Annual Scientific Meeting

Meet the 2026 Faculty

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Past Invited Faculty

2025 – Adelaide

  • Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Early Cancer Institute, UK
  • Professor Shailesh V. Shrikhande, Tata Memorial Hospital, India
  • Professor Patrick Tan, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
  • Dr Connie Yip, National Cancer Centre, Singapore
  • Professor Takayuki Yoshino, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan

2024 – Brisbane

  • Professor Deborah Schrag, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Cynthia Sears, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
  • Professor Cihan Gani, University Hospital Tubingen, Germany
  • Dr Rodrigo O Perez, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
  • Professor Matthew Katz, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

2023 – Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Professor Marc Besselink, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Associate Professor Bishal Gyawali, Queen’s University, Canada
  • Professor Diane Simeone, New York University, USA
  • Professor Laura Dawson, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Professor Leonard Saltz, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Associate Professor Katherine Garman, Duke University in Durham, USA

2022 – Melbourne

  • Dr Christopher Booth, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Professor George Chang, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Robert Coffey, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, USA
  • Professor Christina Curtis, Stanford University, USA
  • Professor Håvard E Danielsen, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
  • Dr Eugene J Koay, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Tim Pawlik, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA
  • Dr Elizabeth Smyth, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
  • Dr Iain Tan, National Cancer Centre, Singapore

2021 – Virtual Meeting

  • Professor Ghassan Abou-Alfa, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Pierce Chow, National Cancer Centre, Singapore
  • Professor Jérôme Galon, Integrative Cancer Immunology, France
  • Associate Professor Jonathan Loree, BC Cancer, Canada
  • Professor Alberto Sobrero, Ospedale San Martino, Italy
  • Professor Julien Taieb, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Université de Paris, France

2020 – Virtual Meeting

  • Professor Kohei Shitara, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan
  • Dr Naureen Starling, The Royal Marsden Hospital, United Kingdom

2010-2019

2019 – Adelaide

  • Professor James L Abbruzzese, Duke Cancer Institute, USA
  • Professor Sharlene Gill, BC Cancer, Canada
  • Professor Christian Jobin, University of Florida, USA
  • Professor Florian Lordick, University Hospital, Germany
  • Associate Professor Manisha Palta, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
  • Professor Stephen J Wigmore, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK

2018 – Brisbane

  • Professor Brendan Moran, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, United Kingdom
  • Professor Sabine Tejpar, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
  • Professor Diana Sarfati, University of Otago Wellington, New Zealand
  • Professor Aldo Scarpa, University of Verona, Italy
  • Professor Jae-Ho Cheong, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
  • Professor Graeme Young, Flinders University, South Australia
  • Dr Daniel Renouf, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada
  • Professor Daniel Chang, Stanford University, USA


2017 – Cairns

  • Professor John Bridgewater, University College London Hospitals, UK
  • Associate Professor Thierry Alcindor, McGill University / Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Canada
  • Dr Ian Chau, The Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
  • Professor Karyn Goodman, University of Colorado, USA
  • Professor John V. Reynolds, St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College, Ireland


2016 – Melbourne

  • Professor Edgar Ben-Josef, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dr Rebecca Wong, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Canada
  • Dr Jeffrey Meyerhardt, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
  • Professor Phil Quirke, University of Leeds, UK
  • Professor Alan Venook , UCSF, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA
  • Associate Professor Magnus Nilsson, The Karolinska Institute , Sweden
  • Dr Simron Singh, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Canada 


2015 – Sydney

  • Professor Bruce Minsky, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Dr James Fleshman, Baylor University Medical Center, USA
  • Dr Johanna Bendell, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, USA
  • Dr Alberto Bardelli, University of Torino, Italy
  • Dr Scott Kopetz , University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Tim Maughan, University of Oxford, UK
  • Dr Hagen Kennecke, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada


2014 – Brisbane

  • Professor Jordan Berlin, Vanderbilt University, USA
  • Dr Maarten Hulshof, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam
  • Dr David Ilson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre Memorial Hospital, USA
  • Dr Robert Kerbel, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada
  • Professor Christophe Mariette, University Hospital C. Huriez, France
  • Dr Matthew Seymour, Cancer Research UK University of Leeds, UK


2013 – Melbourne

  • Professor Yoon-Koo Kang, Asan Cancer Centre, South Korea
  • Professor Rob Glynne-Jones, Mt Vernon Cancer Centre, UK
  • Professor David Kerr, University of Oxford, UK
  • Dr Stanley Hamilton, M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, USA
  • Dr Fotios Loupakis, University of Pisa, Italy
  • Dr Richard Goldberg, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre, USA
  • Professor Ashley Grossman, University of Oxford, UK


