EVENT programme

Friday 19th September 2025

09:00 - 10:00		Open registration, welcome refreshments, and exhibition
Morning Session - Dame Hilda Lloyd Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel Chair: Meurig Gallagher
10:00 - 10:10		Welcome and Introduction
10:10 - 10:50		Embryo Transfer: An Evidence-Based or Just an Empirical Procedure? George Lainas, Eugonia Assisted Reproduction Unit, Athens
10:50 - 11:10	Procuring azoospermic semen samples for South Yorkshire Police (SYP) sniffer dog training Helen Clarke, Jessop Fertility
11:10 - 11:30		Refreshments
11:30 - 12:10		Donor Conceived UK Laura Bridgens, Donor Conceived UK
12:10 - 12:30		A high phytochemical diet positively impacts markers of fertility in adult males Joanne Wilson, Fertility Exeter (RDUH NHS Foundation Trust)
12:30 - 13:45		Lunch, Poster session, and Exhibitor breakout sessions
Afternoon Session Chairs: Amy Barrie
13:45 - 14:25		Male Infertility: Why cause matters and genetics can't be ignored Joris Veltman, The University of Edinburgh
14:25 - 14:45		Rethinking Male-Factor Infertility: Consecutive Ejaculate Strategies in IUI for Women Over 35 Gulam Bahadur, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Trust
14:45 - 15:30		Refreshments and Exhibitor Breakout Sessions
15:30 -16:10	Ovarycentric Fertility Preservation: from humans to rhinos Suzannah Williams, University of Oxford
16:10 - 16:20		ARCS Policy and Practice Update Jemma Walker, ARCS P&P Chair
16:20 - 17:00		Panel discussion: Future Planning for the healthcare Science Workforce Chair: Jason Kasraie Panel: Rachel Gregoire, Hannah Newby & Lucy Wood
17:00	Andy Glew People's Prize & Close
17:00 - 18:00		Networking with refreshments
19:00		Conference Dinner, Lloyd Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel