Programme

Theme: Resilient Futures in Tropical Veterinary Medicine 📍 UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago | 📅 23–26 June 2026

This is a draft and is subject to change.

Tuesday | 23 June

Pre-Conference & Opening

Morning

  • Entomology Workshop – Identification of Midges (HWB Lab)

Midday

  • Registration (UWI Inn)

Afternoon

  • Opening Ceremony
  • Plenary Lecture: Joy St. John
  • Translational Research Session
  • Undergraduate Student Research

Evening

  • Cocktail Reception & Poster Session

Wednesday | 24 June

Parallel Scientific Sessions

Morning Streams

  • Stream A: Transboundary & Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Stream B: Companion Animal Emergency Medicine
  • Plenary Lecture (All Delegates): Beatriz Martínez-López
  • Janet Foley

Afternoon Streams

  • Stream A: Wildlife Biosecurity & Anti Microbial Resistance
  • Stream B: Companion Animal Internal Medicine & Nutrition
  • Plenary Lecture : Kirk Douglas

Thursday | 25 June

One Health & Poultry Focus

Parallel Streams

  • Stream A (UWI Inn): Poultry Health
  • Stream B (TLC): Zoonoses & One Health

Plenary Lectures:

  • Naola Ferguson-Noel
  • Simone Stoute
  • Janine Seetahal
  • Hebert Trenchi

Cultural Show Conference Dinner

Friday | 26 June

Closing Day

Parallel Sessions

  • Stream A: Disaster Preparedness & Response
  • Stream B: Animal Welfare

Awards Ceremony Conference Close

Key Features

  • International plenary speakers
  • Parallel scientific sessions
  • Companion animal emergency & internal medicine tracks
  • One Health, zoonoses & AMR focus
  • Student and early-career researcher engagement