Tuesday, 29 September 2026 – Room B-1 (100 seats – Limited capacity).

13:10- 13:15   Welcome and GDI Task Force recap: Highlights from the past year  Temiloluwa Olufemi (Nigeria) & Vikas Khanduja (UK)

13:15- 13:25   Keynote address

• Speaker: Margaret Fok (Hong Kong)
• Presentation title- The career mobility matrix: Designing your path and driving organizational impact or Navigating international orthopaedic specialty training opportunities with global societies 

13:25- 13:35

• Speaker: Tim Pohlemann (Germany)
• Presentation title- Introduction to AO Access: Building your career and AO Access strategies to involve the younger generation

13:35-14:00   Panel discussion with audience interaction

Moderators: Temiloluwa Olufemi (Nigeria), Sumit Banarjee (India)

Topics to be Discussed: 

• True inclusion beyond improving gender representation, Role of mentorship in career advancement, What can leaders and allies do differently?, Challenges across regions and career settings, One change required for career advancement

Panel: Hatem Said (Egypt), Alba Shehu (Switzerland), Inho Jeon (South Korea), Risako Yamamoto (Japan), Vikas Khanduja (UK).

14:00- 14:10  Wrap up with vision board on one change for career advancement and Group photos.