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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Day 1 (24th Jan 2026)

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