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Pre-conference September 18, 2026
Hall B
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced laparoscopy for fertility (Trainers: Prof Hassan Mohanad, Prof Mohamed Elithy, Dr Amani, Dr Aysha, Dr Ahmed Ali) | Dr Amani |
Hall G
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing in Top journals (4 hours) | Dr. Chrsitopher Barrat | |
| Medications for IVF (targeted for medical students, pharmacists, and nurses) | Dr Wessam |
Hall D
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| CAP accreditation bootcamp for IVF Labs | Dr Irfan | |
| OTC-T (Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation & Transplantation) | Dr Irfan |
Hall F
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Optimising fetal surveillance | Dr. Edwin |
Hall C
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced hysteroscopy & intrauterine surgery Coordinator (Trainers: Prof Amr Elshalakany, Dr Santiago, Dr Rabia) | Dr Nayrouz |
Hall E
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Basic surgical skills | Dr Shoukry |
Day 1: September 19, 2026
Hall C
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Nurses Symposium | Mrs. Heba & Mabel |
Hall A
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Opening ceremony | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Plenary lecture: Reproductive Health and Opportunity 1950–2050: How Evidence Builds Excellence in Fertility Care | Dr Walid, Dr Shamsa, and Prof. Simon Fishel |
| Symposium 1: Balancing Ethics and Business in IVF, Marketing, Innovation, and Conflicts of Interest | ||
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Balancing Ethics and Business in IVF Practice | Prof Yakoub Khalaf |
| 10:20 - 11:00 | Discussion and debate on Ethics and Business in IVF Practice (Directors from different IVF centres, Business development and marketing, Medical company representative, DOH representative, etc. | |
| 11:00 | Symposium 2: Fertility Preservation | |
| Symposium 2: Fertility Preservation | ||
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Reproductive surgery for fertility preservation in cancer care | |
| 11:35 - 11:55 | Challenges in fertility preservation clinical scenarios | Dr. Ahmed Elbohoty |
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Oncofertility in young patients with haematological malignancies | Dr. Amin Abyad |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Discussion and debate Medical and Anesthetic Challenges during IVF Therapy (ansthesia, internal medicine, IVF, senior nurse, etc.) | |
| 13:00 | Symposium 3: Embryology | Dr. Simon Fishel & Dr. Irfan |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | The role of the sperm in reduced, failed fertilisation at ICSI, how to predict success, failure beforehand. Prof. | Christopher Barratt |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Can we correct Ooocytes? | Prof. Alison Campbell |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | AI-assisted detection and quantitative scoring of cytoplasmic strains: expanding predictive power from pregnancy to live birth | Mrs. Sheila |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | DEBATE | All |
| Symposium 4: Quality control and education | ||
| 15:45 - 16:05 | From data decisions: Quality indicators and IVF lab dashboards | Mrs. Loreen |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | Safety by Design: Risk-Aware IVF Care | Dr. Shazia |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Trouble shooting in the IVF lab: How to do it/and how to avoid having to do it. | Dr. Irfan |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | closing | |
Hall B
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Symposium 3: High-Risk Obstetrics related to Assisted Reproduction | ||
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Isthmocele and Female Fertility: Clinical Relevance and Management Strategies | Dr. Santiago |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Diagnosis & management of CS scar pregnancies | Dr. Mohamed Elithy |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Antenatal Diagnosis of Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) | Dr. Saleema |
| Symposium 4: High-Risk Obstetrics related to Assisted Reproduction (continued) | ||
| 15:45 - 16:05 | Antenatal care of multiple pregancy: From an obstetric perspective | Dr. Sophia Malik |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | First trimester scan: Beyond Nuchal translucency | Dr. Mansi |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Management of preterm labour | Dr. Zeina Abdulla |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Risk factors and management of Deep Vein Thrombosis/PE | Dr. Raoya Farah |
| 17:00 | Discussion | All |
Hall D
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Public Awareness session (10 mins with 5 min Q&A) | ||
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Myths & Facts in IVF (in Russian) | Dr. Amani |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | The Egg Story (in Arabic) | Dr. Ahmed El Bohoty |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Dr. Nayrouz (in English) | Dr. Nayrouz |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Dr. Walid (in German) | Dr. Walid |
Morning Sessions (09:00 - 14:30)
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Plenary Lecture: The Role of AI in Embryology "Beyond the Hype and Expectations" | Prof. Thomas Ebner |
| Symposium 1: Endometriosis and Adenomyosis (S1) - Moderating: Innovation and Quality of Service 1 | ||
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Lecture 1: Ultrasound in Adenomyosis | Dr. George Paul / Prof. Ahmed El-Sawy |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Lecture 2: Endometriosis: Follow-up & Follow up Medical Treatment (Different Scenarios - Endometriosis with Infertility, IVF Implementation...) | |
