Project Sleep President and CEO, Julie Flygare, and Project Sleep Board Member, Stephanie Manuli, will be traveling to Singapore to attend and speak at the 2025 World Sleep Congress, taking place September 5-10, 2025.
Between Flygare and Manuli, they will participate in seven sessions during the conference. Read more below to find out what they will be speaking on!
Discussion group: Global perspectives on sleep health advocacy: Insights and experiences across five continents
On Tuesday, September 9 from 3:15–4:45 p.m., Flygare will participate in a discussion group that will provide a platform for sharing perspectives and experiences on sleep health advocacy work spanning five continents. To foster open discussions, a panel of clinicians, scientists, and a patient representative will share perspectives from Iran, the UK, Nigeria, the USA, Australia, and Canada. These brief presentations will explore challenges and advancements in sleep medicine and highlight how sleep health intersects with broader public health issues. Learn more.
Sleeping while Queer: Impacts of sexual and gender identity-related concerns on sleep health in the LGBTQ+ community before and after the 2025 US presidential inauguration
On Tuesday, September 9 from 4:45–5:45 p.m., Manuli will present a poster on the impact of sexual and gender identity-related concerns on sleep health in the LGBTQ+ community before and after the 2025 US Presidential inauguration. Learn more.
This study finds that LGBTQ+ community members are experiencing significantly higher rates of minority stress-related sleep issues than before the 2025 US presidential inauguration. These differences may be linked to a post-inauguration increase in federal anti-LGBTQ+ policies and presidential executive orders. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into factors negatively impacting sleep health in LGBTQ+ communities following the 2025 inauguration and highlights distinct differences between the impacts on transgender and nonbinary individuals and their cisgender counterparts. Learn more about the LGBTQ+ Sleep Survey conducted by Project Sleep.
The full scientific and clinical program for World Sleep 2025 is now available online! Explore keynote speakers, symposia, and full session details in the interactive schedule. Sign up for email notifications and check back on worldsleepcongress.com for more updates!
World Sleep is a global scientific congress that brings together the best of sleep medicine and research. The conference presents a unique opportunity for sleep medicine professionals to network and learn from the best minds in sleep and medicine research. Learn more about the annual multi day World Sleep congress.
