ASPIRE 2026 Scientific Programme

7-10 May 2026, Beijing, China
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)
0800-0830
Opening and Award Ceremony
0830-0900
Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture
Chairs:
The Art of ART
Luca Gianaroli
0900-0945
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
0945-1010
Keynote Lecture 1
Chairs:
Types of Meta-Analysis: What They Do and Don’t Teach Us in Reproductive Medicine
Ben Mol
1015-1145
Company Symposium 1
Concurrent Session 1
Genetics in Reproduction
Chairs:

POI Genetics
Ying Ying Qin

Epigenetic Modifications in IVF Pregnancy - How and Why Might They Occur

Genetic Testing in Male Infertility: 
Karyotyping, AZF Deletions, and Beyond
Ranjith Ramasamy
Concurrent Session 2
Beyond the Bench: Developing the Next Generation of Embryology Leaders
Chairs:

ASPIRE Embryologist Certification: Building a Regional Standard
Keshav Malhotra

Developing Embryology Careers and Leadership Pathways
Arthur Chang

Professional by Practice: The New Gold Standard for Embryologist
Dean Morbeck
Concurrent Session 3
Supporting Patients to Navigate Their Fertility Journeys
Chairs:

Psychosocial Issues and Challenges in the Infertility and ART Journey: Understanding Patient Experiences
Danyuan Gao

Supporting Fertility Journeys: Evidence-Based Approaches to Psychological Care
Sonja Goedeke

Caring for the Whole Patient: How Health Care Professionals Can Support Psychosocial Health in Fertility Treatment
Hyun Joo Lee

Free Communication 1
Shortlisted Oral Presentations: Session 1
Free Communication 2
Free Communication 3
1145-1315
Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Company Lunch Symposium 2
1145 - 1245 (60mins)
Company Lunch Symposium 3
1145 - 1245 (60mins)
1315-1340
Keynote Lecture 2
Chairs:

Microbiota in Endocrine Disorders
Jie Qiao

1345-1515
Company Symposium 4
Concurrent Session 4
Vascularization Abnormalities and Recurrent Reproductive Failure
Chairs:

Uterine Vascularisation at Implantation and Its Implications in Pregnancy Failure
Deepak Modi

Role of Uterine Natural Killer Cells During Early Pregnancy
Gendie Lash

Basic and Clinical Aspects of Uterine Vasculature and Its Disorders with Thrombophilia
Keiji Kuroda
Concurrent Session 5
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Medicine
Chairs:
Zhongwei Huang (Singapore)
Chii-Ruey Tzeng

AI for Cryptozoospermia and Azoospermia
Ranjith Ramasamy

The Future of Reproductive Medicine with AI Embryo Evaluation
Ryo Maekawa

AI as Predictor of Outcome with Cryopreserved Samples
Ana Cobo
Concurrent Session 6
World Depopulation
Chairs:
Robert Norman

Pathologies in Aging Populations

Population Decline and Policy Responses in China
Zi-Jiang Chen

Are There Means to Favour a Population Rebound?
Dominique de Ziegler
Free Communication 4
Free Communication 5
Free Communication 6
1515-1600
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
1600-1730
Company Symposium 5
Concurrent Session 7
Male Reproductive Health 2026
Chairs:

Seminal Analysis and How It Has Changed Over Time
Nusrat Mahmud

Isolated Teratozoospermia: Does It Matter and How Does It Occur?
Ranjith Ramasamy

Weight and Metabolic Factor in Male Infertility and Its Impact on Sperm and Offspring
Hussein Kandil
Concurrent Session 8
Microbiome in Reproduction
Chairs:

Gut Dysbiosis and PCOS
Mei-Jou Chen

Vaginal Microbiome and Gynaecological Disease
David MacIntyre

NIPT/ Microbiome
Zhang Jinglan
Concurrent Session 9
Learning from Near-Miss Episodes
Chairs:

The Nurses’ Role and Real-Life Experience of Near-Miss
Rebecca Moore

An Embryologist’s Approach to Near-Miss
Dean Morbeck

Medical Directive's Approach to Near-Miss in ART
Luca Gianaroli

Panel Discussion – Lesson Learnt Case Reflection from the Fertility Team
Rebecca Moore
Dean Morbeck
Luca Gianaroli

Free Communication 7
Free Communication 8
Free Communication 9
1730-1900
Company Symposium 6
Concurrent Session 10
Conservative Treatments for Women with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis?
Chairs:

Psychoeducation Interventions on Reducing Pain, Anxiety and Depression and QOL in Women with Endometriosis
Aizura Adlan

Conservative Surgery vs Nonsurgical Modalities for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Chih-Feng Yen

Expectant Management vs ART in Endometriosis
Mukhri Hamdan
Concurrent Session 11
Endometrial Health including Chronic Endometritis and Microbiome
Chairs:

Endometrial Microbiome
Han Zhao

Abnormalities in the Relationship Between the Uterine Microbiome and Endometritis
Yasushi Hirota

Using Intrauterine Infusions to Treat Chronic Endometritis
Vyacheslav N. Lokshin
Concurrent Session (ARS) 12
Mini Debate (1730 - 1810)
PRP in the Ovaries
(Interactive Polling Session)
Chairs:

Motion (For):
Sunita Tandulwadkar

Motion (Against):
Ben Mol

<10mins break>

Concurrent Session (ARS) 13
Mini Debate (1820 - 1900)
PRP in the Treatment of Thin Endometrium
(Interactive Polling Session)
Chairs:

Motion (For):
Neil Johnson

Motion (Against):

