Scientific Program
Our Board of Directors has meticulously developed a scientific program featuring thought-provoking sessions, engaging Q&A opportunities, and a focus on the latest industry trends to drive innovation.
May 29th
Keynote Lecture - Omics Research in Low Earth Orbit: A Foundational Milestone Toward IVF In Space
Segment 1- Innovation in Reproductive Medicine (IVF)
Segment 2- Best Practices in the IVF Lab
Segment 3 - AI and Automation
May 30th
Segment 4 - Reproductive Genetics
Segment 5 - Counseling and Ethics
Segment 6 - Clinical Fertility
Thursday, May 28th
06:00 -9:00 pm
Welcome Evening Reception
Happy Hour/Cocktails
- Marina Terrace
Friday, May 29th
07:30 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
08:30 – 08:40
Welcome
Nabil Arrach
08:40 – 09:10
Keynote (30 mins) – Eliah Overbey
Omics Research in Low Earth Orbit: A Foundational Milestone toward IVF in Space
Segment 1 – Innovation in Reproductive Medicine (IVF)
09:10 – 09:15
Intro-Moderator:
TBD
09:15 – 09:35
Autologous Exosomes in IVF
Bradford Kolb
09:35 – 09:55
IVF Laboratory Automation: Recent advances and the path toward fully intelligent labs
Jacques Cohen
09:55 – 10:15
Innovation in Reproductive genetics
Svetlana Madjunkova
10:15 – 10:35
Roundtable discussion Moderators: Q&A
10:35 – 11:05
Coffee and Snacks break (30 min)
Friday, May 29th continued
Segment 2 – Best Practices in the IVF Lab
11:05 – 11:10
Intro-Moderators:
11:10 – 11:30
Excellence by Design: How top IVF labs achieve success
Carlos Guerrero
11:30 – 11:50
IVF Lab Management: case studies
Sheela Ali
11:50 – 12:10
Latest Update on Fast Embryo Freeze and Warming Science
Juergen Liebermann
12:10 – 12:30
Roundtable discussion: Q&A
12:30 – 13:35
Lunch and Round tables (65 mins)
Round-table sessions (60 mins)
ROUNDTABLE 1
12:30 – 13:35
Rountable 1: How to be an offsite lab director – Carol Lynn Curchoe
ROUNDTABLE 2
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 2: Leadership and Standardization in the IVF lab – Sheela Ali
ROUNDTABLE 3
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 3: Extracting Knowledge from Data – Oleksii Barash
ROUNDTABLE 4
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 4: How to counsel patients about recurrent implantation failure – Richard Paulson
ROUNDTABLE 5
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 5: Synergies between PGT-A and time-lapse – Alison Campbell
ROUNDTABLE 6
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 6: Fertility and Nutrition: Evidence-based use of supplements – Judy Simon
ROUNDTABLE 7
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 7
ROUNDTABLE 8
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 8
ROUNDTABLE 9
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 9
ROUNDTABLE 10
12:30 – 13:35
Roundtable 10
Segment 3 – AI and Automation
13:35 – 13:40
Intro-Moderators:
13:40 – 14:00
AI and laboratory automation in embryology
Alison Campbell
14:00 – 14:20
Novel Ideas for Unsolved Problems in IVF
Carol Lynn Curchoe
14:20 – 14:40
Building the next generation IVF lab – Infrastructure, analytics, AI, and QMS
Oleksii Barash
14:40 – 15:00
Roundtable discussion Moderators: Q&A
15:00 – 15:05
Intro-to Workshops
Fernanda Pacheco, MD
15:05 – 16:35
Workshops
Friday, May 29th continued
16:35
End of day remarks/Get ready for the boat
Thomas Gebauer
16:35 – 18:00
Break/personal time
18:00 – 22:00
Boat Party – Dinner
Saturday, May 30th
07:30 – 08:30
Continental breakfast
Segment 4 - Reproductive Genetics
08:30 – 08:35
Intro-Moderators:
Nabil Arrach
08:35 – 08:55
Embryo selection: from morphology to AI-powered multi-omics approach
Nabil Arrach
08:55 – 09:15
The current status and future of PGT
Santiago Munne
09:15 – 09:35
Vetting the science behind whole-genome embryo screening for polygenic traits
Diego Marin
09:35 – 09:55
Roundtable discussion Moderators:
09:55 – 10:25
Coffee/Snacks break (30 mins)
Segment 5 - Counseling and Ethics
10:25 – 10:30
Intro-Moderators:
Juergen Libermann
10:30 – 10:50
Counseling and ethics in PGT (mosaicism, segmental aneuploidy, and expanded PGT)
Rawan Awwad
10:50 – 11:10
Risk Management in the IVF Lab
Steven Katz
11:10 – 11:30
Best Practices in Cryomanagement
Kimball Pomeroy
11:30 – 11:50
Roundtable discussion Moderators:
**Snacks passed via basket in meeting room**
Segment 6 - Fertility and Wellness
11:50 – 11:55
Intro Moderators:
11:55 – 12:15
How PGT-A Impacts IVF outcome
Richard Paulson
12:15 – 12:35
Natural cycle frozen embryo transfer
Alex Quaas
12:35 – 12:55
The importance of nutrition for couples trying to conceive
Judy Simon
12:55 – 13:05
Closing remarks/farewell/save the date
Nabil Arrach