SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
16 – 18 October 2026 • Hellenic Olympic Committee Building, Chalandri, Athens, Greece
5 Plenary Sessions 1 Plenary Dialogue 1 Invited Lecture 3 Round Tables 5 Workshops 114 Presentations
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER 2026
09:00–11:30
Workshop 1 - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Aerobic Exercise Prescription in Clinical Populations (in collaboration with the HSBPE and the Hellenic Society of Ergospirometry, Exercise and Rehabilitation)
Speakers / Chairs: E. Karatzanos, O. Papazachou, C. Maniotis
POLYKLINIKI ATHENS – OMONOIA
09:00–11:00
Workshop 2 - Foam Rolling and Musculoskeletal Health: Practical Applications in Sport, Health and Recovery
Speakers / Chairs: A. Konrad, A. Donti, I. Panidi
TEFAA DAFNE
12:00–14:00
Workshop 3 - Assessment of Strength and Power: From Measurement to Training Decisions
Speakers / Chairs: A. Tsoukos, S. Methenitis
TEFAA DAFNE
12:00–14:00
Workshop 4 - Meta-analysis in Exercise Science: The Methodology of Certainty and the Return of Doubt
Speakers / Chairs: N. Margaritelis, K. Prokopidis, P. Dinas
TEFAA DAFNE
14:00–16:30 FOOTBALL SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS AFTERNOON · TEFAA DAFNE · open to congress delegates and holders of the EUR 20 day ticket · live-streamed
14:00–14:45
Plenary Session 1 - Sport Science in Professional Football: People and Data Shaping New Roles and Emerging Trends as Speed and Intensity Redefine the Game
Speaker: Dr Paul Balsom (Sweden)
14:45–15:30
Workshop 5: Applied Case Session - High-Intensity Training and Load Monitoring in Greek Professional Football
Speakers / Chairs: G. Bogdanis and invited strength and conditioning coaches from Superleague clubs
15:30–16:30
Workshop 5 - High-Intensity Interval Training: From Understanding to Application in High-Performance Football
Speaker: P. Balsom Chair: G. Bogdanis
Hellenic Olympic Committee Building, Chalandri
16:00–16:30
On-site Registration and Coffee
16:30–18:00
Oral Presentations 1
18:00–19:30
Round Table 1 - Obesity: Pharmacotherapy Opens the Way, Nutrition and Exercise Build Sustainable Results
Speakers / Chairs: A. Papalazarou, T. Siamatras, A. Petridou
19:30–20:00
Opening Ceremony and Awards
20:00–21:00
Plenary Session 2 - Protein Metabolism, Muscle Hypertrophy Mechanisms and the Combined Effects of Nutrition and Exercise on Muscle Health and Performance across the Lifespan: From Athletes to Ageing and Clinical Populations
Speaker: Professor Luc van Loon (The Netherlands)
21:00–22:30
Welcome Cocktail and Snack at the Rooftop (all delegates are invited)
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026
Hellenic Olympic Committee Building, Chalandri
09:00–10:30
Oral Presentations 2
10:30–12:00
Round Table 2 - Physiology and Applications of Hypoxia in Sport and Health
Speakers / Chairs: M. Koskolou, S. Kounalakis, M. Keramidas, A. Sotiridis
12:00–12:30
Coffee Break
12:30–13:30
Plenary Session 3 - Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise
Speaker: Professor O. K. Tsintzas (UK)
13:30–15:30
Lunch Break & General Assembly of the HSBPE
15:30–16:30
Mini-oral Presentations
16:30–17:00
Coffee Break
17:00–18:30
Oral Presentations 3
18:30–19:30
Plenary Session 4 - The Physiology of Stretching: Neurophysiological and Muscle-Tendon Adaptations and Contemporary Assessment Methods
Speaker: Professor Andreas Konrad (Austria)
19:30–20:30
Plenary Dialogue - Muscle Hypertrophy and Muscle Loss across the Lifespan
Speakers: Professors O. K. Tsintzas & L. van Loon
21:00
Congress Dinner
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026
Hellenic Olympic Committee Building, Chalandri
09:00–10:00
Mini-oral Presentations
10:00–10:30
Invited Lecture - The Biology of Maximal Strength: From Fat-Free Mass to Competitive Performance in Powerlifting
Speaker: Professor G. Terzis (Greece)
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break & Light Snack
11:00–12:00
Plenary Session 5 - From Biomarkers to Digital Athletes: The Convergence of Physiology, Biochemistry, Genomics and Wearable Technologies in Shaping the Future of Sport
Speaker: Professor Y. Pitsiladis (Hong Kong)
12:00–13:30
Round Table 3 - Artificial Intelligence in Exercise Physiology, Biochemistry and Sports Training: From the Molecular Level to Systems and Network Approaches
Speakers / Chairs: G. Matsopoulos, A. Chatzinikolaou, Z. Papadakis, A. Krithara
13:30–15:00
Oral Presentations 4
15:00–15:30
Closing Ceremony
Colour key
Plenary Session Plenary Dialogue Invited Lecture Round Table Workshop Oral Presentations Mini-oral Presentations Ceremony Social Programme Break
www.eevfa.gr • Programme subject to change. Last updated: August 2026.
