Nadia Badawi with a fellow female attendee at the Break through summit in the usa

CPA Researchers attend summit in USA

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is proud to partner with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) in advancing efforts toward prevention, earlier detection, improved treatment, repair and ultimately cure.

Held in Los Angeles from 25–27 January 2026, the CPF Breakthrough Summit convened 50 world-leading experts, including researchers, clinicians, industry leaders and people with lived experience, to accelerate progress across six priority areas.  

Co-chaired by Professor Nadia Badawi, the Summit aligned participants around key translational gaps and near-term opportunities – including genetics, organoids, regenerative medicine, pharmacology, immunology/inflammation, and emerging technology and AI – and launched six working groups to drive coordinated action.  

Cerebral Palsy Alliance was represented by Professor Iona Novak and Professor Rod Hunt, contributing expertise to help shape the Summit’s five-year scientific and translational roadmaps, milestones and partnership strategies.  

Together, this work sets a clear direction: to build a coordinated international network that accelerates translation from discovery to real-world care whilst also to deliver measurable progress in prevention and cure. 

Images of global presenters and attendees at the summit