Main Congress Programme

• 08:00
  Experience of Surgical Cases Using the Hinotori Surgical Robot System in Japan
  ShunsukeHayakawa Speaker Japan
• 08:10
  Laparoscopic Component Separation for Ventral Hernia
  TahsinColak Speaker Turkey
• 08:20
  Laparoscopic Anterior Resection
  BawanthaGAMAGE Speaker Sri Lanka
• 08:30
  Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy For Pancreatic Periampullary Tumors
  GurbankhanMUSLUMOV Speaker Azerbaijan
• 08:40
  Surgeons and the Soft Skills
  ShaileshADHIKARY Speaker Nepal
• 08:50
  Q&A

• 08:00
  Current Evidence for Endoscopic and Robotic Breast Surgery
  Su AnnLUI Speaker Singapore
• 08:10
  Current Practices and Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer in Vietnam
  Viet The PhuongTran Speaker Vietnam
• 08:20
  Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery: Hype or the Future Standard of Care
  LaiHUNG WEN Speaker Taiwan
• 08:30
  Modern Breast Reconstruction in the Era of Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery
  Jing TzerLEE Speaker Singapore
• 08:40
  Case based Discussion : Contemporary Surgical Decision-Making in Breast Cancer
  Wei QiLeong Moderator Singapore

  Chi WeiMOK Panelist Singapore

  LaiHUNG WEN Panelist Taiwan

  Viet The PhuongTran Panelist Vietnam
• 08:50
  Q&A

• 08:00
  Updates in Cancer Treatment: Worldwide, Vietnam and Vinmec
  Van BinhPham Speaker Vietnam
• 08:20
  CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions
  Thanh VanHoang Speaker Vietnam
• 08:40
  Single Incision Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Benign Diseases in Children
  TranNgoc Son Speaker Vietnam
• 08:50
  Q&A

• 09:00
  Beyond da Vinci: How competition will shape the Next Era of Robotic Surgery
  David Tao-WeiKE Speaker Taiwan
• 09:15
  Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: Robotic or Laparoscopy
  Yoon SukLEE Speaker South Korea
• 09:30
  Challenging Rectal Surgery: Laparoscopic TME and Intersphincteric Resection
  Viet TrungLAM Speaker Vietnam
• 09:45
  How Surgeons Can Learn and Refine Colorectal ESD: Practical Strategies and Insights
  Chao-WenHSU Speaker Taiwan
• 10:00
  Anaestomotic Leak in Colorectal Surgery
  William Tzu-LaingCHEN Speaker Taiwan
• 10:15
  Q&A

• 09:00
  Artificial Intelligence in HPB Surgery: Beyond Navigation
  YahyaAl Azri Speaker Oman
• 09:10
  The Strategy of LN Dissection in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
  CharlesLIN Speaker Taiwan
• 09:20
  MIS: Distal pancreatectomy
  MasafumiNAKAMURA Speaker Japan
• 09:30
  One Stone One Stage - Rethinking the Management of Concomitant CBD & Gallstones
  KanagarajGOVINDARAJ Speaker India
• 09:40
  Laparoscopic Segment 7 Segmentectomy: Approach Refinement and Margin Control
  KuohsinCHEN Speaker Taiwan
• 09:50
  Arterial-first Approach in Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  HaiPHAM MINH Speaker Vietnam
• 10:00
  Complications After Pancreatic Resections
  NigelTAN Speaker Singapore
• 10:10
  Q&A

• 09:00
  Can Bariatric Surgery Survive in Asia?
  AsimSHABBIR Speaker Singapore
• 09:10
  Less Invasie Procedure than Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy
  KazunoriKASAMA Speaker Japan
• 09:20
  Bariatric and Abdominal Wall hernia
  KiyotakaIMAMURA Speaker Japan
• 09:30
  Sleeve Plus for Asian
  Chih-KunHUANG Speaker Taiwan
• 09:40
  Revision Surgery for Asian
  KazunoriKASAMA Speaker Japan
• 09:50
  GLP-1 Agonist vs Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. The Evolving Role.
  PeterGOH Speaker Singapore
• 10:00
  Q&A

