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Time	Room	Session
13:00-15:00	Main Hall	Main Hall 13:00 Pre-Congress Symposium: JST symposium: “Crosstalk Between Organ Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine" Full Details Takayuki Anazawa, Japan Islet allotransplantation and iPSC-derived islets Takayuki Anazawa, Japan Islet allotransplantation and iPSC-derived islets Camillo Ricordi, United States From stem cell and cellular therapies for severe disease conditions to prevention and reversal of disease progression to prolong healthspan Camillo Ricordi, United States From stem cell and cellular therapies for severe disease conditions to prevention and reversal of disease progression to prolong healthspan Masayuki Shimoda, Japan Islet autotransplantation Masayuki Shimoda, Japan Islet autotransplantation Graziella Pellegrini, Italy Four decades of discovery key lessons from regenerative medicine Graziella Pellegrini, Italy Four decades of discovery key lessons from regenerative medicine
14:30-16:30	Hall A2-3	Hall A2-3 14:30 Pre-Congress Symposium: Beyond Islets: Pioneering and translating immune and genetic engineering for transformative cell therapies Full Details Thierry Berney, France State of the art of islet transplantation for treatment of type 1 diabetes as an example of allogeneic therapeutic cell replacement therapy Thierry Berney, France State of the art of islet transplantation for treatment of type 1 diabetes as an example of allogeneic therapeutic cell replacement therapy Giacomo Lanzoni, United States Novel strategies in cell therapies for diabetes, beyond conventional immunosuppression Giacomo Lanzoni, United States Novel strategies in cell therapies for diabetes, beyond conventional immunosuppression Alessandro Grattoni, United States Preclinical evaluation of niche devices for localized immunomodulation in islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes and applicability of the device in other regenerative medicine fields Alessandro Grattoni, United States Preclinical evaluation of niche devices for localized immunomodulation in islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes and applicability of the device in other regenerative medicine fields Shane T Grey, Australia Engineering islets for tolerance: A first in human safety study Shane T Grey, Australia Engineering islets for tolerance: A first in human safety study Kenneth Brayman, United States Panel discussion Kenneth Brayman, United States Panel discussion
15:00 - 15:15 \| Coffee Break
15:15-17:00	Main Hall	Main Hall 15:15 Pre-Congress Symposium: JST symposium: “Crosstalk Between Organ Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine" (continued) Full Details Takuji Kawamura, Japan iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes Takuji Kawamura, Japan iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes Roberto Gramignoli, Italy From anti-inflammatory to regenerative strategies: lessons learnt from liver and vocal folds Roberto Gramignoli, Italy From anti-inflammatory to regenerative strategies: lessons learnt from liver and vocal folds Takashi Hamada, Japan Chemically induced liver progenitors (CLiP) to treat liver cirrhosis Takashi Hamada, Japan Chemically induced liver progenitors (CLiP) to treat liver cirrhosis Discussion Period, Japan Panel Discussion Discussion Period, Japan Panel Discussion
16:00-17:00	Hall A4	Hall A4 16:00 Plenary Session: YIC Icebreaking Session Full Details Peggy Stock, Germany Introduction Peggy Stock, Germany Introduction Chika Takano, Japan Introduction Chika Takano, Japan Introduction Peggy Stock, Germany Trivia Peggy Stock, Germany Trivia Chika Takano, Japan Trivia Chika Takano, Japan Trivia Xi Ren, United States Roundtables Xi Ren, United States Roundtables Fanny Lebreton, Switzerland Roundtables Fanny Lebreton, Switzerland Roundtables Chika Takano, Japan Roundtables Chika Takano, Japan Roundtables
17:00-18:30	Main Hall	Main Hall 17:00 Plenary Session 1: Opening Address and Keynote Lecture 1 Full Details Toshio Miki, Japan Opening Address Toshio Miki, Japan Opening Address Roberto Gramignoli, Italy Welcome from the Program Chair Roberto Gramignoli, Italy Welcome from the Program Chair Chika Takano, Japan Practical Information Chika Takano, Japan Practical Information Shinichi Matsumoto, Japan Keynote Lecture: Islet Transplantation from Allogeneic toward Xenogeneic Shinichi Matsumoto, Japan Keynote Lecture: Islet Transplantation from Allogeneic toward Xenogeneic
18:30-21:00		18:30 Networking Event: YIC Night Full Details

15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee Break