1-4pm Historical Perspectives: Revisiting the 1975 “Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules”

4pm Summit Registration, Public Reception, & Next Generation Leaders Social Hour

5pm Next Generation Leaders Mentoring Meetup

6pm Dinner

7pm Inaugural Plenary

8pm Thematic Fireside Chats  – Round 1 (Optional)

8:30pm Thematic Fireside Chats  – Round 2 (Optional)

9pm The Spirit of Asilomar: Hopes and Fears (Optional)

7:30am Thematic Fireside Chats – Round 3 (Optional)

8am Breakfast

9am Plenary

12pm Group Photo and Lunch

1pm Fireside Chats: Beyond Asilomar

2-4pm Theme Working Groups

5pm Cross-Theme Scramble

6pm Dinner

7pm Plenary

8pm The Arts of Asilomar

8am Breakfast

9am-12pm Cross-Theme Recombination Sessions 

12pm Lunch

1pm Break

2-5pm Theme Working Groups

5pm Final Drafting or Break

6pm Dinner

7pm Plenary

8pm Next Generation Leaders Gathering

8am Breakfast

9am Concluding Plenary

11am Discussions and Onward Process

12pm Lunch

1pm Departure