Tuesday, November 3, 2026

“SIOP Global Mapping: Supporting Research and Collaboration”

Time: 12:00 – 13:00 GMT

Description: This event will provide an update on the Global Mapping Project (GMP) and highlight critical opportunities to strengthen cross-border collaborations. We will showcase pioneering childhood cancer initiatives emerging from Oceania and explain how the program actively supports research designed to transform patient outcomes worldwide. The session will conclude with an open discussion, offering all attendees a platform to ask questions, share perspectives, and shape the future of collaborative paediatric oncology research.

Target Audience:  Oncologists, hematologists, clinicians, survivors, advocates, policy makers, WHO representatives, and researchers.

Agenda Highlights:

• Global Mapping Project (GMP) Update: Key progress and future directions.
• Strengthening Collaborations: Exploring potential partnerships and shared initiatives.
• Spotlight on Oceania: Pioneering regional advancements in pediatric cancer care.
• Research Support: How the program fuels studies to improve patient outcomes. • Open Discussion: Interactive Q&A and community dialog.

Agenda & Speakers: coming soon

Thursday, November 5, 2026

“Beyond the Cure in Childhood Cancer: Survivorship, Care Transition, and Quality of Life”

Time: 13:00 – 14:30 GMT

Description: Co-hosted by SIOP and CCI, this session explores the lifespan journey of childhood cancer survivors, presenting global statistics, care transition models, and scalable best practices across settings.

Target Audience:  Oncologists, hematologists, clinicians, survivors, advocates, policy makers, WHO representatives, and researchers.

Objectives

• Highlight Disparities: Examine global trends, late effects, and inequalities.

• Share Best Practices: Showcase surveillance guidelines and scalable models.

• Elevate Lived Experience: Center survivor perspectives to improve care transitions.

• Strengthen Health Systems: Integrate survivorship into primary care in LMICs.

Agenda & Speakers

• • Opening Remarks: Rob Pieters (SIOP President) & Alejandra Mendez (CCI President)

  • Keynote: Leontien Kremer (Princess Máxima Center) tbc & Lived Experience (CCI Representative) tbc

  • Panel Discussion:

    • Lived Experience (CCI Representative) – Survivor Journey & Needs

    • Maya Prasad (SIOP Survivor Network) – Global Clinician Perspective

    • Matthew Ehrhardt (St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and COG) tbc – European/North American guidelines

    • Roberta Ortiz (WHO)  tbc – Primary Care in LMICs

  • Closing: Rob Pieters (SIOP President) & Alejandra Mendez (CCI President)

Watch the recordings from our various 2025 sessions below: