Programme Grid
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
7:00 AM
Bridge2Life Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Scaling better outcomes: The role of HOPE in contemporary transplant programs
Organized by
Moderator: Mauricio Carvalho (US)
8:00 AM
Prediction of kidney transplant outcomes
Moderators: Tracey Ying (AU), Vikas Sridhar (CA)
Omics in transplantation 2
Moderator: Ana Konvalinka (CA)
Mechanisms and management of AMR in kidney transplant recipients
Moderators: Wenshi Jiang (CN), Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze (CA)
Immunoregulation: Tolerance versus rejection 1
Moderator: Alexandra Sharland (AU)
Emerging challenges in transplantation: Allocation, risk prediction, and long-term outcomes
Moderators: Lachlan McMichael (AU), Ross Francis (AU)
Delivering value in liver transplantation: Innovation, resources, and the future of care
Moderator: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US)
Long-term outcomes and risk stratification after liver transplantation
Moderators: Simone I. Strasser (AU), Oscar Cesar Imventarza (AR)
Expanding transplant access: Innovations in training, simulation, and global collaboration
Moderators: Jen Li (AU), Marti Manyalich Vidal (ES)
Optimizing pancreas and islet transplantation: From donor selection and graft preservation to functional outcomes
Moderators: John Kanellis (AU), Raja Kandaswamy (US)
Viral infections in transplantation
Moderators: Monica Slavin (AU), Bradley Gardiner (AU)
Novel immunosuppression
Moderators: Dong Jin Joo (KR), Marcelo Cantarovich (CA)
Pediatric treatments on the Horizon
Moderators: Katherine E. Twombley (US), Matthew Sypek (AU)
Bridging gaps in transplantation: Equity, access, and unmet needs worldwide
Moderators: Riadh Fadhil (QA), Anantharaman Vathsala (SG)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Donor risk and recipient outcomes in kidney transplantation
Moderators: Angela Webster (AU), John S. Gill (CA)
Immunosuppression: Experimental and clinical
Moderators: Jaeseok Yang (KR), Raman Venkataramanan (US)
Immunologic risk, donor factors and predictive modelling of kidney transplant outcomes
Moderators: Alessandra Orsillo (AU), Kate Wyburn (AU)
Immunoregulation: Cell signalling 1
Moderator: Michaela Lucas (AU)
Vascularized composite allotransplantation: Expanding frontiers in function, immunity, and clinical translation
Moderator: Maria Siemionow (US)
The journey to clinical xenotransplantation
Moderator: Evelyn Salvaris (AU)
Expanding living donor liver transplantation: Emerging evidence and clinical advances
Moderator: Kwang Woong Lee (KR)
Lung transplantation outcomes and allograft dysfunction: From mechanisms to clinical prevention strategies
Moderators: Gregory I. Snell (AU), Jyotika Prasad (AU)
Psychosocial, communication and educational aspects of donation and transplantation
Moderators: Estephan Arredondo (ES), Bronwyn Levvey (AU)
Global Transplantation: The GODT Report Analyzes Activities Around the World
Moderators: Stefan Tullius (US), Beatriz Domínguez-Gil (ES)
Optimizing and utilizing old organ donors
Moderators: Helen Opdam (AU), Jeffrey Orlowski (US)
Pediatric liver
Moderators: Helen Evans (NZ), Michael Stormon (AU)
Therapeutic organ perfusion: From organ rescue to advanced clinical applications
Moderators: Dale Gardiner (GB), Sarah Scheuer (AU)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Targeting immune cell metabolism to control alloimmunity
Moderators: Alexandra Sharland (AU), Mariam Alexander (US)
Redefining Surgical Excellence: Metrics, Equity, and Global Perspectives
Moderators: Animesh Singla (AU), Peter G. Stock (US)
Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions
Facilitator: Dominique Martin (AU)
Pluripotent stem cells and regenerative medicine: the future of transplantation?
Moderator: Edward Geissler (DE)
Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation
Moderators: Yolanda Becker (US), Philip O'Connell (AU)
Transplanting Against the Antibody Odds
Moderators: Ankit Sharma (AU), Anne Halpin (CA)
Emerging infectious diseases in transplant ID
Moderator: Olivia Smibert (AU)
Honouring voices, changing systems: Indigenous leadership in transplant equity
Moderators: Jaquelyne Hughes (AU), Stephen McDonald (AU)
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Transplant Education
Moderator: Harry Robertson (AU)
Global collaboration in organ transplantation: Advancing ethical access, innovation, and sustainability
Moderators: Rajdeep Das (US), Marcelo Cantarovich (CA)
Transplant Oncology: Peering Over the Horizon
Moderators: Kwang Woong Lee (KR), Mohamed Rela (IN)
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 1
Moderators: Ravi Mohanka (IN), Swarnalatha Guditi (IN), Amit Pasari (IN), Abi Abraham Mookanottle (IN), Amol Bhawane (IN), Sreebhushan Raju (IN), Manish Balwani (IN), Feroz Aziz (IN)
Obesity Management in Transplantation: Current Evidence and Practical Approaches
Moderators: Dorry Segev (US), Marina Berenguer (ES)
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Organ preservation 2
Moderator: Henry Pleass (AU)
Biomarkers, pharmacokinetics and kidney allograft outcomes
Moderator: Toby Coates (AU)
Immunoregulation: Cell signalling 2
Moderator: Kate Gartlan (AU)
Precision immunosuppression and therapeutic optimization in transplantation: Kidney-centered advances across solid organ care
Moderators: Shyam Bihari Bansal (IN), Yolanda Becker (US)
Overcoming immune barriers in xenotransplantation: From innate recognition to gene-edited graft compatibility
Moderators: Richard N. Pierson (US), Peter Cowan (AU)
Imaging and biomarkers to assess kidney allograft dysfunction
Moderators: Samuel Neeling (AU), Terence Kee (SG)
Optimization strategies in living donor liver transplantation
Moderators: Dimitri A. Raptis (SA), Akihiko Soyama (JP)
Solving immune problems for the life of the allograft
Moderators: Xunrong Luo (US), Kieran Halloran (CA)
Precision virology in transplantation: Immunity, diagnostics, and targeted therapies
Moderators: Matthew Roberts (AU), Tina Marinelli (AU)
TTS-ISN: Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients - Outcomes, barriers, and clinical management
in collaboration with:
Moderator: Curie Ahn (KR)
Integrated machine perfusion strategies for DCD organ optimization and transplant outcomes
Moderators: John Whitlam (AU), Irene Bello (ES)
3:35 PM
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 2
Moderators: Shruti Tapiawala (IN), Gireesh MS (IN), Mohan Patel (IN), Raj Kanwar Yadav (IN), Dhananjai Agarwal (IN), Dhananjaya KL (IN), Pranjal Kashiv (IN), Ashish Sharma (IN), Narayan Prasad (IN), Arpita Ray Chaudhury (IN), Amresh Krishna (IN), Gomathy Narasimhan (IN), Vikas Jain (IN), Sourabh Sharma (IN), Pankaj Shah (IN)
4:45 PM
Multidisciplinary: Leveraging shared infrastructure for hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation
Moderators: Medhat Askar (QA), Marcelo Cantarovich (CA)
Approaching and navigating difficult conversations with transplant patients
Moderator: David Thomson (ZA)
5:00 PM
Corporate Symposium on State-of-the-Art Care for Kidney Transplant Recipients: Implications for the Forthcoming KDIGO Guideline Update
This program is supported by an independent educational grant from Veloxis, an Asahi Kasei company
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM