ICNMD 2026

ICNMD 2026 Committees

Steering Committee

  • Antonio Toscano – Congress President
  • James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair
  • Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President
  • Fiore Manganelli
  • Marianne De Visser
  • Gabriele Siciliano
  • Claudia Sommer
  • Chiara Briani

Program Committee

  • Antonio Toscano – Congress President & Program Committee Co-Chair
  • James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair & Program Committee Co-Chair
  • Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President
  • Benedikt Schoser
  • Vincenzo Nigro
  • Giuseppe Lauria – Co-Chair
  • Michelle L. Mauermann – Co-Chair
  • Adriana Chiò – Co-Chair
  • Angela Genge – Co-Chair
  • Amelia Evoli – Co-Chair
  • Stephen Reddel – Co-Chair

Program Sub-Committees

MusclePeripheral
Nerve
Motorneuron
Disorders
Neuromuscular
Disorders
Benedikt Schoser –
Co-Chair
Giuseppe Lauria – Co-ChairAdriana Chiò – Co-ChairAmelia Evoli – Co-Chair
Vincenzo Nigro – Co-ChairMichelle L. Mauermann –
Co-Chair
Angela Genge –
Co-Chair
Stephen Reddel –
Co-Chair
Ichizo NishinoDavid CornblathJessica MandrioliAndreas Meisel
John VissingEduardo Nobile-OrazioLeonard van den BergCarlo Antozzi
Jorge BevilacquaKleopas A. KleopaNicola TicozziGil Wolfe
Mazen M. DimachkieMarcelo RugieroHanns Lochmuller
Marco SavareseMary ReillyHenry Kaminski
Massimiliano FilostoSatoshi KubawaraNils Erik Gilhus
Pushpa Narayanaswami
  • Antonio Toscano – Congress President & Program Committee Co Chair
  • James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair & Program Committee Co Chair
  • Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President
  • Benedikt Schoser
  • Vincenzo Nigro
  • Giuseppe Lauria – Co Chair
  • Michelle L. Mauermann – Co Chair
  • Adriana Chiò – Co Chair
  • Angela Genge – Co Chair
  • Amelia Evoli – Co Chair
  • Stephen Reddel – Co Chair
  • Benedikt Schoser – Co Chair
  • Vincenzo Nigro – Co-Chair
  • John Vissing
  • Mazen M. Dimachkie
  • Ichizo Nishino
  • Jorge Bevilacqua
  • Massimiliano Filosto
  • Sabrina Sacconi
  • Marco Savarese

Steering Committee

  • Sulev Koks (Congress President & Chair)
  • James B. Dyck (Chair of the ICNMD)
  • Wolfgang Grisold (WFN President)
  • Miranda Grounds
  • Dev Nathani
  • Kate Parker

Local Organising Committee

  • Sulev Koks (Congress President & Chair)
  • P. James B. Dyck (Chair of the ICNMD)
  • Wolfgang Grisold (WFN President)
  • Anthony Akkari
  • Samar Aoun
  • May Aung-Htut
  • William Carroll
  • Miranda Grounds
  • Matthew Kiernan
  • Chris Lynch
  • Frank Mastaglia
  • Craig McIntosh
  • George Mellick
  • Dev Nathani
  • Steve Reddel
  • Judy Spies
  • Bruce Taylor
  • Steve Vucic
  • Steve Wilton
  • Ian Woodcock
  • Wai Yau

Program Committee

Program Committee Co-Chairs
Marianne de Visser
James B. Dyck

Muscle DisordersPeripheral NeuropathiesMotor Neuron Diseases
Co-Chair:Anthony AmatoP. James B. DyckSteve Vucic
Co-Chair:Merrilee NeedhamJudy SpiesEva Feldman
Olivier BenvenisteBrian CallaghanArthur Burghes
Carsten BonnemanHaruki KoikeMichelle Farrar
Andrew MammenGarth NicholsonOrla Hardiman
Volker StraubSusanna ParkRyuji Kaji
Ian WoodcockBruce TaylorMatthew Kiernan
Wayne YauPeter Van den BerghJohn Quinn
Neuromuscular Junction DisordersTeaching Courses
Co-Chair:Gil WolfeZohar Argov
Co-Chair:Pamela McCombeAndreas Steck
Vera BrilTeresinha Evangelista
Jeannine M. HeckmanGeorge Mellick
James LillekerGauthier Remiche
Pushpa NarayanaswamiBenedikt Schoser
Stephen RedellMarianne de Visser
Umapathi ThirugnanamSteve Wilton

Scientific Committee

  • Sung-Tsang Hsieh
  • Kevin Flanigan
  • Alessandra Ferlini
  • Gareth Baynam
  • Wen-Chen Liang
  • Samar Aoun
  • Jana Zschüntzsch
  • Michela Guglieri
  • Marco Savarese
  • Mark Davis
  • Guochun Wang
  • Chris Lynch
  • Satish Khadiklar
  • Anthony Akkari
  • Yves Allenbach
  • Márcia Waddington Cruz
  • Oswaldo Nascimento
  • Hans Katzberg
  • Carolina Barnett Tapia
  • Mariz Vainzof
  • Ichizo Nishino
  • Young-Chul Choi
  • Ingrid Lundberg