16:00 – 16:30 Opening ceremony, welcome words

  • Nikica Zaninovic
  • Cristina Hickman

16:30 – 17:00 Fertility decline – Impact of aging and demographic transition

  • Velimir Šimunić

17:00 – 17:30 Affordable reproductive care

  • David Sable

17:30 – 18:30 European and American view of IVF: Round table discussion

  • Kazem Nouri moderator
  • Zev Rosenwaks
  • Velimir Šimunić
  • Dinka Pavičić Baldani

20:00 Welcome cocktail (after dinner)

More Babies, for less dollars and greater convenience


08:00 – 08:20 What needs to happen to realize the full potential of AI in the fertility sector

  • Gerard Letterie (prerecorded)

08:20 – 08:40 The embryologist perspective

  • Daniella Gilboa

08:40 – 09:00 The investment perspective

  • David Sable

09:00 – 09:20 The regulatory perspective

  • Rachel Cutting

09:20 – 09:40 EU AI regulations: how to prepare and what to expect

  • Victoria Robertson

09:40 – 10:00 The risks of AI and what to do about them

  • Hadie Shafiee

10:00 – 10:20 Responsible validation of AI in clinical practice

  • Jørgen Bernsten

10:20 – 10:50 Round Table


11:50 – 11:20 Coffee Break


11:20 – 11:40 Development and deployment of AI software for IVF

  • Daniel Seidman

11:40 – 11:55 How to better utilize image/time-lapse data for AI applications:

  • Erkan Kalafat

11:55 – 12:10 Using AI to support stimulation and trigger decisions

  • Muhammad Fatum

12:10 – 12:25 Optimizing oocyte donor selection using AI

  • Uliana Dorofeyeva

12:25 – 12:40 Opening the black box of oocyte and Embryo assessment using AI

  • Klaus Wiemer

12:40 – 12:55 Impact of AI-based oocyte selection on embryo morphokinetic and outcome

  • Birol Aydin

12:55 – 13:10 Reconstructing the ICM in 3D using AI: comparison with Gardner Grading?

  • Rufus Morgan

13:10 – 13:30 Results of the first RTC using AI for embryo selection

  • Christos A. Venetis

13:30 – 14:00 Round Table


14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

08:00 – 08:20 The use of AI for quality management in the lab

  • Charlie Bormann

08:20 – 08:40 SOFI: Sperm Oocyte Feature Integration, improving embryo ranking, an agnostic approach

  • Alejandro Chavez Badiola

08:40 – 09:00 Key Players in AI Applications within the Laboratory: Who Leads the Way?

  • Marcos Meseguer

09:00 – 09:20 From ultrasound imagery to clinical decision-making

  • Piotr Wygocki

09:20 – 10:00 Self-build or commercially available AI for embryo selection: Debate

  • Alison Campbell
  • Cristina Hickman

10:00 – 10:20 AI in predicting embryo ploidy

  • Iman Hajirasouliha

10:20 – 10:50 Round table


10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break


11:20 – 11:40 Can AI catch what doctors miss?

  • Dan Nayot

11:40 – 12:00 Practical use of AI tools in the lab: Can AI catch what embryologists miss?

  • Eros Nikitos

12:00 – 12:20 Comparing Humans with AI: is this the right approach?

  • Kathleen Miller

12:20 – 12:40 Large Language Models (LLM)

  • Jonas Malmsten

12:40 – 12:50 The inside story of large language model extraordinary potential in fertility care

  • Gaurav Singhal

12:50 – 13:00 Beyond morphokinetics: Using AI to track cell lineage during embryo development

  • Chloe He

13:00 – 13:20 CooperSurgical’s ongoing journey into AI in the IVF clinic

  • David Chrimes

13:20 – 13:40 User-Centric AI: From Evaluation to Clinical Adoption

  • Hyejun Lee

13:40 – 14:00 Round table


14:00 – 15:00 Lunch


20:00 Conference dinner

08:00 – 08:20 “Sex in Space: Consideration of uncontrolled human conception in emerging space tourism”

  • David C. Cullen

08:20 – 08:40 Enabling and studying safe stages of reproduction in space

  • Egbert Edelbroek

08:40 – 09:00 How do we translate basic science into a clinic?

  • Anna Seriola Petit

09:00 – 09:20 AI-powered hyperspectral evaluation of human embryos and oocytes

  • Samuel Ojosnegros

09:20 – 09:40 Investigating chromosomal (in)stability in the human embryo

  • Mina Popovic (prerecorded)

09:40 – 10:00 Navigating Challenges and Opportunities of AI Integration in Fertility Network

  • Eduardo Hariton

10:00 – 10:20 Using AI in clinical protocols and for personalized outcome predictions

  • Nuria Correa

10:20 – 10:40 Can AI make healthcare Human again:  the role of AI in compassionate care

  • Elizabeth Grill

10:40 – 11:10 Round table


11:10 – 11:40 Coffee Break


11:40 – 12:00 AI & Robotics in IVF

  • Sergi Mas

12:00 – 12:20 End-to-end automation of the IVF lab

  • Gerardo Medizabal-Ruiz

12:20 – 12:35 End-to-end AI-driven digitalization of the IVF journey

  • Andrew Thompson

12:35 – 12:50 Redefining what is humanly possible with augmented reality in fertility care

  • Teodora Popa

12:50 – 13:05 The role of synthetic data in mitigating AI risks

  • Andrew de Oliver Gomes

13:05 – 13:20 AI-driven solutions for global health

  • Kazem Nouri

13:20 – 13:45 Round table


13:45 – 14:00 Closing

  • Nikica Zaninovic
  • Cristina Hickman