Workshop Program
The workshop program is now available on the Program Page. See below for more details on workshops.
Tuesday 4th August
S2.3A | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-3:30pm
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S2.4A | Tuesday 4th August | 4:00pm-6:00pm
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S2.3B | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
From Evidence to Action is an interactive workshop that uses a role-play simulation to immerse participants into the complex world of AMR policymaking. Through small-group deliberation, attendees will step into stakeholder roles to explore how scientific evidence, values, and political priorities intersect in AMR decision making. Participants will leave with tools for communicating research across sectors and strategies for integrating evidence into policy processes that are co-created during the workshop. All are welcome regardless of expertise or career level, and no experience in role-play is required.
S2.3C | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S2.3D | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S2.3E | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
An effective environmental risk assessment is a critical lever to limit the evolution, emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in the environment. This workshop brings together researchers, policy makers and industry representatives, and aims to identify the key scientific knowledge gaps and challenges relating to environmental risk assessment across the entire life cycle of antimicrobials, amidst complex and shifting regulatory and legislative landscapes. This is an opportunity for researchers to gain insights into research translation, and for stakeholders to immerse themselves in the latest scientific thinking. Discussions will inform a collaborative, peer-reviewed publication in this timely research, policy, and regulatory space.
S2.3F | Tuesday 4th August | 2:00pm-3:30pm
Environmental AMR surveillance and research rely on analyzing samples of metagenomic DNA. This includes the quantification of AMR markers and the identification of their genetic context to demonstrate mobility or multiple resistance. Among the employed technologies are PCR-based approaches, electro-chemical sensors, and metagenomic sequencing. The first workshop session addresses recent developments and experiences with regard to marker quantification by qPCR, ddPCR, and EIS-based sensors. The second session has a focus on long-read sequencing and multiplex ddPCR for gene context identification. Each session includes two presentations followed by a discussion of promising applications, benchmarks, and further collaborative research on the technologies
Wednesday 5th August
S3.3A | Wednesday 5th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S3.3B | Wednesday 5th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S3.3C | Wednesday 5th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S3.3D | Wednesday 5th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
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S3.3E | Wednesday 5th August | 2:00pm-5:30pm
Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and altered ecosystems are contributing to increased disease incidence and antimicrobial use, which accelerating the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections. This workshop will establish a shared evidence base on how climate change amplifies antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and food-producing animals, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Presentations and a simulation exercise as centred on an escalating climate change and AMR crisis will help participants recognise opportunities for integrated approaches, identify critical knowledge gaps, and strengthen policies. Insights from this workshop will inform the design of resource guidance for integrating a climate change lens into AMR strategies and agendas.
Thursday 6th August
S4.3A | Thursday 6th August | 2:00pm-4:00pm
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S4.3B | Thursday 6th August | 2:00pm-4:00pm
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S4.3C | Thursday 6th August | 2:00pm-4:00pm
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S4.3D | Thursday 6th August | 2:00pm-4:00pm
What if environmental AMR spread is not solely driven by selection and horizontal gene transfer? In environmental ecosystems, AMR dissemination emerges from complex eco-evolutionary trajectories acting across spatio-temporal scales, involving molecular-, cellular- and community-level processes. Their relative significance depends on ecosystem type, stability, resilience, the intensity of external inputs and outputs, and environmental conditions. In this workshop, participants will first collectively identify these ecological processes, and then rank their contribution to shaping AMR dynamics across environments. Building on these insights, participants will discuss how ecological mechanisms can be leveraged for nature-based strategies to mitigate AMR spread.
S4.3E | Thursday 6th August | 11:00am-4:00pm
Antimicrobial resistance is a complex, cross-sectoral challenge that no single discipline can solve alone. This interactive masterclass introduces design thinking as a practical approach for tackling the environmental dimensions of AMR. Through short case studies and hands-on group activities, participants will work through the five phases of design thinking — empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test — using a toolkit being developed by SAAFE CRC with UNEP. Suited to participants across research, policy and industry, the session builds capacity to develop collaborative, innovative solutions to shared AMR problems.
Friday 7th August
HOSTED BY: UNESCO
S5.3A | Friday 7th August | 1:30pm-5:30pm
This workshop brings together leading researchers, policymakers, funders, and practitioners to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the water cycle through a science–policy lens. Participants will explore emerging evidence, share practical monitoring and mitigation approaches, and co-develop actionable priorities to bridge gaps between research and implementation. Through interactive sessions and cross-sector dialogue, the workshop aims to catalyze collaboration, inform policy, and advance integrated solutions aligned with the One Health framework and global water and health agendas.
S5.3B | Friday 7th August | 1:30pm-5:30pm
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S5.3C | Friday 7th August | 1:30pm-5:30pm
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