 | MAIN SESSION – HALL 4 Long Oral (LO) – Short Oral (SO) | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 Poster (P) |
| 08:00 – 08:15 | WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY I. Draghici (ROM) – A. Marantos (GRE) | |
| 08:15 – 09:00 | SESSION 1- GASTROINTESTINAL I Chairs: F. Chiarenza (ITA) – I. Drachici (ROM) | POSTER SESSION 1 Chairs: M. Azizoglou (TUR) – J. Babala (SLO) |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | SESSION 2 – UROLOGY I Chairs: S. Cascio (IRL) – M. Escolino (ITA) | POSTER SESSION 2 Chairs: A. Parente (ESP) – A. Scalabre (FRA) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | KEYNOTE LECTURE I “Pediatric Robotics: Challenges, Successes, and the Road Ahead“ Speaker: C. Esposito (ITA) Introduction: M. Escolino (ITA) | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | SESSION 3 – THORAX I Chairs: J. Correira-Pinto (POR) – D. Patkowski (POL) | POSTER SESSION 3 Chairs: U. Celtic (TUR) – A. Poupalou (BEL) |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | COFFEE BREAK ☕ | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | SESSION 4 – VIDEO I Chairs: V. Di Benedetto (ITA) – S. Marven (UK) | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | ESPES PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS President: I. Draghici (ROM) Introduction: S. Shehata (EGY) | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | PANEL I “ICG Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Pediatric Patients” Chairs: C. Esposito (ITA) – J. De Agustin (ESP) Panelists: V. Di Benedetto (ITA) – M. Mendoza-Sagaon (CH) – K. Rathod (IND) | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | ASENSUS SPONSORED LECTURE H. Till (AUT) | |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽 | |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | SESSION 5 – UROLOGY II Chairs: S. Perez-Bertolez (ESP) – P. Szavay (CH) | POSTER SESSION 4 Chairs: C. Bleve (ITA) – I. Skondras (GRE) |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | SESSION 6 – ROBOTICS AND INNOVATION I Chairs: C. Esposito (ITA) – J. Meehan (USA) | Poster Session 5 Chairs: K. Kampouri (GRE) – M. G. Scuderi (ITA) |
| 16:15- 17:00 | ROUND TABLE I “Training in Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery: Shaping the Next Generation” Chairs: M. Escolino (ITA) – A. Conforti (ITA) Panelists: M. Azizoglou (TUR) – K. Lipinska (POL) | |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | ESPES EXCELENCE AWARD Recipient: P. Montupet (FRA) – Chair: I. Draghici (ROM) | |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 20:30 – | ANNUAL GALA DINNER 🍽🍻💃🕺 | |
| MAIN SESSION – HALL 4 Long Oral (LO) – Short Oral (SO) | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 Poster (P) |
| 08:00 – 08:45 | SESSION 7 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) II Chairs: N. Baltogiannis (GRE) – M. Haddad (UK) | POSTER SESSION 6 Chairs: R. Jokic (SER) – N. Zavras (GRE) |
| 08:45 – 09:45 | SESSION 8 – UROLOGY III Chairs: P. Caione (ITA) – A. Halinski (POL) | POSTER SESSION 7 Chairs: A. Conforti (ITA) – C. Kaselas (GRE) |
| 09:39 – 10:15 | PANEL II “The Role of AI and Machine Learrning in Pediatric MIS“ Chair: H. Till (AUT) Panelists: M. Duci (ITA) – M. Elfiky (EGY) – S. Tschauner (AUT) | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | KEYNOTE LECTURE II “The world is changing: new surgery, new cuisine” Speaker: J. Valla (FRA) Introduction: C. Esposito (ITA) | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | SESSION 9 – MISCELLANEOUS Chairs: A. Gusev (RUS) – P. Montupet (FRA) | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | COFFEE BREAK  | |
