Programme Grid

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

8:00 AM

Morning Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

8:00 AM

Biogen Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Advancements in Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Microvascular Inflammation of Kidney Allograft

Industry Symposium

Organized by

Basic mechanisms of experimental kidney allograft injury

Abstract Session

Tolerance versus rejection 2

Abstract Session

Kidney allograft rejection; mechanisms and novel therapeutics

Abstract Session

Insights into old and new therapeutics 2

Abstract Session

Key components of an ideal high volume transplant program setup: A global surgical perspective

Concurrent

Metabolic dysfunction and liver transplantation

Concurrent

Immune tolerance, biomarkers, and chronic allograft injury in liver transplantation

Abstract Session

Moderator: Nancy Kwan Man (HK)

Ethics and kidney transplantation

Abstract Session

Moderator: Aviva Goldberg (CA)

Advancing islet and stem cell transplantation: Immune modulation, bioengineering, and graft survival

Abstract Session

CMV and BK virus in transplant recipients: Pearls from the guidelines and emerging frontiers

Concurrent

Moderators: Wanessa T. Clemente (BR), Jeremy Chapman (AU)

Pediatric general

Abstract Session

HLA, antibodies, and alloimmune risk in transplantation: Kidney-focused insights with cross-organ relevance

Abstract Session

Moderator: Anne Halpin (CA)

Beyond static cold storage: Hypothermic machine perfusion in transplantation—from mechanisms to clinical impact

Abstract Session

9:15 AM

Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

9:15 AM

ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation and antibody mediated rejection

Abstract Session

Ischaemia reperfusion injury

Abstract Session

Economics, environment and patient experience in kidney transplantation

Abstract Session

Immunoregulation in transplantation 2

Abstract Session

Advances in organ preservation, perfusion, and peri-transplant monitoring across liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation

Abstract Session

Moderator: Oscar Garcia Valencia (US)

From allorecognition to allocation: Moving toward more individualized kidney transplant matching

Concurrent

Moderator: Rhonda Holdsworth (AU)

Post-transplant complications, risk prediction & outcomes

Abstract Session

Immunosuppression in liver and kidney transplantation

Abstract Session

Moderator: Roslyn B. Mannon (US)

Long-term outcomes and precision surveillance in heart transplantation: Rejection, vasculopathy, and immune monitoring

Abstract Session

Moderator: Lori J. West (CA)

Clinical outcomes, perioperative management, and organ utilization in transplantation

Abstract Session

Transplantation beyond traditional publications

Concurrent

Moderators: Stefan Tullius (US), Macey L. Levan (US)

Vascularized tissue engineering and organ-on-chip platforms for transplantation and organ replacement

Abstract Session

10:15 AM

Coffee Break / Last chance to visit Exhibit Area

10:15 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 AM

Plenary and Concurrent Sessions / TTS Business Meeting

10:45 AM

Plenary Session 3

Plenary Session

Expanding horizons in pancreas transplantation: Outcomes, techniques, and program development

Concurrent

Moderators: Pablo Uva (AR), Toby Coates (AU)

12:00 PM

TTS Business Meeting

Plenary Session

12:30 PM

Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors

12:45 PM

Industry Symposium

Lunch and Learn Roundtable

Experts/Mentors

1:45 PM

SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions

1:45 PM

Clinical Xenotransplantation has Arrived!

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Richard N. Pierson (US), Robert A. Montgomery (US)

Living Organ Donation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Kwang Woong Lee (KR), Henry Pleass (AU)

Targeted Therapies and Tailored Dosing: The New Era in ABMR Treatment

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderator: Jen Li (AU)

Pediatric cholestatic liver disease around the world

Concurrent

Moderator: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Gender and Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderator: Maria Gomez (AE)

Evolving Ethics and Emerging Trends in Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: David Thomson (ZA), Aviva Goldberg (CA)

Innovations in skin cancer in transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Angela Webster (AU), Brenda Maria Rosales (AU)

Rise of the Machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in Thoracic Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Miranda Paraskeva (AU), Pablo Sanchez (US)

State of VCA- Present and Future

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Patrik Lassus (FI), Hatem Amer (US)

Next-Generation Transplantation: Regenerative Medicine Breakthroughs

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderator: Giuseppe Orlando (US)

Evolving strategies in intestinal and multivisceral transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session

Moderators: Helen Evans (NZ), Rajith Amaratunga (AU)

Organ donation following MAID (VAD/euthanasia)

Concurrent

Moderator: Helen Opdam (AU)

3:20 PM

Closing Plenary

3:20 PM

Closing Plenary

Plenary Session