6 November

6 November 2025, Thursday

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Breakfast Session 1A Robotic Technology George YANG Chairperson Hong Kong, China Hall 406CX	Breakfast Session 1B Stapling Technology: Why Me? 08:30 Tips & Tricks : Avoiding Anastomotic Leaks in Colorectal Stapled Anastomoses Hall 404 AX	Breakfast Session 1C Energy Technology: Why Me? Hall 406 D	Breakfast Session 1D Bridging Continents with Social 08:00 "X" in MIS 08:15 Power of Apps Sajid Malik Speaker United Kingdom 08:30 Dr. G 08:45 Connecting the Community Henry Chua Speaker Philippines Hall 404 F
09:00 10:30	Symposium 1A What's New in Colorectal Surgery? Barry Salky Chairperson United States William T CHEN Chairperson Taiwan 09:00 Challenges In Adopting Eras In Colorectal Surgery Bawantha Gamage Speaker Sri Lanka 09:15 The CME: A Real Advantages? Allen A Buenafe Speaker Philippines 09:30 Laparoscopic Modified Delayed Coloanal Anastomosis Technique (L-mdcaa) For Sphincter Preservation In Low Rectal Surgery: A Viable Alternative. 09:45 AI and Imaging Technology In Colorectal MIS MASAAKI ITO Speaker Japan 10:00 Right Colectomy: Intra Or Extra Abdominal Anastomosis Eduardo Targarona Speaker Spain 10:15 Obesity & Colorectal Cancer Gianfranco Silecchia Speaker Italy Hall 406CX	Symposium 1B Mastering Inguinal Hernia Dennis Chung Kei NG Chairperson Hong Kong, China 09:00 Endoscopic TEP Release & Reinforce Technique (RRT): A Unique Procedure For Sportsman’s Hernia And Athletic Pubalgia Repair - Results over 9 Years and 461 Athletes Moshe Dudai Speaker Israel 09:15 The Anatomy And Preventing Chronic Pain 09:30 Tips & Tricks in Recurrent IH Sajid Malik Speaker United Kingdom 09:45 Minimally Invasive Open Techniques: An Update Marc Soler Speaker France 10:00 The Inguino-scrotal Nightmare 10:15 What Can We Do Better In Complex IH Sujith WIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore Hall 404 AX	Symposium 1C MIS Acute Care Iyer Shridhar GANPATHI Chairperson Singapore 09:00 Emergency in Minimal Invasive Surgery 09:12 TAPP and Emergency Hernia George YANG Speaker Hong Kong, China 09:24 Difficult Gallbladders in Acute Cholecystitis: Subtotal, Bail-Outs, and Beyond Terence HUEY Cheong Wei Speaker Singapore 09:36 ⁠Laparoscopic Management of Perforated Peptic Ulcers 10:00 Minimally Invasive Surgery for Acute Groin Hernias 10:12 Step Up Approach For Necrotizing Pancreatitis Le Quan Anh Tuan Speaker Vietnam Hall 406 D	Symposium 1D Advances in MIS Paediatrics KANOKKAN Tepmalai Chairperson Thailand 09:00 Achalasia Diagnosis And Surgical Treatment KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand 09:15 Laparoscopic Correction Of Hernia In Children-advantages Over Open Surgery 09:30 Fundoplication Techniques In Children-nissen Fundoplication KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand 09:45 Robotic Paediatric Surgery 10:00 MIS in Giant Spleen for Sperocytosis Hall 404 F
10:30 11:15	Coffee Break & Training
11:15 12:30	Plenary 1 (ELSA Plenary) 11:15 ELSA Presidential Lecture Future of Surgical Training and Education Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey 11:30 ELSA Innovation Lecture TBA 11:45 ELSA Honorary Membership 12:05 ELSA Hall of Fame Hall 406CX
12:30 13:15	Lunch Symposium 1B Hall 404 AX	Lunch Symposium 1D Hall 404 F	Lunch Symposium 1C Hall 406 D	Lunch Symposium 1A Hall 406CX
13:30 15:00	Symposium 2A Global MIS Training Allen A Buenafe Chairperson Philippines Kenneth Y Y KOK Chairperson Brunei 13:30 Role of IFSES in Propagating the Science of MIS : Or Is There a Role for IFSES for MIS Education? 13:45 Endoscopic Surgery Education in An Outreach Program: Is It Feasible? Or EOFLET Program: Endoscopic Education as an Outreach Program Ray Sarmiento Speaker Philipines 14:00 15 years after: ELSA OP in Myanmar Moe Moe TIN Speaker Myanmar 14:15 ⁠⁠ELSA OP and MIS at High Altitude Tashi Motup Speaker India 14:30 Outreach Program: Global Perspectives Hall 406CX	Symposium 2B HPB Gallbladder 13:30 Use of ICG in HPB surgery 13:45 Laparoscopic Approach To Mirizzi Syndrome: Standard Of Care Or Adopt With Caution TAN Ming Yuan Speaker Singapore 14:00 Domino Effect in Bile Duct Injury Post Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 14:15 Manage Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries Yahya ALAZRI Speaker Oman 14:30 Endoscopic Indications for Post-HPB Surgery Complications Arlyn R. CANONES Speaker Philippines Hall 404 AX	Symposium 2C What's New in Breast MIS George YANG Chairperson Hong Kong, China Sabrina NGASERIN Ng Hui Na Chairperson Singapore 13:30 Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery – Past and Present Mok Chi Wei Speaker Singapore 13:45 Robotic Breast Surgery - Insights from the Korea Robot-Endoscopy Minimal Access Breast Surgery Study Group Ryu Jai Min Speaker Korea (Republic of) 14:00 Robotic Breast Surgery - Extending Indications With Axillary Surgery Celene NG Wei Qi Speaker Singapore 14:15 Endoscopic Breast Surgery - Beyond The Resection, From Sensory Preservation To Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery Sabrina NGASERIN Ng Hui Na Speaker Singapore 14:45 Is The Future Of Breast Surgery Robotic, Endoscopic, Or Both? Lai Hung Wen Speaker Taiwan Hall 406 D	Symposium 2D Whats new in MIS Thoracic Surgery Agasthian Thirugnanam Chairperson Singapore 13:30 Thoracoscopic Echinococcectomy Of The Lung Cysts: Sharing Our Experience 13:45 Thoracoscopic Management Of Loculated Pleural Effusions And Empyema 14:00 Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy - Achieving Excellence Through Advanced Technologies 14:15 Robotic Lung Resections 14:30 Managing Thoracic Surgical Complications Harish Mithiran MUTHIAH Speaker Singapore Hall 404 F
15:00 15:30	Coffee Break & Training
15:30 17:00	Symposium 3A Sustainable OR Eugene Liu Chairperson Singapore Sujith WIJERATHNE Chairperson Singapore 15:30 What is Sustainability and EESG Sujith WIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore 15:45 The Global Perspective On Healthcare Sustainability 16:00 A Practical Approach To Make Our OR Sustainable Alberto Arezzo Speaker Italy 16:15 Innovations for a Sustainable Healthcare Future: SAGES Perspective 16:30 Overcoming Barriers to Sustainability in Healthcare Nicole Bouvy Speaker Netherlands 16:45 Asian Experience in ESG Eugene Liu Speaker Singapore Hall 406CX	Symposium 3B Update in Benign Upper GI Baldwin YEUNG Po Man Chairperson Singapore Seigo Kitano Chairperson Japan Suthep Udomsawaengsup Chairperson Thailand 15:30 Diagnosis And ⁠Decision Making In Anti Reflux Procedures 15:45 Advances in GERD Therapies Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore 