Conference Programme

Thursday 11th December 2025: Neural Plasticity & Interference

Time	Session
08:30 – 09:30	Registration and Refreshments
09:30 – 09:45	Welcome - Katja Kornysheva
	Session 1: Neural Plasticity
09:45 – 10:45	Keynote 1: Tamar Makin (University of Cambridge, UK)
10:45 – 11:45	Individual Talks: Ken Valyear (Bangor University, UK) Sara Hussain (University of Iowa, USA) Catharina Zich (University of Oxford, UK)
11:45 – 12:15	Refreshment Break and Networking
12:15 – 12:45	Panel Discussion: Harnessing Neural Plasticity for Rehabilitation and Performance
12:45 – 13:30	Lunch
	Session 2: Interference
13:30 – 14:30	Keynote 2: Friedhelm Hummel (EPFL, CH)
14:30 – 15:30	Individual Talks: Joseph Galea (University of Birmingham, UK) Maarten Immink (Flinders University, AUS) Willem Verwey & Russel Chan (Twente University, NL)
15:30 – 16:00	Panel Discussion: Interference – Challenges and Frontiers
16:00 – 17:00	Poster Session with refreshments
19:00 – 21:30	Conference Dinner

Time	Session
08:30 – 09:00	Refreshments and Networking
	Session 3: Disorders
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote 3: Anna Sadnicka (University College London, UK)
10:00 – 11:00	Individual Talks: Maria Herrojo Ruiz (Goldsmiths University of London, UK) Matthew Weightman (University of Oxford, UK) Marit Ruitenberg (Leiden University, NL)
11:00 – 11:30	Refreshment Break
11:30 – 12:00	Panel Discussion: Challenges and Advances in Treating Motor Learning Disorders
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch
	Session 4: Consolidation
13:00 – 14:00	Keynote 4: Genevieve Albouy (University of Utah, US)
14:00 – 15:00	Individual Talks: Arnaud Boutin (Université Paris-Saclay, FR) Simon Steib (University of Heidelberg, GER) Pierre Vassiliadis (EPFL, CH and University College London, UK)
15:00 – 15:30	Panel Discussion: Rethinking Consolidation in Long-Term Motor Learning
15:30 – 16:30	Poster Session with refreshments
16:30 – 17:00	Poster Prizes and Closing Ceremony