The individuals involved with FEMS and the FEMS MICRO Milan 2025: Congress & Exhibition are deeply committed to the transformative potential of microbiology to address humanity's pressing challenges. We are incredibly fortunate to have such devoted volunteers contributing to our cause.

The Programme Committee, originating from 11 different countries, form the core group overseeing the direction of the FEMS MICRO 2025 programme, including identifying keynote speakers, our topic tracks, and providing their expertise for reviewing abstract submissions.

• Antonio Ventosa, FEMS President, University of Seville, Spain (Chair)

• Hilary Lappin-Scott, Cardiff University, United Kingdom (Vice-Chair)

• Vaso Taleski, University "Goce Delcev" Stip, North Macedonia (Vice-Chair)

• Beate Averhoff, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

• Priscilla Carrillo-Barraganm, University of Basel, Switzerland

• Daniela Maria Cirillo, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, AMCLI, Italy

• Evelyn Doyle, University College Dublin, Ireland

• Ivica Dimkic, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Serbia

• Rafael Giraldo, National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), Spain

• Martyna Glodowska, Radboud University, Netherlands

• Max Häggblom, Rutgers University, USA

• Paolo Landini, University of Milan, SIMGBM, Italy

• Rosalba Lanciotti, Alma Mater Studiorum, SIMTREA, Italy

• Michael Sauer, OMV AG, Austria

• Paola Salvatore, University of Naples, SIM, Italy

• Kenneth Timmis, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany