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 (Italy)
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 (Australia)
1015-1145
Company Symposium 1
Concurrent Session 1
Genetics in Reproduction
Chairs:

POI Genetics
Ying Ying Qin (China)

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

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

ASPIRE Embryologist Certification: Building a Regional Standard
Keshav Malhotra (India)

Developing Embryology Careers and Leadership Pathways
Arthur Chang (Taiwan)

Professional by Practice: The New Gold Standard for Embryologist
Dean Morbeck (Australia)
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 (Hong Kong)

Supporting Fertility Journeys: Evidence-Based Approaches to Psychological Care
Sonja Goedeke (New Zealand)

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

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 (China)
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 (India)

Role of Uterine Natural Killer Cells During Early Pregnancy
Gendie Lash (China)

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

AI for Cryptozoospermia and Azoospermia
Ranjith Ramasamy (USA)

The Future of Reproductive Medicine with AI Embryo Evaluation
Ryo Maekawa (Japan)

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

Pathologies in Aging Populations
TBC

Population Decline and Policy Responses in China
Zi-Jiang Chen (China)

Are There Means to Favour a Population Rebound?
Dominique de Ziegler (Cambodia)
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 (Bangladesh)

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

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

Gut Dysbiosis and PCOS
Mei-Jou Chen (Taiwan)

Vaginal Microbiome and Gynaecological Disease
David MacIntyre (Australia)

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

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

An Embryologist’s Approach to Near-Miss
Dean Morbeck (Australia)

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

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

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 (Malaysia)

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

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

Endometrial Microbiome
Han Zhao (China)

Abnormalities in the Relationship Between the Uterine Microbiome and Endometritis
Yasushi Hirota (Japan)

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

Motion (For):
Sunita Tandulwadkar (India)

Motion (Against):
Ben Mol (Australia)

<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 (New Zealand)

Motion (Against):
TBC
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 (Australia)
How-to Session 2
How to Do Hysteroscopic Surgery for Intrauterine Pathology?
Sujata Kar (India)
How-to Session 3
How to Overcome a Difficult Embryo Transfer?
Sunita Tandulwadkar (India)
How-to Session 4
How to Do a Fertilisation Check With Time Lapse Technology
Tammy Lee (Australia)
How-to Session 5
How Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Improve Reproductive Health and Fertility Outcomes
Ronald Wang (Hong Kong)
0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 3
Chairs:

The Impact of Metabolic Risk on IVF Success Rates
Anuja Dokras (USA)

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 (UAE)

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 (Taiwan)

The Warming World’s Impact on Human Reproduction
TBC

Stigma Around in Vitro Fertilisation in Pakistan
TBC
Concurrent Session 16
Optimizing the Uterus for Pregnancy
Chairs:
Chung-Hsien Sun (Taiwan)
Maria Antonia Habana (Philippines)

Prepping the Uterus for ART: Management of Intrauterine Lesions and Their Impact on Success Rates
Dongmei Song (China)

State of the ART for Isthmocele
Nguyen Ngoc Chien (Vietnam)

Approaches to Optimize Reproductive Potential of the Uterus
Aizura Adlan (Malaysia)
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 (UAE)

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

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

Progestin Primed Ovarian Stimulation
Jason Ho (Taiwan)

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

Random Cycle Start in IVF
Madhuri Patil (India)

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

Comparative Proteomic Landscapes Elucidate Human Preimplantation Development and Failure
Zhen Liu (China)

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

Why Gastrulation Is the Most Important Event in Human Development
TBC
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 (Vietnam)
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 (USA)

Influence of Lifestyle and the Circadian Clock on Reproduction
Masanori Ono (Japan)

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 (China)

1PN, 3PN, and No PN: Decoding the Errors in Fertilisation
Tammy Lee (Australia)
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 (Spain)
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
Country Session
0900-0925
Keynote Lecture 7
Chairs:

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

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

Microsurgical Procedures in Azoospermia
Khaleeq ur Rehman (Pakistan)

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: TBC

Updates in Fertility Preservation
TBC

Experience of Ovarian Cortex Transplantation
Jie Yan (China)

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

When and How to Do Artificial Cycle
Yang Rui (China)

When and How to Do Natural Cycle/Modified Natural Cycle
Anuja Dokras (USA)

Alternatives to Artificial Cycle and Natural Cycle
Vyacheslav N. Lokshin (Kazakhstan)
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 (Italy)
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