Agenda

A comprehensive schedule of expert sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities
focused on Sjögren’s research
and patient empowerment.

Final Program

Friday 10 October 2025

09:00 – 09:15
Foyer Triton Hall


Registration & Networking 

09:15 – 09:30
Main Conference Hall Triton II

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Katy Antonopoulou – S.E. Board President 
Souzi Makri – V.P Pare
Angelos Tropis – Senior Officer of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO)

09:30 – 10:00 

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Opening Keynote
“Turning Pain into Purpose” – The Story of Sjögren’s Australia.

Gavin Marshall

10:00 – 11:00
Panel Discussion
What Makes or Breaks a Sjögren Clinical Trial?

Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker

Panelists:
Chiara Baldini 
Valérie Devauchelle – Pensec
Roy van Heesbeen

Coralie Peter Bouillot

11:00 – 11:30

Foyer Triton Hall
Break & Networking

Breakout Workshops

11:30 – 12:30

Parallel Hall Triton I
Workshop I: Designing Better Clinical Trials

Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot

Speakers:
Andreas Goules 
Lúcio Alves

11:30 – 12:30

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Workshop II: Self-Management Tools That Work

Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou

Speakers:
Despina Yannouli 
Celeste Chiasson

Andri Phoka

11:30 – 12:30

Parallel Hall Arethousa
Workshop III: Oral Hygiene in Practice

Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker

Speakers:
Luke Chatzis
Patti Slojkowski
María del Carmen Herreros

12:30 – 12:45

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Conclusions from the Workshops I, II, III

Katy Antonopoulou
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker

12:45 – 13:45

“Atlantis” Restaurant (-1, Sea Level)
Lunch & Networking

13:45 – 14:30

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Expert Talk
Biomarkers & Precision Medicine: Can We Predict Who Will Benefit?

Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot

Speakers:
Samuel Bitoun (pre recorded)
Geoffrey Urbanski
Nathan Foulquier

14:30 – 15:00
Panel Discussion
Why Are We Still Waiting? Exploring the slow pace of drug development for Sjögren.

Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou

Panelists:
Valérie Devauchelle – Pensec
Thorsten Olski (pre recorded)

15:00 – 15:15 
Wrap-Up Day 1

Saturday 11 October 2025

09:15 – 09:45

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Morning Plenary
The Gaps We Live With: What Patients Are Still Missing.

Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou

Speakers:
Chiara Baldini
Coralie Peter Bouillot

09:45 – 10:30
Panel Discussion
Mental Health in Sjögren: Time to Stop Ignoring It

Moderator:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker

Panelists: 
Albert Freedman
Georgios Mikellides
Coralie Peter Bouillot

10:30 – 11:00

Foyer Triton Hall
Break & Networking

Breakout Workshops

11:00 – 12:00
Parallel Hall Triton I
Workshop IV: Shared Decision-Making That Works.

Moderators:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Mascha Oosterbaan

Speaker:
Souzi Makri

11:00 – 12:00
Main Conference Hall Triton II
Workshop V: Advocating for Policy Change in Europe.

Moderator:
Katy Antonopoulou

Speakers:
Neil Betteridge 
Marios Kouloumas

11:00 – 12:00
Parallel Hall Arethousa
Workshop VI: The Silent Strength: Caregivers in the Journey with Sjögren’s.

Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot

Speakers:
Igor Medojevic
Victoire Bouillot
Andri Phoka

12:00 – 12:15

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Conclusions from the Workshops III, IV and V

Katy Antonopoulou
Coralie Peter Bouillot
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Mascha Oosterbaan

12:15 – 13:00

“Atlantis” Restaurant (-1, Sea Level)
Lunch & Networking

13:00 – 14:00

Main Conference Hall Triton II
Interactive Session
Living With Sjögren: Daily Self-Management Tips From Individual Experiences,

Moderators:
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Coralie Peter Bouillot

Speakers:
Maria Picone 
Joyce Koelewijn-Tukker
Fanny – Louise Fahsing
Lúcio Alves

14:00 – 14:45
Closing Panel
How Do We Bridge the Gap: From Awareness to Action.

Moderator:
Coralie Peter Bouillot

Panelists:
Chiara Baldini

Albert Freedman
Malin Castleton
Tugba Canturk