Pre-event #2 · Virtual talk · 25 Apr
From Bench to Impact: Health Company in Thailand
13:00–14:00 UK / 19:00–20:00 TH
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12th Health Challenge Thailand Conference 2026
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Location King's College London, Strand Campus
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Main conference · 2 May
12th Health Challenge Thailand Conference 2026
09:00–17:00 (BST)
King's College London, Strand Campus
A student-led conference
connecting Thai and UK health communities
through keynotes, panels, presentations,
and practical conversations about the future of care.
Who are we
Thailand-UK Health Dialogues.
Ideas into Impact.
What we do
Health Challenge Thailand is a student-led platform connecting Thai and UK health communities. We create spaces where evidence, implementation, and public dialogue meet to shape practical health futures.
Our community
Clinicians, researchers, public health leaders, and builders collaborating across sectors to move from ideas to actionable impact in Thailand and beyond.
Focus areas
- Interdisciplinary Health Dialogues
- Research to Real-World Translation
- Cross-Border Health Collaboration
- Student and Early-Career Leadership
- Public Health Innovation
- Evidence-Informed Action
(Explore our expertise)
Keynote speakers
Dr Anya Suppermpool
Wellcome Trust Fellow & Neuroscientist
[University College London]
Dr. Anya Suppermpool is a Wellcome Trust Fellow and neuroscientist, University College London. Her work examines how neural circuits shape mosquito mating behavior, helping inform new malaria control strategies.
Professor Dame Anne Mills
Emeritus Professor of Health Economics and Policy
[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine]
Professor Dame Anne Mills is Emeritus Professor of Health Economics and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her research has shaped health financing and policy for infectious disease control, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Professor Lorenz von Seidlein
Global Health Researcher
[Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), University of Oxford]
Professor Lorenz von Seidlein is a global health researcher, MORU, University of Oxford. He leads cross-disciplinary work on malaria prevention, including the STAR HOME project on healthier housing to reduce infection risk.
Agenda
Calendar view for the key moments.
Save the two virtual talks in April, then follow the full conference-day timeline in London from registration through the networking dinner.
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Pre-event #1 virtual talk
Beyond the Cure: Reimagining Palliative Care in Thailand
Online
- Assist. Prof. Harisd Phannarus, MD.
- Duenpen Horatanaruang, M.D.
- Chutchon Ajanakitti
Pre-event #2 virtual talk
From Bench to Impact: Health Company in Thailand
Online
- Dr. Supawit Tangpanithandee
- Thanasak Hoontrakul
- Dr. Patcharapit Promoppatum
Conference day
12th Health Challenge Thailand Conference 2026
King's College London (Strand Campus), WC2R 2LS
- Registration and poster viewing
- Welcoming remark
- Dr Anya Suppermpool, UCL: Basic research to public health: the neural basis of mating in mosquitoes
- Prof Lorenz von Seidlein, University of Oxford: Improving house design to improve health: findings from a randomized controlled trial
- Prof Anne Mills, LSHTM: The contribution of health economics research to malaria control
- Panel discussion: Breaking Silos: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Reimagining Health
- Panel discussion (Special session in Thai): Reimagining Health in Thailand's context
- Lunch and poster viewing
- Oral presentations by the four finalists
- Coffee break and poster viewing
- Career panel discussion (Special session in Thai): Many Ways to Care: Exploring Diverse Careers in Healthcare Landscape
- Awarding and closing session
- Networking dinner
Sponsor list
Thank you to every partner supporting this year's conference.