Schedule of Events

Friday, September 8, 2023

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cord Blood Connect Registration

7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors in the Solution Center

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
President’s Welcome & Award Presentation

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 1: Landscape for Alternative Donors

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break in the Solution Center with Exhibitors

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 2: Why Cord Blood is the Optimal Donor Source 

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors in the Solution Center

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Session 3: Race/Ethnicity and Other Health Disparities: What Can We Do Better?

3:30 PM– 4:00 PM
Break in the Solution Center with Exhibitors 

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Session 4: Leveraging Cord Blood Expertise into Industry 

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Welcome Reception


 

Saturday, September 9, 2023

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cord Blood Connect Registration

7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors in the Solution Center

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 5: Cell and Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break in the Solution Center with Exhibitors

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 6: Supply Chain Challenges 

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors in the Solution Center

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 7: The Future of Cord Blood Banking 

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break in the Solution Center with Exhibitors

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 8: Literature Review & Best Abstracts

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Meet the Authors Poster Session and Reception


 

Sunday, September 10, 2023

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Cord Blood Connect Registration

7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors in the Solution Center

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 9: Cord Blood and Perinatal Tissues as Starting Materials for Cellular Therapies 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break in the Solution Center

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 10: Myth Busters 

12:00 PM
Meeting Adjourns