16:00 Management of Recurrent Hiatal Hernia Gianfranco Silecchia Speaker Italy 16:15 Outcomes of Laparoscopic Fundoplication Ghulam Siddiq Speaker Pakistan 16:30 Paraduodenal Hernia Aung Myint Oo @ YE Jian Guo Speaker Singapore 16:45 Controversies In The Treatment Of Large Paraesophageal Hernias Eduardo Targarona Speaker Spain Hall 404 AX	Symposium 3C Women & Young in MIS (Rapid Fire Debate) Lynette LOO Mee Ann Chairperson Singapore Celene NG Wei Qi Speaker Singapore Elaine Ng Hui Been Speaker Malaysia Hind Khalifa Al MAJRAFI Speaker Oman KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand Mina Ming-Yin Shen Speaker Taiwan Moe Moe TIN Speaker Myanmar Nidhi Khandelwal Speaker India Shannon Melissa CHAN Speaker Hong Kong 15:30 ⁠Most Female Surgeons & Surgical Trainees I Know Are Thriving Well And Equally-respected By Colleagues & Patients - Agree/Disagree 15:30 Surgical Equipment And Facilities Are Designed For Both Gender & Ergonomically Neutral For Both Male & Female Surgeons - Agree/Disagree 15:30 My Surgical Workplace Treats All Female Colleagues and Patients Equally - Yes/No 15:30 ⁠My Surgical Workplace Treats All Female Colleagues & Patients Equally - Yes/No Hall 406 D	Symposium 3D MIS (CAMIC) Hall 404 F
17:00 18:00	Video Session 1A How I do it: Hernia 17:00 TEP 17:10 TAPP Vimal K Vasudeavan Speaker Malaysia 17:20 TAPE: A Versatile Procedure for Lower Abdominal Wall Hernia Satkunan Mark GNANAPTHY Speaker Malaysia 17:30 The Perfect eTEP Kiyotaka IMAMURA Speaker Japan 17:40 LIRA Salvador Morales Conde Speaker Spain 17:50 Laparoscopic Management of Hernia with Loss Abdominal Domain Abdullah AL-DOHAYAN Speaker Saudi Arabia Hall 406CX	Video Session 1B How I do it: MIS Upper GI Aung Myint Oo @ YE Jian Guo Chairperson Singapore Gianfranco Silecchia Chairperson Italy Raad Almehdi Chairperson Oman 17:00 LADG 17:10 GERD 17:20 Paraesophageal Hernia 17:30 OAGB Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore 17:40 Oesophagetomy Noriyuki Inaki Speaker Japan 17:50 Multiple Ways to Do Bowel Anastomoses Surendra Ugale Speaker India Hall 404 AX	Video Session 1C How I do it: MIS Colorectal Barry Salky Chairperson United States Francis Seow-Choen Chairperson Singapore Subhash Aggarwal Chairperson India 17:00 CME + CVL from a General Surgeons Point of View Allen A Buenafe Speaker Philippines 17:10 Complicated Crohn’s Disease Barry Salky Speaker United States 17:20 Laparoscopic Surgery in Intestinal Obstruction Subhash Aggarwal Speaker India 17:30 TBA 17:40 Robotic Low Anterior Resection with end-to-end Single Stapling William T CHEN Speaker Taiwan 17:50 TBA Hall 406 D	Video Session 1D How I do it: MIS HPB 17:00 TBA 17:10 TBA 17:20 TBA Mutaz Fadel Al-Makhamreh Speaker Jordan 17:30 Transcystic CBDE Using a 3mm Disposable Choledochoscope: Towards a Sphincter-preserved Approach Le Quan Anh Tuan Speaker Vietnam 17:40 Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Necrosectomy Ghulam Siddiq Speaker Pakistan 17:50 TBA Alfred KOW Wei Chieh Speaker Singapore Hall 404 F
18:00 18:30	Opening Ceremony 18:00 Opening Remarks Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore 18:05 IFSES Speech Davide LOMANTO Speaker Singapore 18:10 ELSA Speech Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey
18:30 19:30	Welcome Reception