Schedule

DAY 1 – Thursday, 19 March 2026

Theme: AMR Landscape, Surveillance Frameworks & One Health

09:00 – 10:00
Registration

Registration & Welcome Tea

10:00 – 11:30
Inaugural Session

Opening Ceremony, Welcome Address, Conference Overview, Chief Guest Address, Release of Souvenir & Abstract Book, Vote of Thanks

11:30 – 12:15
Inaugural Keynote Lecture

Global and Indian AMR Burden: Current Trends, Risks, and Strategic Gaps

12:15 – 13:15
Technical Session I

One Health Approach to AMR: Human–Animal–Environment Interface as AMR Reservoir

13:15 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Technical Session II

AMR Surveillance Systems: National, Laboratory & Molecular Perspectives

15:30 – 15:45
Tea Break
15:45 – 17:00
Panel Discussion I

Strengthening AMR Surveillance from Community to Tertiary Care

17:00 – 18:00
Poster Session I

Surveillance, Environmental AMR & One Health Studies

DAY 2 – Friday, 20 March 2026

Theme: Clinical, Molecular & Community Dimensions

09:30 – 10:15
Plenary Lecture

Molecular Mechanisms of AMR and Emerging Superbugs

10:15 – 11:45
Technical Session III

Clinical AMR & Hospital Surveillance

11:45 – 12:00
Tea Break
12:00 – 13:30
Technical Session IV

Diagnostics & Innovations in AMR Detection

13:30 – 14:15
Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:45
Technical Session V

Food Systems as Pathways of AMR Transmission

15:45 – 16:00
Tea Break
16:00 – 17:15
Panel Discussion II

From Prescription to Pollution: Controlling AMR Beyond Hospitals

17:15 – 18:15
Poster Session II

Clinical AMR, Diagnostics & Molecular Research

DAY 3 – Saturday, 21 March 2026

Theme: Policy, Innovation & Local Defense Strategies

09:30 – 10:15
Plenary Lecture

National Action Plan on AMR: Progress, Challenges & Way Forward

10:15 – 11:45
Technical Session VI

Therapeutic Strategies & Alternatives to Antibiotics

11:45 – 12:00
Tea Break
12:00 – 13:15
Technical Session VII

Plant Health & AMR: Safeguarding Agriculture and Food Security

13:15 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Concluding Panel & Roundtable

AMR-SHIELD Roadmap: From Evidence to Action

15:30 – 16:30
Valedictory Session

Conference Summary, Resolutions, Awards, Valedictory Address & Vote of Thanks