Speakers
The 15th Biennial ALPHA Conference is proud to host a distinguished lineup of global experts at the forefront of reproductive medicine. Our speakers bring unparalleled experience in reproductive health and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), offering a deep dive into the latest clinical breakthroughs and emerging research trends.
Attendees will gain actionable insights and practical guidance tailored for both healthcare professionals and patient care optimization.
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Mina Alikani
Executive Committee Member/President
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Alison Campbell
Executive Committee Member/ Vice President
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Laura Rienzi
Associate Professor, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Italy
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Mina Popovic
Professor, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Friday 17 April
Discard or discover: Rethinking the fate of unused embryos -
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Dean Morbeck
Executive Committee Member, Alpha Scientists; Chief Scientific Officer, Genea Fertility, Australia
Friday 17 April
The evolution of culture media for IVF -
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Kelly Tilleman
Director, IVF Laboratory, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
Friday 17 April
Redefining quality control in IVF -
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Julieta del Valle
Senior Scientist, Dawn Bio
Friday 17 April
Blastoids: Next-gen modelling platform of embryogenesis and implantation for drug discovery -
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Sujatha Ramakrishnan
President, ACE India
Friday 17 April
Perspectives from India -
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Dejan Ljiljak
President, Croatian Society of Clinical Embryologists
Friday 17 April
Perspectives from Croatia -
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Irene Cuevas-Sáiz
Executive Committee Member/Moderator
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Christophe Blockeel
Executive Committee Member, Alpha Scientists; Medical Director, Brussels IVF, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Brussels, Belgium
Saturday 18 April
Clinical case management explained -
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Georgios Lainas
Scientific Director, Eugonia IVF, Athens, Greece
Saturday 18 April
Embryo transfer: Evidence-based or empirical? -
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Eirini Bellou
Senior Applications Scientist, U-Ploid Biotechnologies, Oxford, UK
Saturday 18 April
Can we prevent meiotic aneuploidies in Oocytes? -
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Cerys Currie
Post Doc, University of Warwick, UK
Saturday 18 April
Can we prevent mitotic aneuploidies in embryos? -
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Giovanni Coticchio
Science and Research Manager, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVIRMA ITALIA, Italy
Saturday 18 April
Strategies for optimising embryo utilisation -
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Xavier Pollet-Villard
Head Embryologist and Andrologist, Laboratory Director, Nataliance ART and Andrology Center MLab Group, Oréliance Health Hub, Saran, France
Saturday 18 April
Sperm selection techniques -
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Jackson Kirkman-Brown
Professor of Human Reproductive Science, University of Birmingham, UK
Saturday 18 April
Sperm quality: New diagnostics and therapies -
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Hartley George
Senior Aquarium Curator, Project Coral, Horniman Museum and Gardens, UK
Saturday 28 April
Coral reproduction and the development of predictable spawning protocols -
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Jayesh Shinde
Head of Embryology - QAQC, Indira IVF, India
Sunday 19 April
Environmental monitoring in IVF -
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Jason Swain
Chief Laboratory Officer & President of Laboratory Operations, CCRM Fertility, USA
Sunday 19 April
KPI monitoring and benchmarking -
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Tadashi Okimura
Chief Laboratory Director, Kato Ladies Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
Sunday 19 April
How to manage 18k IVF cycles per year at one site -
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Keshav Malhotra
Laboratory Director, Rainbow IVF, Agra, India
Sunday 19 April
Leading from the bench: Building high-quality IVF teams -
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Jacques Cohen
Founding Member, Alpha Scientists; Chief Scientific Officer, Conceivable Life Sciences, New York, USA
Sunday 19 April
Fear not: AI and automation in IVF
