Scientific info

The IPVS 2026 Scientific Program will focus on cutting-edge research and innovations in pig health and production. Our program aims to provide comprehensive insights into key challenges and advancements in the field, covering a broad spectrum from basic science to clinical applications and sustainable production practices. Designed for both experts and non-experts, IPVS 2026 will serve as a global platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and transformative solutions in swine health and management.

Our Scientific Program boasts an exceptional lineup of speakers, consisting of renowned worldwide leaders in the field. Their participation ensures a distinctive platform for education and open discussion, fostering valuable exchanges of knowledge and ideas.

All times are stated in Ho Chi Minh City time (UTC +7).

CONGRESS PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Day 1 – June 16, 2026
	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar
09:00 – 16:00	Registration
16:00 – 17:30	Plenary Session 1: Tom Alexander Memorial lecture Keynote lecture 1
17:30 – 21:00	Opening Ceremony
	Welcome Party
Day 2 – June 17, 2026
	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Parallel Session 1: Nutrition and gut microbiota I	Parallel Session 2: Herd health management I	Parallel Session 3: AIoT in pig health and production	Parallel Session 4: Virology and viral diseases I
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:45	Oral Presentations
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
	Satellite Symposium 1
13:15 -14:45	Parallel Session 5: Pig production and sustainability	Parallel Session 6: Bacterial and parasitic diseases	Parallel Session 7: Advancements in immunology and vaccination I	Parallel Session 8: Onehealth, AMR and pig welfare
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
15:30 – 16:30	Oral Presentations
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 2
Day 3 – June 18, 2026
	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Parallel Session 9: Nutrition and gut microbiota II	Parallel Session 10: Virology and viral diseases II	Parallel Session 11: Herd health management II	Parallel Session 12: Reproduction technologies and lactation
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:45	Oral Presentations
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
	Satellite Symposium 3
13:15 – 16:30
13:15 -14:45	Parallel Session 13: Emerging diseases in swine	Parallel Session 14: Combating African Swine Fever	Parallel Session 15: Advancements in immunology and vaccination II	Parallel Session 16: Pig farming practice
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
15:30 – 16:30	Oral Presentations
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 4
18:30 – 22:00	Gala dinner
Day 4 – June 19, 2026
	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar				Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Session 2: Keynote lecture 2 and 3
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:30	Closing Ceremony
	IPVS 2028 Promotion
	Lucky draw/Award

Day 1 – June 16, 2026
	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar
09:00 – 16:00	Registration
16:00 – 17:30	Plenary Session 1: Tom Alexander Memorial lecture Keynote lecture 1
17:30 – 21:00	Opening Ceremony
	Welcome Party
Day 2 – June 17, 2026
	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Parallel Session 1: Nutrition and gut microbiota I	Parallel Session 2: Herd health management I	Parallel Session 3: AIoT in pig health and production	Parallel Session 4: Virology and viral diseases I
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:45	Oral Presentations
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
	Satellite Symposium 1
13:15 -14:45	Parallel Session 5: Pig production and sustainability	Parallel Session 6: Bacterial and parasitic diseases	Parallel Session 7: Advancements in immunology and vaccination I	Parallel Session 8: Onehealth, AMR and pig welfare
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
15:30 – 16:30	Oral Presentations
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 2
Day 3 – June 18, 2026
	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Parallel Session 9: Nutrition and gut microbiota II	Parallel Session 10: Virology and viral diseases II	Parallel Session 11: Herd health management II	Parallel Session 12: Reproduction technologies and lactation
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:45	Oral Presentations
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
	Satellite Symposium 3
13:15 – 16:30
13:15 -14:45	Parallel Session 13: Emerging diseases in swine	Parallel Session 14: Combating African Swine Fever	Parallel Session 15: Advancements in immunology and vaccination II	Parallel Session 16: Pig farming practice
	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
	Oral Presentations
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
15:30 – 16:30	Oral Presentations
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 4
18:30 – 22:00	Gala dinner
Day 4 – June 19, 2026
	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar				Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Session 2: Keynote lecture 2 and 3
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee break [E-poster display]
10:45 – 11:30	Closing Ceremony
	IPVS 2028 Promotion
	Lucky draw/Award

Pre-congress – June 15
Day 1 – June 16
Day 2 – June 17
Day 3 – June 18
Day 4 – June 19

Pre-congress Day – June 15, 2026

Time
15:00 – 18:00	IPVS Board Meeting and Pre-Congress Activities

15:00 – 18:00
IPVS Board Meeting and Pre-Congress Activities

Day 1 – June 16, 2026

Time	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar
09:00 – 16:00	Registration
16:30 – 17:30	PLENARY SESSION 1 Keynote Lecture A New Paradigm for Biosecurity: Building a Foundation for Long-Term Animal Health and Disease Prevention PROF. DERALD HOLTKAMP Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, USA
16:30 – 17:30	Tom Alexander Memorial Lecture Outsmarting PRRSV: Immune Lessons for the Next Generation of Swine Vaccines PROF. DR. SANIPA SURADHAT Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
17:30 – 18:00	Break
18:00 – 18:30	Opening ceremony
18:30 – 20:30	WELCOME PARTY