• 11:00
  Reception
• 11:05
  Welcome Performance
• 11:20
  Opening Remarks
• 11:25
  Speech by the President of ELSA
  AsimSHABBIR Speaker Singapore
• 11:30
  Speech by the President of VASEL
  TranBinh Giang Speaker Vietnam
• 11:35
  Speech by the Conference President
  PhamNhu Hiep Speaker Vietnam
• 11:40
  Group photo and end of Opening Ceremony

• 12:00
  From Detection to Recovery: Advancing the Surgical Journey in Colorectal & HPB Care
  Ian Jse WeiTAN Speaker Singapore
• 12:30
  From Detection to Recovery: Advancing the Surgical Journey in Colorectal & HPB Care
  CharlesLIN Speaker Taiwan

• 13:30
  From Laparoscopy to Robotics: Lessons Learned, Horizons Ahead
  M. MahirOZMEN Speaker Turkey
• 13:45
  The Future of Robotic Colorectal Surgery
  CraigLYNCH Speaker Australia
• 14:00
  Robotic Surgery Worldwide and in Vietnam: Past Development, Current Status, and Future Prospects
  Van BinhPham Speaker Vietnam

• 15:00
  Minimally Invasive Liver Resection: Current Standards and Future Directions
  Ho-SeongHAN Speaker South Korea
• 15:10
  Standardized MIS Liver Resection
  CharlesLIN Speaker Taiwan
• 15:20
  Laparoscopic Treatment for GB Cancer
  Yoo-SeokYOON Speaker South Korea
• 15:30
  Bailout in Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: When and How?
  SalahAL JABRI Speaker Oman
• 15:40
  Robotic Liver Resection: Expanding the Boundaries Safely
  MUTAZALMAKHAMREH Speaker Jordan
• 15:50
  Laparoscopic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: Technical Standardization and Lessons from Surgical Videos
  Van ThanhLe Speaker Vietnam
• 16:00
  Laparoscopic Pancreaticojejunoanastomosis Technique in Whipple Procedure
  GurbankhanMUSLUMOV Speaker Azerbaijan
• 16:10
  Q&A

• 15:00
  AI Installation in Surgery – Upper GI
  MasashiTAKEUCHI Speaker Japan
• 15:10
  Shifting Paradigms from Laparoscopic Expert to Robotics in Gastric Cancer, Expectations and Limitations
  ChathurangaKEPPETIYAGAMA Speaker Sri Lanka
• 15:20
  Innovative Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy (MIO) in resource poor setting
  RasithaMANATHUNGA Speaker Sri Lanka
• 15:30
  Robotic vs VATS vs Open Oesophagectomy
  AsimSHABBIR Speaker Singapore
• 15:40
  Rerecognization of Conversion Therapy in Stage IV Gastric Cancer and The Role of Laparoscopic Technique
  LuyangZHANG Speaker China
• 15:50
  Results of Thoraco-Laparoscopic Esophagectomy after Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer at Hue Central Hospital
  Pham TrungVy Speaker Vietnam
• 16:00
  Outcomes of Thoraco-Laparoscopic surgery Combined with ERAS Program in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
  Dao DucDung Speaker Vietnam
• 16:10
  Q&A

• 15:00
  How to make a multidisciplinary robotic program Cost-effective
  CraigLYNCH Speaker Australia
• 15:10
  CME for Colon Cancer
  Hye-JinKIM Speaker South Korea
• 15:20
  Robotic-Assisted Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Obese Patients: Technical Considerations and Pitfalls
  M. MahirOZMEN Speaker Turkey
• 15:30
  Improving Patient Outcomes: What Really Matters Beyond the Robot
  Gyu-SeogCHOI Speaker South Korea
• 15:40
  Anaestomotic Leak in Colorectal Surgery
  BawanthaGAMAGE Speaker Sri Lanka
• 15:50
  Laparoscopic Salvage Extended Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A case report and Literature review
  ThanhPhan Hai Speaker Vietnam
• 16:00
  Transanal Transection and Single Stapler Anastomosis for the treatment of Mid and Low Rectal Cancer
  Ho HuuTHIEN Speaker Vietnam
• 16:10
  Q&A

• 08:00
  Training of Young Surgeons in Minimally Invasive Surgery in India and The Role of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endu Surgeons
  LPThangavelu Speaker India
• 08:10
  Salvage Cholecystectomy
  ZameerPasha Speaker India
• 08:20
  Stump Cholecystectomy - Treatment and Prevention
  SatishMidha Speaker India
• 08:30
  Future of Bariatric Metabolic Surgeries in GLP1RA Era
  RamenGOEL Speaker India
• 08:40
  Minimally Invasive Surgery in Surgical Emergencies: Myth vs Reality
  Basim Alkhafaji Speaker United Arab Emirates
• 08:50
  Q&A

