Preliminary Program

2 July 2026

08h30 – 09h00
Registration and participant reception

09:00 – 09:30
Opening Session

09:30 – 10:15
Keynote Speaker 1

Dr. Duan Yonggang, Chinese Association for Quality, China

"Driving Organizational Change in the Digital Era"

10:15 – 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions – Block 1

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:15
Keynote Speaker 2

Rashad Issa, Chartered Quality Institute, UK

"Gatekeepers to Game‑Changers: Powering Performance"

14:15-15:45
Parallel Sessions – Block 2

15:45 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30
Parallel Sessions – Block 3

09h30 – 10h15
Keynote Speaker 3

Beth Cudney – Maryville University, USA

"Quality 4.0 in a Complex World: Leading with Data, Digitalization, and Human Insight"

10:15 – 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions – Block 4

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:15
Keynote Speaker 4

Ana Sofia Silva, Galp Energia, Portugal

"Assurance Through Quality: Managing Risk from Governance to Performance"

14:15 – 15:45
Parallel Sessions – Block 5

15:45 – 16:00
Closing Session