The Guttmacher Institute is excited to participate in the 2025 International Population Conference (IPC), where leading scientists, policymakers and nongovernmental organizations from around the world will come together to explore the latest research on population trends and responses to today’s pressing issues, including sexual and reproductive health and rights. Hosted once every four years by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, the conference is being held in Brisbane, Australia from July 13–18, 2025.
There are many ways to engage with the Guttmacher team throughout the week:
- Visit us at Booth #23–24 to meet Guttmacher experts and learn more about our current work. A selection of recent publications will be on display and available electronically.
- Join us for two dynamic spotlight sessions—one showcasing new models measuring the impact of family planning on social and economic well-being and another introducing ACORCA, a new Africa-led regional coalition dedicated to improving research and communications on abortion. These informal sessions offer a unique opportunity for participants to engage directly with our research and partners.
- Learn with us: Guttmacher researchers will also be leading panel discussions, presenting with research partners and giving poster talks on the social, structural and systemic factors shaping access to and experiences of abortion, contraception and reproductive autonomy across diverse global contexts.
Participate in these important conversations, stop by the booth and attend the IPC sessions listed below.
(All times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time.)
*Indicates Guttmacher-affiliated individual is attending the conference in person.
Monday, July 14
8:30 AM–10:00 AM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 2: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Abortion, Adolescent Pregnancies
- Chair: Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute consultant
- Octavia Mulhern, Guttmacher Institute
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 11: The Interplay Between Individual and Contextual Influences on Reproduction
- Chair: Ann Evans, Australian National University
- Onikepe Owolabi, Guttmacher Institute*
- Clémentine Rossier, University of Geneva, Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics
- Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
- Joe Strong, Queen Mary University of London
- Emily Freeman, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Ernestina Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science
Tuesday, July 15
8:30 AM–10:00 AM, Meeting Room P3: Merivale Side
Session 42: Unmet Need and Unintended Pregnancies
- Chair: Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
1:30 PM–3:00 PM, Plaza Ballroom: Merivale Side
IUSSP Plenary on Global Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
- Dr. Alex Ezeh, Board of Directors, Guttmacher Institute; Professor of Global Health, Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University
3:30 PM–5:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 63: Sexual and Reproductive Health During Crises
- Chair: Raquel Coutinho, CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute
- Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
- Justine Bukenya, Makerere University
- Tonny Ssekamatte, Makerere University, School of Public Health
- Robinah Komuhendo, Makerere University
- Rose Stevens, Oxford University
3:30 PM–5:00 PM, Meeting Room P11
Session 72: Research Leader Session: Interactive Discussion on Moving Family Planning Measurement Forward with a Rights and Justice Lens (IUSSP Scientific Panel on Rethinking FP Measurement)
- Discussant: Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
5:15 PM–6:45 PM, Meeting Room P1: Merivale Side
Session 73: Sexuality, Health and Rights: LGBTQ Populations
- Chair: Paula Miranda-Ribeiro, CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
- Melissa Stillman, Guttmacher Institute
- Carlos Arnaldo, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
- Boaventura Cau, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
- Monica Frederico, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
- Estevão Manhice, Centro de Pesquisa em População e Saúde
Wednesday, July 16
9:00 AM–10:00 AM, Guttmacher Booth #23–#24
Spotlight Session: Data That Delivers: Unveiling Guttmacher's Global SRHR Evidence
This spotlight session will offer a first look at new and forthcoming flagship research from the Guttmacher Institute, including the latest Adding It Up estimates, global trends on unintended pregnancies and undesired births, and updates to the Family Planning Impact models. Focusing on measurement innovations in our global modeling work, the session will highlight methodological advances that enhance our ability to understand and improve access to global sexual and reproductive health and rights. Join us for engaging conversation, peer connection and light refreshments.
- Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*
- Onikepe Owolabi, Guttmacher Institute*
- Naa Dodua Dodoo, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
- Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P5: Merivale Side
Session 98: Advances in Data and Modeling in Maternal Health and Family Planning
- Chair: Michelle O'Brien, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*
- Vladimira Kantorova, United Nations
1:30 PM–3:00 PM, Meeting Room P1: Merivale Side
Session 104: Pregnancy, Health, Environmental Factors and Fertility
- Chair: Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*
1:30 PM–3:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 105: Changes in Abortion Policy, Implementation and Impact
- Chair: Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
- Sarah Keogh, Guttmacher Institute consultant
- Susheela D. Singh, Guttmacher Institute*
- Georgina Binstock, Centro de Estudios de Población
- Mailén Perez Tort, Centro de Estudios de Población
- Margaret Giorgio, Guttmacher Institute
- Onikepe Owolabi, Guttmacher Institute*
- Moussa Zan, ISSP
- Kenneth Juma, African Population and Health Research Center
- Isaiah Akuku, African Population and Health Research Center
- Ramatou Ouedraogo, African Population and Health Research Center
- Caron Kim, World Health Organization
- Clémentine Rossier, University of Geneva
- Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
- Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute consultant
- Mariam Gulaid, Guttmacher Institute
3:30 PM–5:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 116: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Chair: Susheela D. Singh, Guttmacher Institute*
Thursday, July 17
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 138: Medical Abortion: Safety and Methods
- Stephanie Kung, Guttmacher Institute*
- Alice Cartwright, Guttmacher Institute
- Delayehu Bekele, St. Paul Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights
- Niguse Tadele, Addis Ababa University
- Mahari Yidego, Performance Monitoring for Action
- Kidist Lemma, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
- Tesfaye Hurisa, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P9
Session 145: New Fertility Measures and Analysis
- Chair: Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
2:00 PM–2:45 PM, Guttmacher Booth #23–#24
Spotlight Session: Progress Through Partnerships for Safe Abortion Access in Africa
This spotlight session will introduce ACORCA, the African Coalition for Research and Communication on Abortion. The coalition focuses on strengthening abortion research and advocacy across the continent, with a commitment to building researcher capacity through skills training, mentorship and fostering collaboration. Its mission is to promote equitable access to safe abortion through evidence-based policymaking and civil society engagement. We invite you to join us for refreshments, small bites and engaging conversation.
- Onikepe Owolabi, Guttmacher Institute*
- Naa Dodua Dodoo, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
- Caesar Agula, Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana
- Dr. Alex Ezeh, Board of Directors, Guttmacher Institute; Professor of Global Health, Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University
3:30 PM–5:00, Meeting Room P4: Merivale Side
Session 151: Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Fertility
- Chair: Nurudeen Alhassan, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
- Jewel Gausman, Guttmacher Institute*
- Jessica Rosenberg, Guttmacher Institute
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*
5:15 PM–6:45 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 160: Improving Contraceptive Uptake: Long-standing Approaches and New Strategies
- Chair: Ann M. Moore, Guttmacher Institute*
Friday, July 18
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P2: Merivale Side
Session 182: Induced Abortion: Estimate and Policy Implications
- Tosin Oni, Obafemi Awolowo University
- Olufunmilayo Banjo
- Akinrinola Bankole, Guttmacher Institute
- Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Elizabeth A. Sully, Guttmacher Institute*
- Isabel DoCampo, Guttmacher Institute
- Sidney Cech, Guttmacher Institute
- Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Guttmacher Institute
10:30 AM–12:00 PM, Meeting Room P10
Session 189: Contraceptive Use and Discontinuation
- Chair: Madeleine Short Fabic
- Zeba A. Sathar, Population Council
- Susheela D. Singh, Guttmacher Institute*
- Iqbal Shah
- Muhammad Niazi, Population Council
- Tahira Parveen, Population Council
- Octavia Mulhern, Guttmacher Institute
- Ali M. Mir, Population Council
1:30 PM–3:00 PM, Meeting Room P1: Merivale Side
Session 190: Reproductive Preferences and Ideals
- Chair: Trude Lappegård, University of Oslo
- Jessica Rosenberg, Guttmacher Institute
- Jewel Gausman, Guttmacher Institute*
- Jonathan Bearak, Guttmacher Institute*