• 08:00
  Management of CBD stones ( ERCP Vs Lapparoscopy)
  RohitPrasad Yadav Speaker Nepal
• 08:15
  Role of Laparoscopy in the Management of Carcinoma Gallbladder Recent Advances and Update
  ParbatrajRegmi Speaker Nepal
• 08:30
  Approach Strategies and Management of Complications in Laparoscopic Low Rectal Tumor Resection
  MinhuaZHENG Speaker China
• 08:45
  Q&A

• 08:00
  Laparoscopic Side-to-Side Esophageal-tubular Gastric Anastomosis
  ZangLu Speaker China
• 08:10
  Optimizing Minimally Invasive Right Hemicolectomy: Surgical Strategy and Technical Tips
  TakashiKohmura Speaker Cambodia
• 08:20
  Robotic in Emergency General Surgery
  AjjanaTECHAGUMPUCH Speaker Thailand
• 08:30
  Current status of CLASS (Chinese Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study)
  LuyangZHANG Speaker China
• 08:40
  Q&A

• 09:00
  Giant Hiatal Hernia and Paraesophageal Hernia: From Anatomy to Durable Repair Indications
  JaideeprajRAO Speaker Singapore
• 09:15
  Revisional Anti-reflux Surgery: The Challenges & the Benefits
  RaadAl Mehdi Speaker Oman
• 09:30
  Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery, Hellers
  ChathurangaKEPPETIYAGAMA Speaker Sri Lanka
• 09:45
  Q&A

• 09:00
  A New Classification in Inguinal Hernia. Do We Need It?
  JoeFAN Speaker Hong Kong, China
• 09:10
  Hernia Roadshow: An Excellent Training Program for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia
  Vimal KVASUDEVAN Speaker Malaysia
• 09:20
  Inguinoscrotal Hernias- Feasibility of Laparoscopic Approach
  SajidMALIK Speaker United Kingdom
• 09:30
  MIS Approach in Recurrent and Re-recurrent Groin Hernia
  Rakesh KumarGUPTA Speaker Nepal
• 09:40
  Modified Laparoscopic TransAbdominal Preperitoneal Approach (T-TAPP) for Inguinal Hernia repair in Adults
  ThanhPhan Hai Speaker Vietnam
• 09:50
  rTapp & Tapp. Our experience using the edge, davinci & conventional laparoscopy
  Abdul GafoorMUBARAK Speaker Malaysia
• 10:00
  Tips and Tricks for Large Groin Hernia
  SujithWIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore
• 10:10
  Q&A

• 09:00
  TOETVA in 2026: Technique Refinements, Complication Avoidance, and Outcomes
  Duy Ngo Quoc Speaker Vietnam
• 09:15
  Endoscopic Central and Lateral Neck Dissection
  FangJING Speaker China

  PengChen Speaker China
• 09:30
  Techniques in Adrenalectomy & Complications
  RajeevParameswaran Speaker Singapore
• 09:45
  Robotic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma: Preoperative Preparation, Intraoperative Manoeuvres, and Safety Data
  AmitAGARWAL Speaker India
• 10:00
  Q&A

• 11:00
  ELSA OP: How Far Will We Go?
  AllenBUENAFE Speaker Philippines

  LeQuan Anh Tuan Speaker Vietnam
• 11:15
  MIS to Intelligently Assisted Surgery
  DavideLOMANTO Speaker Singapore
• 11:30
  Shaping the Next Generation of Surgeons - From Teaching to Mentorship
  AsimSHABBIR Speaker Singapore

• 13:30
  Leadership and Management of ERAS Implementation in Vietnamese Hospitals: Translating Medical Evidence into Clinical Practice
  Tat BangHo Speaker Vietnam
• 13:45
  Relationship between compliance and effectiveness on ERAS implementation
  Tat BangHo Speaker Vietnam
• 14:00
  Implementation of ERAS for Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis at Viet Duc University Hospital
  NguyenThi Thin Speaker Vietnam
• 14:15
  Effectiveness and Safty of ERAS in ColoRectal Surgery: A Retrospective Before-and-After Cohort Study at a Single Center
  Nguyen NgocKhanh Speaker Vietnam
• 14:30
  Q&A

