Open registration and poster assembly

Opening and welcome words

The role of gut microbiome and its interaction with diet in health and disease
Prof. Konstantinos Gerasimidis, University of Glasgow, UK

Tea & Coffee break / Poster viewing

Human milk microbiota and beneficial effect on health
Prof. Flavia Indrio, Full Professor of Pediatrics, University of  Salento, Lecce, Italy

Establishment of the gut microbiota in 1‑year‑aged infants: from birth to family food
Prof. Christine Edwards , University of Glasgow, UK

One health. Exposome and xenobiome: new ongoing research
Assoc. Prof. Sylvia Turroni, University of Bologna, Italy

Lunch  / Poster Viewing

Immune system, microbiome, endometriosis
Speaker to be confirmed

How to advance women’s health with microbiome research and citizen science: The Isala study
Prof. Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium

A balanced view on interplay between gut microbiota, hormones and fertility
Prof. Max Nieuwdorp, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Tea & Coffee break /  Poster viewing

Microbiota Gut-brain axis and mental health
Assoc. Prof. Alejandro Arias-Vasquez, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Lifestyle factors and the gut-brain axis: relevance to Alzheimer’s
Prof. Yvonne Nolan, University College Cork, Ireland

Gut brain axis / efficacy study of LcS on performance of healthy office workers
Kazunori Suda, Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology, Belgium

Chair: to be confirmed
Five posters selected by the Scientific Committee (5 min each)

End of sessions Day 1

Free time

Boarding Oceandiva + Pre-dinner drinks & snacks

Welcome words by Mr. Hiroyasu Matsubara, Managing Director, Yakult Europe

Symposium dinner + dancing + boat trip

Disembark boat