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17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association
Annual Biorisk Conference
in conjunction with the
BRAP 7th Annual Convention and 5th International Forum

Strengthening Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing Emerging Challenges

Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Quezon City, Philippines
September 3-4 : Pre-Convention Workshops
September 5-6 : Main Conference
Request for Letter of Invitation to the 17th APBA Annual Biorisk Conference
MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENTION CHAIR

On behalf of the organizing committee, I am extending the invitation to all professionals engaged in laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, and biorisk management to attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association Annual Biorisk Conference in conjunction with the BioRisk Association of the Philippines’ 7th Annual Convention and 5th International Forum with the theme ‘Strengthening Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing Emerging Challenges’ on September 3-6, 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City, Philippines.

In today's interconnected world, where challenges know no borders, the importance of fostering global partnerships in biosafety and biosecurity cannot be overstated. This conference will serve as a platform for experts, policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders from around the world to come together, share insights, and collaborate toward building safer and more secure laboratories.

Our annual gathering this year promises to be one of the largest international gathering of biosafety and biosecurity professionals and other enthusiasts in biorisk management in the Asia Pacific region. So come and join us this September and expand your network on laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, biorisk management, and related fields.

Slated in the conference are various parallel workshops on diverse fields such as risk assessment, transport of biological materials, laboratory design, inspection and auditing, incident reporting, cyberbiosecurity, and many more. The plenary lectures will focus on updates on international guidelines on biosafety and biosecurity, antimicrobial resistance, one health, emerging biotechnology, and best practices, among others. All events are credited with continuing professional development units.

We are making sure that no stones are left unturned as we gear up for another memorable and worthwhile gathering.

See you there!

Oliver Shane R. Dumaoal, RMT, MSMT, CBO, IFBA PC
National Vice President, BioRisk Association of the Philippines 2015, Inc.
Overall Convention Chair, BRAP 7th Annual Convention and 5th International Forum
Overall Coordinator, 17th APBA Annual Biorisk Conference

MESSAGE FROM THE BRAP PRESIDENT

Mabuhay!

It is with great pride and honor that I extend my warmest invitation to all biosafety and biosecurity professionals and advocates, not only within the Asia-Pacific region but across the world, to join us as we hold the 17th Asia-Pacific Annual Biorisk Conference, co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association (APBA) and BioRisk Association of the Philippines (BRAP) on September 3-6, 2024. This event is in conjunction with BRAP’s 7th Annual Convention and 4th International Forum.

In our shared efforts to relentlessly pursue a safe and secure environment in the global context, the theme “Strengthening Global Partnerships for Biosafety and Biosecurity: Bridging Borders and Addressing Emerging Challenges”, is both timely and appropriate. With this conference, we envision to provide cutting-edge technologies, advance knowledge, and a wealth of best practices from various perspectives. The array of pre-conference workshops and scientific sessions, as well as the impactful research works and poster presentations, will surely trigger in-depth and scholarly discussions among the participants.

This conference also aims to bring together world-renowned resource speakers from a wide range of expertise, who are expected to elevate the practice of biosafety and biosecurity to greater heights.

Let us continue to advocate, educate, and innovate toward a safer and more secure future. We are looking forward that this much-anticipated event will further shape a biorisk management agenda that will be beneficial to all.

Ronaldo E. Puno, RMT, MBA-H, CBP, IFBA PC
National President, BioRisk Association of the Philippines 2015, Inc.
Co-chairperson, 17th APBA Annual Biorisk Conference

Schedule of Program

September 3, 2024

Time Activity
09.00 – 17.00 Workshop Proper
11.00 – 11.30 Morning Coffee / Tea Break
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
15.30 – 16.00 Afternoon Coffee / Tea Break
Workshop 1 (Room 1)
Biosecurity Risk Assessment Workshop
Dr. Viji Vijayan, Praxis Biorisk Systems Pte Ltd, Singapore
Workshop 2 (Room 2)
IFBA Review (BRM)
Asst. Prof. Oliver Shane R. Dumaoal, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Rodel Jonathan S. Vitor II, National Training Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of the Philippines - Manila
Workshop 3 (Room 3)
IATA Training on the Transport of Infectious Substances and Biological Materials Part 1
Dr. Cecelia Williams, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Linda Winona, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Workshop 4 (Room 4)
Laboratory Design and Requirements
Mr. David Lam, Singapore General Hospital
Workshop 5 (Room 5)
Inspection and Auditing of Biosafety and Biosecurity for high-risk biological materials
Peiepei Liu, Associate Professor, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
Cheong Io Hong, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; President of Healthy Macau New-Generation Association

