The plenary speakers and relevant symposia in which they will speak are indicated below.

• Dr. Ken Aplin (Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia): Diversity, Taxonomy, Genetics.
  Title “Rodent taxonomy in the 21st century - old fashioned discoveries meet new age technologies”.
  
  
• Dr. Bastiaan Meerburg (Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands): Diseases and Host-disease interactions.
  Title "Transmission of pathogens by rodents: a threat for human and animal health?"
  
  
• Dr. Florencia Palis (International Rice Research Institute, Philippines): Sociology/Cultural aspects and Economics.
  Title “Can Humans Outsmart Rodents? Learning to work collectively and strategically”.
  
  
• Prof. Nigel Bennett (South African Research Chair of mammal behavioural ecology and ecophysiology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Pretoria University, South Africa): Behavioural ecology and ecophysiology.
  Title “Socially- induced infertility in non-reproductive female Damaraland mole-rats: unravelling an underground secret”.
  
  
• Dr. Rhodes Makundi (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania): Management: Agriculture, Urban, Rodenticides.
  Title "Ecologically-based rodent pest management in Africa: Potential and Challenges"
  
  
• Prof. Chris Dickman (School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia): Conservation and Management of invasive rodents.
  Title “Invasive rodents: ecology, impacts and management”

The Concluding Remarks will be made by Prof. Charles Krebs (Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada).