Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Monday, September 23
09:30-10:30
Plenary Session 1
David A. D’Alessandro, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Innovations to improve and transform patient-important outcomes in cardiac transplantation
Henry Marsh, United Kingdom
Neurosurgeon and pioneer of awake craniotomy techniques
Co-founder of the charity Hospice Ukraine
Co-founder of the charity Hospice Ukraine
Risk and the Surgeon
Tuesday, September 24
09:30-10:30
Plenary Session 2
Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Japan
Distinguished Professor
Stem Cell Therapy Laboratory
Advanced Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Stem Cell Therapy Laboratory
Advanced Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Exogenic organs: Going beyond xenotransplantation
Wednesday, September 25
10:40-12:10
President’s Plenary
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze, Canada
McGill University, Division of experimental medicine
Embracing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Principles to Improve Access and Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantation
Wednesday, September 25
17:00-18:00
Closing Plenary
Michelle A. Josephson, United States
University of Chicago, Medical Director, Kidney Transplant
Pregnancy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – current recommendations and controversies
Zofeen T. Ebrahim, Pakistan
Independent freelance journalist based in Karachi
Through the Lens: A Journalist's perspective and experience in raising awareness on organ donation and transplantation