This programme is still preliminary and subject to change. We will update it in the coming weeks once more speakers are known and the last programme elements have been determined.

• Sunday
  1 March SUN
  1 MAR
• Monday
  2 March MON
  2 MAR
• Tuesday
  3 March TUE
  3 MAR
• Wednesday
  4 March WED
  4 MAR
• Thursday
  5 March THU
  5 MAR

• Arrival and Opening

  15:00-19:00	Arrival and Registration of Participants
  19:00-19:45	Opening Speech and Presentations AFI, AN, FVA, and SF     [Fresco room] Coen van Deursen (AN & ERA-AD Coordinator) Anne Pfitzer-Bilsing (AFI) Marion Levy (FVA) Heide Hess (SF)
  19:45-20:30	Welcome Buffet     [Caligari room]
  20:30	Short Introduction Games/Presentations and Drinks     [Fresco room]

• Fundamentals of Alzheimer’s Disease

  8:00-8:10	Opening     [J. da Bertinoro room] Coen van Deursen (AN)
  8:10-9:00	Neuropsychological Diagnosis and Clinical Symptoms of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Sabine Krumm (Basel, Switzerland)
  9:00-9:50	Genetics of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Gaël Nicolas (Rouen, France)
  9:50-10:10	Discussion with the participants Sabine Krumm & Gaël Nicolas
  10:10-10:30	Coffee Break
  10:30-11:20	The Role of Amyloid in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Jeroen Hoozemans (Basel, Switzerland)
  11:20-12:10	The Role of Tau in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Luc Buée (Lille, France)
  12:10-12:30	Discussion with the participants Jeroen Hoozemans & Luc Buée
  12:30-13:40	Lunch Break
  13:40-15:40	Professional Development Session 1: Pitching your Research [J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa / Capitano rooms] All Monday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  15:40-16:00	Coffee Break
  16:00-22:00	Social Activity: Wine Tasting / Vineyard Excursion Dinner in the Village

• Novel Advancements in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Research

  8:00-8:50	Neuroinflammation in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Róisín McManus (Bonn, Germany)
  8:50-9:40	Microglia in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Bart Eggen (Groningen, the Netherlands)
  9:40-10:00	Discussion with the participants Róisín McManus & Bart Eggen
  10:00-10:20	Coffee Break
  10:20-12:00	Professional Development Session 2: TBD [rooms TBD] All Tuesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  12:00-13:10	Lunch Break
  13:10-14:00	Single-Cell Omics and Bioinformatics in AD Research: Adding Dots versus Connecting Dots in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Evgenia Salta (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
  14:00-14:50	Protein Degradation and Autophagy in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Christian Behl (Mainz, Germany)
  14:50-15:10	Discussion with the participants Evgenia Salta & Christian Behl
  15:10-15:30	Coffee Break
  15:30-17:30	Professional Development Session 3: Grant Writing     [J. da Bertinoro room] All Tuesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  19:30	Dinner in the Village

• Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease Research in Motion

  8:30-9:20	Advancements in the AD Imaging Field     [J. da Bertinoro room] Elsmarieke van de Giessen (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
  9:20-10:10	Overview of Current and Future Treatments of AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] TBD
  10:10-10:40	Coffee Break
  10:40-12:40	Professional Development Session 4: The Path to Becoming an Independent Researcher [J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa rooms] All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  12:40-13:50	Lunch Break
  13:50-15:40	Professional Development Session 5: How to Find Your Research Niche [J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa rooms] All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  15:40-16:10	Coffee Break
  16:10-17:00	Prevention of AD and the Influence of Lifestyle Factors     [J. da Bertinoro room] Cécilia Samieri (Bordeaux, France)
  17:00-17:15	Discussion
  19:30	Pizza in the Village

• The Rise of Fluid Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Diagnosis

  8:15-9:50	Professional Development Session 6: Academic Mentorship [J. da Bertinoro / Affrescata / Guarnigione / Rossa rooms] All Wednesday Speakers, Faculty, and other available Speakers
  9:50-10:40	Keynote Lecture: The Future of Fluid Biomarkers in AD     [J. da Bertinoro room] Henrik Zetterberg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
  10:40-11:00	Coffee Break
  11:00-12:30	Professional Development Session 7: Debate     [J. da Bertinoro room] Keynote Speaker, Faculty, and other available Speakers Debate with prepared statements regarding the future directions of the AD (fluid biomarker) research field
  12:30-12:45	Closing the ERA-AD
  12:45	Travel Back to Bologna via Bus, Boxed Lunch Provided