Chairpersons: Prof. John Pepper, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Mr Ulrich Rosendahl, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Welcome and Introduction Prof. Christoph Nienaber, Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London Surgical approaches to bicuspid aortic valve disease-more than you think Mr Omar Nawaytou, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital Percutaneous treatment for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis-the role of TAVI Prof. Andreas Baumbach, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Bart's Heart Centre, London BAV with Aortopathy - does it matter and what is special? Mr Ben Adams, St Bart's Hospital, London Can a failing bicuspid AV be reconstructed-and how? Prof. Marek Jasinski, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

Chairpersons: Prof. Aung Oo, St. Bart's Hospital, London Prof. Mark Field, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital Moderator: Dr. Stephan Kurz, Charite - Universitatsmedizin, Berlin Involvement of the aortic arch in aortic dissection-Impact on managing strategies? Prof. Martin Czerny, University Hospital of Freiberg, Germany Total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk-what are the pitfalls? Mr Ulrich Rosendahl, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals The role of a bare metal scaffold in the dissected arch-driven by evidence or eminence? Prof. Aung Oo, St. Bart's Hospital, London Outlook on endovascular arch procedures-bright or bleak? Prof. Mo Hamady, St. Mary's Hospital Can we prevent aortic dissection-a look to the microstructure of the aorta? Prof. Gerhard Holzapfel, Graz University of Technology, Austria / Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Chairperson: Mr. George Asimakopoulos, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Moderator: Prof. Aung Oo, St. Bart's Hospital, London Involvement of the aortic arch in aortic dissection-Impact on managing strategies? Prof. Martin Czerny, University Hospital of Freiburg, Germany Total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk-what are the pitfalls? Mr. Ulrich Rosendahl, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals The role of a bare metal scaffold in the dissected arch-driven by evidence or eminence? Prof. Aung Oo, St. Bart's Hospital, London Outlook on endovascular arch procedures-bright or bleak? Prof. Mo Hamady, St. Mary's Hospital, London Can we prevent aortic dissection-a look to the microstructure of the aorta? Prof/ Gerhard Holzapfel, Graz University of Technology, Austria / Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Chairpersons: Dr. Deborah Morris-Rosendahl Dr. Riccardo Abbasciano Moderator: Dr. Yaso Emmanuel Epigenetics of aortic diseases-what is real? Dr Maite Tome, St George's Hospital Current indication for the use of the R125 aortopathy panel for clinical tests Dr Fleur van Dijk, National EDS Service London, North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Inherited conditions associated with risk of aortopathy: thinking outside the box Dr Matina Prapa, St George's/ Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals The changing landscape of life expectancy in hereditary connective tissue disorders. Prof. Julie De Backer, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

Chairpersons: Mr Gareth Owens, AD Awareness UK & Ireland Prof. Christoph Nienaber, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Aortic Dissection in my family due to a VUS (variant of unknown significance)? Mrs Lisa Skinner Aortic Dissection due to Loeys-Dietz Syndrome – Mrs Sharon Goddard's Story, told by her sister Mrs Jackie Duffy Marfan Syndrome: A lifetime of aortic surgery and the 1st Thoracoflo-case in the UK Miss Sarah Nutman, Patient Pioneer Patients and their Relatives – The DECIDE-TAD Research Programme Dr Riccardo Abbasciano, Hammersmith Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and University of Leicester

Chairperson: Dr Nitha Naqvi, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Moderators: Miss Fortunate Mamombe, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Dr Elena Cervi, Great Ormond Street Hospital Aortic Nurses’ Network – an update MS Joanna Jessup, Marfan trust Nurse-led aorto-vascular clinics – how do they work? Ms Binitha Rinosh, Royal London Hospital Aortic surveillance clinic Rodrigo Leon Conde, University Hospital , Sussex Psychosocial care of patients post aortic surgery: Nurses' perspective Miss Rosalie Magboo, St. Bart's Hospital Challenges of transitioning aortopathy patients - A case study Miss Fortunate Mamombe, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals

Chairpersons: Mr Colin Bicknell, Imperial College, London Prof. Bijan Modarai, Guy's & ST Thomas' Hospitals / King's College, London Moderators: Mr Saeed Mirsadree, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Mr Vijay Gadhvi, Mid & South Essex NHS Trust Novel application of CT imaging of the aorta – the bigger picture! Dr. Regent Lee, University of Oxford/ Oxford University NHS FT New findings on the development of aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic dissection Dr Nimrat Grewal, Amsterdam University UMC, Amsterdam, NL Endovascular strategies in connective tissue disorders – when and when not? Prof. Nick Cheshire, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London Incidence and treatment of type B dissection in the UK Mr Colin Bicknell, Imperial College, London Industry Session - Artivion: A new and complete Endovascular solution for zones 0 & 1 Total Aortic Arch Repair with the custom-made Nexus TRE stent graft Prof. Theodosios Bisdas, Athens Medical Centre False lumen management with various techniques Dr Matt Matson, Royal London and St Bart's Hospital

Chairperson: Dr Regent Lee, University of Oxford / Oxford University NHS FT Prof. John Pepper, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals New views to an old organ system! Prof. Christoph Nienaber, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Should we forget about A, B, Non-A non-B dissection and view the aorta in a holistic way? Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital Children with Aortopathy – we now see! Dr Elena Cervi, Great Ormond Street Hospital