Agenda
Agenda subject to change
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Wednesday February 18, 2026
7:30 am – 5:45 pm
CourtyardExhibitors 7:00 am – 5:45 pm
CourtyardRegistration 7:00 am – 8:30 am
CourtyardBreakfast 8:30 am – 9:00 am
La Villita BallroomWelcome 9:00 am – 9:30 am
La Villita BallroomA Special Welcome From Mays Cancer Center Executive Director 9:30 am – 10:15 am
La Villita BallroomKeynote: Moving Forward and Staying the Course 10:15 am – 10:30 am Break/Exhibit 10:30 am – 11:45 pm
La Boveda
Mission
Concurrent Panels A & B
Panel A (Pediatric Cancers) ~ Silent Crisis: "Why Latino Children are Falling Through the Cracks of Pediatric Cancer Care in America."
Panel B (Aging and Cancer) ~ Navigating Cancer and Culture: Transforming Geriatric Oncology Care for Latino Patients
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibit 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibit 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
La Villita BallroomPlenary Session 1: Rising Tide of Infection-Related Cancer in Lation Communities. 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
La Villita BallroomPlenary Session 2: Too Young, Too Soon: Unmasking the Rise of Early-Onset Cancer in Latinos 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibit 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
La Boveda
Mission
Concurrent Panels C & D
Panel C (Survivorship) ~ Juntos en la Lucha: Building a Future of Survivorship For Latinos
Panel D (Technology & Communication) ~ Tech y Comunidad: Revolutionizing Cancer Care for Latinos Through Innovation & Connection
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibit 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
La Villita BallroomEarly-Stage Investigator Session 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SPC & Mentor Dinner -
Thursday February 19, 2026
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
CourtyardExhibitors 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
CourtyardRegistration 7:00 am – 7:30 am
Outside LawnYoga Session on Lawn 7:00 am – 8:00 am
CourtyardBreakfast 8:00 am – 8:30 am
La Villita BallroomWelcome 8:30 am – 9:30 am
La Villita BallroomKeynote: Bridging International and National Latino Research to Serve its Populations 9:30 am – 10:30 am
La Villita BallroomInternational Cancer Directors: A Global Perspective 10:30 am – 10:45 am Break/Exhibit 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
La Villita BallroomCancer Genetics & Biomarker Differences 12:00 pm – 12:20 pm
La Villita BallroomBreak/Exhibit/Reset 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm
La Villita BallroomLunch 1:20 pm – 2:20 pm
La Villita BallroomEmerging Topics 2:20 pm – 2:40 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibits 2:40 pm – 4:00 pm
La Villita BallroomNon-Medical Drivers of Health and Policies 4:00 pm – 4:150 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibits 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
La Boveda
Mission
Concurrent Panels E & F
Panel E (Climate Change) ~ From Pollution to Pathology: How Climate Change Fuels Cancer in Latino Communities
Panel F ~ Research and Patient Leadership
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
CourtyardBreak/Exhibit/Reset 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
La Villita BallroomWelcome to Poster Session 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm
La Villita BallroomPoster Session and Reception -
Friday February 20, 2026
7:00 am – 12:30 pm
CourtyardExhibitors 7:00 am – 12:30 pm
CourtyardRegistration 7:00 am – 8:00 am
CourtyardNetworking Breakfast 8:00 am – 8:15 am
La Villita BallroomWelcome 8:15 am – 9:15 am
La Villita BallroomKeynote - Cancer Center Directors 9:15 am – 10:15 am
La Villita BallroomEducation Session/Opening the Pipeline 10:15 am – 10:30 am
CourtyardBreak/Exhibits 10:30 am – 11:15 am
La Villita BallroomThink Tank: Latino Cancer Researchers Against Cancer 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
La Villita BallroomIndustry Panel (Platinum Sponsors) 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
La Villita BallroomClosing Remarks and Q&A