ASPIRE 2026 Scientific Programme
| Venue | 306AB (Level 3) |
307AB (Level 3) |
308 (Level 3) |
310 (Level 3) |
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| Time | 0900-1720 | 0900-1240 | 0900-1730 | 0900-1215 |
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Time |
Plenary Hall A (Level 4) |
309AB (Level 3) |
311AB (Level 3) |
Function Hall AB (Level 1) |
306AB (Level 3) |
307AB (Level 3) |
308 (Level 3) |
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| 0800-0830 |
Opening and Award Ceremony
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| 0830-0900 |
Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture
Chairs:
The Art of ART
Luca Gianaroli (Bologna) |
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| 0900-0945 |
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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| 0945-1010 |
Keynote Lecture 1
Chairs:
Types of Meta-Analysis: What They Do and
Don’t Teach Us in Reproductive Medicine
Ben Mol (Melbourne) |
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| 1015-1145 |
Company Symposium 1 - Merck Pte. Ltd
The Fabric of Fertility: Threads That Define Reproductive Success Chairs: Rong Li (Beijing)
The Essential Thread: LH in Follicle Development Weaving Development: Oocyte Competence and Embryo Development The Right Thread at the Right Time: Optimizing ART Outcomes for all Patients |
Concurrent Session 1
Microbiome in Reproduction Chairs:
Robert Lahoud (Sydney) Surveen Ghumman (Delhi)
Assessment of Microbiota: Host Interactions and Their Role in Shaping Women’s Reproductive Health
Gut Dysbiosis and PCOS NIPT and the Microbiome |
Concurrent Session 2
Beyond the Bench: Developing the Next Generation of Embryology Leaders Chairs:
Sweelian Liow (Singapore) Kenji Ezoe (Tokyo)
ASPIRE Embryologist Certification: Building a Regional
Standard Developing Embryology Careers and Leadership
Pathways Professional by Practice: The New Gold Standard for
Embryologist |
Concurrent Session 3
World Depopulation Chairs:
Kamthorn Pruksananonda (Bangkok) Jaideep Malhotra (Agra)
Total Fertility Rates in the USA Comparing with Global Position
Population Decline and Policy Responses in China
Are There Means to Favour a Population Rebound?
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Free Communication 1
Shortlisted Oral Presentations: Session 1 |
Free Communication 2
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Free Communication 3
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| 1145-1315 |
Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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Company Lunch Symposium 3 - Vitrolife Group
(1145-1245)
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Country Session - Korea
1145 - 1245 (60mins)
This session will be conducted in Korean Language. |
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| 1315-1340 |
Keynote Lecture 2
Chairs:
Neil Johnson (Auckland) Achmad Kemal Harzif (Jakarta) Microbiota in Endocrine Disorders |
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| 1345-1515 |
Company Symposium 4 - Abbott
Their Stories Begin with our ART: Perfecting the Masterpiece with Dydrogesterone
The Foundation of Every Masterpiece: Efficacy of Dydrogesterone Across Evolving ART Protocols
The ART of Protection: Safety as the Silent Brushstroke Behind Every Story
Finishing Touches Matter: Assuring Seamless ART Experience Through Patient-Centered Convenience |
Concurrent Session 4
Male Reproductive Health 2026 Chairs:
Trinh The Son (Hanoi) Yoshiharu Morimoto (Osaka)
Seminal Analysis and How It Has Changed Over Time Isolated Teratozoospermia: Does It Matter and How Does It Occur? Weight and Metabolic Factor in Male Infertility and Its Impact on Sperm and Offspring |
Concurrent Session 5
Cellular and Sub-cellular Mechanisms in Embryo Development Chairs:
Arthur Chang (San Antonio) - BM/SIG Nishad Chimote (Nagpur) Effects of CRISPR Usage on Embryo Development Comparative Proteomic Landscapes Elucidate Human Preimplantation Development and Failure Analysis of the Blastocyst Implantation Process Using a Novel In Vitro Model |
Concurrent Session 6
Supporting Patients to Navigate Their Fertility Journeys Chairs:
Rebecca Moore (Brisbane) Crystal Hui (Hong Kong) Psychosocial Issues and Challenges in the Infertility and ART Journey: Understanding Patient Experiences Supporting Fertility Journeys: Evidence-Based Approaches to Psychological Care Caring for the Whole Patient: How Health Care Professionals Can Support Psychosocial Health in Fertility Treatment |
Free Communication 4
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Free Communication 5
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Free Communication 6
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| 1515-1600 |
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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| 1600-1730 |
Concurrent Session 7
Conservative Treatments for Women with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis? Chairs:
Fahmida Rashid (Chattogram) Angela Aguilar (Manila) Psychoeducation Interventions on Reducing Pain, Anxiety and Depression and QOL in Women with Endometriosis Conservative Surgery vs Nonsurgical Modalities for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Expectant Management vs ART in Endometriosis |
Concurrent Session 8
Endometrial Health including Chronic Endometritis and Microbiome Chairs:
Anna Smirnova (Moscow) Andrew Murray (Auckland) Endometrial Microbiome Abnormalities in the Relationship Between the Uterine Microbiome and Endometritis Using Intrauterine Infusions to Treat Chronic Endometritis |
Concurrent Session 9
Learning from Near-Miss Episodes Chairs:
Tin-Chiu Li (Hong Kong) Neil Johnson (Auckland) The Nurses’ Role and Real-Life Experience of
Near-Miss An Embryologist’s Approach to Near-Miss Medical Directive's Approach to Near-Miss in ART Panel Discussion – Lesson Learnt Case Reflection from the
Fertility Team |
Company Symposium 5 - Organon
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Free Communication 7
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Free Communication 8
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Free Communication 9
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| 1730-1900 |
Concurrent Session 10
Fertility Preservation in the Female and After Breast Cancer Chairs:
Kate Stern (Melbourne) Hyun Joo Lee (Busan) Updates in Fertility Preservation Experience of Ovarian Cortex Transplantation Pregnancy After Breast Cancer and Fertility Implications of Immunomodulant Treatment |
Concurrent Session 11
Changing Patients, Changing Practices – The New Era of Fertility Care Chairs:
Somjate Manipalviratn (Bangkok) Rohina Gul (Lahore) The Other “Half” - Understanding and Supporting Male Infertility The Warming World’s Impact on Human Reproduction Stigma Around in Vitro Fertilisation in Pakistan |
Concurrent Session (ARS) 12
Mini Debate (1730 - 1810) PRP in the Ovaries (Interactive Polling Session)
Chairs:
Kyungjoo Hwang (Seoul) Jaideep Malhotra (Agra) Motion (For): Motion (Against): <10mins break> Concurrent Session (ARS) 13
Mini Debate (1820 - 1900)
PRP in the Treatment of Thin Endometrium (Interactive Polling Session) Chairs:
Kyungjoo Hwang (Seoul) Robert Norman (Adelaide) Motion (For): Motion (Against): |
Free Communication 10
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Free Communication 11
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Free Communication 12
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| 1900-2000 |
Welcome Reception
Join us for an evening of conversations and connections. Grab a drink and indulge in delectable snacks as you mingle. Venue: Exhibition Area- Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby |
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| Venue
Time |
Plenary Hall A (Level 4) |
309AB (Level 3) |
311AB (Level 3) |
Function Hall AB (Level 1) |
306AB (Level 3) |
307AB (Level 3) |
308 (Level 3) |
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| 0830-0900 |
How-to Session 1
How to Know You Are Reading an Authentic Scientific Paper and Spot Scientific Fraud Ben Mol (Melbourne)
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How-to Session 2
How to Do Hysteroscopic Surgery for Intrauterine Pathology? Sujata Kar (Kolkata)
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How-to Session 3
How to Overcome a Difficult Embryo Transfer? Sunita Tandulwadkar (Pune)
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How-to Session 4
How to Do a Fertilisation Check With Time Lapse Technology Tammy Lee (Perth)
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How-to Session 5
How Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Improve Reproductive Health and Fertility Outcomes Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)
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| 0900-0925 |
Keynote Lecture 3
Chairs:
The Impact of Metabolic Risk on IVF Success Rates |
