ARCS Symposium 2025 Friday 19th September 2025

EVENT programme

Friday 19th September 2025

09:00Open registration, welcome refreshments, and exhibition                                                                                                             
Morning Session - Dame Hilda Lloyd Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel
Chair: Meurig Gallaher 
10:00Welcome and Introduction
10:10Embryo Transfer: An Evidence-Based or Just an Empirical Procedure?
George Lainas, Eugonia Assisted Reproduction Unit, Athens 
10:50
Free Communications 1 - TBC 
11:10
Refreshments                
11:30Donor Conceived UK - Title TBC
Laura Bridgens, Donor Conceived UK
12:10Free Communications 2 - TBC
12:30Lunch, Poster session, and Exhibitor breakout sessions
Afternoon Session 
Chairs: TBC
13:45Male Infertility: Why cause matters and genetics can't be ignored
Joris Veltman, The University of Edinburgh
14:25Free Communications 3 - TBC
14:45Refreshments and Exhibitor Breakout Sessions 
15:30Title TBC
Suzannah Williams, University of Oxford 
16:10ARCS Policy and Practice Update     
Jemma Walker, ARCS P&P Chair
16:20Panel discussion: Future Planning for the healthcare Science Workforce 
Chair: Jason Kasraie
17:00Andy Glew People's Prize & Close
17:00 - 18:00Networking with refreshments
19:00Conference Dinner, Lloyd Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel