The programme may be subject to change without notice.
| Time | Session (Speaker) |
| 9:00 | Welcome and opening remarks |
| The role of science in protecting the racehorse (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 9:10 | What does "putting the horse first" really mean for horse welfare? (Nat Waran) |
| 9:30 | Some of the key challenges to horse welfare in Racing (Brian Stewart) |
| 9:50 | How science has made a useful contribution to Racing (Chris Proudman) |
| 10:10 | "This project is on a critical topic! Why are you not funding it?" The importance of quality science (Celia Marr) |
| 10:30 | Panel discussion and audience engagement |
| 11:10 | Tea and coffee |
| 11:40 | Overcoming the threat posed by concussion in World Rugby (Keith Stokes) |
| 12:10 | (To be confirmed) |
| 12:40 | Panel discussion and audience engagement |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| Findings from recent studies that have potential to have impact 1 (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 14:00 | Risk profiling in racing - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Tim Parkin) |
| 14:15 | 14:45 |
(Science presentations to be confirmed) |
| 14:45 | Investigating structure and function in the Thoroughbred heart (John Keen) |
| 15:00 | (Science presentation to be confirmed) |
| 15:15 | Equine PET: applications to clinical and regulatory imaging (Mathieu Spriet) |
| 15:30 | Panel and audience discussion |
| Collaboration | |
| 15:45 | Introduction to the "Conference Sandpit" (Mandy Peffers) |
| 16:00 | Tea and coffee |
| How can and why should we make a difference? (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 16:30 | Translating findings into action - how to really put "welfare" front and centre of all in Racing? (Mette Uldahl) |
| 16:50 | Why does it really matter? (Roly Owers) |
| 17:10 | Panel and audience discussion |
| 17:40 | Summing up the day |
| 19:00 | Drinks reception and buffet |
| Time | Session (Speaker) |
| 8:30 | Introduction to day |
| 8:40 | What is a Delphi study and how will ours work? (Jane Williams) |
| What should we focus on? - Agreeing the welfare priorities (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 9:10 | Perception of needs: the Trainer (David Eustace) |
| 9:25 | Perception of needs: the Racing Vet (Jonathan Lumsden) |
| 9:40 | Perception of needs: the Engaged Owner |
| 9:55 | A comment from "Society" (Nat Waran) |
| 10:10 | Panel discussion and audience engagement |
| 10:45 | Tea and coffee |
| Findings from recent studies that have potential to have impact 2 (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 11:15 | Science presentations selected from abstracts followed by panel and audience discussion |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| Findings from recent studies that have potential to have impact 3 (Chair: David Eades) | |
| 14:00 | Science presentations selected from abstracts followed by panel and audience discussion |
| 14:50 | Tea and coffee |
| What funding bodies are looking for (Chair: Jim Gagliano) | |
| 15:20 |
Mini presentations and panel discussion with audience participation
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| 16:20 | Are we really making a difference? Quantifying outcomes. (Matthew Allen) |
| 16:35 | What we might be missing (Mette Uldahl) |
| 16:50 | Panel and audience discussion (David Eades) |
| 17:15 | Progress of Delphi study (Jane Williams) |
| 17:45 | Summing up the day (David Eades) |
| 18:00 | Drinks around posters |
| 19:45 | Conference dinner |
| Time | Session (Speaker) |
| 7:00 | Working Breakfast: Mentorship for Early Career Researchers - understanding racing, making contacts, advice on applications |
| 8:30 | Introduction to day (Mandy Peffers) |
| 8:40 | Delphi study (Jane Williams) |
| Practical engagement | |
| 9:00 | Conference Sandpit - building new networks to solve old problems (musculoskeletal and cardiovascular and pulmonary challenges) |
| Effective collaboration (Chair: Matthew Allen) | |
| 12:00 | Interdisciplinary, integrated and innovative approaches to collaborative research for Racing (Mandy Peffers) |
| 12:30 | Two case studies of successful interdisciplinary, integrated and innovative collaboration (Wahbi El-Bouri) |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| Findings from recent studies that have potential to have impact 4 (Chair: Chris Proudman) | |
| 14:00 | Science presentations selected from abstracts followed by panel and audience discussion |
| 15:00 | Tea and coffee |
| Where to from here? (Chair: Celia Marr) | |
| 15:30 | Racing is a bioeconomic system (why welfare is one of the three core considerations) (Chris Rogers) |
| 15:35 | From reactionary to proactive - the journey in Rugby (Keith Stokes) |
| 15:45 | The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) experience, the change in culture and processes modelled by surface testing (Mick Peterson) |
| 16:00 | Changing culture and embracing science (Justine Sclater) |
| 16:10 | How to coordinate for greatest effect for racing? (Chris Riggs) |
| 16:20 | Panel discussion and audience engagement |
| 16:35 | Results of the Delphi study (Jane Williams) |
| Summing it up | |
| 16:50 | Closing remarks (Andrew Harding) |
| 17:00 | End of conference |