2012 – Sydney

  • Professor Charles Blanke, BC Cancer Agency, Canada
  • Professor Juan Valle, University of Manchester, UK
  • Dr Murray Brennan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Professor Karin Haustermans, Leuven Cancer Institute, Belgium
  • Professor Fortunato Ciardiello, Seconda Universita di Napoli, Italy
  • Associate Professor Herb Hurwitz, Duke University, USA


2011 – Melbourne

  • Professor Derek Alderson, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Professor Arthur William Blackstock, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, USA
  • Dr Andres Cervantes, University of Valencia, Spain
  • Dr Heikki Joensuu, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Professor Josep Tabernero, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Spain
  • Dr Harpreet Wasan, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, UK


2010 – Adelaide

  • Dr Lisa Kachnic, Boston University Medical Centre, USA
  • Professor John Primrose, University of South Hampton, UK
  • Professor Jim Cassidy, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Professor David Cunningham, Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
  • Professor Hans Schmoll, Martin-Luther-University, Germany

1999-2009

2009 – Brisbane

  • Dr Gary Middleton, Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK
  • Professor Daniel Haller, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dr Leonard Gunderson, Mayo Clinic, USA
  • Dr Nabil Rizk, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Dr Al Benson, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, USA

2008 – Sydney

  • Professor Karin Haustermans, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium
  • Professor Robin McLeod, Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
  • Professor Charles Blanke, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada
  • Associate Professor Pierce Chow, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
  • Professor Howard Hochster, NYU Cancer Institute, USA
  • Professor Andrew Kennedy, Wake Radiology Oncology, USA
  • Professor Kjell Öberg, Medical Faculty of Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Dr Josep Tabernero, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Spain

2007 – Melbourne

  • Professor Bob Benjamin, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA
  • Professor David Cunningham, Royal Marsden Hospital, UK
  • Dr Jonathan Fletcher, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA
  • Associate Professor Laura Dawson, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Professor Nick Lemoine, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, UK
  • Professor Bernard Nordlinger, Ambroise Paré Hospital, France
  • Dr Bruno Sangro, University of Navarra School of Medicine, Spain
  • Dr Richie Soong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Dr Christophe Tournigand, St Anthony University Hospital, France
  • Dr Louis M. Weiner, Fox Chase Cancer Centre, USA

2006 – Adelaide

  • Professor Bruce Minsky, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Dr Takeshi Sano, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
  • Dr Marc Peeters, University Hospital, Belgium
  • Dr Gunnar Folprecht, University Hospital, Fetscherstr, Dresden, Germany
  • Dr Rob Glynne-Jones, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Middlesex, UK

2005 – Brisbane

  • Dr Norman Wolmark, Drexel University School of Medicine, USA
  • Dr Graeme Poston, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
  • Professor David Kerr, University of Oxford, UK
  • Associate Professor Jordan Berlin, Vanderbilt Medical Centre, USA
  • Professor Claus-Henning Kohne, Hospital for Oncology and Haematology, Oldenburg, Germany
  • Professor Christopher Willett, Duke University Medical Center, USA

2004 – Sanctuary Cove

  • Dr Axel Grothey, Mayo Clinic, USA
  • Professor James Garden, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Professor Ren Adam, Paris-Sud University, France

2003 – Canberra

  • Professor Hans-Joachim Schmoll, University of Halle, Germany
  • Professor Michael Heinrich, Oregon Health Sciences University, USA
  • Professor Eric Van Cutsem, University of Leuwen, Belgium

2002 – Hobart

  • Dr David Ilson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA
  • Dr Pierce Chow, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
  • Professor John Northover, Imperial College, UK
  • Dr Adrian Crellin, United Leeds Teaching Hospital, UK

2001 – Maroochydore

  • Dr Dan Haller, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Professor Aimery de Gramont, Hopital Saint-Antoine, France
  • Dr Shinn Yeung, Basingstoke, UK
  • Dr Takeshi Sano, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr Markus Buechler, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Dr Steven Curley, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
  • Dr James Church, Cleveland Clinic, USA
  • Dr Chris Crane, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

2000 – Coolum

  • Professor Robert Madoff, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Professor Bernard Nordlinger, Ambroise Pare Hospital, France
  • Professor John Neoptolemos, University of Liverpool, UK
  • Professor Jan Leer, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands

1999 – Launceston

  • Dr Nancy Kemeny, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, USA
  • Dr Kevin Conlon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, USA
  • Dr Jeffery Milsom, Mount Sinai Medical Centre, USA