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Programme
Framework (draft)

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

TimePre-Conference Events
08:00 – 16:00Stronger Decisions, Safer Outcomes: The Policy Power of Data – CDC Foundation
08:00 – 16:00From Prevention to Response: Building Safer Maritime Systems – Lloyd’s Register Foundation
08:00 – 16:00Drowning Prevention Research, Policy and Practice Workshop – Johns Hopkins University
08:00 – 16:00Evidence-based Approaches to Preventing Violence Against Children: An INSPIRE Masterclass – INSPIRE
08:00 – 16:00Capacity Strengthening for ICD-11 Coding, and Analysis of Injury Data Using the WHO-Family of International Classifications – South African Medical Research Council
08:00 – 16:00Registration
17:30 – 18:30Opening Ceremony
18:30 – 20:00Bloomberg Welcome Reception

Day 1 – Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Time Session
07:00 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
07:00 – 09:00 Satellite session              Satellite session Satellite session Satellite session Satellite session
09:00 – 10:30 Flagship Panel 1 & Plenary 1
Networking break
11:00 – 12:00 Flagship Panel 2 (Track 1): Mapping the Global Burden: Epidemiology and Prevention Across the Life Course
11:00 – 13:00 Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session Track 3 Abstract session Track 4 Abstract session Track 5
12:15 – 13:00 Track 1 Panel: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Drowning Prevention
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch + Poster Rounds
Poster Rounds
14:00 – 14:45 Flaghship Panel 3 (Track 2): From Evidence to Action: Multisector Collaboration for Safer Societies
14:00 – 14:45 State of the Art
Sessions		 State of the Art Sessions State of the Art Sessions State of the Art Sessions
14:45 – 15:00 PhD presentations PhD presentations
15:15 – 16:30 Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session
Track 3 		Abstract session Track 4 Abstract session Track 5
Networking break
17:00 – 18:30 Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session
Track 3 		Abstract session Track 4 Abstract session Track 5
19:00 – 20:00 Satellite Sessions

Day 2 – Thursday, 3 September 2026

TimeSession
07:00 – 09:00Registration & Welcome Coffee
07:15 – 08:45Satellite session              Satellite sessionSatellite sessionSatellite sessionSatellite session
09:00 – 09:30Plenary Session 2
Networking break
10:30 – 11:15Flagship Panel 5 (Track 4): Technology, Data and the Future of Safety (1hr)
10:30 – 12:00Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session Track 3 Blended Tracks: Petcha Kucha
11:45 – 12:30Track 2 Panel: Building Powerful Theory-Driven Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Communication Strategies
Poster Rounds
12:45 – 13:30Satellite Sessions
14:00 – 14:45Track 3 Panel: Understanding and Improving Childhood Burn First Aid and Referral in Informal Settlements in Uganda
14:00 – 14:45State of the Art SessionsState of the Art SessionsState of the Art SessionsState of the Art Sessions
14:45 – 15:00PhD presentationsPhD presentationsPhD presentations
15:15 – 16:30Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session Track 3 Late breaker abstracts Abstract session Track 1
15:30 – 16:15Track 4 Panel: Workplace safety, emerging challenges and technology-assisted innovations
Networking break
17:15 – 18:30Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 2 Abstract session Track 3 Abstract session Track 4 Abstract session Track 5
19:00 – 20:00First Thursday

Day 3 – Friday, 4 September 2026

Time Session
07:00 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
07:15 – 08:45 Satellite session              Satellite session Satellite session Satellite session Satellite session
09:00 – 09:30 Plenary Session 3
Networking break
10:30 – 11:15 Flagship Panel 6: Calculating the True Economic Burden of Interpersonal Violence in Different Settings
10:30 – 12:00 Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 1 Abstract session Track 3 Abstract session Track 5
10:30 – 11:15 Late breaker abstracts
11:15 – 12:30 Track 5 Panel: Safer Mobility and Employment: A Gender Perspective in LMIC
Poster Rounds
12:45 – 13:30 Satellite Sessions
14:00 – 14:45 Plenary 4
15:00 – 16:15 Closing Flagship Panel 7 & Closing Keynote
16:30 – 17:00 Closing Awards Ceremony

Community Village (Throughout the Conference)

The Community Village is a vibrant, interactive space at Safety 2026 open to the public and delegates. This space is where conference delegates, community members, civil society organisations, youth groups, researchers, innovators, and local stakeholders come together to connect, learn, and share experiences.

Designed to break down barriers between experts and communities, it provides a platform for practical solutions, lived experiences, cultural perspectives, and grassroots initiatives that contribute to safer and more resilient societies.

 

Planned activities include

    • Ubuntu Stage
      Performances, debates, storytelling, film screenings.

 

    • Community Action Marketplace
      NGOs, community groups, social enterprises market place

 

    • Innovation & Solutions Hub
      Technology, AI, design, demonstrations.

 

    • Networking Villages
      Thematic networking zones around major conference themes and audiences including youth and people with lived experience.

 

    • Community Dialogue Forum
      Facilitated discussions between delegates, policymakers, researchers and communities

 

    • Wall of recognition
      Remembering the people who have played a role in violence and injury prevention

 

    • Wall of remembrance
      Paying tribute to the people who we have lost due to violence and injury

 

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