Agenda

Monday, May 13th – Wednesday, May 15th 2024

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Monday, May 13th

1:00 – 1:15pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks

(Ballroom B/C)

Eric Widra, MD & Kristen Ivani, PhD, HCLD
Co-Chairs, Council of Physicians & Scientists

1:15 – 2:00pm
State of the Union Address & Operational Updates

Richard Jennings & Jaime Shamonki, MD
CEO & COO US Fertility

2:00 – 3:00pm
In Vitro Gametogenesis

Micah Hill, MD
SGF Rockville and the National Institutes of Health 

3:00 – 3:30pm
Break

(Manchester Salon)

3:30 – 5:00pm
Panel Discussion: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Ben Harris, MD
SGF Richmond & Norfolk

Kim Thornton, MD
Boston IVF

Gloria Richard Davis, MD
UAMS Health

Tia Jackson-Bey, MD
RMA NY Brooklyn

Jerrine Morris, MD
SGF Baltimore

5:30 – 6:30pm
Cocktail Hour

(Aria Lawn)

6:30 – 8:30pm
Dinner

(Aria Lawn)

Tuesday, May 14th

7:00 – 8:00am
Breakfast

(Manchester Salon)

8:00 – 9:15am
REI Fellows Research Presentations

Kate Devine, MD, Moderator
Medical Director and Chief Research Officer, US Fertility

Phillip Romanski, MD, Moderator
Associate Research Director, US Fertility

Kerry Flannagan, PhD, Moderator
Senior Clinical Biostatistician, US Fertility

9:15 – 10:15am
Panel Discussion: Ethical, Genetic, and Clinical Approach to Modern Reproductive Medicine

Alan B. Copperman, MD
Clinical Professor, CEO of RMA of NY

Lisa Rinehart, JD
Counsel / Director, Clinical Risk Management, US Fertility

Eric Flisser, MD
Medical Director, RMA of NY

Teresa Cacchione CGC
Director, Genetic Services, RMA of NY

10:15 – 10:45am
Break

(Manchester Salon)

10:45 – 12:00pm
Breakout Sessions:

  • Fellows, Program Directors, & Researchers (Bordeaux Room)

  • Physicians (Burgundy Room)

  • Lab Directors (Ballroom B/C)

12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch

(Manchester Salon)

12:15 – 6:30pm
Leisure:

  • Golf: 1pm – 6pm

  • Pickleball: 1pm – 5pm

  • Spa: 1pm – 4:45pm

  • SD Zoo Conservation: 1pm – 6pm

6:30 – 7:30pm
Cocktails

(Reflection Courtyard)

7:30 – 9:30pm
Dinner

(Reflection Courtyard)

Wednesday, May 15th

7:00 – 8:00am
Breakfast

(Manchester Salon)

8:00 – 8:30am
Recognition of our Sponsors

Richard Jennings
CEO, US Fertility

8:30 – 9:15am
Management of Workplace Stress for Medical Professionals

Angela Lawson, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

9:15 – 10:15am
In Vitro Maturation

Christian Kramme, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Gameto

10:15 – 10:45am
Break

(Manchester Salon)

10:45 – 11:45am
AI Initiatives and Automation in the Lab of the Future

Tex VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD
VP of Scientific Advancement, US Fertility

11:45am – 12:00pm
Closing Remarks

Eric Widra, MD & Kristen Ivani, PhD, HCLD
Co-Chairs, Council of Physicians & Scientists

12:00 – 1:00pm
Box Lunch / Departures

(Manchester Salon)