Join us in-person Sunday, July 26th, through Wednesday, July 29th, for our annual Reproductive Symposium. View our agenda below and click the register button to reserve your spot!
Sunday, July 26th
Start time 1:00pm CST
| TIME (CST) | SOCIAL EVENTS | SESSION | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 11:00am – 7:00pm | Registration & Welcome Desk | |||
| 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Hands-On Embryology Workshop for Non Embryologists & Embrylogists | Juergen Libermann, PhD, HCLD Cynthia Hudson, ABB, NYS, ACE Abeer Salhia, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, MT, DLM, ELD | ||
| 8:00pm – 11:00pm | Welcome Reception |
Monday, July 27th
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SOCIAL EVENTS | SESSION | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 5:30pm | Registration & Welcome Desk | |||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | |||
| 7:30am – 1:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 8:00am – 8:30am | Welcome Ceremony | |||
| 8:30am – 9:30am | Keynote | Weeding the Facts vs. Fiction: FET Protocols and optimal transfer options | Kate Devine, MD | |
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Scientific Symposium | STAR Blossoms: AI-Guided Sperm Tracking and Recovery for Azoospermia | Hemant Suryawanshi, PhD | |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | Morning Break | |||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | Tending the Garden: Embryo Disposition Best Practices and What to Do When Things Go Wrong | Julius Varzoni, BS, MBA | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | Cultivating Balance: The Vital Role of Thyroid Health in a Flourishing Life | Micah Hill, DO | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | New Innovations: In Vitro Maturation with iPSCs in the Springtime of Cellular Development | Johan Smitz, MD, PhD | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | AI in Bloom: Personalized Support for Fertility Patients in a Season of Possibility | Vaile Wright, PhD | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | A Rainbow Garden: Making your clinic welcoming for LGBTQIA+ individuals | Molly Moravek, MD | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | The Bloom of Balance: Navigating Career Growth and Personal Wellness in REI | Evan Reshef, MD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | From Bud to Bloom: Building Stronger Connections One Conversation at a Time | Lisa Duran | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Seeds of Selection: Ethics and Implications of Polygenic Risk in PGT | Sigal Klipstein | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Avoiding All the Weeds: Cryoperservation- Life in the Fast lane | Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | The Garden of Truth: Lessons in Openness from Surrogacy for Egg Donation Families | Kim Bergman, PhD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Seeing the Flowers Through the Weeds: Techniques for maintaining your sanity with unhappy patients | Angela Lawson, PhD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Seasons of Change: Navigating Career Transitions and Blossoming Along the Way | Alex Quaas, MD, PhD Evan Reshef, MD | |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Planting the Future: Tech-Driven Growth Strategies to Energize Your Funnel | Andrea Syrtash | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | 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 | Rooted in Communication: Strengthening Lab-Clinic Partnerships | Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Spring Clean Your Stress: Practical Tools to Prevent Burnout in Healthcare | Kim Bergman, PhD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Planting Seeds of Success: Best Protocols for Embryo Transfer | Ravi Gada, MD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | New Roots, Fresh Blooms: Navigating the Leap into Practice and Career Change | Evan Reshef, MD Alex Quaas, MD, PhD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Spring Into Practice: Options of Care in Fertility at the Peak of Your Scope | Staci Gorson, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, C-RHI | |
| 1:30pm – 5:45pm | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Afternoon Break | |||
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Scientific Symposium | Rapid Fire Debate: Battle for the Bloom: Rapid Fire Debate on Uterine Lining and Implantation | Kate Devine, MD Rachel Weinerman, MD | |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Scientific Symposium | A New Season in the Lab: Blossoming Advances in Media and Automation | David Gardner, AM, FAA (VIRTUAL) | |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | Closing Remarks | |||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Exhibitor Happy Hour | |||
| 4:00pm – 4:15pm | Executive Board Photos | |||
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | REI Fellows Dinner & Global Fellows Summit | |||
| 6:00pm – 9:00pm | The 10th Annual CEO Summit | Purchase your tickets, today! | ||
| 8:30pm – 10:00pm | Late Night at the Presidential |
Tuesday, July 28th
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SOCIAL EVENTS | SESSION | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Harmony in the Morning Yoga | |||
