Plenary speakers

Discover our plenary speakers: global experts and thought leaders bringing cutting-edge science, innovation, and insight to the 36th ISUOG World Congress.

Dr. Kezevino Aram (India)

Plenary lecture: "Compassion as strategy: innovating for global health & Gandhian thought"

Dr. Kezevino Aram has served as President of Shanti Ashram since 2014.Shanti Ashram, founded in 1986 on Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Sarvodaya (progress for all), is an international center for learning, development and collaboration. It accompanies communities in their efforts to move out of poverty, address inequalities, build creative leaders and ensure sustained development. Today, Shanti Ashram serves over 100,000 vulnerable children across 100 villages in TamilNadu.

In 2017, Dr. Aram founded the International Center forChild and Public Health (ICPH) on the 30th anniversary ofShanti Ashram. ICPH is an innovative model of integrating primary care with public health, where the best of global knowledge steers comprehensive interventions for children. Besides contributing to the public health discourse and policy at the national level, ICPH directly impacts the health outcomes of vulnerable children in 100 service villages.

Dr. Aram was invited to serve on the ‘Experts Committee’ of the Government of Tamil Nadu in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic affected India. Her mandate was to advise on child health and child protection issues. Over the last two decades, Dr. Aram has worked with the Government of India to make several notable contributions to India’s Public Health landscape.

Internationally, Dr. Aram has continued to leverage her global leadership positions for the common good. She was invited to serve on the World Economic Forum’s Advisory Committee on the Social Determinants of Health Platform. Dr. Aram also serves as Co-moderator and Executive Committee Member of Religions for Peace-International where she works closely with faith-based organizations in 90 countries to advance Peace building efforts.Dr. Aram served as a Board Member of KAICIID, a prestigious Inter-Governmental Organization for Interfaith Dialogue. Dr. Aram also serves as the Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of Arigatou International where she has collaborated to advance the interfaith collaboration to ensure wellbeing and progress of children worldwide. Dr. Aram served as a Trustee at the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation and now is on the National Centenary Committee of Prof.M.S.S. She serves as Member of the Global jury of the prestigious Niwano Peace Prize since 2022. In 2024, Dr.Aram was appointed as Co-Chair of the prestigious Georgetown–Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust, and Health. The commissions agenda is to reframe and prioritize the intersection of these fields by analyzing the evidence base, generating thought leadership through multidisciplinary dialogue, and leveraging high-profile Commissioners to champion this work. Its work will also aim to shape policy and practice by developing and recommending strategies and tools that strengthen public trust in health, fostering mutual respect and collaboration at local, national, and global levels.

Dr. Aram received her Master of Public Health degree from the School of Public Health, Harvard University, with a double major in child health and international health. She received her Medical Degree from the PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research and completed her special training in Paediatrics at the Masonic Medical Centre for Children in Coimbatore, India.

Dr. Aram was awarded the 2021 Leadership Award in Public Health Practice by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - making her the first Indian to receive the award. Her other awards include distinctions from each of her alma maters; from Harvard University, Dr. Aram received the Albert Schweitzer Award for Commitment to Public Health Practice and the Dr. Fan Chin Memorial Award for Innovation in Child Health, from the PSG Group of Institutions she received the Distinguished Alumni Award, and from the Masonic Medical Centre she received the Best Junior Medical Officer award. Dr. Aram has also received the Dharma Chakra Award for contributions to Child Health and the Outstanding Young Indian Award. She also serves as a commissioner in the recently convened Lancet commission on Faith, Trust & Health. Dr.Kezevino Aram received the Tagore Literacy Award 2023 from IAEA for her exemplary work in advancing literacy & holistic development amongst girls and women. She joins a distinguished scroll of 24 women leaders in India who have been decorated with this honour.

Dr. Aram is deeply committed to the Gandhian spirit and convenes many initiatives that focus on community cohesion and active peace building. Widely travelled, she speaks 8 Indian languages and loves music, reading, family time and interacting with children

Prof. Jan Brosens (United Kingdom) Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Warwick Medical School | University of Warwick

Plenary lecture: "The endometrium: the key to a successful pregnancy"

Jan Brosens graduated from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 1990 and pursued postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the United Kingdom. He became a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1995 and a Fellow in 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1999. He was awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Scientist Fellowship in 1998 and became a Wellcome Trust Investigator in 2018. He joined Imperial College London, first as Chair of Reproductive Sciences (2004) and then as Chair of Reproductive Medicine (2008). Currently, Jan Brosens is Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick, leads the Implantation Research Clinic at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust He was the Scientific Director of Tommy’s National Miscarriage Research Centre, a partnership between Imperial College London, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick and their affiliated NHS trusts from 2016-2026.

Prof. Kypros Nicolaides (United Kingdom) Ian Donald Gold Medal, 1999; ISUOG Fellowship, 2009

Plenary lecture: "Stuart Campbell Award lecture"

Professor Kypros Nicolaides is Professor of Fetal Medicine at King’s College Hospital in London. Born in Cyprus, he studied medicine at King’s, where he trained in obstetrics and gynecology and subsequently specialized in fetal medicine. He has conducted extensive research across many aspects of fetal diagnosis and therapy, leading to the publication of more than 1,400 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals. His research publications on prenatal imaging and diagnosis have transformed the practice of ultrasound, and his work in implementing quality control for nuchal translucency has established this technique as a standard screening test for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field, he was awarded the ISUOG Ian Donald Gold Medal in 1999.

He has provided training in fetal medicine to more than 500 physicians from 50 countries and has supervised over 50 doctors in conducting research leading to doctoral and medical degrees. In 1995, he founded the charitable organization The Fetal Medicine Foundation, which has donated more than £45 million to promote research and training in fetal medicine worldwide.

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