Discussion Period (AU)

Invited Speaker

Programme Roles

Sunday, September 20, 2026

8:45 AM–11:00 AM
WIT part 1: Scientific methods in sex/gender research
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.5 Satellite Symposium
11:30 AM–1:15 PM
WIT part 2: Intersectionality, leadership, and policy impact
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.5 Satellite Symposium

Monday, September 21, 2026

9:15 AM–10:30 AM
Plenary Session 2 on Making Xenotransplantation Work for Humanity!
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Darling Harbour Plenary Session
9:15 AM–10:30 AM
Beyond survival: Addressing mental health in transplantation
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.9 Concurrent
9:15 AM–10:30 AM
Dedicated donor care units: Centralized donor transfer and outcome optimization
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.10 Concurrent
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
DCD: Controlled and uncontrolled—Where are we going?
Invited Speaker Question Period Room C4.4 Concurrent
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Innovating the Pathway: Allied Health Contributions to Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.7 SOTA/Thematic Session
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Building high-performing transplant registries: Global consensus recommendations and a practical maturity framework
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.9 Concurrent
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
How to combat transplant tourism
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C3.4-C3.5 SOTA/Thematic Session
3:30 PM–5:00 PM
From patient to planet: The global essential standards as a framework for transformative change in transplantation
Invited Speaker Connecting the circles: Panel discussions Room C4.4 SOTA/Thematic Session

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C3.4-C3.5 SOTA/Thematic Session
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Transplant Education
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.7 SOTA/Thematic Session
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Honouring voices, changing systems: Indigenous leadership in transplant equity
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion and Q&A Room C4.6 SOTA/Thematic Session
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
Life after transplant: Supporting movement, confidence, and long-term recovery across all levels of ability (WTGF)
Invited Speaker Panel discussion: Supporting all patients to move Room C4.2 Concurrent
4:45 PM–6:00 PM
Multidisciplinary: Leveraging shared infrastructure for hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation
Invited Speaker Panel discussion on global perspectives on integration and innovation Room C4.11 Concurrent

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

8:00 AM–9:00 AM
Key components of an ideal high volume transplant program setup: A global surgical perspective
Invited Speaker Panel discussion Room C3.6 Concurrent
8:00 AM–9:30 AM
CMV and BK virus in transplant recipients: Pearls from the guidelines and emerging frontiers
Invited Speaker Panel discussion: challenging BK case, challenging CMV case Room C4.8 Concurrent
9:15 AM–10:15 AM
Transplantation beyond traditional publications
Invited Speaker Panel discussion Room C4.10 Concurrent
1:45 PM–3:15 PM
Rise of the Machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in Thoracic Transplantation
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C4.4 SOTA/Thematic Session
1:45 PM–3:15 PM
Innovations in skin cancer in transplantation
Invited Speaker Panel Discussion Room C3.6 SOTA/Thematic Session