Main Congress Programme

Day 1: 18 September 2026

Time Session
07:30
08:00
Registration
08:00
09:00
Breakfast Session 1
Breakfast Session 2
Endoscopic & Robotic Breast Surgery
Breakfast Session 3
09:00
10:30
Symposium 1
Colorectal Surgery 1
Symposium 2
UGI Surgery (Benign)
Symposium 3
Endocrine Surgery
10:30
11:00
Tea Break
11:00
12:00
Plenary Session 1
12:00
13:30
Lunch Symposium 1
Lunch Symposium 2
Lunch Symposium 3
13:30
14:30
Opening Ceremony & Exhibition
14:30
15:00
Tea Break
15:00
17:00
Symposium 4
HPB Surgery (Liver-Biliary)
Symposium 5
Esophagus & Stomach Surgery/ UGI Surgery (Malignancy)
Symposium 6
Colorectal Surgery 2
17:00
18:00
ELSA AGM

Day 2: 19 September 2026

Time Session
07:30
08:00
Registration
08:00
09:00
Breakfast Session 4
Breakfast Session 5
Breakfast Session 6
09:00
10:30
Symposium 7
HPB Surgery II (Pancreas/Spleen)
Symposium 8
Inguinal Hernia
Symposium 9
Bariatric Surgery
10:30
11:00
Tea Break
11:00
12:00
Plenary Session 2
12:00
13:30
Lunch Symposium 4
Lunch Symposium 5
Lunch Symposium 6
13:30
15:00
Symposium 10
ERAS
Symposium 11
Ventral Hernia
Symposium 12
VATS
15:00
15:30
Tea Break
15:30
17:00
Symposium 13
Advance Surgical Endoscopic
Symposium 14
Emergency Trauma
Symposium 15
Innovation / Education