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Programme

15 October 2026 · 10:30–17:30

TimeSessionWho
10:30–11:00 arrival
Registration — tea and coffee on arrival
11:00–11:05 welcome
Welcome
Luciana Luque (Chair, CRUK Scotland Institute)
11:05–11:15 patient
Patient talk
Speaker to be confirmed
11:15–12:15 invited
Invited talks (15 + 5 minutes each)
Three speakers to be confirmed — early-career priority
12:15–13:00 keynote
Keynote 1
Speaker to be confirmed — computational and mathematical biology, cancer emphasis
13:00–14:30 break
Lunch, posters and networking
14:30–15:15 selected
Selected talks (12 + 3 minutes each)
Three speakers to be confirmed — selected from poster abstracts
15:15–16:00 keynote
Keynote 2
Speaker to be confirmed — structural barriers in computational fields and evidence-based change
16:00–17:00 panel
Panel discussion
Keynotes, invited speakers, a student representative, a researcher who has left academia, and a patient advocate. Chaired by Luciana Luque.
17:00 reception
Drinks reception

All times Europe/London. Speaker confirmations are published progressively — placeholders update as names are confirmed.

Speakers

Confirmed and forthcoming

Luciana Luque — Chair

Luciana Luque

Chair · CRUK Scotland Institute

Keynote 1 — To be confirmed

Keynote 1

To be confirmed

Keynote 2 — To be confirmed

Keynote 2

To be confirmed

Invited talk — To be confirmed

Invited talk

To be confirmed

Selected talk — To be confirmed

Selected talk

To be confirmed

Patient advocate — To be confirmed

Patient advocate

To be confirmed