• 13:30
  Purpose, Passion & Pathway in MIS Repair of Ventral Hernia
  DavideLOMANTO Speaker Singapore
• 13:40
  IPOM/IPOM+. When and how?
  SajidMALIK Speaker United Kingdom
• 13:50
  Future of Extraperitoneal Repair
  KiyotakaIMAMURA Speaker Japan
• 14:00
  Laparoscopic repair of hernia of loss abdominal domain
  AbdullahALDOHAYAN Speaker Saudi Arabia
• 14:10
  Decision Making in Management of Complex Ventral Hernia Repair
  Rakesh KumarGUPTA Speaker Nepal
• 14:20
  Laparoscopic to Robotic Hernia Insights
  Jeffrey JeronimoDOMINO Speaker Philippines
• 14:30
  Parastomal Hernia: Resiting or Repairing?
  Dennis Chung KeiNG Speaker Hong Kong, China
• 14:40
  Q&A

• 13:30
  Beyond the Abdomen: What Every Surgeon Should Know About VATS
  AmolBHANUSHALI Speaker India
• 13:40
  Imaging Approach to Diagnosis of Mediastinal Tumors
  Thi Mai ThuyTran Speaker Vietnam
• 13:50
  Uniportal Subxiphoid VATS Thymectomy
  Ngo GiaKHANH Speaker Vietnam
• 14:00
  ERAS in Thoracic Surgery: From Evidence to Clinical Practice
  Tat BangHo Speaker Vietnam
• 14:10
  Steps of VATS Sympathectomy
  NarendraAGARWAL Speaker India
• 14:20
  Utility of VATS in Trauma
  Hari KumarSAMPATH Speaker Singapore
• 14:30
  Vietnamese Expert Consensus on Multidisplinary Treatment of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  Kim QueDo Speaker Vietnam
• 14:40
  Q&A

• 15:30
  Endoscopic Management of Surgical Complications: Post-Esophagectomy/Gastrectomy
  ShannonCHAN Speaker Hong Kong, China
• 15:40
  Endoscopic Management of Surgical Complications: Post-HPB Surgery
  RaySARMIENTO Speaker Philippines
• 15:50
  Endoscopic Management of Surgical Complications: Post-Colorectal Surgery
  DmitriiDOLGUNOV Speaker Singapore
• 16:00
  Endoscopic Ultrasound in Surgery: Benefits of EUS Prior to ERCP in the Diagnosis and Treatment of PancreatoBiliary Obstruction
  Nguyen VanDuy Speaker Vietnam
• 16:10
  Endoscopic Ultrasound in Surgery: EUS-guided drainage vs Surgical drainage in Biliary and UGI obstructions
  ShannonCHAN Speaker Hong Kong, China
• 16:20
  Application of AI for Adenoma Detection during Colonoscopy
  Phan NhatTan Speaker Vietnam
• 16:30
  Q&A

• 15:30
  Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopic Procedures in Penetrating Injuries to the Thorax, Especially Pulmonary, Pleural, and Diaphragmatic Injuries
  Azuddinbin Mohd Khairy Speaker Malaysia
• 15:45
  MIS in Abdominal Injuries - Overview and Working Experience
  DineshBAGARIA Speaker India
• 16:00
  Step-up approach for Necrotizing Pancreatitis
  LeQuan Anh Tuan Speaker Vietnam
• 16:15
  Q&A

• 15:30
  Utilization of AI in Hernia Surgery
  NourABURAYYAN Speaker Singapore
• 15:45
  The Digital Roundtable: Connecting Surgeons Worldwide Through Innovation and Collaboration
  SajidMALIK Speaker United Kingdom
• 16:00
  AI Installation in Surgery
  MasashiTAKEUCHI Speaker Japan
• 16:15
  Next-Generation Robotic Surgery: Cross-Platform Training, Credentialing, and AI-Driven Performance
  CharlesLIN Speaker Taiwan
• 16:30
  Toward Zero-Harm MIS: AI-Driven Surgical Safety Systems
  SiripongCHEEWATANAKORNKUL Speaker Thailand
• 16:45
  Q&A