THERE IS A LACK OF FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF FERTILITY, WHICH IS THE MOST CRITICAL FACTOR CONTROLLING LIVESTOCK REPRODUCTION AND IS MOSTLY INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENTAL, MANAGEMENT AND EPIGENETIC FACTORS. THERE IS ALSO A LACK OF TRANSFER OF PROVEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT IN THE GLOBAL SCALE. THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS LIMITING ADVANCES IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FROM PRODUCING HEALTHY ANIMALS AND YIELDING WHOLESOME FOOD. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONFERENCE PROPOSAL ARE TO BRING TOGETHER QUALITY SCIENTISTS FROM DIVERSE ASPECTS OF ANIMAL ANDROLOGY TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, DISCUSS FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THIS RISING FIELD, AND TO EMPOWER THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE 12TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED ANIMAL ANDROLOGY IN BOLOGNA, ITALY, JUNE 26-28, 2020, AND TO PUBLISH THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES PLENARY SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, PLATFORM AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS, STUDENT MERIT AWARDS, AND SOCIAL EVENTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE A VALUABLE PLATFORMFOR ANDROLOGY RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD AND EXPERTISE AREAS, EMPOWERMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR THEIR ANDROLOGY RESEARCH, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OR STRENGTHENING OF RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS IN BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH. INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS ARE HIGH BECAUSE THE CONFERENCE WILL ADVANCE ANDROLOGY, AND IMPROVE ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT QUALITY, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.