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| 0925-1010 |
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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| 1010-1035 |
Keynote Lecture 4
Chairs:
DNA Fragmentation in Sperm, Interpretation and
Management |
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| 1040-1210 |
Concurrent Session 14
ASRM Session What’s New, What Works, and What Matters in Reproductive Care Chairs:
Emerging ART: Reimaging Reproduction Redefining relief: Multidisciplinary approaches to pelvic pain Supplements in reproductive medicine: an evidenced based review |
Company Symposium 7 - FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS Precision in Practice: Redefining Progress in Modern ART
Follitropin Delta and the Science of Precision Follitropin Delta in Asian Populations: Integrating Precision into Practice A Trusted Partner: HP-hMG in Modern Practice Optimisation in Practice: Co-creating the Future of Fertility Care |
Concurrent Session 15
Nuances of Fertilisation Chairs:
Rejuvenation of Aged Oocytes Through Exposure to a Young Follicular Microenvironment When Fertilisation Fails: Investigating and Treating the Hidden Causes of Recurrent Fertilisation Failure 1PN, 3PN and No PN: Decoding Atypical Fertilisation Events |
Concurrent Session 16
Optimizing the Uterus for Pregnancy Chairs:
Chung-Hsien Sun Maria Antonia Habana (Philippines) Prepping the Uterus for ART: Management of Intrauterine Lesions
and Their Impact on Success Rates State of the ART for Isthmocele Approaches to Optimize Reproductive Potential of the
Uterus |
Young Investigator Awards Presentations
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Free Communication 13
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Free Communication 14
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| 1210-1340 |
Round Table Discussions
(1230 - 1330)
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Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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Company Lunch Symposium 9 - Livzon Pharamaceutical Group Inc.
(1220-1320)
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Country Session - Russia
1210 - 1310 (60mins)
This session will be conducted in Russian Language. |
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| 1340-1510 |
Concurrent Session 17
Global Andrology Forum (GAF) Session Chairs:
Leukocytospermia and Semen Cultures – Are ART Specialists
Over-Treating Men? Hormonal Therapy Before MicroTESE – Beneficial or Merely an
Additional Burden? Interpreting Conventional Semen Parameters – Are We Still
Mislabelling Men? |
Company Symposium 10 - LG Chem, LTD
Where Science Meets Her Journey: Designed With Science, Advancing Across Borders (FINAL ON 12 FEB) Basic Science Meets Clinical Reality: The rhFSH Story Live Birth Rates and Safety Outcomes with Follitropin in IVF-ET: A real-world study from Korean Nationwide Big Data Clinical Efficacy of Follitropin in Patients Undergoing On Controlled Ovarian Stimulation on in Vitro Fertilization Cycles: 10 Years of Experience in a Mexico Clinic |
Concurrent Session 18
New Types of Ovarian Stimulation Chairs: Clare Boothroyd (Brisbane)
Progestin Primed Ovarian Stimulation Role of Letrozole in Stimulated Cycles for IVF Random Cycle Start in IVF Panel Discussion |
Concurrent Session 19
Vascularization Abnormalities and Recurrent Reproductive Failure Chairs:
Uterine Vascularisation at Implantation and Its Implications in Pregnancy Failure Role of Uterine Natural Killer Cells During Early Pregnancy Basic and Clinical Aspects of Uterine Vasculature and Its Disorders with Thrombophilia |
Free Communication 15
Shortlisted Prize Presentations Session 2 |
Free Communication 16
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Free Communication 17
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| 1510-1535 |
Keynote Lecture 5
Chairs:
Place of IVM in 2026 |
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| 1535-1620 |
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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| 1620-1750 |
Concurrent Session 20
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Medicine Chairs:
AI for Cryptozoospermia and Azoospermia The Future of Reproductive Medicine with AI Embryo Evaluation AI as Predictor of Outcome with Cryopreserved Samples |
Concurrent Session 21
Lifestyle and Reproduction Chairs:
