MITO2026 International Conference – Full Agenda

Day 1 Agenda – November 30th

Time	Cartier Salon	Albert Salon	Laurier Salon
8:50am – 9:00am	*Opening Remarks*
9:00am – 10:00am	Keynote: Accelerating Mitochondrial Disease Drug Discovery with Brain Organoid Models
10:00am – 11:00am	Mitochondria and Lung Transplantation: Innovation and Clinical Translation	Mitochondria and Stem Cell Fate and Maintenance	Patient Session: Could an Existing Drug Become a Mito Treatment? Understanding Drug Repurposing and Clinical Trials
11:00am – 11:30am	*Break*
11:30am – 12:30pm	Mitochondrial Transplantation and Innate Immunity: Defining Mechanism Through Human Organ Emulation	Bridging the Gap in Inter-organellar Crosstalk: The Regulatory Roles of Mitochondrial Contact Sites	Patient Session: Ask the Experts
12:30pm – 1:30pm	*Lunch & Rising Stars Session*
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Keynote: Precision Neurology and Neurometabolic Medicine: Targets, Timing, and Modeling in Mitochondrial Disease and Stroke
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Fireside Chat: Current Perspectives on the Field of Neuromuscular Research Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mitochondrial and Neuromuscular Diseases	Endocannabinoids and Mitochondria	Patient Session: Preparing for ER Appointments When Living with Mito
3:30pm – 4:00pm	*Break*
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Mitochondrial dysfunction in rare neuromuscular diseases	Mitochondria as Forensic Evidence: Bridging Biology, Law, and Investigation	Patient Session: Dystonia and Mito: Understanding Movement Changes and What Can Help
5:00pm – 7:00pm	*Reception & Poster Session*

Day 2 Agenda – December 1st

Time	Cartier Salon	Albert Salon	Laurier Salon
8:50am – 9:00am	*Opening Remarks*
9:00am – 10:00am	Keynote: Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Mood Disorders: From Organoids to Clinical Impact
10:00am – 11:00am	AI-Enabled Digital Ketogenic Therapy for Severe Mental Illness: A Scalable, Global Clinic Extension Model in Psychiatric Care	Effective and Equitable Uptake of Mitochondrial Transplantation and other Health Innovations: Best Practices and Policy Considerations	Community Session
11:00am – 11:30am	*Break*
11:30am – 12:30pm	Energy Disturbances in Bipolar Disorder: Clinical, Neuroimaging, and Genetic Perspectives	Precision Nutrition in Oncology	Community Session
12:30pm – 1:30pm	**Lunch & Women in STEM Fireside Chat**
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Keynote: Emerging Connections Among the Gut Microbiome, Mitochondrial Function, and Metabolism in Bipolar Disorder
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Metabolic Psychiatry in Practice: From Mitochondrial Mechanisms to Clinical Implementation	The Impact of Natural Health Products on Cellular Energy and Inflammatory Modulation	Community Session
3:30pm – 3:45pm	*Break*
3:45pm – 4:45pm	Mitochondrial health: The under-appreciated, powerful treatment for epilepsy	What Can Mitochondrial Morphology Really Tell Us? Quantitative Imaging, Biological Interpretation, and Validation	Community Session
4:45pm – 5:00pm	*Closing Remarks*