Welcome to Elacta Conference 2026! Enjoy Bucharest!
Conference language is ENGLISH
Program DRAFT
Friday, 15 May 2026 Conference Day 1
8:00 Registration
9.00 Introduction (ELACTA and ACLR Presidents)
SECTION I Shaping the Future: Communication, Code and Clarity
10.00 Jeanette McCulloch – Communication / misinformation
10.45 Maryse Arendt – Don’t Be Afraid of the Code
11.30 Break
SECTION II Shaping the Future: Ties that Matter – Frenulum Insights
12.00 Gina Weissman – Lip Tie – Maxillary Frenulum Dilemma: Current Classifications and Clinical Guidelines
12.45 Marta Guoth-Gumberger – Update on Tongue Ties
13.30 Lunch
SECTION III Shaping the Future: From First Taste to Lifelong Support
14.30 Carole Herve – Exploring Early Oral Experiences and the Role of Breastfeeding in Shaping Taste and Tolerance
15.15 Laurel Wilson – Perimenopause and Lactation Hormonal Harmony – Lactation support through Life Stages
16.00 Break
SECTION IV
16.30 Talk 1
17.15 General Assembly ELACTA (only for ELACTA members)
18.30 Closing
20.00 – 22.30 Social: Science dinner
Saturday, 16 May 2026 Conference Day 2
8:00 Registration
SECTION I Shaping the Future: Navigating Clinical Challenges in Lactation
9.00 Joke Muyldermans – Candida and Wound Management
9.45 Robert Boyle – Allergy in Infants
10.30 Micaela Notarangelo – Pump Study – Practice and Theory, Clinical Aspects
11.15 Break
SECTION II Shaping the Future: Stories, Screens & Science
11.45 Mara Ricoy Olariaga – Breastfeeding in the Movies, the Directors Cut
12.30 General Poster Session
13.00 Lunch
SECTION III Shaping the Future: Resilience and Infant Wellbeing through Breastfeeding
14.00 Viktoria Nesterova – Infant and Young Child Feeding in Wartime Europe: Breastfeeding Trends, Resilience, and Gaps
from Ukraine
14.45 Nike Mencke – Infant Mental Health and breastfeeding / (breast)feeding from an infant mental health perspective
15.30 Break
SECTION IV Shaping the Future: Bonding Beyond Daylight
16.00 to be confirmed
16.45 to be confirmed
17.30 Poster and abstract winner announcement + Closing Remarks
18.00 End of Conference
The conference organizers reserve the right to change the program for unforeseen reasons.