Psychological Barriers to Lifestyle Change Influence of Lifestyle and the Circadian Clock on Reproduction The Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Fertility Patients: Emerging Insights and Clinical Applications |
Company Symposium 11 - Gensci (金赛)
Reproductive Care: How to Optimize Treatment and Patient Experience Less Is More--Application and Prospect of Corifollitropin in Simplified Ovarian Stimulation Protocol The Role of Growth Hormone (GH) in Assisted Reproductive Technology (Art) for Women of Advanced Maternal Age (AMA) The Power of Systemic Progesterone: Distinctive Mechanisms and Clinical Impacts for LPS |
Concurrent Session 22
Cross Border Care Chairs:
Gestational Carriage Statement Current Situation in Asia Pacific The Implications of Restricted Access to Donors Identifying Information |
Free Communication 18
scientific FC |
Free Communication 19
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Free Communication 20
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| 1800-1900 |
ASPIRE Annual General Meeting
(ASPIRE Members only)
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| 1900-2100 |
Faculty Dinner
(Ticketed Event)
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| Venue
Time |
Plenary Hall A (Level 4) |
309AB (Level 3) |
311AB (Level 3) |
Function Hall AB (Level 1) |
306AB (Level 3) |
307AB (Level 3) |
308 (Level 3) |
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| 0830-0855 |
Keynote Lecture 6
Chairs:
Fast Vitrification Methods - Promise or Hype? |
Country Session
Bangladesh Session 0830 - 0925 (55mins)
PLACEHOLDER
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Country Session- Chinese Session
RIF Management in China Latest Insights Into the Etiology of Recurrent Implantation Failure Sharing of Characteristic Cases of Repeated Implantation Failure Summary of the Latest RCT Studies on Recurrent Implantation Failure |
Country Session- Indian Session
Optimising ART Outcome at Advanced Age Panellists: |
Country Session- Indonesia
Indigenous IVF Services in Indonesia: Challenges and Innovations Genital Tuberculosis and Female Infertility in Indonesia PCOS Phenotype and Genotype in Indonesia Minimal Stimulation IVF: Practices and Experiences in Indonesia |
Country Session - Pakistan
0830 - 0925 (55mins)
PLACEHOLDER
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| 0900-0925 |
Keynote Lecture 7
Chairs:
National Birth Cohort Study in China |
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| 0930-1100 |
Concurrent Session 23
Updates on Male Infertility Chairs:
Is Repeat microTESE Ever Indicated? Microsurgical Procedures in Azoospermia Varicocoele: Why It Matters and What Should Be Done |
Concurrent Session 24
Genetics in Reproduction Chairs:
POI Genetics Epigenetic Modifications in IVF Pregnancy - How and Why Might They Occur Genetic Testing in Male Infertility: Karyotyping, AZF Deletions, and Beyond |
Concurrent Session 25
Preparation for Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Chairs: Anuja Dokras (Philadelphia)
When and How to Do Artificial Cycle When and How to Do Natural Cycle/Modified Natural
Cycle Alternatives to Artificial Cycle and Natural Cycle |
Concurrent Session 26
Fertility & Reproduction (F&R) - The Official Journal of ASPIRE Session Fusion Protein-Collagen Scaffolds: A New Potential Therapy for Thin Endometrium Early Embryo Development in Women with Endometriosis: A Retrospective Study Estimating the Number of Retrieved Oocytes Needed to Obtain at Least One Euploid Blastocyst |
Free Communication 21
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Free Communication 22
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| 1100-1145 |
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
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| 1145-1215 |
Closing Lecture
Chairs:
Novelties in ART: Fantastic Is Too Drastic |
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| 1215-1245 |
Closing and Award Ceremony
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| Session Categories (color label) | ||
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| Opening and Closing Award Ceremonies | Concurrent - Clinical Sessions | Exchange Session / Country Sessions |
| Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture / Closing Lecture | Concurrent - Scientific Sessions | Social Functions |
| Keynote Lecture | Concurrent - General Sessions | ASPIRE Annual General Meeting |
| How-to Sessions / Round Table Discussion | Company Symposium | ASPIRE Special interest Groups (SIGs) Connect |
| Free communications | Company Presentations | |