SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
| 08:50-09:00 | Welcome G.Bozdag, M. Bahceci, Lobbosco Francisco |
| 09:00-09:30 | Keynote Lecture I Chair: Hakan Yarali |
| What Have We Learned from Ovarian Cryopreservation: Follicular Dynamics and Translation to Ovarian Stimulation Claus Y Andersen |
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| 09:30-10:50 | Session I: From Controversy to Consensus: Emerging Paradigms in Ovarian Stimulation and Triggering Chairs: Bulent Urman, Štěpán Machač |
| 09:30-09:50 | Individualized Ovarian Stimulation: Time to Move On or Still Worth Refining? Ying Cheong |
| 09:50-10:10 | Rejecting Add-Ons: Safeguarding Patients or Stifling Innovation? Nikolaos Polyzos |
| 10:10-10:30 | GnRHa Trigger and Fresh Transfer – Mission (Im)Possible? Peter Humaidan |
| 10:30-10:50 | Q&A |
| 10:50-11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10-12:30 | Session II: Individualization of luteal phase support Chairs: Sezcan Mumusoglu, Paul Serhal |
| 11:10-11:30 | Reassessing the Corpus Luteum: From Physiology to Clinical Relevance William Colin Duncan |
| 11:30-11:50 | Luteal Phase in Fresh Embryo Transfer: How Do We Define the Right Protocol for the Right Patient? Paul Pirtea |
| 11:50-12:10 | Endometrial microbiota, chronic endometritis and IVF outcome Thor Haahr |
| 12:10-12:30 | Q&A |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-14.30 | Panel I: The Art and Science of Embryo Transfer Chairs: Kubra Boynukalin, Audrey Watcher |
| Peter Humaidan, Paul Pirtea, Nikolaos Polyzos | |
| 14.30-15.00 |
 Satellite Session Empowered Voices, Empowered Fertility: Mastering Gonadotropin Therapy in ART Moderator: Berfu Demir Speakers: Betül Dündar, Funda Göde, Işık Kaban, Kübra Boynukalın, Nur Dokuzeylül Güngör |
| 15:00-16:40 | Session III: Reproductive Genetics Chairs: Semra Kahraman, Ozkan Ozdamar |
| 15:00-15:20 | Transcriptome to clinical whole-genome sequencing Antonio Capalbo |
| 15:20-15:40 | Oocyte, Zygote, and Embryo Maturation Arrest (OZEMA): An Integrated Genomic Approach to Diagnosis Stephane Viville |
| 15:40-16:00 | Can artificial intelligence guided feedback improve embryologists' selection of embryos? Thomas Ebner |
| 16:00-16:20 | Evidence based reporting of genetic findings in PGT Antonio Capalbo |
| 16:20-16:40 | Q&A |
| 16:40-17:00 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00-18:20 | Session IV: New Frontiers in Steroid-Dependent Disease Biology and Therapy Chairs: Gurkan Uncu, Alex Garcia |
| 17:00-17:20 | In Utero Programming by Sex Steroids: Implications for Reproductive and Clinical Disorders William Colin Duncan |
| 17:20-17:40 | The importance of being aware of opportunities, challenges and limitation in translation research Andrea Romano |
| 17:40-18:00 | Adenomyosis in ART: How Preclinical Mechanisms Point Toward Strategy Choices Amid Sparse Clinical Data Ying Cheong |
| 18:00-18:20 | Q&A |
| 09:00-09:30 | Keynote Lecture II Chair: Basak Balaban |
| Automation & KPIs in the IVF Lab: Driving Efficiency, Consistency, and Clinical Outcomes Thomas Ebner |
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| 09:30-10:50 | Session V: The Neglected Half: Revisiting Sperm Biology in Reproductive Outcomes Chairs: Ahmet Zeki Isik, Ercan Bastu |
| 09:30-09:50 | Inherited Defects in Spermatogenesis and Their Role in Male Fertility: Genetic Insights and Emerging Management Strategies Stephane Viville |
| 09:50-10:10 | From Oxidative Stress to Clinical Outcomes: Managing DNA Fragmentation Verena Nordhoff |
| 10:10-10:50 | Q&A |
| 10:50-11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10-12:30 | Session VI: FET Chairs: Baris Ata, Erol Tavmergen |
| 11:10-11:30 | Is there any patient which will need benefit from FET? Paul Pirtea |
| 11:30-11:50 | The hormonal determinants of implantation: Do we really need endocrine monitoring in FET? Peter Humaidan |
| 11:50-12:10 | Defining the day of embryo transfer in NC and HRT-FET cycles Jose Gutierrez |
| 12:10-12:30 | Q&A |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:00 |
 Satellite Session HP‑hMG in Ovarian Stimulation Across Different Patient Profiles: Use and Clinical Benefits Moderator: Gurkan Bozdag Speaker: Nikolaos Polyzos |
| 14:00-15:00 | Panel II: The Evolving Role of PGT in Precision Reproductive Medicine Chairs: Sinan Ozkavukcu, Amy Barrie |
| Jakub Horak, Victor Montalvo, Necati Fındıklı | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Coffee Break |
| 15:20-16:40 | Session VII: Advances in Fertility Preservation: Clinical and Molecular Perspectives Chairs: Guvenc Karlikaya, Yusuf Aytac Tohma |
| 15:20-15:40 | Oocyte Freezing: Should It Be Selective or Broadly Offered? Milos Cerny |
| 15:40-16:00 | Sperm and Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation: Current Practice and Innovative Approaches Claus Yding Andersen |
| 16:00-16:20 | Adolescent Fertility Preservation: Feasible or a Distant Goal? Ozgur Oktem |
| 16:20-16:40 | Uterus Transplantation: What We Have Achieved and What Lies Ahead Omer Ozkan |
| 16:20-16:40 | Q&A |
| 16:40-18.00 | Session VIII: Lab of the future Chairs: Cihat Ünlü, Mehmet Resit Asoglu |
| 16.40-17.00 | AI Embryo selection: Multi-center RCT & Future Life’s Pilot Results Mark Homer |
| 17.00-17.20 | Is oocyte ageing a one-way street? Novel strategies to mitigate age-related aneuploidy? Agata Zielinska |
| 17.20-17.40 | Embryology 2.0: Redefining the Future of the IVF Laboratory Verena Nordhoff |
| 17.40-18.00 | Q&A |