GS25 Online Programme (November 2025)
All times are in CET, Central European Time.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2025 | |
| 08:00–09:30 CET | Plenary 1: Global and Indian perspectives on the progress made and the challenges ahead in advancing gender sensitive science and innovation This session brings together global and Indian perspectives on advancing gender-sensitive science and innovation. Speakers will explore the paradoxes and progress shaping women’s participation in STEM — from education to leadership — and share lessons from India, Europe, and South Asia on creating equitable, sustainable research cultures. > The Indian paradox of an increasing number of women pursuing higher education in STEM fields and low percentage entering the R&I profession Namrata Gupta, Author of "Gender and STEM: the Indian Context", > Facilitating Gender in STEM fields in a developing country: Perspectives from the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka Sepalika Sudasinghe, Director General, NSF,Sri Lanka > Fostering sustainable research cultures across Europe Sonja Ochsenfeld-Repp, Head of the Division Research Culture, German Research Foundation (DFG) > The state of gender equality in R&I across Europe Anne Haglund-Morrissey, Deputy Head of Unit, Democracy, Equality and Culture, DG Research and Innovation > Advancing gender equity for women in science in higher education and research: the GATI-enabling journey to excellence in science Pratibha Jolly, Principal Investigator, DST Sponsored Project GATI (Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions) Moderator:Subhra Priyadarshini, Editor, Nature India, Nature Portfolio, UK |
| 09:45–11:15 CET | Plenary 2: Health and wellbeing through the gender lens This session recognises that there is still much to do to improve the health and wellbeing of girls and women around the world. While improvements are being made to address the underlying inequities, many problems in access to health care remain. This session will discuss opportunities for multiple stakeholders in the health domain to develop innovative solutions for which strong scientific evidence is already available. > Innovation Opportunity Forum: Data Harmonisation Farah Asif, Clinical Research Administrator, Shaukat Khanum memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan > UNICEF Report on Gender barriers to health access and immunization in South Asia Saeeda Khan, Researcher and Expert on gender-sensitive research, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur > Understanding progress and challenges in women's health Zulfikar A. Bhutta, Founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Pakistan Sri Devi Narasimhan, Deputy Editor, Cell Moderator:Vineeta Bal, Scientist, National Institute of Immunology,India |
| 11:30–13:00 CET | Plenary 3: Energy transition and Climate Change Data shows women and girls are the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are exposed to other inequalities, including less access to energy services, financial services and property rights, greater food insecurity, and insufficient educational opportunities. The role of women as actors in energy transition and climate change adaptation research, innovation and policy making is often overlooked. This session highlights the new research and best practice on creating fair and just progress towards sustainable future. > How professionals construct and envision gender equity in energy access in the Global South Rihab Khalid, Research Associate, Modern Energy Cooking Services, Loughborough University, UK > Secure, Affordable, and Sustainable Energy for Sri Lanka Thilinakumari Kandanamulla, Senior Scientific Officer, International Affairs Division of NSF,Sri Lanka > Gendered power relations in energy transition Lucio Pisacane, Sociologist, IRPPS Researcher, CNR,Italy > WePOWER: empowering women as energy professionals Tanushree Bhowmik, Energy & Gender Consultant, World Bank, India and SA Moderator:Eva Reichwein, Deputy Head of the Division Research Culture, German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 13:15–15:15 CET | Plenary 4: Drivers and measures of socio-economic change from a gender perspective In this session scholars and practitioners contributing to the advances in the capacity and ability of countries and societies to address pressing economic and societal challenges will reflect and compare the designs, missions, and impacts of key interventions to address gender and social inequities taking place in the South Asian region. > International organisations as drivers of change in the gender gap in STEM: lessons from ASEAN Carlos Cadera, School of Social Science and Government, Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico > Gender Innovation Labs in South Asia Region Isis Gaddis, World Bank > Empowering Women Through Digital Storytelling for Viksit Bharat Amit Chawla, Mangalam University, India > Gender inequality and gender gap: An overview of the Indian scenario Sunitha Sivaraman, Assistant Professor, School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology,India Moderator:Vandana Ramachandran, Co-creator, Singapore Women in Science network |
| 18 November 2025 | |
