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Sunday, September 20, 2026

8:00 AM

Satellite Program (Pre-congress activities)

8:00 AM

Post-Graduate Course - Clinical Program

Post-Graduate Course Cockle Bay 1

Post-Graduate Course - Fundamental and translational science

Post-Graduate Course Cockle Bay 2

Pediatric Transplantation

Satellite Symposium Room C3.6

Global nursing and allied health leadership in organ donation and transplantation

Satellite Symposium Room C3.3

Organized by: TTS Allied Health Committee - In Collaboration with

Transplant Infectious Diseases (TID)

Satellite Symposium Room C4.4

Organized by

In collaboration with

8:45 AM

Women in Transplantation

Satellite Symposium Room C4.5

Organized by:

9:00 AM

TSANZ Research Accelerator Showcase

Satellite Symposium Room C3.4-C3.5

Organized by:

1:30 PM

From principles to practice: Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in transplantation

Satellite Symposium Room C4.5

Supported by:


in partnership with:

Chairs: Nazia Selzner (CA), Cynthia Tsien (CA)

3:00 PM

Opening Ceremony & Plenary Session

3:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

4:45 PM

Plenary Session 1 (with Starzl and Kanoria Awards)

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

6:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Networking Event Hall 1-2

Monday, September 21, 2026

8:00 AM

Morning Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

8:00 AM

Takeda Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Illuminated constellations: How diverse experiences guide practical CMV

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

Organized by

Local/Regional insights for global organ donation advancement

Concurrent Room C4.9

Chairs: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US), Chloë Ballesté Delpierre (ES)

Personalizing immunosuppression in liver transplantation: From microbiome to malignancy

Concurrent Room C4.1

Vasculopathy: A tale of three organs

Concurrent Room C4.6

9:15 AM

Plenary and Concurrent Sessions

9:15 AM

Plenary Session 2 on Making Xenotransplantation Work for Humanity!

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

Chairs: Peter Cowan (AU), Macey L. Levan (US)

Beyond survival: Addressing mental health in transplantation

Concurrent Room C4.9

Dedicated donor care units: Centralized donor transfer and outcome optimization

Concurrent Room C4.10

Chairs: David Thomson (ZA), Dan Harvey (GB)

10:30 AM

Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Coffee Break Hall 1-2

11:00 AM

Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

11:00 AM

DCD: Controlled and uncontrolled—Where are we going?

Concurrent Room C4.4

Chair: Kenneth J. Woodside (US)

The -omic era in allograft pathology

Concurrent Room C4.8

Transplantation journals: Updates and opportunities

Concurrent Room C4.9

Chairs: Stefan Tullius (US), Fadi Issa (GB)

12:00 PM

Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors

12:15 PM

Hansa BioPharma Corporate Lunch Symposium on Transplanting the untransplantable – Idefirix® (imlifidase), a breakthrough innovation for highly sensitised kidney transplantation

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

Organized by

12:30 PM

Lunch and Learn Roundtable

Experts/Mentors The Gallery

1:30 PM

SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions

1:30 PM

Innovating the Pathway: Allied Health Contributions to Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.7

Chair: Anne Floden (SE)

Bridging Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Graft Viability and Exploring Stem Cell-Islet Immunotherapies in Diabetes

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.6

Chair: Ahmer Mohammad Hameed (AU)

Minimal Invasive Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.4

Donor Evaluation and Optimization: Bridging Safety and Organ Utilization

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.8

Using Technology to optimize outcomes of Liver Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.5

Chair: Shantanu Bhattacharya (AU)

Precision Immune Engineering in Kidney Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Cockle Bay 1

Advancing Uterus Transplantation: Global Practices, Innovations, and Program Development

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.6

Harnessing the Power of Genetics in Pediatric Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.11

How to combat transplant tourism

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.4-C3.5

Chair: Thomas F. Müller (CH)

