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Programme

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Thursday 01 October 2026

12:00 - 13:20
Registration and Welcome Lunch

13:20 - 13:30
Introduction
Mónica Marques, Portugal
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
Carlos Plancha, Portugal

13:30 - 14:30
Session 1: The best gamete for the best ICSI
Chairs
Gemma Arroyo Cardona, Spain
Aleksej Stevanovic, Norway
13:30 - 13:50
The best oocyte for ICSI 
Amy Barrie, United Kingdom
13:50 - 14:00
Discussion
14:00 - 14:20
The best sperm for ICSI
Neelke De Munck, Belgium
14:20 - 14:30
Discussion

14:30 - 16:00
Session 2: ICSI: Timing, procedure and Gamete Interaction
Chairs
Stefano Canosa, Italy
Chairman invited, but not confirmed
14:30 - 14:50
From oocyte retrieval and ejaculation to injection: optimizing timing in ICSI procedures
Marta Carvalho, Portugal
14:50 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:20
How to perform the best ICSI 
Miguel Gallardo, Portugal
15:20 - 15:30
Discussion
15:30 - 15:50
Egg-sperm interactions and the gamete communication skipped by ICSI
Enrica Bianchi, Italy
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion

16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:30
Session 3: Rescue Strategies in ART: Better than Discarding?
Chairs
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
Carlos Plancha, Portugal
16:30 - 16:45
Pro - rescue ICSI and IVM
Speaker invited, but not confirmed
16:45 - 17:00
Con - Rescue ICSI and IVM 
Bryan Woodward, United Kingdom
17:00 - 17:10
Rebuttal
17:10 - 17:20
Rebuttal
17:20 - 17:30
Discussion