| 9.00 AM | ARCS Plenary | Dr Silviu Itescu CEO and Managing Director, Mesoblast Ltd |
| 9.30 AM | Welcome | Professor Michael Kassiou Academic Director, Centre for Drug Discovery Innovation |
| 9.35 AM | Introduction | Anne O’Neill Director, Commercialisation and Strategic Partnerships Office for Health and Medical Research |
| 9.45 AM | Session 01. Neurological and CNS Disorders | Presenters Professor Julie Atkin (Macquarie University) Dr Alexandra Daryl Ariawan (Macquarie University) |
| 10.45 AM | Morning Tea | |
| 11.15 AM | Sponsor presentation | Dr Heather Donaghy Director of Strategic Development, Cell & Gene Therapeutic Innovation Australia |
| 11.25 AM | Session 02. Infectious Diseases | Presenters Nathan Bryant (The University of Newcastle) Dr Matthew Doyle (The University of Sydney |
| 12.25 PM | Lunch | |
| 1.30 PM | DDF 2025 Plenary | Dr Nicholas Hunt CEO, Endo Axiom |
| 1.50 PM | Session 03. Oncology | Presenters A/Prof David Croucher (Garvan Institute) Dr Pegah Varamini (The University of Sydney) |
| 3.00 PM | Session 04. Cardiometabolic | Presenters Dr Daniel Beard (The University of Newcastle) Dr Kirsten Coupland (The University of Newcastle) |
| 4.00 PM | Afternoon Tea | |
| 4.30 PM | Session 05. Other | Presenters Dr Bijay Dhungel (Centenary Institute) Dr Lisanne Spenkelink (University of Wollongong) |
| 5.30 PM | Closing remarks | Professor Michael Kassiou |
| 5.35 | Networking reception and best pitch award presentation |