| Symposium 2: Reproductive Endocrinology and Medical Challenges in IVF (S2) - Moderating: Prof. Marwa ElBalkiny, Dr. Nabila Yousef | ||
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Lecture 1: PCOS - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Different Protocols & Different Patient | |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Thyroid Disorders in Infertility - Pre IVF assessment | |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | The Era of Non-Invasive Embryo Selection (Embryology Session 1) | |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | Lecture 4: Luteal Phase Defect in ART: When, How, and What? (S3) (Pharmacology Session) | Dr. Ali Mohamed Ali |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
Day 2: September 20, 2026
HALL A
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Symposium 1: Endometriosis | ||
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Epidemiology of Endometriosis in Women with Arab Ancestry | Mrs. Mira Mousa |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | MRI in Endometriosis - from imaging to decision making | Dr. Amol P More |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Ablative techniques in Endometriomas - Sparing ovarian reserve in women with pregnancy wish | Dr. Adrien Crestani |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Endometriosis and infertility - the terrible association (discussion of clinical situations) | Prof Horace Roman, Dr. Aysha Almentheri |
| Coffee Break | ||
| Symposium 2: Reproductive Surgery | ||
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Asherman Syndrome – New Therapeutic Approaches | Prof Amr Elshalakany |
| 11:35 - 11:55 | Ablation of Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis in Infertility Patients: Evidence, Limits, and Clinical Reality. | Prof Antonio |
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Essential laparoscopic Anatomy for safe pelvic surgery | Prof. Hassan Mohanad Morsi |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Discussion and debate | |
| Lunch | ||
| Symposium 3: Reproductive endocrinology and Medical challenges during IVF therapy | ||
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Obesity and IVF, Balancing Safety, Access, and Outcomes. | Dr. Arianna D'Angelo |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Pituitary Suppression in ART: Time for a Paradigm Shift? | Dr. Carol |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Who Shapes Reproductive Choices? Women's Autonomy at the Crossroads of Medicine and Society. | Dr. Bohaira El Geyoushi |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Fertility as an Early Biomarker of Biological Performance and Longevity | Dr. Arthur Clement |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Symposium 4: Breaking barriers in male infertility | ||
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Beyond the WHO guidelines: how can we better diagnose male infertility. | Dr. Christopher Barrat |
| 15:50 - 14:10 | Optimizaion of male fertility potential for a better IVF outcome | Dr. Ahmed Allam |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | Dr Ahmed Allam / Junaid | Dr Ahmed Allam / Junaid |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Debate male infertility | |
Hall C
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Symposium 1: Transitional Science in Reproductive Medicine Symposium. | ||
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Genetic Determinants of Female Infertility from the Emirati Genome Project. | Dr Mira Mousa |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles in female and male fertility restoration and protection. | Dr Farzana Ali |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Title TBD. | Dr Shabir Hassan |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | 3 or 4 rapid-fire 5-minute talks without questions | depending upon abstract submissions |
| Coffee Break | ||
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Resident corner | Dr. Laila |
| 11:35 - 11:55 | 5 cases each one 10 mins | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| Symposium 3: Genetics | ||
| 14:00 - 14:20 | genetics | Dr Irfan, Dr. Rehan |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Abstract presentation session | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | How to empower IVF centres in the year 2026 vision | Dr. Tahani |
Hall D
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Isthmocele and Female Fertility: Clinical Relevance and Management Strategies. | |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | Basic surgical workshop for students/ registrars, parallel |
HALL B
| Time | Scientific Program / Session Title | Speaker / Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| Symposium 3: Transitional Science in reproductive medicine (Epigenetics, Etc...) | ||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Symposium 3: Introduction | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Genetics in Reproductive Medicine (Role of PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR in IVF outcome) | Prof. Dr. Ahmed |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Role of Pharmacogenetics in Individualized Ovarian Stimulation in female with sub-fertility (poor responders, PCOS) | Dr. Thomas Ebner |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | TIME LAPSE in IVF (Incubators) | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Sperm DNA fragmentation and IVF outcome - is it playing a significant role? | Dr. Walid Sayed |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Symposium 5: Genetics | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Genetics in male infertility | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Abnormal spermatogenesis | |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | Genetics screening in IVF (Carrier screening, NIPT, PGT) | Dr. Walid Sayed |