Main Scientific Program

Howard & Georgeanna Jones Memorial Keynote Oration

  • Beyond IVF: Long-term mother and child health outcomes following ART - Dr. Anja Bisgaard Pinborg

Keynote Session: Prof. John D. Biggers Memorial Session

Keynote Lectures:
Improving access to IVF & Fertility Treatment and IVF in LMICs: Innovative solutions through technology, policy, and financing. - Dr. Sudarsan Ghosh Dastidar / Dr. Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar

Keynote Lectures:
Time to introduce innovative assisted reproduction methods to implement affordable and successful infertility services in resource-poor countries - Dr. Willem Ombelet

Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I
Prof. Bob Edwards Memorial Session: Updates on the building blocks of In-vitro life: The sperm and the egg

Plenary Lecture:
The quality of human eggs and pre-IVF incubation - Dr. Ri Cheng Chian

Plenary Lecture:
Gamete activation to improve outcomes in ART - Dr. Thomas Ebner

Plenary Lecture:
Sperm selection for ICSI based on morphology, motility and DNA-fragmentation - Dr. Mattan Levi

Plenary Session II
Prof. Subhash Mukhopadhyay Memorial Session: State of the ART in managing the PCOS patient.

Plenary Lecture:
New treatments of obesity (semaglutide and tirzepatide) and their impact on fertility - Dr. Enrico Carmina

Plenary Lecture:
Optimising ovarian stimulation in PCOS - Dr. Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar

Special Guest Lecture Sessions

Special Guest Lectures Session I
Optimising Implantation: Endometrial Preparation and Luteal phase support

Guest Lecture:
Optimizing frozen embryo transfer - Dr. Anja Pinborg

Guest Lecture:
Individualised luteal phase support - Dr. Ameet Patki

Special Guest Lectures Session II
Challenging Clinical Situations

Guest Lecture:
IVF in the patient over 40 - Dr. Kuldeep Jain

Guest Lecture:
Repeated IVF failure: how to navigate - Dr. Hrishikesh Pai

Invited Sessions

Invited Sessions I
Fertility Preservation: Fertility Preservation in the oncology patient

Invited Lecture:
Fertility preservation strategies in gynecological cancers - Dr. Ying Zhang

Invited Sessions II
Updates on evaluation of Embryo and endometrium

Invited Lecture:
From oocyte to blastocyst- advanced imaging and time-lapse to select the best embryos - Dr. Mattan Levi

Invited Lecture:
Be aware of the Empty Uterus: Dealing with the microbiome of the uterine cavity and the role of hysteroscopy in infertility - Dr. Bruno van Herendael

Invited Sessions III
Research and ethics in reproductive science, genetics, and stem cell biology

Invited Lecture:
Role of Genetics and Genomics in Precision Fertility Management: an ethical perspective - Dr. Birendranath Banerjee

Invited Lecture:
In-vitro gametogenesis: Technical and ethical perspectives - Dr. Maharshi Krishna Deb

Panels

Panel Discussion I

Troubleshooting in the IVF Lab: Difficult Scenarios

  • Experts:
  • Dr. Thomas Ebner
  • Dr. Ri-Cheng Chian
  • Panelists:
  • Dr. Mattan Levi
  • Dr. Ratna Chattopadhyay
  • Dr. Keshav Malhotra
  • Dr. Nishad Chimote
  • Moderators: Dr. Krishna Chaitanya / Dr. Sarabpreet Singh
Panel Discussion II

Difficult situations in ovarian stimulation

  • Experts:
  • Dr. Siddhartha Chatterjee
  • Dr. Kamal Ojha
  • Panelists:
  • Dr. Jayeeta Samanta
  • Dr. Sanjay Makwana
  • Dr. Sanjoy Mukherjee
  • Dr. Sunita Sharma
  • Moderators: Dr. Sudip Basu / Dr. Aindri Sanyal
Panel Discussion III

Conundrums in ART practice following updated Indian ART laws

  • Experts:
  • Dr. Chaitali Dutta Roy
  • Dr. Parag Nandi
  • Panelists:
  • Dr. Suparna Banerjee
  • Dr. Koushiki Ray Sarkar
  • Dr. Manisha Vajpeyee
  • Dr. Saroj Agarwal
  • Moderators: Dr. Randhir Singh / Dr. Monica Singh

Ask the Experts

Business Roundtable

Ask the Experts Roundtable I: Reproductive Cross-talk Session
How to establish an IVF centre & run a successful IVF business?

  • Experts:
  • Dr. Hrishikesh Pai
  • Dr. Ameet Patki
  • Dr. Kuldeep Jain
  • Dr. Gautam Khastgir
  • Dr. Bani Mitra
  • Moderator: Dr. Rohit Gutgutia
Research Roundtable

Ask the Experts Roundtable II: Reproductive Cross-talk Session
How to conduct and publish high - impact research papers in reproductive medicine?

  • Experts:
  • Dr. Thomas Ebner
  • Dr. Mattan Levi
  • Dr. Ri-Cheng Chian
  • Dr. Enrico Carmina
  • Dr. Anja Bisgaard Pinborg
  • Dr. Willem Ombelet
  • Moderator: Dr. Kamal Ojha / Dr. Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar

Free Paper Session

Quiz

Exciting quiz competition for participants.

Quiz Masters - Dr. Sudip Basu / Dr. Chaitali Datta Ray