Program
WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS
Michael Schön, Göttingen, Germany (EDF President)
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PLENARY GUEST LECTURES 1
Chairpersons: Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France /
Antonio Costanzo, Milan, Italy
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New insights into the mechanisms of tumor immune evasion
Thomas Tüting, Magdeburg, Germany
The phagosome in normal and inflamed human skin
Wolfgang Weninger, Vienna, Austria
UPDATE FROM SISTER SOCIETES
Chairpersons: Nick Reynolds, Newcastle, UK /
Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä, Oulu, Finland
EADV
Branka Marinovic, Zagreb, Croatia
ESDR
Curdin Conrad, Lausanne, Switzerland
SSF
Michel Gilliet, Lausanne, Switzerland
UEMS
Daiva Jasaitiene, Kaunas, Lithuania
EADO
Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
IUSTI-Europe
George-Sorin Tiplica, Bucharest, Romania
WELCOME GATHERING AT THE HOTEL MAJESTIC
Restaurant
1) INTERACTIVE FORUM:
Postgraduate education – what is needed and what works?
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Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Michael Schön, Göttingen, Germany /
Ana-Maria Forsea, Bucharest, Romania
Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines: Engaging the audience
Alexander Nast, Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in dermatology education: Opportunities and challenges
Philipp Tschandl, Vienna, Austria
Competence-based education for residents with entrustable professional activities
Tamara Griffiths, Manchester, UK
Addressing educational challenges in postgraduate dermatology training
Marie Aleth Richard, Marseille, France
Round Table
All speakers in this session
Coffee Break
Salon Gris, Vert, Or
2) INTERACTIVE FORUM:
Treatment strategies
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Welcome and introduction
Chairpersons: Alexander Navarini, Basel, Switzerland /
Miklos Sárdy, Budapest, Hungary
Trained immunity and disease modification
Curdin Conrad, Lausanne, Switzerland
Melanoma treatments – soon at 100% long-term survival?
Christoffer Gebhardt, Hamburg, Germany
Healing Psoriasis
Christopher Griffiths, London, UK
Debate: Can we soon modulate immune reactions to oblivion?
All speakers in this session
3) INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Charlotta Enerbäck, Linköping, Sweden /
Antonio Costanzo, Milan, Italy
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Pfizer
Pfizer’s Commitment to Dermatology: Transforming Care Through Breakthrough Science and Collaboration
Irene Modesto, New York, USA
AbbVie
Expanding Horizons in Dermatology
Cristina Sancho, Madrid, Spain
Apogee
Advances in Atopic Dermatitis: The Potential of Half-Life-Extended Antibodies to Reduce Treatment Burden
Katrin Lorenz-Baath, Munich, Germany
UCB
UCB commitment to Innovation in Dermatology for Patient impact
John Ioannou, Slough, United Kingdom
Takeda
Introducing Takeda: Blossoming in Dermatology (after 245 years)
Warren Winkelman, Cambridge MA, USA
Novartis
BTK pathway in dermatology
Bruno Cenni, Basel, Switzerland
Galderma
Expanding Clinical Landscape for Nemolizumab: Latest Evidence and Exploring New Indications
Anna Ryzhkova, Zug, Switzerland
Lunch
Salon Gris, Vert, Or, Restaurant
4) COMMISSIONS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
(open to all members, corporate partners and guests)
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EDF European guidelines development and updates
Alexander Nast, Berlin, Germany
Genetics, networks and registries
John McGrath, London, United Kingdom
Erasmus project, update
Martine Bagot, Paris, France
Harald Gollnick, Magdeburg, Germany
Vahid Djamei, Zurich, Switzerland
Cyberderm, update
Günter Burg, Zurich, Switzerland
Alexander Navarini, Basel, Switzerland
Vahid Djamei, Zurich, Switzerland
Physician Scientist Fellowship Program
Michel Gilliet, Lausanne, Switzerland
Coffee Break
Salon Gris, Vert, Or
PLENARY GUEST LECTURES 2
Chairpersons: Alexander Stratigos, Athens, Greece /
Josep Malvehy, Barcelona, Spain
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Advances in Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Oliver Distler, Zurich, Switzerland
The molecular secrets of the lymphatic system
Michael Detmar, Zurich, Switzerland
Discussion
All speakers from this session
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (EDF MEMBERS ONLY)
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PRO MERITIS AWARD 2026
Networking Dinner
Meeting in the hotel lobby at 19:00
Breakfast
Departure
Thank you for coming and attending our EDF Annual Meeting this year in Montreux!