Senotherapy in transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.3

Bridging Systems, Scaling Access: Asia-Pacific Leadership in Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Cockle Bay 2

The mentorship mosaic: Fostering growth in transplant training and practice

Concurrent Room C4.1

Chairs: Sarah Tsou (US), Natasha Rogers (AU)

Building high-performing transplant registries: Global consensus recommendations and a practical maturity framework

Concurrent Room C4.9

Chair: Sang Joseph Kim (CA)

3:00 PM

Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing

3:00 PM

Coffee Break

Coffee Break Hall 1-2

3:30 PM

Afternoon Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

3:30 PM

Advancing ABO histocompatibility: Needs and solutions

Concurrent Room C3.6

Expanding donor access: The impact of ECMO in thoracic transplantation a TTS/ISHLT Conjunct Session

Concurrent Room C4.10

Chairs: Pablo Sanchez (US), Raj Ramanan (US)

From patient to planet: The global essential standards as a framework for transformative change in transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.4

Chair: John J. Fung (US)

4:45 PM

Workshop Sessions / Industry Symposium / Poster Sessions

4:45 PM

Sex, cancer, and the graft: What women need most from transplant care

Concurrent Room C3.3

Transplant without borders: Collaborative solutions for global kidney care

Concurrent Room C3.4-C3.5

Optimizing cardiometabolic health across the lifespan following transplantation

Concurrent Room C3.6

Poster Session 1

Posters Hall 1-2

5:00 PM

Industry Symposium

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

6:00 PM

Networking Events

6:00 PM

WIT Networking Event

Networking Event Cockle Bay 1

7:00 PM

Early Career Networking

Networking Event Pumphouse

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

8:00 AM

Morning Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

8:00 AM

Bridge2Life Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Scaling better outcomes: The role of HOPE in contemporary transplant programs

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

Organized by

Pediatric treatments on the Horizon

Concurrent Room C4.4

Delivering value in liver transplantation: Innovation, resources, and the future of care

Concurrent Room C4.1

9:15 AM

TTS Plenary's Plenary

9:15 AM

TTS President's Plenary

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

10:30 AM

Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing

10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Coffee Break Hall 1-2

11:00 AM

Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

11:00 AM

Expanding donor strategies and improving outcomes in pediatric transplantation

Abstract Session Room C4.10

Optimizing and utilizing old organ donors

Concurrent Room C4.9

Global Transplantation: The GODT Report Analyzes Activities Around the World

Concurrent Room C4.8

Chairs: John J. Fung (US), Nadey Hakim (GB)

The journey to clinical xenotransplantation

Concurrent Room C4.10

12:00 PM

Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors

12:15 PM

Astellas Corporate Lunch Symposium on Strengthening the foundation: From tacrolimus consistency to durable graft outcomes

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

Organized by

12:30 PM

Lunch and Learn Roundtable

Experts/Mentors The Gallery

1:30 PM

SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions

1:30 PM

Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.4-C3.5

Chair: Dominique Martin (AU)

Targeting immune cell metabolism to control alloimmunity

SOTA/Thematic Session Cockle Bay 2

Artificial intelligence (AI) in Transplant Education

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.7

Transplanting Against the Antibody Odds

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.4

Chair: Ankit Sharma (AU)

Redefining Surgical Excellence: Metrics, Equity, and Global Perspectives

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.3

Chair: Animesh Singla (AU)

Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.1

Chairs: Yolanda Becker (US), Philip O'Connell (AU)

Obesity Management in Transplantation: Current Evidence and Practical Approaches

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.11

Pluripotent stem cells and regenerative medicine: the future of transplantation?

