Meeting Program
13:00–13:15 Opening and welcome
- Words of welcome
Konstanze Döhner (Germany)
Claire Harrison (United Kingdom)
Shahram Kordasti (United Kingdom)
13:15–14:15 Session 1: Diagnosis, Classification and Risk Assessment in 2026
Chair: Catherine Cargo (United Kingdom)
- Acute myeloid leukemia
Speaker to be announced - Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Speaker to be announced - Myelodysplastic synsdromes
Catherine Cargo (United Kingdom)
14:15–15:15 Oral Abstract Session 1
15:15–15:30 Coffee break
15:30–16:30 Session 2: Future Diagnostic Platforms and Educational Needs – Data Overload
Torsten Haferlach (Germany) & Matteo Della Porta (Italy)
- Title to be announced
Torsten Haferlach (Germany) - Title to be announced
Matteo Della Porta (Italy)
16:30–17:15 Debate: Frailty – When the patient is not eligible for any treatment
Chair to be announced
- Debaters
Speaker to be announced
Adriano Venditti (Italy)
17:15–17:30 Coffee break
17:30–18:15 Satellite symposium 1
18:15–19:15 Welcome Reception + Poster session
08:00–08:45 Meet the Experts Breakfast
09:00–10:00 Session 3: Genomics in MPN, MDS, AML
Chair: Paolo Guglielmelli (Italy)
- Acute myeloid leukemia
Lars Bullinger (Germany) - Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Paolo Guglielmelli (Italy) - Myelodysplastic synsdromes
Speaker to be announced
10:00–11:00 Session 4: Microenvironment, proteomics, and microbiome
Chair: Dominique Bonnet (United Kingdom)
- Niche
Dominique Bonnet (United Kingdom) - Microbiome
Saeed Shoaie (United Kingdom) - Proteims and metabolomics
Speaker to be announced
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–12:15 Session 5: Immunome in MPN, MDS and AML – What Is It and How to Target?
Chairs: Shahram Kordasti (United Kingdom) & Arjan van de Loosdrecht (The Netherlands)
- Acute myeloid leukemia
Speaker to be announced - Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Philipp Jost (Austria) - Myelodysplastic synsdromes
Arjan van de Loosdrecht (The Netherlands)
12:15–13:30 Lunch break
13:00–13:45 Satellite Symposium 3
13:45–14:45 Session 6: Treatment of MPN in 2026
Chairs: Claire Harrison (United Kingdom) & Jean-Jacques Kiladjian (France)
- CALR antibody treatment
Claire Harrison (United Kingdom) - MRD included
Jean-Jacques Kiladjian (France) - Transplant in MPN
Speaker to be announced
14:45–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–16:00 Session 7: Treatment of MDS in 2026
Chair: Antonio Almeida (Portugal)
- Low-risk
Antonio Almeida (Portugal) - High-risk
Maria Teresa Voso (Italy) - Novel agents
Speaker to be announced
16:00–16:45 Debate: Immunotherapy in MDS, a finished story?
Chair: Arjan van de Loosdrecht (The Netherlands)
- Debaters
Shahram Kordasti (United Kingdom)
Speaker to be announced
16:45–17:00 Coffee break
17:00–17:45 Satellite Symposium 2
09:00–10:00 Session 8: Treatment of AML in 2026
Chair: Konstanze Döhner (Germany)
- Combination therapy using novel drugs for patients fit for intensive therapy
Speaker to be announced - Combination therapy using novel drugs for patients unfit for intensive therapy
Alessandro Isidori (Italy) - Novel aspects of MRD monitoring
Konstanze Döhner (Germany)
10:00–11:00 Oral Abstract Session 2
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–12:00 Session 9: Challenging Clinical Cases
Chairs: Alesia Khan (United Kingdom) & Sanam Loghavi (United States)
- MDS/MPN (case)
Alesia Khan (United Kingdom) - Hematopathologist review
Sanam Loghavi (United States) - Expert panel
All speakers
12:00–12:15 Closing ceremony
- Closing remarks
Konstanze Döhner (Germany)
Claire Harrison (United Kingdom)
Shahram Kordasti (United Kingdom)
12:15–13:00 Farewell lunch