| 7:00am – 5:30pm | Registration & Welcome Desk | |||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | |||
| 7:30am – 1:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome Ceremony | |||
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Keynote | Where Hope Takes Root: The Blossoming Future of Reproductive Medicine | Marcelle Cedars, MD | |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | Scientific Symposium | Debate: Growth for Growth Unlocking the Power of GH in IVF | Alex Quaas, MD, PhD Alan Penzias, MD | |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Morning Break | |||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | In the Garden of Corporate: Success, Thriving Initiatives and Motivated Teams | Jennifer Straub | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | From Seedling to Blossom: Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Dropout | Suneeta Senapati, MD | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | Where Relationships Bloom: The Foundation of a Thriving Lab | Marc Brignola | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | 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 | Spring Into Clarity: Cultivating Skills to Interpret Nursing Literature with Confidence | Christine Whitehead, MS, BSN, RN | |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Expert Lecture Series | Restorative Reproductive Medicine: Rooted in Science or Blooming in Fiction | Eve Feinberg, MD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Buds to Blooms: The Innovation and Ethics of Genetic Screening | Jill Chisolm Amber Cooper, MD, MSCI, FACOG Kate Devine, MD Lisa Rinehart | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | 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 | Pearls in Full Bloom: Essential Insights to Cultivate Success in Embryo Transfer | Eric Forman, MD, HCLD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Nurturing New Beginnings: Guiding Couples Through the Risks of Older Sperm | Julia Woodward, PhD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Tending the Garden: Protocols and Pitfalls for Optimal Stimulation Monitoring | Shannon Fischer, RN, MSN | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Expert Lecture Series | Genetics Talk to Fellows | Andrew Wagner, MD | |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Planting the Future: Tech-Driven Growth Strategies to Energize Your Funnel | Andrea Syrtash | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | 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 | Rooted in Communication: Strengthening Lab-Clinic Partnerships | Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Spring Clean Your Stress: Practical Tools to Prevent Burnout in Healthcare | Kim Bergman, PhD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | Planting Seeds of Success: Best Protocols for Embryo Transfer | Ravi Gada, MD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | New Roots, Fresh Blooms: Navigating the Leap into Practice and Career Change | Evan Reshef, MD Alex Quaas, MD, PhD | |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Interactive Workshops | The Fertility Forecast: Letting AMH Guide the Season Ahead | Sonja Araoz, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC | |
| 1:30pm – 5:45pm | Exhibit Hall Opens | |||
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Afternoon Break | |||
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Scientific Symposium | Bloom by Design: Natural, Mini, or High Stim — What Does Your Patient Need? | Alan Penzias, MD | |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Scientific Symposium | Removing the Thorn From the Rose: How best to use LLMs | Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD | |
| 3:45pm – 4:00pm | Closing Remarks | |||
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Exhibitor Happy Hour | |||
| 4:45pm – 5:45pm | Abstract Poster Session | |||
| 7:30pm – 10:30pm | Evening Cocktail Reception |
Wednesday, July 29th
Start time 7:00am CST
| TIME (CST) | SOCIAL EVENTS | SESSION | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Morning Walk Through our Urban Garden | |||
| 7:00am – 12:30pm | Registration & Welcome Desk | |||
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | |||
| 7:30am – 10:30am | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Opening Ceremony | |||
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Scientific Symposium | Cutting Edge Oral Abstract Presentations | TBD | |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | Scientific Symposium | Fertility & Sterility Journal | TBD | |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Morning Break | |||
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Scientific Symposium | Rooted in Science: Uncovering Answers to Failed Implantation After Euploid Transfer | Eric Forman, MD, HCLD | |
| 11:45am – 12:00pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 12:00pm – 12:45pm | Scientific Symposium | 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 | Growing with Confidence: Legal Foundations for a Flourishing IVF Journey | Sean Tipton, MA | |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm | Closing Remarks |