Currently confirmed speakers

    Plenary invited speakers

    Deputy head at the Neurorehabilitation & neuropsychology service at Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland as well as Privat Docent at the University of Lausanne.

    Stefano Carda

    Director, European School on "Rehabilitation of pain and pain related disability"

    Roberto Casale

    Justine Gosling

    Xiaolei Hu, MD, PhD is an associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at Umeå University.

    Xiaolei Hu

    Gerold Stucki is Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine.

    Gerold Stucki

    Luigi Tesio, MD, is a specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

    Luigi Tesio

    Dr. Susanne Weinbrenner is working as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Department for Prevention, Rehabilitation and Social Medicine at the German Statutory Pension Fund.

    Susanne Weinbrenner

    Keynote speakers

    University of Porto (UP): Professor Faculty of Dentistry (FMDUP): Physiatry; Temporomandibular Disorders, Orofacial Pain. Investigation with Engineering Faculty.

    Caterina Aguiar Branco

    Isabelle Bonan is a Proffesor of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine and Head of PRM department in universitary hospital of rennes (France).

    Isabelle Bonan

    Paolo Capodaglio received M.D. degree from the University of Pavia, Italy. At present, he is Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine  at the University of Torino.

    Paolo Capodaglio

    Paolo Capodaglio received M.D. degree from the University of Pavia, Italy. At present, he is Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine  at the University of Torino.

    Maria Gabriella Ceravolo

    Full Professor of electrical engineering and a Dean of the School of Engineering and Management and a Senior Researcher at University Rehabilitation Institute Soča. 

    Imre Cikajlo

    Transitional Chair of the Founding Board of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals and President of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

    David Constantine

    Head of the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

    Richard Crevenna

    Camille Daste, MD, MSc is a specialist in rheumatology and in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine working in the department of musculoskeletal rehabilitation of the Cochin university hospital, AP-HP.Centre-Université Paris Cité, France

    Camille Daste

    Vincent de Groot is a Chair of the committee of the Netherlands Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

    Vincent de Groot

    Zoltan Dénes MD, PhD is specialised in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation medicine.

    Zoltan Denes

    Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Szeged, Hungary

    Gábor Fazekas

    President of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Professor of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

    Francesca Gimigliano

    Frane Grubišić

    Professor and head of physical & rehabilitation medicine and sports traumato - logy
    University and University hospital of liège (Belgium)

    Kaux Jean-François


    PRM physician, working in Italy since 2020, after 30 years at University Hospitals Leuven.

    Carlotte Kiekens

    Full professor and head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.

    Ayşe A. Küçükdeveci

    Dr. Laxe is a specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine working at the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain

    Sara Laxe

    State University of Novi Pazar, Department of Biomedical Research, European Center for Peace and Development of University for Peace est. by United Nations, Belgrade, Serbia

    Milica Lazović

    Matilde Leonardi

    Head of Robolab at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of electrical engineering.

    Marko Munih

    Stefano Negrini, MD PhD, is Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), University “La Statale”, Milan.

    Stefano Negrini

    Professor Rory J O'Connor, MD, Med, FHEA, FRCP is a Charterhouse Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and LIRMM Director of Research and Innovation.

    Rory O'Connor

    Aydan Oral is currently a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, since 1996.

    Aydan Oral

    PRM physician and senior researcher in the field of spinal cord injury at the Rijndam Rehabilitation Center and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands.

    Rutger Osterthun

    Professor at Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Levent Özçakar

    Medical Doctor, specialist Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine, European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1996), University Professor (University of Lorraine, 2007)

    Jean Paysant

    Head of PRM Department of the General Hospital “G.Gennimatas” (NHS) in Athens, Greece, a training department for the PRM specialty.

    Christina-Anastasia Rapidi

    Mikhail Saltychev is a Professor in PRM at Turku University and a Senior PRM Consultant in Turku University Hospital, Finland.

    Mikhail Saltychev

    Professor of Buenos Aires University (UBA) and of UNSAM University, Head of the Rehabilitation Department of the British Hospital, Treasurer of ISPRM and International Consultant on Prostheses

    Carolina Schiappacasse

    Full professor at the Erasmus MC University Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Ruud Selles

    Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen

    Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Medical director at Gregorio Marañón University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Marta Supervia Pola

    Professor and consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.

    Corry K. Van Der Sluis

    Certified senior fellow, European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

    Hubert Vuagnat

    Lecturer at Perugia University for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

    Mauro Zampolini

    Dr. Zasler is Founder, CEO & Medical Director of Concussion Care Centre of Virginia.

    Nathan Zasler

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