| 09:30–11:30 CET | Plenary 5: Protecting scientific integrity and quality by challenging unethical publishing practices There are now an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 journal publishers globally. Ensuring quality and reliability of published research requires cooperation among many stakeholders: researchers, universities, funders, learned societies, and publishers. The goal is protection of excellence in science knowledge-making and reporting at all levels of the science enterprise. This session will discuss the interventions needed to help editors, journal staff, publishers, universities, organisations and individuals recognises and effectively act on the threats to trust in science knowledge created by unethical and predatory behaviours. > Building a Multi-Institutional Research Ethics and Integrity Office in India: Processes and Challenges Sabuj Bhattacharyya, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India > India's institutional landscape of scientific excellence through the publishing lens Ritu Dhand, Chief Scientific Officer, Springer Nature > The urgent need for a reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration Bernhard Sabel, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg,Germany > Future of Innovation in Peer Review: Global Insights from an Asian Council of Science Editors Maryam Sayab, Asian Council of Science Editors, UAE Moderator:Deborah Logan, Publishing Director, Elsevier Energy & Earth Science Journals |
| 11:45–13:45 CET | Plenary 6: Mapping the future of the Gender Summit mission to advance research quality through diversity and equality In 2013, the NSF published a Roadmap for Action on Excellence and Diversity in Research and Innovation, which was agreed on by the participants in the first GS-North America. One of the recommendations was to advance multinational collaboration through future Gender Summit events to enhance advancement of women in STEM careers, and the gender dimension agenda, with greater impact on addressing global challenges. Several speakers in this session have led on GS events in their regions, since then. They will reflect on what this has meant for creating collaborations, building capacity and best practice, identifying opportunities for multi-national engagements, and examples of international work linked to the GS core mission of advancing research quality through equality. > Reflections from Japan Miyoko Watanabe, Chair of Committee on gender-based innovation, Science Council of Japan > Reflections from South Korea Heisook Lee, President, Centre for Gendered Innovation in Science and Technology Research, South Korea > Reflections from Singapore Vandana Ramachandran, Co-creator, Singapore Women in Science network > Reflections from North America Rachelle Heller, U. George Washington,USA Moderator:Ylann Schemm, CEO, Elsevier Foundation |
- ///// 17 November 2025
- 08:00–09:30
- Plenary 1: Global and Indian perspectives on the progress made and the challenges ahead in advancing gender sensitive science and innovation
This session brings together global and Indian perspectives on advancing gender-sensitive science and innovation. Speakers will explore the paradoxes and progress shaping women’s participation in STEM — from education to leadership — and share lessons from India, Europe, and South Asia on creating equitable, sustainable research cultures.
> The Indian paradox of an increasing number of women pursuing higher education in STEM fields and low percentage entering the R&I profession
Namrata Gupta,Author of "Gender and STEM: the Indian Context",
> Facilitating Gender in STEM fields in a developing country: Perspectives from the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka
Sepalika Sudasinghe,Director General,NSF,Sri Lanka
> Fostering sustainable research cultures across Europe
Sonja Ochsenfeld-Repp,Head of the Division Research Culture,German Research Foundation (DFG)
> The state of gender equality in R&I across Europe
Anne Haglund-Morrissey,Deputy Head of Unit, Democracy, Equality and Culture,DG Research and Innovation
> Advancing gender equity for women in science in higher education and research: the GATI-enabling journey to excellence in science
Pratibha Jolly,Principal Investigator,DST Sponsored Project GATI (Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions)
Moderator: Subhra Priyadarshini,Editor,Nature India, Nature Portfolio, UK - 09:45–11:15
- Plenary 2: Health and wellbeing through the gender lens
This session recognises that there is still much to do to improve the health and wellbeing of girls and women around the world. While improvements are being made to address the underlying inequities, many problems in access to health care remain. This session will discuss opportunities for multiple stakeholders in the health domain to develop innovative solutions for which strong scientific evidence is already available.
> Innovation Opportunity Forum: Data Harmonisation
Farah Asif,Clinical Research Administrator,Shaukat Khanum memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
> UNICEF Report on Gender barriers to health access and immunization in South Asia
Saeeda Khan,Researcher and Expert on gender-sensitive research,Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
> Understanding progress and challenges in women's health
Zulfikar A. Bhutta,Founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health,Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Sri Devi Narasimhan,Deputy Editor,Cell
Moderator: Vineeta Bal,Scientist,National Institute of Immunology,India - 11:30–13:00
- Plenary 3: Energy transition and Climate Change
Data shows women and girls are the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are exposed to other inequalities, including less access to energy services, financial services and property rights, greater food insecurity, and insufficient educational opportunities. The role of women as actors in energy transition and climate change adaptation research, innovation and policy making is often overlooked. This session highlights the new research and best practice on creating fair and just progress towards sustainable future.