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.6

Transplant Oncology: Peering Over the Horizon

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.9

Chair: Kwang Woong Lee (KR)

Honouring voices, changing systems: Indigenous leadership in transplant equity

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.6

Global collaboration in organ transplantation: Advancing ethical access, innovation, and sustainability

Concurrent Room C4.8

Emerging infectious diseases in transplant ID

Concurrent Room C4.5

Life after transplant: Supporting movement, confidence, and long-term recovery across all levels of ability (WTGF)

Concurrent Room C4.2

ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 1

Concurrent Room C4.10

Chairs: Ravi Mohanka (IN), Swarnalatha Guditi (IN), Divyesh Engineer (IN), Amit Pasari (IN), Abi Abraham (IN), Amol Bhawane (IN), Sreebhushan Raju (IN), Manish Balwani (IN), Feroz Aziz (IN)

3:00 PM

Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing

3:00 PM

Coffee Break

Coffee Break Hall 1-2

3:30 PM

TSANZ President Session / Afternoon Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

3:30 PM

Solving immune problems for the life of the allograft

Concurrent Room C4.7

TTS-ISN: Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients - Outcomes, barriers, and clinical management

Concurrent Room C4.9

in collaboration with:

TSANZ President's Prize Awards

Plenary Session Cockle Bay 1

3:35 PM

ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 2

Concurrent Room C4.10

Chairs: 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), Vrushali Deshpande (IN), Vikas Jain (IN), Sourabh Sharma (IN), Pankaj Shah (IN)

4:45 PM

Workshop Sessions / Industry Symposium / Poster Sessions

4:45 PM

Multidisciplinary: Leveraging shared infrastructure for hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation

Concurrent Room C4.11

Approaching and navigating difficult conversations with transplant patients

Concurrent Room C4.8

Poster Session 2

Posters Hall 1-2

5:00 PM

Industry Symposium

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

6:00 PM

Networking Events

6:00 PM

TSANZ Networking Event

Networking Event Cockle Bay 1

Mentee-Menor Networking Events

Networking Event Room C3.3

7:00 PM

Congress Networking Event (ICC)

Networking Event ICC Grand Ballroom

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 Parkside 1&2

Organized by

Metabolic dysfunction and liver transplantation

Concurrent Room C4.1

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

Concurrent Room C3.6

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

Concurrent Room C4.8

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

9:15 AM

Abstract and Concurrent Sessions

9:15 AM

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

Concurrent Room C4.1

Transplantation beyond traditional publications

Concurrent Room C4.10

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

10:15 AM

Coffee Break / Last chance to visit Exhibit Area

10:15 AM

Coffee Break

Coffee Break Hall 1-2

10:45 AM

Plenary and Concurrent Sessions / TTS Business Meeting

10:45 AM

Plenary Session 3

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

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

Concurrent Room C4.9

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

12:00 PM

TTS Business Meeting

Plenary Session Darling Harbour

12:30 PM

Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors

12:45 PM

Lunch and Learn Roundtable

Experts/Mentors The Gallery

Industry Symposium

Industry Symposium Parkside 1&2

1:45 PM

SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions

1:45 PM

Next-Generation Transplantation: Regenerative Medicine Breakthroughs

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.8

Chairs: Giuseppe Orlando (US), Ekaterine Berishvili-Berney (CH)

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

SOTA/Thematic Session Cockle Bay 1

Chair: Jen Li (AU)

Clinical Xenotransplantation has Arrived!

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.3

Rise of the Machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in Thoracic Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.4

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

State of VCA- Present and Future

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.7

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

Evolving Ethics and Emerging Trends in Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.1

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

Evolving strategies in intestinal and multivisceral transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.9

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

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Gender and Transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C4.5

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

SOTA/Thematic Session Cockle Bay 2

Innovations in skin cancer in transplantation

SOTA/Thematic Session Room C3.6

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

Pediatric cholestatic liver disease around the world

Concurrent Room C3.4-C3.5

Chairs: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US), Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos (US)

Organ donation following MAID (VAD/euthanasia)

Concurrent Room C4.11

Chair: Helen Opdam (AU)

3:20 PM

Closing Plenary

3:20 PM

Closing Plenary

Plenary Session Darling Harbour