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