Free Communication 10
Free Communication 11
Free Communication 12
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
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)
0830-0900
How-to Session 1
How to Know You Are Reading an Authentic Scientific Paper and Spot Scientific Fraud
Ben Mol
How-to Session 2
How to Do Hysteroscopic Surgery for Intrauterine Pathology?
Sujata Kar
How-to Session 3
How to Overcome a Difficult Embryo Transfer?
Sunita Tandulwadkar
How-to Session 4
How to Do a Fertilisation Check With Time Lapse Technology
Tammy Lee
How-to Session 5
How Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Improve Reproductive Health and Fertility Outcomes
Ronald Wang
0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 3
Chairs:

The Impact of Metabolic Risk on IVF Success Rates
Anuja Dokras

0925-1010
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
1010-1035
Keynote Lecture 4
Chairs:

DNA Fragmentation in Sperm, Interpretation and Management
Ranjith Ramasamy

1040-1210
Company Symposium 7
Concurrent Session 14
ASRM Session
Concurrent Session 15
Changing Patients, Changing Practices – The New Era of Fertility Care
Chairs:

The Other “Half” - Understanding and Supporting Male Infertility
William Huang

The Warming World’s Impact on Human Reproduction

Stigma Around in Vitro Fertilisation in Pakistan
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
Dongmei Song

State of the ART for Isthmocele
Nguyen Ngoc Chien

Approaches to Optimize Reproductive Potential of the Uterus
Aizura Adlan
Young Investigator Awards Presentations
Free Communication 13
Free Communication 14
1210-1340
Lunch | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
Company Lunch Symposium 8
1210 - 1310 (60mins)
Company Lunch Symposium 9
1210 - 1310 (60mins)
Round Table Discussions
(1230 - 1330)
1340-1510
Company Symposium 10
Concurrent Session 17
Global Andrology Forum (GAF) Session
Chairs:

Leukocytospermia and Semen Cultures – Are ART Specialists Over-Treating Men?
Hussein Kandil

Hormonal Therapy Before MicroTESE – Beneficial or Merely an Additional Burden?
Haocheng (Lambert) Lin

Interpreting Conventional Semen Parameters – Are We Still Mislabelling Men?
Tan V Le
Concurrent Session 18
New Types of Ovarian Stimulation
Chairs: Clare Boothroyd

Progestin Primed Ovarian Stimulation
Jason Ho

Role of Letrozole in Stimulated Cycles for IVF
Porntip Sirayapiwat (Thailand)

Random Cycle Start in IVF
Madhuri Patil

Panel Discussion
Anuja Dokras
Nusrat Mahmud
Concurrent Session 19
Cellular Mechanisms in Embryo Development
Chairs:

Comparative Proteomic Landscapes Elucidate Human Preimplantation Development and Failure
Zhen Liu

Analysis of the Blastocyst Implantation Process Using a Novel In Vitro Model
Takenobu Nii

Why Gastrulation Is the Most Important Event in Human Development
Free Communication 15
Shortlisted Oral Presentations: Session 2
Free Communication 16
Free Communication 17
1510-1535
Keynote Lecture 5
Chairs:

Place of IVM in 2026
Tuong M Ho
1535-1620
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
1620-1750
Company Symposium 11
Concurrent Session 20
Lifestyle and Reproduction
Chairs:

Psychological Barriers to Lifestyle Change
Anuja Dokras

Influence of Lifestyle and the Circadian Clock on Reproduction
Masanori Ono

The Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Fertility Patients: Emerging Insights and Clinical Applications
Margaret Joyce A. Cristi-Limson (Philippines)
Concurrent Session 21
Nuances of Fertilisation
Chairs:

Rejuvenation of Aged Oocytes Through Exposure to a Young Follicular Microenvironment
Rong Li (Singapore)

When Fertilisation Fails: Investigating and Treating the Hidden Causes of Recurrent Fertilisation Failure
Wang Lei

1PN, 3PN, and No PN: Decoding the Errors in Fertilisation
Tammy Lee
Concurrent Session 22
Cross Border Care
Free Communication 18
Free Communication 19
Free Communication 20
1800-1900
ASPIRE Annual General Meeting
(ASPIRE Members only)
1900-2100
Faculty Dinner
(Ticketed Event)
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)
0830-0855
Keynote Lecture 6
Chairs:

Fast Vitrification Methods - Promise or Hype?
Ana Cobo
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 7
Chairs:

National Birth Cohort Study in China
ZhiBin Hu
0930-1100
Concurrent Session 23
Updates on Male Infertility
Chairs:

AI-Assisted Interpretation of Testicular Specimen Cytology from Patients with Azoospermia
William Huang

Microsurgical Procedures in Azoospermia
Khaleeq ur Rehman

Varicocoele: Why It Matters and What Should Be Done
Ponco Birowo (Indonesia)
Concurrent Session 24
Fertility Preservation in the Female and After Breast Cancer
Chairs:

Updates in Fertility Preservation

Experience of Ovarian Cortex Transplantation
Jie Yan

Pregnancy After Breast Cancer and Fertility Implications of Immunomodulant Treatment
Wanda Cui
Concurrent Session 25
Preparation for Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)
Chairs: Anuja Dokras

When and How to Do Artificial Cycle
Yang Rui

When and How to Do Natural Cycle/Modified Natural Cycle
Anuja Dokras

Alternatives to Artificial Cycle and Natural Cycle
Vyacheslav N. Lokshin
Concurrent Session 26
Fertility & Reproduction (F&R) Session
Free Communication 21
Free Communication 22
1100-1145
Coffee Break | Poster Viewing | Exhibition
Venue: Level 1, Ballroom ABC & South Lobby
1145-1215
Closing Lecture
Chairs:

Novelties in ART: Fantastic Is Too Drastic
Luca Gianaroli
1215-1245
Closing and Award Ceremony
Session Categories (color label)
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