> How professionals construct and envision gender equity in energy access in the Global South
Rihab Khalid,Research Associate, Modern Energy Cooking Services,Loughborough University, UK
> Secure, Affordable, and Sustainable Energy for Sri Lanka
Thilinakumari Kandanamulla,Senior Scientific Officer,International Affairs Division of NSF,Sri Lanka
> Gendered power relations in energy transition
Lucio Pisacane,Sociologist, IRPPS Researcher,CNR,Italy
> WePOWER: empowering women as energy professionals
Tanushree Bhowmik,Energy & Gender Consultant,World Bank, India and SA
Moderator: Eva Reichwein,Deputy Head of the Division Research Culture,German Research Foundation (DFG) - 13:15–15:15
- Plenary 4: Drivers and measures of socio-economic change from a gender perspective
In this session scholars and practitioners contributing to the advances in the capacity and ability of countries and societies to address pressing economic and societal challenges will reflect and compare the designs, missions, and impacts of key interventions to address gender and social inequities taking place in the South Asian region.
> International organisations as drivers of change in the gender gap in STEM: lessons from ASEAN
Carlos Cadera,School of Social Science and Government, Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico
> Gender Innovation Labs in South Asia Region
Isis Gaddis,World Bank
> Empowering Women Through Digital Storytelling for Viksit Bharat
Amit Chawla,Mangalam University, India
> Gender inequality and gender gap: An overview of the Indian scenario
Sunitha Sivaraman,Assistant Professor,School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology,India
Moderator: Vandana Ramachandran,Co-creator,Singapore Women in Science network - ///// 18 November 2025
- 09:30–11:30
- Plenary 5: Protecting scientific integrity and quality by challenging unethical publishing practices
There are now an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 journal publishers globally. Ensuring quality and reliability of published research requires cooperation among many stakeholders: researchers, universities, funders, learned societies, and publishers. The goal is protection of excellence in science knowledge-making and reporting at all levels of the science enterprise. This session will discuss the interventions needed to help editors, journal staff, publishers, universities, organisations and individuals recognises and effectively act on the threats to trust in science knowledge created by unethical and predatory behaviours.
> Building a Multi-Institutional Research Ethics and Integrity Office in India: Processes and Challenges
Sabuj Bhattacharyya,Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, India
> India's institutional landscape of scientific excellence through the publishing lens
Ritu Dhand,Chief Scientific Officer,Springer Nature
> The urgent need for a reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration
Bernhard Sabel,Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg,Germany
> Future of Innovation in Peer Review: Global Insights from an Asian Council of Science Editors
Maryam Sayab,Asian Council of Science Editors, UAE
Moderator: Deborah Logan,Publishing Director,Elsevier Energy & Earth Science Journals - 11:45–13:45
- Plenary 6: Mapping the future of the Gender Summit mission to advance research quality through diversity and equality
In 2013, the NSF published a Roadmap for Action on Excellence and Diversity in Research and Innovation, which was agreed on by the participants in the first GS-North America. One of the recommendations was to advance multinational collaboration through future Gender Summit events to enhance advancement of women in STEM careers, and the gender dimension agenda, with greater impact on addressing global challenges. Several speakers in this session have led on GS events in their regions, since then. They will reflect on what this has meant for creating collaborations, building capacity and best practice, identifying opportunities for multi-national engagements, and examples of international work linked to the GS core mission of advancing research quality through equality.
> Reflections from Japan
Miyoko Watanabe,Chair of Committee on gender-based innovation,Science Council of Japan
> Reflections from South Korea
Heisook Lee,President,Centre for Gendered Innovation in Science and Technology Research, South Korea
> Reflections from Singapore
Vandana Ramachandran,Co-creator,Singapore Women in Science network
> Reflections from North America
Rachelle Heller,U. George Washington,USA
Moderator: Ylann Schemm,CEO,Elsevier Foundation