Alexander Drakesmith, University of Oxford, UK

Amanda Wendt, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact, Germany

Anura Kurpad, St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, India

Clive Petry, University of Cambridge, UK

Elizabeta Nemeth, UCLA, USA

Marijn Jorien Vermeulen, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands

Martina Muckenthaler, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany

Max Gassmann, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Michael Zimmermann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Molly Jacob, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

Samira Lakhan-Littleton, University of Oxford, UK

Sant-Rayn Pasricha, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) of Medical Research Melbourne, Australia

Day 1

Talks

1. Overview of regulatory systems that maintain iron homeostasis in the body 

2. The role of maternal and fetal hepcidin in pregnancy 

3. Effects of iron on immunity during pregnancy and infancy. 

4. Maternal iron status and its role in determining fetal and maternal outcomes

5. Vessel density in newborns and hemoglobin/ferritin levels in women and children living at varying    altitudes worldwide

6. New insights into iron kinetics during pregnancy, using stable iron isotopes

Poster presentations on the theme of the conference

 Day 2

 Talks

1. Intravenous iron in pregnancy, in low-resource settings

2. Maternal hemoglobin concentrations and associations with adverse maternal and infant outcomes: results from a global systematic review and meta-analysis

3. Physiological transactions and requirements of iron in women

4. The Generation R studies on fetal iron exposure and child health

5. Iron supplementation in pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes

6. Maternal determinants of fetal iron endowment 

Poster presentations on the theme of the conference