September 4, 2024

Time Activity
09.00 – 12.00 Workshop Proper
11.00 – 11.30 Morning Coffee/ Tea Break
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
15.30 - 16.00 Afternoon Coffee / Tea Break
Workshop 6 (Room 1)
Advanced Cyberbiosecurity Workshop
Dr. Rodel Jonathan S. Vitor II, National Training Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of the Philippines - Manila
Workshop 7 (Room 2)
IFBA Certification Examination

ASEAN Women’s Network for Biosafety and Biosecurity
Workshop 8 (Room 3)
IATA Training on the Transport of Infections Substances and Biological Materials Part 2
Dr. Cecelia Williams, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Linda Winona, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Workshop 9 (Room 4)
Responsible Conduct in Genomic Science
Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan, Pakistan Biosafety Association
Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Workshop 10 (Room 5)
Hi-containment laboratory Incident responding plan and investigation
Dr. Chen Hsing Meng, Intelligent-Bio Co. Ltd

Day 1 – September 5, 2024

Time Title Speaker
08.00 – 09.00 Registration
Membership renewal and registration
Welcome and Opening Ceremonies
Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi and Asst. Prof. Edison Ramos
09.00 – 09.10 Opening Preliminaries Invocation, National Anthem
09.10 – 09.30 Opening of the Convention
Welcome Address
Opening Remarks 		Asst. Prof. Oliver Shane Dumaoal (BRAP)
Mr. Ronaldo Puno (BRAP)
Prof. Guizhen Wu (APBA)
09.30 – 10:00 Introduction of the Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Jose Obedencio Jr. (BRAP)
Keynote Address Hon. Teodoro J. Herbosa
Secretary, Department of Health, Republic of the Philippines
Keynote Lecture Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo
Ateneo de Manila University
10:00-10:10 Group Photo, Opening of Exhibits
10.10 – 10.30 Coffee/Tea Break/ Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
Session 1
Theme: Updates, Policies, International Conventions, Standards, Guidelines
Prof. Dr. William Jun Liu and Dr. Miguel Martin Moreno II
10.30 – 11.00 WHO Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance Dr. Kazunobu Kojima
Biorisks and Health Security Protection Unit, WHO Headquarters
11.00 – 11.20 Standards and Policies in China and International Guizhen Wu
Professor, A-PBA President
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC
11.20 – 11.40 The standard and policy on ABSL-3 facilities Zhao Dongming
Professor, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
11.40 – 12.00 European Biosafety Association Lecture Heather Sheeley BA(Hons), MSc, FISTR
Independent Consultant Biorisk Expert
12:00-12:20 Singapore regulatory framework & oversight for biorisk management Dr. Sabai Phyu
Director, Laboratory Biorisk Consultancy & Training (LBCT) Pte. Ltd., Singapore
12.20 – 13.30 Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
Lunch Break
Session 2
Theme: One Health and Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Roshan Jayasuriya and Dr. Leila Lany Florento
13.30 – 13.50 One health approach in the containment of AMR Dr. Md. Asadulghani
Head, Biosafety, icddr,b and Chairman, Bangladesh Biosafety and Biosecurity Society
13.50 – 14.10 Hospital Infection and AMR Guo-Bao Tian
Professor, Vice Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Department of Medicine
Deputy Director of Medical Education
Associate Dean of School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University
Deputy Director of Key Laboratory of Tropical Diseases Control (Ministry of Education of China)
14.10 – 14.30 AMRs in the Veterinary Sector Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines
14.30 – 14.50 Plant Biocontainment: Learning Insights from the International Rice Research Institute Ms. Rizza Eve Mendoza
Biological Safety Officer, International Rice Research Institute
14.50– 15.30 Coffee/Tea Break/ Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
15.30 – 15.50 Global Salmonella Surveillance Yanan Wang
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University
15.50 – 16.10 Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program of the Philippines National Steering Committee of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Department of Health, Republic of the Philippines
16.10 – 16.30 Defining strategies and creating actionable initiatives to address AMR Professor Dr Ranga Reddy Burri
President, Infection Control Academy of India and Honorary Professor, University of Hyderabad
16.30 – 16.50 Indonesian Biorisk Association Lecture
17.00 – 19.00 A-PBA Annual General Meeting
BRAP Annual Business Meeting
19.30 – 21.00 Networking Dinner

