Anticipating Emerging Threats: What quantitative tools are needed to guide response?: Annual Scientific Workshop 2026
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Copenhagen 12-13 May 2026
Venue: Hotel Kong Arthur
Preliminary Program
Tuesday May 12
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:05 Welcome by Johanne G Andersen/Lone Simonsen (PandemiX)
13:05 – 15:30 Panel discussion with NPPMN’s steering committee Chair: Lone Simonsen (PandemiX)
Which data, quantitative analyses and models are needed to make decisions in a crisis? How can we
collaborate better at the Nordic level? Panel members: Tyra Grove Krause, Preben Aavitsland, Anders
Tegnell, and Tuija Leino
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee
15:45 – 16:30 Keynote speaker: Cécile Viboud (NIH) : Scenario hub modeling – the US perspective
16:30 – 17:30 Session 1 contributed talks Chair (TBA)
19:00 Dinner at Bådebroen, Peblinge Dossering 7, 2200 Copenhagen
Wednesday May 13
08:30 – 9:00 Welcome summary of previous day Chair (TBA)
09:00 – 10:00 Thematic case: Was mass testing worth it? Chair: Viggo Andreasen (PandemiX)
Samir Bhatt (Imperial College/KU), Kaare Græsbøll (SSI)
10:00 – 10:10 Coffee
10:10 – 11:30 Session 2 contributed talks Chair (TBA)
11:30 – 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 – 13:00 Session 3 contributed talks Chair (TBA)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 Session 4 contributed talks Chair (TBA)
16:10 – 16:30 Update on Network, funding, etc. Birgitte F de Blasio (NIPH)
16:30 Farewell