Thursday, October 24
17:15-17:45 Industry-supported Meet the Expert Session 
17:45-18:00 Technical Break
18:00-18:30 Industry-supported Meet the Expert Session 
Friday, October 25
08:00-08:30 Good Morning Coffee
08:30-09:30 Industry-supported Pre-Congress Workshop
09:30-09:40 Short Break
09:40-09:45 Welcome Note
Congress Co-Chairs
09:45-11:05 Session 1: Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) Prophylaxis and Treatment
Controversy: Is Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) or anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) the current standard for GvHD prophylaxis in matched unrelated transplant?
Moderator: Nicolaus Kröger, Germany
09:45-10:00 PTCy: Leo Luznik, USA
10:00-10:15 ATG: Takanori Teshima, Japan
Controversy: Is Axatilimab becoming the new standard for chronic cGvHD?
Moderator: Arnon Nagler, Israel
10:15-10:30 Yes: Stephanie Lee, USA
10:30-10:45 No: Corey Cutler, USA
10:45-11:05 Panel discussion: All session faculty
11:05-11:25 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
11:25-12:45 Session 2: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Controversy: Should 5-Azacitidine venetoclax-based induction replace 7+3 induction in AML 50-65 years of age?
Moderator: Andreas Burchert, Germany
11:25-11:40 Yes: Nicholas Short, USA
11:40-11:55 No: Lars Bullinger, Germany
Controversy: Should all FMS‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3)-positive AML receive maintenance therapy post-allograft?
Moderator: Lars Bullinger, Germany
11:55-12:10 Yes: Andreas Burchert, Germany
12:10-12:25 No: Arnon Nagler, Israel
12:25-12:45 Panel discussion: All session faculty
12:45-13:30 Lunch Pick-up, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
13:30-14:30 Industry-supported Lunch Symposium
14:30-14:45 Short Break
14:45-16:15 Session 3: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Controversy: Should we include short-course blinatumomab in adult ALL patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) pre allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT)?
Moderator: Matthias Stelljes, Germany
14:45-15:00 Yes: Nicola Gökbuget, Germany
15:00-15:15 No: Sebastian Giebel, Poland
Controversy: Are we ready for total body irradiation (TBI)-free conditioning in adult ALL
Moderator: Sebastian Giebel, Poland
15:15-15:30 Yes: Avichai Shimoni, Israel
15:30-15:45 No: Matthias Stelljes, Germany
15:45-16:15 Panel discussion: All session faculty
16:15-16:45 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
16:45-18:15 Session 4: Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Controversy: Are we ready for molecular prognostication for transplant decision making in MDS?
Moderator: Nicolaus Kröger, Germany
16:45-17:00 Yes: Carmelo Gurnari, Italy
17:00-17:15 No: Fernando Barroso Duarte, Brazil
Controversy: Are we ready for molecular prognostication for transplant decision making in MPN?
Moderator: Avichai Shimoni, Israel
17:15-17:30 Yes: Nico Gagelmann, Germany
17:30-17:45 No: Donal McLornan, UK
17:45-18:15 Panel discussion: All session faculty
Saturday, October 26
08:30-10:00 Session 5: Lymphoma and Myeloma
Controversy: Can we replace autologous stem-cell transplantation (auto-SCT) for multiple myeloma by CAR T or bispecific antibodies?
Moderator: Nico Gagelmann, Germany
08:30-08:45 Yes: TBA
08:45-09:00 No: Pieter Sonneveld, Netherlands
Controversy: Do we abandon allo-SCT for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Moderator: Nico Gagelmann, Germany
09:00-09:15 Yes: Anna Sureda, Spain
09:15-09:30 No: Ali Bazarbachi, Lebanon
09:30-10:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
10:30-12:00 Session 6: GvHD Prevention and Treatment
Controversy: Is abatacept the new standard for matched and mismatched unrelated donor SCT?
Moderator: Corey Cutler, USA
10:30-10:45 Yes: Robert Soiffer, USA
10:45-11:00 No: TBA
Controversy: Are mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) an alternative to ruxolitinib in SR GvHD?
Moderator: Francis Ayuk, Germany
11:00-11:15 Yes: Peter Bader, Germany
11:15-11:30 No: Hildegard Greinix, Austria
11:30-12:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
12:00-12:45 Lunch Pick-up, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
12:45-14:15 Industry-supported Lunch Symposium
14:15-14:30 Short Break
14:30-16:00 Session 7: Non-malignancies
Controversy: Are we ready for haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo-SCT) upfront as routine practice in severe aplastic anemia (SAA)?
Moderator: Emanuele Angelucci, Italy
14:30-14:45 Yes: Carlo Dufour, Italy
14:45-15:00 No: Antonio Risitano, Italy
Controversy: Haplo-SCT vs gene therapy in sickle cell disease (SCD)
Moderator: Franco Locatelli, Italy
15:00-15:15 Haplo-SCT: Emanuele Angelucci, Italy
15:15-15:30 Gene therapy: Markus Mapara, USA
15:30-16:00 Panel discussion: All session faculty
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing and Visit Exhibition
16:30-17:30 Industry-supported afternoon Symposium
17:30-17:45 Short Break
17:45-19:15 Session 8: Pediatrics
Controversy: Do we need allogeneic HSCT consolidation after CD19 CAR T therapy for pediatric ALL?
Moderator: Krzysztof Kalwak, Poland
17:45-18:00 Yes: Peihua Lu, China
18:00-18:15 No: André Baruchel, France
Controversy: αβ T cells T cell depletion Haplo-SCT vs non T cell depletion Haplo-SCT in pediatric malignancies
Moderator: Emanuele Angelucci, Italy
18:15-18:30 αβ T cells T cell depletion: Franco Locatelli, Italy
18:30-18:45 Non T cell depletion: Krzysztof Kalwak, Poland
18:45-19:15 Panel discussion: All session faculty
19:15 Poster Walk and Awards Session
(Poster Area)
Sunday, October 27
09:00-10:30 Session 9: Graft Manipulation and Autoimmune Diseases
Controversy: Are we back to graft manipulation in allogeneic transplantation?
Moderator: Nicolaus Kröger, Germany
09:00-09:15 Yes: Lori Muffly, USA
09:15-09:30 No: Alessandro Rambaldi, Italy
09:30-09:45 Discussion
Controversy: Do CAR T cells replace autologous SCT in autoimmune disease?
Moderator: Arnon Nagler, Israel
09:45-10:00 Yes: Fabian Müller, Germany
10:00-10:15 No: Raffaella Greco, Italy
10:15-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Session 10: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Specific Cell Therapy
Controversy: Are we ready for prediction of transplant-related complication including GvHD by machine-learning and AI?
Moderator: Alessandro Rambaldi, Italy
11:00-11:15 Yes: Roni Shouval, USA
11:15-11:30 No: Francis Ayuk, Germany
11:30-11:45 Discussion
Controversy: Will cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)s become a standard option for post-transplant infection?
Moderator: Lori Muffly, USA
11:45-12:00 Yes: TBA
12:00-12:15 No: Rafael de la Cámara, Spain
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30 Closing remarks
Congress Co-Chairs