| TIME | SESSION | SPEAKER(S) | MODERATOR / CHAIRPERSONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30–08:40 | Introduction | Renu John | |
| 08:40–09:00 | Culture media from manufacturing to dish: Impact of variations in handling on outcomes | Sanjay Shukla | |
| 09:00–09:20 | Culture Under Pressure: The Genetic Cost of Suboptimal Lab Conditions | Sanketh S Dhumal | Mohan Kamat, Parasuram Gopinath |
| 09:20–09:40 | Gamete quality on Blastocyst utilization and quality | Varsha S Roy | |
| 09:40–10:00 | Futuristic Imaging in ART | Renu John | |
| 10:00–10:10 | Q&A | ||
| 10:10–10:40 | Inauguration – Prof BS Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad | ||
| 10:40–11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00–11:30 | Keynote: Laboratory KPIs: Rethinking Metrics and timings | Jason Swain | Renu John, Alex C Varghese |
| 11:30–11:50 | Making statistical sense in IVF unit | Mohan Kamath | |
| 11:50–12:10 | Culture optimization and harmonization in a network of clinics across different countries | Amy Barrie | Ruma Satvik, Suresh Kattera |
| 12:10–12:30 | Am I ready to treat patients? Personalized training and performance evaluation in IVF | Rita Vassena | |
| 12:30–12:40 | Q&A | ||
| 12:40–13:20 |
Cleavage stage and Blastocyst stage ETs in poor responders Panel Discussion: Brian Levine, Pranay Ghosh, Azif Khan, Jyothi Budi, Ruma Satvik, Nishad Chimote, Suresh Kattera |
Experts: Vijay Mangoli, Fadi Choucair |
Moderators: Parasuram Gopinath, Vasundhara Jagannathan |
| 13:20–14:20 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:20–14:50 | Debate: The house believes that ICSI is the standardised insemination technique | Rita Vassena vs Pranay Ghosh | Vijay Mangoli, Swaminathan D |
| 14:50–15:10 | Can all biopsied embryos implant? A quality issue | Fernando Bronet | |
| 15:10–15:30 | How maternal age shapes early human embryo development | Kenji Ezoe | Gaurav Majumdar, Jyothi Budi |
| 15:30–15:50 | Automation in the IVF lab | Jason Swain | |
| 15:50–16:10 | Anatomy of Failure: IVF Product Toxicity, QC Gaps, and Recalls | Fadi Choucair | |
| 16:10–16:20 | Q&A | ||
| 16:20–16:40 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:40–17:00 | Culture media: A silent player behind IVF outcomes | Sujatha Ramakrishnan | |
| 17:00–17:20 | From Bench to Blastocyst: Process Control Strategies for Reliable Embryo Culture | Gaurav Majumdar | Amy Barrie, Charudutt Joshi |
| 17:20–17:40 | New Alpha ESHRE consensus on Embryo ranking | Keshav Malhotra | |
| 17:40–18:00 | A Critical Appraisal of Commercial Embryo Ranking AI Systems: Does the AUC truly reflect clinical aspirations? | Krishna Chaitanya | |
| 18:00–18:10 | Q&A | ||
| 18:10–18:15 | Concluding remarks of the Day | ||