Day 2 – September 6, 2024

Time Title Speaker
Session 3
Theme: Biosafety and Biosecurity in Public Health
Dr. Md. Asadulghani and Prof. Dr. Jose Obedencio Jr.
09.00 – 09.20 Biological Weapons Convention: Updates and Insights Prof. Dr. Irma R. Makalinao
College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
09.20 – 09.40 Public Health Biosafety and Biosecurity in Vietnam
09.40 – 10.00 Office for Health Laboratories Country Initiatives for Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Philippines
10.20 – 10.50 Coffee/Tea Break/ Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
Session 4
Theme: Emerging Biotechnology
Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan, and Asst. Prof. Oliver Shane Dumaoal
10.50– 11.10 Immunological Biotechnology William Jun Liu
Professor, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
11.10 – 11.30 Technological Advances in Laboratory Biorisk Management Dr. Rodel Jonathan S. Vitor II
National Training Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines - Manila
11.30 – 11.50 Navigating the Ethical Quandary: Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) in Science and Technology Dr. Prasad Kuduvalli
Director of Scientific Programs, Health Security Partners, Washington, DC
11.50– 12.10 New Modelling for Pathogen Evolution Jian Lu
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University
12.10 – 13.30 Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
Lunch Break
Session 5
Theme: Country Reports and Experience Sharing
Prof. Ts. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi & Mr. Ronaldo Puno
13.30 – 13.50 Biorisk Management Experiences in Singapore Dr Tessy Joseph
Senior Assistant Director, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
President, Biorisk Association of Singapore
13.50 – 14.10 Certified Biosafety Professionals Expertise Training Program in the Philippines Dr. Miguel Martin N. Moreno II
Founding President, BioRisk Association of the Philippines
Chair, International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
14.10 – 14.30 Biosafety certificate model in Taiwan, both for personal and laboratory
14.30 – 14.50 Pakistan Biosafety Association Sharing of Training Models and Success Stories Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan
President, Pakistan Biological Safety Association
Professor of Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences
14.50 – 15.10 Sri Lanka Experiences in Biosafety and Biosecurity Dr. Bhagya Piyasiri
Consultant Microbiologist, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka
15.10– 15.30 Coffee / Tea Break/Poster Exhibition/Commercial Exhibition
Session 7
Theme: Open Paper
Dr. Chen Hsing Meng and Asst. Prof. Mark Raymund Nava
15.30 – 15.50 Sponsors
15.50 – 16.10 Sponsors
16.10 – 16.30 Implementation of Laboratory Biorisk Management Standards ISO 35001:2019 in Indonesia Diah Iskandriati, DVM, PhD, IFBA PC
President, Indonesia Biorisk Association
16:30 –16:50 IFBA Biosafety Heroes Experience Sharing Ms. Maureen Ellis
Executive Director, International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
16.50 – 17.00 Poster Award Presentation
Closing Remarks Guizhen Wu, Professor, A-PBA President
Presentation of the host country for the 18th APBA Annual Biorisk Conference
Release of Certificates
Announcement of IFBA passers
APBA: Prof. Dr. Saeed Khan
BRAP: Asst. Prof. Edison Ramos
Global Research Agenda for Evidence-Based Biosafety Focus on Safe Work Practices in Clinical & Diagnostic Laboratories
08.00 – 17.00 c/o Gryphon Scientific

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Call for Posters

Registration Fees

For Professionals
Particulars BRAP Members Non-member
Early Registration (on or before June 30, 2024) Late Registration (after June 30, 2024)
2 days Pre-convention Workshop (September 3-4, 2024) 8,200 Php 9,500 Php 10,000 Php
1 day Pre-convention Workshop 5,000 Php 6,000 Php 7,000 Php
Main Conference (September 5-6, 2024) 7,500 Php 8,500 Php 9,000 Php
Networking Dinner 2,500 Php
IFBA Examination Review 6,000 Php 6,500 Php
IFBA Certification Exam Application and Examination 7,000 Php 8,500 Php
For Undergraduate Students
Particulars Fixed Rate
Main Conference (September 5-6, 2024) 6,000 Php

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