09:00 – 16:00
Registration

16:00 – 17:30
Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar
Plenary Session 1
Tom Alexander Memorial lecture
Keynote lecture

Day 2 – June 17, 2026

Time	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 09:00	Parallel Session 1Nutrition and gut microbiota I	Parallel Session 2Herd health management I	Parallel Session 3AIoT in pig health and production	Parallel Session 4Virology and viral diseases I	Exhibition
08:30 – 09:00	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
09:00 – 10:00	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
09:00 – 10:00	E-poster Displays
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee Break and E-poster Presentations
10:45 – 11:45	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
10:45 – 11:45	E-poster Displays
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
12:00 – 13:00	Satellite Symposium 1 and E-poster Displays / Presentations
13:15 – 13:45	Parallel Session 5Pig production and sustainability	Parallel Session 6Bacterial and parasitic diseases	Parallel Session 7Advancements in immunology and vaccination I	Parallel Session 8Onehealth, AMR and pig welfare
13:15 – 13:45	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
13:45 – 14:45	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
13:45 – 14:45	E-poster Displays
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee Break and E-poster Presentations
15:30 – 16:30	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
15:30 – 16:30	E-poster Displays
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 2 and E-poster Displays / Presentations

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 1
Parallel Session 1Nutrition and gut microbiota I
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 2
Parallel Session 2Herd health management I
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 3
Parallel Session 3AIoT in pig health and production
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 4
Parallel Session 4Virology and viral diseases I
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

10:00 – 10:45
Coffee Break
E-poster Presentations

10:45 – 11:45
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

12:00 – 13:00
Luncheon
Satellite Symposium 1 and E-poster Displays / Presentations

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 1
Parallel Session 5Pig production and sustainability
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 2
Parallel Session 6Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 3
Parallel Session 7Advancements in immunology and vaccination I
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 4
Parallel Session 8Onehealth, AMR and pig welfare
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

14:45 – 15:30
Coffee Break
E-poster Presentations

15:30 – 16:30
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

16:30 – 17:30
Satellite Symposium 2 and E-poster Displays / Presentations

Exhibition (All day)

Day 3 – June 18, 2026

Time	Conference Hall 1	Conference Hall 2	Conference Hall 3	Conference Hall 4	Exhibition
08:30 – 09:00	Parallel Session 9Nutrition and gut microbiota II	Parallel Session 10Virology and viral diseases II	Parallel Session 11Herd health management II	Parallel Session 12Reproduction technologies and lactation	Exhibition
08:30 – 09:00	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
09:00 – 10:00	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
09:00 – 10:00	E-poster Displays
10:00 – 10:45	Coffee Break and E-poster Presentations
10:45 – 11:45	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
10:45 – 11:45	E-poster Displays
12:00 – 13:00	Luncheon
12:00 – 13:00	Satellite Symposium 3 and E-poster Displays / Presentations
13:15 – 14:45	Parallel Session 13Emerging diseases in swine	Parallel Session 14Combating African Swine Fever	Parallel Session 15Advancements in immunology and vaccination II	Parallel Session 16Pig farming practice
13:15 – 14:45	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture	Invited lecture
13:45 – 14:45	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
13:45 – 14:45	E-poster Displays
14:45 – 15:30	Coffee Break and E-poster Presentations
15:30 – 16:30	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations	4 Oral Presentations
15:30 – 16:30	E-poster Displays
16:30 – 17:30	Satellite Symposium 4 and E-poster Displays / Presentations
18:30 – 22:00	Gala dinner

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 1
Parallel Session 9Nutrition and gut microbiota II
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 2
Parallel Session 10Virology and viral diseases II
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 3
Parallel Session 11Herd health management II
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

08:30 – 10:00
Conference Hall 4
Parallel Session 12Reproduction technologies and lactation
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

10:00 – 10:45
Coffee Break
E-poster Presentations

10:45 – 11:45
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

12:00 – 13:00
Luncheon
Satellite Symposium 3 and E-poster Displays / Presentations

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 1
Parallel Session 13Emerging diseases in swine
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 2
Parallel Session 14Combating African Swine Fever
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 3
Parallel Session 15Advancements in immunology and vaccination II
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

13:15 – 14:45
Conference Hall 4
Parallel Session 16Pig farming practice
Invited lecture
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

14:45 – 15:30
Coffee Break
E-poster Presentations

15:30 – 16:30
Oral Presentations and E-poster Displays

16:30 – 17:30
Satellite Symposium 4 and E-poster Displays / Presentations

Exhibition (All day)

Day 4 – June 19, 2026

Time	Congress Main Hall – Grand Skylar	Exhibition
08:30 – 10:00	PLENARY SESSION 2
	Keynote lecture Active Surveillance Based on Environmental Sampling: Opportunities and Challenges PROF. JEFFREY JAMES ZIMMERMAN Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, USA
	Keynote lecture Understanding the epidemiology of swine diseases through voluntary programs PROF. CESAR CORZO Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA	Exhibition
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break and E-Poster Displays / Presentations
10:45 – 11:30	Closing Ceremony
	Lucky Draws
	Awards [Oral/Poster + Animal Science]
	IPVS2028 Promotion IPVS2028 Bid Presentations Denmark and Spain; and voting thereon by the Members present at the General Assembly APVS 2027 Promotion