Save the date to join us in Chicago, July 25-July 28, 2027, for our annual Reproductive Symposium! Below is our 2026 agenda, stay tuned for our 2027 agenda coming soon!
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Sunday: July 26, 2026
Start time 1:00pm CST
| TIME (CST) | SESSION/ACTIVITY | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 11:00am – 7:00pm | General: Registration & Welcome Desk | ||
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Interactive Workshop: Embryology | The Lab Connection: Ask The Experts | Angeline Beltsos, MD Juergen Libermann, PhD, HCLD Cynthia Hudson, MSc, TS ABB Abeer Salhia, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, MT, DLM, ELD |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Interactive Workshop: Doctors & Scientists | Panel Discussion: Clinical Optimization of the Patient Journey | Angeline Beltsos, MD Nabil Arrach, PhD Brandon Hensinger, MBA Rachel Gerber Kule |
| 8:00pm – 11:00pm | Social Event: Welcome Reception | Where Flowers Bloom, So Does Hope |
Monday: July 27, 2026
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SESSION/ACTIVITY | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 5:30pm | General: Registration & Welcome Desk | ||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Meals: Breakfast | ||
| 7:30am – 1:00pm | Exhibition Hall: Open | ||
| 8:00am – 8:30am | General: Welcome Ceremony | Opening Ceremony: Planting Seeds Of Possibilities | |
| 8:30am – 9:30am | Keynote: Scientific Session | Weeding the Facts vs. Fiction: FET Protocols and Optimal Transfer Options | Kate Devine, MD |
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | STAR Blossoms: AI-Guided Sperm Tracking and Recovery for Azoospermia | Hemant Suryawanshi, PhD |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | Meals: Morning Break | ||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Business Minds | Tending the Garden: Embryo Disposition Best Practices and What to Do When Things Go Wrong | Julius Varzoni, BS, MBA, CMPE Shawn Vincent, CEO |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Doctors & Scientists | Cultivating Balance: The Vital Role of Thyroid Health in a Flourishing Life | Micah Hill, DO |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Embryology | Oocyte Capacitation Brings In Vitro Maturation Treatment Into Blooming | Johan Smitz, MD, PhD |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Mental Health | AI in Bloom: Personalized Support for Fertility Patients in a Season of Possibility | Vaile Wright, PhD |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Nurse Practicum | A Rainbow Garden: Making Your Clinic Welcoming for LGBTQIA+ Individuals | Molly Moravek, MD, MPH, MSCI |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: REI Fellows | The Bloom of Balance: Navigating Career Growth and Personal Wellness in REI | Evan Reshef, MD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Business Minds | From Process to People: Communication as the Real Engine of Operational Excellence | Lisa Duran Lindsey McBain |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Doctors & Scientists | Seeds of Selection: Ethics and Implications of Polygenic Risk in PGT | Sigal Klipstein, MD, FACOG |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Embryology | Avoiding All the Weeds: Cryoperservation- Life in the Fast Lane | Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Mental Health | The Garden of Truth: Lessons in Openness from Surrogacy for Open Egg Donation Families | Kim Bergman, PhD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Nurse Practicum | Seeing the Flowers Through the Weeds: Techniques for Maintaining Your Sanity With Unhappy Patients | Angela Lawson, PhD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: REI Fellows | Seasons of Change: Navigating Career Transitions and Blossoming Along the Way | Alex Quaas, MD, PhD Evan Reshef, MD |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Meals: Lunch Break | ||
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | Social Event: Exhibitors | Exclusive Exhibitor Partners Only Roundtable Event. Join us for a facilitated networking event. Build community. Share insights. | Steve Lasensky |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Business Minds | Planting Seeds for Patient & Provider Retention: The Relationship Factor in Fertility Care | Andrea Syrtash |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Doctors & Scientists | The Bloom Before the Cut: Balancing Intervention and Preservation in Reproductive Surgery | Rahi Victory, BSC, MD, FRCSC, FACOG Zaraq Khan, MBBS |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Embryology | Rooted in Communication: Strengthening Lab-Clinic Partnerships | Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Mental Health | Spring Clean Your Stress: Practical Tools to Prevent Burnout in Healthcare | Kim Bergman, PhD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Nurse Practicum | Planting Seeds of Success: Best Protocols for Embryo Transfer | Ravi Gada, MD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: REI Fellows | Regional Roots: How Clinical REI Practice Blossoms Differently Across Locations | Evan Reshef, MD Alex Quaas, MD, PhD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: APP | Spring Into Practice: Options of Care in Fertility at the Peak of Your Scope | Staci Gorson, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, C-RHI |
| 1:45pm – 5:00pm | Exhibition Hall: Open | ||
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Meals: Afternoon Break | ||
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Battle for the Bloom: Rapid Fire Debate on Uterine Lining and Implantation | Kate Devine, MD Rachel Weinerman, MD |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Blooms to Pedals: The Future of Human Embryo Culture | David Gardner, AM, FAA |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | General: Closing Remarks | ||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Exhibition Hall: Happy Hour | Cosmos and Roses | |
| 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Social Event: The 10th Annual CEO Summit | Unscripted and Unfiltered: Candid Conversations with Fertility Industry CEOs and an Evening of Creativity and Improv Purchase your tickets today! | Lynn Mason, DHA, MBA; Cara Reymann; Louis Villalba |
Tuesday: July 28, 2026
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SESSION/ACTIVITY | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Social Event: Yoga | Morning Yoga: Blooming Through Yoga | |
| 7:00am – 5:30pm | General: Registration & Welcome Desk | ||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Meals: Breakfast | ||
| 7:30am – 1:00pm | Exhibition Hall: Open | ||
| 8:30am – 8:45am | General: Welcome Ceremony | ||
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Keynote: Scientific Session | Where Hope Takes Root: The Blossoming Future of Reproductive Medicine | Marcelle Cedars, MD |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Debate: Growth for Growth Unlocking the Power of GH in IVF | Alex Quaas, MD, PhD Alan Penzias, MD |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Meals: Morning Break | ||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Business Minds | In the Garden of Corporate: Success, Thriving Initiatives, and Motivated Teams | Jennifer Straub |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Doctors & Scientists | From Seedling to Blossom: Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Dropout | Suneeta Senapati, MD |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Embryology | Where Relationships Bloom: The Foundation of a Thriving Lab | Marc Brignola |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Mental Health | Season of Renewal: Supporting Patients in Decision Making and Outcomes with Transfer of Abnormal Embryos | Julia Woodward, PhD |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: Nurse Practicum | Spring Into Clarity: Cultivating Skills to Interpret Nursing Literature with Confidence | Christine Whitehead, MS, BSN, RN |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series: REI Fellows | Restorative Reproductive Medicine: Rooted in Science or Blooming in Fiction | Eve Feinberg, MD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Business Minds | Buds to Blooms: The Innovation and Ethics of Genetic Screening | Jill Chisholm, BSN, MSN, APNG Amber Cooper, MD, MSCI, FACOG Kate Devine, MD Lisa Rinehart, RN, BSN, JD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Doctors & Scientists | Growing Together: Incorporating APPs in Your Practice for a Flourishing Future | Staci Gorson, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, C-RHI |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Embryology | Pearls in Full Bloom: Essential Insights to Cultivate Success in Embryo Transfer | Eric Forman, MD, HCLD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Mental Health | Nurturing New Beginnings: Guiding Couples Through the Risks of Older Sperm | Julia Woodward, PhD |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: Nurse Practicum | Tending the Garden: Protocols and Pitfalls for Optimal Stimulation Monitoring | Shannon Fischer, MSN, RN, C-RHI |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series: REI Fellows | Genetics Blooming | Andrew Wagner, MD, FACMG, FACOG |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Meals: Lunch Break | ||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Business Minds | AI in Full Bloom: A Hands-On Workshop to Scale Your Fertility Practice with Strategy and Heart | Angeline Beltsos, MD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Doctors & Scientists | The Bloom Before the Cut: Balancing Intervention and Preservation in Reproductive Surgery | Rahi Victory, BSC, MD, FRCSC, FACOG Zaraq Khan, MBBS |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Embryology | Rooted in Communication: Strengthening Lab-Clinic Partnerships | Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Mental Health | Beneath the Petals: Recognizing and Supporting Patients Experiencing Domestic Violence | Vaile Wright, PhD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: Nurse Practicum | Planting Seeds of Success: Best Protocols for Embryo Transfer | Ravi Gada, MD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: REI Fellows | Regional Roots: How Clinical REI Practice Blossoms Differently Across Locations | Evan Reshef, MD Alex Quaas, MD, PhD |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops: APP | Where Wellness Takes Root: Lifestyle Medicine and Supplements in Fertility | Emily Ehlers, RN, BSN |
| 1:30pm – 5:00pm | Exhibition Hall: Open | ||
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Meals: Afternoon Break | ||
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Bloom by Design: Natural, Mini, or High Stim — What Does Your Patient Need? | Alan Penzias, MD |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Removing the Thorn From the Rose: How best to use LLMs | Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | General: Closing Remarks | ||
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Exhibition Hall: Happy Hour | Cosmos and Roses | |
| 4:45pm – 5:45pm | General: Abstract Poster Session | Abstract Poster Showcase: Buds Are Popping | |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Social Event: REI Fellows | Bloom Where You Are Planted – Dinner & Global Fellows Summit: join us for an evening of networking, sit-down dinner, drinks, and presentation. Meet industry leaders, colleagues, peers and friends while enjoying a lovely evening designed especially for you. | |
| 7:30pm – 10:30pm | Social Event: Evening Cocktail Reception | Legacy Awards: Everything’s Coming Up Roses Featuring the Gregory Hyde Band | |
| 8:30pm – 10:00pm | Social Event: REI Fellows | Late Night at the Presidential |
Wednesday: July 29, 2026
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SESSION/ACTIVITY | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Social Event: Morning Charge | Walk on Oak Street Beach: Life Blooms In Blowers | |
| 7:00am – 12:30pm | General: Registration & Welcome Desk | ||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Meals: Breakfast | ||
| 7:30am – 11:00am | Exhibition Hall: Open | ||
| 8:30am – 8:45am | General: Welcome Ceremony | ||
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Cutting Edge Oral Abstract Presentations | TBD |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Fertility & Sterility Journal Club: Intrapatient variability in the number of retrieved oocytes and ovarian response categories between consecutive in vitro fertilization cycles | Kate Devine, MD; Allison Eubank, MD, FACOG; Eric Forman, MD, HCLD; Micah Hill, DO; Rachel Weinerman, MD |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Meals: Morning Break | ||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Rooted in Science: Uncovering Answers to Failed Implantation After Euploid Transfer | Eric Forman, MD, HCLD |
| 11:45am – 12:00pm | Meals: Lunch Break | ||
| 12:00pm – 12:45pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | Lab Debate: To Trim or Let Bloom? A Fertile Debate on ICSI, PGT, and the ‘Freeze-All’ Philosophy | Richard Scott, MD, FACOG, ALD/HCLD Amy Sparks, PhD, HCLD |
| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Scientific Symposium: Scientific Session | The Politics of IVF: 2026 Midterms Edition | Sean Tipton, MA |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm | General: Closing Remarks |