detection
Chairs: Peter Kuhn & Gabe Kwong
Speakers: TBA
2:35 PM – 2:50 PM
Lightning Talks
Speakers: TBA
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
PM Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
MCED Panel Discussion
Speakers: Tom Callender, Ruth Etzioni, Larry Kessler
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Keynote: Clinical/Risk stratification
Speaker: Suzette Delaloge
5:00 PM – 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Fiona Gilbert
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Conference Dinner
Travel provided to The Melody
Presentations: Early Detection Award and Advocate Stories
Thursday, October 23
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Check-in & Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Parag Mallick
9:05 AM – 10:35 AM
Session 4: Getting early detection into the community
Chairs: Theodore Levin & Brian Nicholson
Speakers: TBA
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM
Lightning Talks
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM
AM Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Discussion Panel: Evolution of early detection in the commercial landscape
Speakers: Josephine Harada, Dan Mullarkey, Puneet Souda, TBA
12:15 PM – 12:20 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Parag Mallick