DETAILED PROGRAM

 

10.00 – 10.15 Opening Cermony

10.15 – 11.25
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Andrology

– Male fertility under the microscope: why sperm DNA fragmentation matters – Jackson Kirkman-Brown
–  Sexual health and reproductive outcomes. Time to rethink the connection – Ege Can Şerefoğlu
– Who benefits from hormonal therapy in male infertility: targeted use based on clinical profiles – Sandro Esteves 
– Discussion

11.25 – 12.15
SESSION 2: Clinic meets the lab: When eggs are few…..

– Which path to take in the lab – IVF or ICSI? – Denny Sakkas 
– Stick with one or chase two stimulation cycles?  – Alberto Vaiarelli

12.15 – 13.15
Industry- Sponsored Session (1)

13.15 – 14.15 LUNCH BREAK

14.15 – 15.25
SESSION 3: Reproductive medicine meets… Immunology

– Can we hack the immune system to boost implantation? – Antonios Makrigiannakis
– When implantation fails can HLA and KIR testing help? – Diana Alecsandru
– Exploring endometrial microbiome. Does it hold the secret to implantation success? – Carlos Simón
– Discussion

15.25 – 16.15
SESSION 4: Clinic meets the lab: When eggs don’t fertilize….

– Go gentle with ovarian stimulation – Pedro Melo
– Activate them artificially! – Thomas Ebner

16.15 – 16.45 COFFEE BREAK

16.45 – 17.45
Industry- Sponsored Session (2)
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17.45 – 18.15
SESSION 5: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Long live the oocyte – Elvan Boke

18.15-19.30 WELCOME RECEPTION (Exhibition Area)

09.00 – 10.10
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Genetics

–Endo Inherited. Tracing the genetic threads of endometriosis – Paola Viganò 
– Is mitochondrial genome different in newborns from ART? – Claudia Spits
– Germline mutation rate in humans and its impact on ART – Stylianos Antonarakis
– Discussion

10.10 – 11.10
Industry- Sponsored Session (3)

11.10 – 11.40 COFFEE BREAK

11.40 – 12.50
SESSION 2: Reproductive medicine meets… Fetal medicine

– From Lab to Life: congenital malformations in ART Children – Anja Pinborg
– Fetal growth in ART pregnancies – Alexandros Sotiriadis
– ART Pregnancies under pressure. The preeclampsia challenge – Nikolaos Polyzos
– Discussion

12.50 – 14.00
Fundación Dexeus award & Keynote Lecture
Kypros Nicolaides 

14.00 – 15.00 LUNCH BREAK

15.00 – 15.50
SESSION 3: Clinic meets the lab: Low oocyte maturation rate…

– Dual trigger is the answer – Raoul Orvieto
– Rescue in vitro maturation is the answer – Başak Balaban

15.50 – 16.50
Industry- Sponsored Session (4)

16.50 – 17.20 COFFEE BREAK

17.20 – 18.20
SESSION 4: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Watching Life Begin...

Live imaging of early embryo development – Nicolas Plachta  
Live imaging of embryo implantation – Samuel Ojonegros

09.00 – 10.10
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Surgery

– Beat adenomyosis, boost ART outcomes – Attilio Di Spiezio
– Cutting-edge or unnecessary? Robotic surgery before ART – Gaby Moawad 
– Partial septum & arcuate uterus: fix it or forget it? – Grigoris Grimbizis
– Discussion

10.10 – 11.20
SESSION 2: Reproductive medicine meets… Technology & environment

– Smart embryos: How AI decodes developmental chromosomal and implantation competence – Danilo Cimadomo
– Environmental chemicals. Is human fertility under attack? – Pauliina Damdimopoulou
–Diet and Lifestyle. Can everyday choices shape fertility outcomes? – Joyce Harper 
– Discussion

11.20 – 11.50 COFFEE BREAK

11.50 – 12.40
SESSION 3: Clinic meets the lab: Recurrent pregnancy loss

– Cell-Free DNA testing in pregnancy loss. Can it provide the answers we need? – HenrietteSvarre Nielsen
– Focusing on embryo factor. Is PGTA needed? – Mina Popovic 

12.40 – 13.10
SESSION 4: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Goodbye ovarian stimulation…. Welcome IVM – Tuong Ho

13.10 – 13.15 Closing remarks