Programme Outline

Please note this programme is provisional and may be subject to change.
All timings are BST.


Tuesday 23 June 2026 - Day 1

09:30 - 10:30: Registration and Welcome Refreshments 

10:30 - 10:40: Conference Opening and Welcome Remarks 

10:40 - 12:30: Session 1: SPM Methods and Techniques with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and invited speakers Stephen Rauschenbach and Maximilia Frazão de Souza Degenhardt

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch and Exhibition 

13:30 - 15:00: Session 2: Dynamics by SPM with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and keynote speaker Simon Scheuring

15:00 - 15:30: Afternoon Refreshments and Exhibition

15:30 - 17:00: Session 3: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and invited speaker Shi-Xia Liu

17:00 - 18:00: Poster Session 1 and Drinks Reception (including cold buffet)
 

Wednesday 24 June 2026 - Day 2 

09:00 - 10:30: Session 4: Bio-SPM: Molecular to Cellular with selected contributed talks, company techno bites and Invited Speakers Wei-Feng Xue and Melanie Köhle

10:30 - 11:00: Morning Refreshments and Exhibition

11:00 - 12:30: Session 5: SPM Methods & Techniques with selected contributed talks, panel discussion and Invited Speaker Liam Collins 

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch, Exhibition, and Poster Session 2

13:30 - 15:00: Session 6: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks and keynote speaker Leo Gross 

15:00 - 15:30: Afternoon Refreshments and Exhibition

15:30 - 17:00: Session 7: Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) SPM with selected contributed talks and invited speaker Phil Moriarty 

18:45 onwards: Conference Banquet Dinner 
 

Thursday 25 June 2026 - Day 3 

09:00 - 10:30: Session 8: Materials SPM with selected contributed talks and invited speakers Laura Fumagalli and Thomas Siday 

10:30 - 11:00: Morning Refreshments and Exhibition

11:00 - 12:30: Session 9: SPM Methods & Techniques with selected contributed talks, panel discussion and Invited Speaker Timea Feller 

12:30 - 13:30: Lunch and Final Exhibition

13:30 - 14:45: Session 10: Bio-SPM & Future Perspectives with final contributed talks, award presentations and inited speaker Jacob Pattem 

14:45 - 15:00: Closing Remarks and Meeting Adjournment