Speakers

Invited Plenary Speakers

The conference features an outstanding line-up of internationally recognised researchers whose work spans microbial ecology, biofilms, microbiomes, evolution, and biotechnology. Our plenary speakers will present cutting-edge research on how microorganisms interact, organise, and adapt within complex communities across natural, clinical, and industrial environments.

Confirmed plenary speakers include:

• Professor Christian Kost (Osnabrück University, Germany)
  Microbial cooperation and the formation of intercellular metabolic networks.

• Professor Jeremy Webb (University of Southampton, UK; National Biofilms Innovation Centre)
  Bacteriophage–biofilm interactions and their role in microbial community dynamics.

• Professor Karoline Faust (KU Leuven, Belgium)
  Alternative stable states and ecological transitions in microbial communities.

• Professor Kevin Foster (University of Oxford, UK)
  Competition, cooperation, and conflict in bacterial communities and the human microbiome.

• Professor Mette Burmølle (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
  Interspecific interactions in biofilms and their impact on bacterial protection and function.

• Professor Ronan MacCarthy (University of Southampton, UK)
  Regulatory and signalling networks underlying ecological versatility in bacteria.