From Insight to Action

One Health Strategies for Pandemic Readiness

Concluding symposium for the NCOH Kickstarter project

Thursday 9 April 2026

in Utrecht

About the

Join your fellow One Health enthusiasts at the NCOH Annual Scientific Meeting, where leading One Health experts will gather to discuss critical topics under the theme "Preparedness & Predictions in an Interconnected World."

This event promises to be a hub of innovation and collaboration, featuring keynote speeches from renowned scientists and dynamic presentations from emerging researchers. In addition to the keynotes, the meeting will feature pitches from young scientists, showcasing their innovative research and fresh perspectives on One Health challenges. Updates from the NCOH board and young board.

Mark your calendars and be part of the conversation shaping the future of global one health.

Participation is open for NCOH partners and associates.

Check out our prelimenary programme

Keynote speakers

Implementing One Health approaches

Prof. Fabian Leendertz

Professor of One Health

University of Greifswald

Predicting arboviruses climate tipping points – the One Health PACT

Prof. Marion Koopmans Professor of Public Health Virology

Erasmus MC

Modeling early warning and preparedness from a One Health perspective

Prof. Colin Russell

Professor of Applied Evolutionary Biology

Amsterdam UMC

Disease transmission at the human-animal interface

Prof. Quirine ten Bosch Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Wageningen University & Research

Microbiome analysis across habitats

Assoc. Prof. Georg Zeller

Associate professor of Microbiome Research and Computational Biology

Leiden University Medical Center

One Health and Defense: Health beyond borders and disciplines

Lieutenant Colonel Joris J. Wijnker DVM PhD (NLD A) Specialist RDVA Veterinary Public Health Brigade Veterinarian Operational Support Command Land, Royal Netherlands Army

Location

Utrecht

Organisers

This symposium is organised by:

Prof. Marion Koopmans, Erasmus Medical Center

Prof. Lidwien Smit, Utrecht University

and supported by the organising committee

Kimberly Linde

Erika van Gennip