Sunday, 13th September 25th International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference 2026
Conference Opening / Welcome to Country
4:15PM - 5:05PM
Sunday, 13th September
Auditorium
Chair: Charlene Kahler
4:15 PM Welcome to Country - Josh ‘Koomal’ Whiteland
4:25 PM Welcome to the Conference - Minister Stephen Dawson - Minister for Regional Development; Ports; Science and Innovation; Medical Research
4:30 PM Welcome to Busselton - Deputy Mayor Kate Cox, City of Busselton
4:35 PM Chair’s welcome address - Prof Charlene Kahler, Chair IPNC 2026 Organising Committee
4:50 PM Survivor of meningococcal disease - Melissa Fokkema
Session 1 - Setting the Scene
5:05PM - 6:15PM
Sunday, 13th September
Auditorium
Sponsored by:
Keynote Speaker: Helen Marshall - Adelaide University
Keynote Speaker: Carolyn Deal - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
- History of meningococcal vaccine development: A pathway to Neisseria disease control - Helen Marshall
- Building the future of Gonococcal Control and Prevention - Carolyn Deal
6:05 PM In memoriam: Charlene Kahler
Welcome Function
6:15PM - 7:45PM
Sunday, 13th September
Foyer