ACPIN Conference 2026 will take place on 14th and 15th May 2026.  We will also be running workshops on the afternoon of the 13th May.  There is an opportunity to attend the workshops and conference or conference only - further details of the workshops

The programme will be available soon but we are delighted to announce the following speakers for the two day conference:

Keynotes: 

Professor Janice Eng
University Killam Professor & Canada Research Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Co-Director, Centre for Aging SMART at Vancouver Coastal Health

Professor Julie Bernhardt
Co-leader of The Florey’s Stroke theme and leads the AVERT Early Intervention Research Program
Director of Australia’s first NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Speakers:

Professor Richard Cheston
Professor of Dementia Research

Teresa Clark
Consultant Physiotherapist

Professor Nele Demeyere
Professor of Neuropsychology & NIHR advanced Fellow
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

Dr Brian Dickie
Chief Scientist
MND Association

Dr Daniel Eaves
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science (Biomechanics)
School of Biomedical, Nutritional & Sport Sciences 
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University 

Dr Zoe Fisher 
Clinical Lead, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Strategy, West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board

Associate Professor Melanie Fleming
Associate Professor in Clinical Neurosciences and Academic Lead for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

Danielle Jefferies
Senior Analyst, The King's Fund

Professor Merrill Landers
Interim Dean and Professor
Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation Research Professor
School of Integrated Health Sciences

Michelle Long
National Speciality Advisor for Stroke

Professor Suzanne MacDonough
Professor and Head of RCSI School of Physiotherapy and a visiting Professor with the University of Southampton

Dr Annie McCluskey
Occupational Therapist
The StrokeEd Collaboration

Dr Sarah Moore
Associate Professor
Associate Clinical Researcher, Stroke Research Group, Newcastle University
Honorary Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Lorna Paul
Professor in Allied Health Science
Department of Allied Health Professions

Professor Nada Signal
Associate Dean Postgraduate
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
Auckland University of Technology

Professor Praminda Caleb Soly
Professor of Embodied Intelligence, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham

Associate Professor Rachel Stockley
Physiotherapist & Associate Professor in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
University of Lancashire

Professor Geert Verheyden
Stroke rehabilitation research lead at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven