Programme - 3rd AI Fertility World Conference

*Please note that all times are still subject to change.

08:00-09:20 WELCOME SESSION

From Patient Frustration to System Failure: Where Fertility care is breaking down / John Aitken (15 min)
Inside the IVF Clinic Bottleneck: Structural Barriers to Better Outcomes (Clinical View) / Carole Gilling-Smith (15 min)
The AI Inflection Point in Fertility: What Works, What Does Not, and What Is Missing (Embryology View) / Nikica Zaninovic (15 min)
The AI Inflection Point in Fertility: What Works, What Does Not, and What Is Missing (Entrepreneurial View) / David Sable (15 min)
The AI Inflection Point in Fertility: What Works, What Does Not, and What Is Missing (Data Specialist View) / Cecilie Jakobsen (15 min)

09:20-09:50 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

09:50-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:35 ADVANCED IMAGING AND BIO-ENGINEERING

Time-Lapse at Scale: Engineering Precision into Everyday IVF / TBA (15 min)
Time-Lapse Reimagined: What Continuous Embryo Monitoring Really Delivers / TBA (15 min)
The Global Adoption Gap in Time-Lapse IVF: What Is Really Limiting Uptake? What can AI implementation learn from this / Marcos Messeguer (20 min)
Beyond Brightfield: The Next Generation of Embryo Visualisation / Carlos Simon (15 min)
Seeing the Unseen: Holotomography and the Future of Cell Imaging / Paul (15 min)
Hyperspectral Imaging: Unlocking Biochemical Signals Without Touching the Embryo / Samuel Ojos Negros (15 min)
From CT to PET Thinking: Translating Advanced Imaging Concepts across imaging platforms / Sina Shahed (15 min)
Ultrasound Meets AI: From Image Capture to Intelligent Clinical Insight / TBA (15 min)

12:35-13:05 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

13:05- 14:05 Lunch

14:05-16:20 FROM RAW DATA TO CLINICAL DECISIONS

Randomised Controlled Trials in AI: What the Data Really Shows (The Fairtility Experience) / TBA (15 min)
Randomised Controlled Trials in AI: What the Data Really Shows (The Alife Experience) / Tex Vermilyea (15 min)
Sperm Intelligence: Turning Sperm Data into Actionable Decisions / TBA (15 min)
Sperm intelligence during ICSI / Giles Palmer (15 min)
Egg Intelligence: Turning Oocyte Data into Actionable Decisions / Dan Nayot (15 min)
From Ultrasound to Outcome: Closing the Loop Between Imaging and Clinical Decisions / Cycleclarity (15 min)
Smarter Clinics, Better Outcomes: Using AI to Optimise IVF Operations / FertilAI (15 min)
Measuring the Invisible: Data-Driven Monitoring of Stress and Emotional Load in Fertility Care / Oto (15 min)
Digital Genetics: Enhancing Genetic Assessment beyond PGT-A and PGT-M: The hidden value of PGT-P / Santi Munne (15 min)
Making Reproductive Surgery Smart / Aleksandra Goch (15 min)

16:20-16:50 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

19:00 Welcome reception

08:00-09:30 RESPONSIBLE VALIDATION

DEBATE: RCTs vs Other forms of validation (2 sessions) / Oleksii Barash and Ying Cheong (20 min)
From Idea to Impact: Designing Research That Survives Peer Review – The Academic challenges / Iman Hajirasouliha (10 min)
From Publication to Co-Founder: When Research Becomes a Company – Founder Challenges / Andrew Drakeley (10 min)
From Academia to Intellectual Property: Protecting Innovation Without Slowing Progress / Hadi Shaffie (10 min)
Validating AI in Embryology: Technology Readiness and Biological Reality / Charles Bormann (10 min)
Clinical Validation and Adoption of AI: What Determines Success or Failure / David Silver (10 min)
From Prototype to Practice: Technical Validation in Real-World IVF Settings / Jonas Mamlmstein (10 min)
A Practical Framework for AI Validation in Fertility Medicine: The Croatia Consensus / Teodora Popa (10 min)

09:30-10:00 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:40 FROM BUZZWORD TO STRATEGY

Cutting through the hype to reveal what is easy and what is hard and how to spot real AI opportunities. Why AI initiatives fail, how to integrate AI successfully, and the key decisions that will shape your organisations future / Eduardo Hariton (10 min)
Global AI, Local IVF: Adapting Technology Across Health Systems / Kate Ryder (10 min)
Building AI inhouse: Lessons from the UK / Michael Henry (10 min)
Building an AI-First Fertility Clinic: Lessons from the Front Line from the UK / Cristina Hickman (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the American Perspective (Part 1) / David Stern (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the American Perspective (Part 2) / Richard Jennings (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the Asia-Pacific Perspective (Part 1) / Margaret Wang (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the Asia-Pacific Perspective (Part 2) / Hyejun Lee (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the Indian Perspective / Vinesh Gadhia (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the Latin American Perspective / Chris Rego (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the Middle East Perspective / Eduardo Gonzalez (10 min)
From buzzword to business strategy: the European Perspective / Laura Rienzi (10 min)

12:50-13:20 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

13:20-14:20 Lunch

14:20-15:40 ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS

15:40-16:00 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

19:00 Dinner and evening Entertainment

08:00-09:40 AUTOMATIC, CLEAN DATA, SAFELY STORED

Zero Error IVF: RFID and Barcoding for Absolute Data Integrity / TBA (20 min)
Automating KPIs in the Lab: Using RFID to Turn Workflow into Intelligence / David Chrimes (20 min)
Cryostorage in the Age of Robotics: Automation, Traceability, and Risk Reduction / TBA (20 min)
Cybersecurity in Fertility Clinics: Protecting the Most Sensitive Data in Healthcare / Chloe He (20 min)

09:40-10:10 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

10:10-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-12:00 AGENTIC AI

Agentic AI: Boosting productivity, elevating employee performance and optimising customer experience / Fernando Koch (20 min)
Automating Away Admin with AI Agents / Eleonora Shantsila, Product Engineer @ Fyxer (20 min)
The Potential and Pitfalls of AI Voice Agents in Healthcare / Luke Harries, CPO @ ElevenLabs (20 min)
The Promise and Pitfalls of AI Agents: setting up a company with only AI agents / Evan Ratliff, Journalist / Podcaster (20 min)

12:00-12:30 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

12:30-13:00 AI AND FERTILITY DONATION

AI in Egg Donation: Redesigning Matching, Selection, and Outcomes /TBA (10 min)
The Future of Donation Pathways: Data, Ethics, and Algorithmic Choice / TBA (10 min)
Facial Recognition in Donation: Identity, Traceability, and Ethical Boundaries / TBA (10 min)

13:00-13:30 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:50 BEYOND

AI and Robotics in Surgery: Where We Are, and Where We’re Going / Danail Stoyanov, UCL (20 min)
IVF in Space: Reproduction, Technology, and the Future of Humanity / TBA (20 min)
Regulating AI in Fertility: What the Law Is – and What It Must Become / Rachel Cutting, HFEA (20 min)
AI, Fertility, and Society: Long-Term Implications for Families and Humanity / Kazem Nouri (20 min)

15:50-16:20 PANEL LED DISCUSSION

16:20-16:30 CONFERENCE SUMMARY

16:30 CONFERENCE CLOSING