| 11:45- 12:30 | SESSION 10 – ROBOTICS AND INNOVATION II Chairs: M. Mendoza-Sagaon (CH) – K. Rathod (IND) | POSTER SESSION 8 Chairs: M. Cerulo (ITA) – Y. De Verney (GRE) |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Session 11 – VIDEO II Chairs: Z. Dokumcu (TUR) – A. Livani (GRE) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | SESSION 12 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) III Chairs: M. Metzelder (AUT) – P. Philippe (LUX) | POSTER SESSION 9 Chairs: L. Montalva (FRA) – A. Tzantzaroudi (GRE) |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH  | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | SESSION13 – THORAX II Chairs: J. De Agustin (ESP) – M. Lindeboom (NL) | POSTER SESSION 10 Chairs: J. Martinez (RUS) – T. Dionysis (GRE) |
| 15:00 – 15:45 | ROUND TABLE II “Intra-Abdominal Testis: Shehata Vs Fowler Stephens“ Chairs: S. Shehata (EGY) – P. Caione (ITA) Panelists: T. Dyonisis (GRE) – S. Perez- Bertolez (ESP) – K. Rathod (IND) | |
| 15:45- 16:30 | SESSION 14 – SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES BY PESMA GROUP Chairs: M. Escolino (ITA) – S. Shehata (EGY) | |
| 16:30 – 17:15 | Session 15 – ONCOLOGY Chairs: F. Fascetti-Leon (ITA) – A. Marantos (GRE) | POSTER SESSION 11 Chairs: V. Coppola (ITA) – T. Risteski (MK) |
| 17:15 – 17:45 | Session 16 – MY WORST COMPLICATION Chairs: I. Draghici (ROM) – H. Till (AUT) | |
| 17:45 – 17:55 | AWARDS M. Escolino (ITA) | |
| 17:55 – 18:05 | PRESENTATION OF ESPES ANNUAL MEETING 2026 H. Till (AUT) | |
| 18:05 – 18:15 | CLOSING REMARKS I. Draghici (ROM) – A. Marantos (GRE) | |
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Thursday 16 October 2025
| MAIN SESSION – HALL 4 Long Oral (LO) – Short Oral (SO) | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 Poster (P) |
| 08:00 – 08:15 | WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY I. Draghici (ROM) – A. Marantos (GRE) | |
| 08:15 – 09:00 | SESSION 1- GASTROINTESTINAL I Chairs: F. Chiarenza (ITA) – I. Drachici (ROM) | POSTER SESSION 1 Chairs: M. Azizoglou (TUR) – J. Babala (SLO) |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | SESSION 2 – UROLOGY I Chairs: S. Cascio (IRL) – M. Escolino (ITA) | POSTER SESSION 2 Chairs: A. Parente (ESP) – A. Scalabre (FRA) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | KEYNOTE LECTURE I “Pediatric Robotics: Challenges, Successes, and the Road Ahead“ Speaker: C. Esposito (ITA) Introduction: M. Escolino (ITA) | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | SESSION 3 – THORAX I Chairs: J. Correira-Pinto (POR) – D. Patkowski (POL) | POSTER SESSION 3 Chairs: U. Celtic (TUR) – A. Poupalou (BEL) |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | COFFEE BREAK ☕ | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | SESSION 4 – VIDEO I Chairs: V. Di Benedetto (ITA) – S. Marven (UK) | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | ESPES PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS President: I. Draghici (ROM) Introduction: S. Shehata (EGY) | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | PANEL I “ICG Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Pediatric Patients” Chairs: C. Esposito (ITA) – J. De Agustin (ESP) Panelists: V. Di Benedetto (ITA) – M. Mendoza-Sagaon (CH) – K. Rathod (IND) | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | ASENSUS SPONSORED LECTURE H. Till (AUT) | |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽 | |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | SESSION 5 – UROLOGY II Chairs: S. Perez-Bertolez (ESP) – P. Szavay (CH) | POSTER SESSION 4 Chairs: C. Bleve (ITA) – I. Skondras (GRE) |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | SESSION 6 – ROBOTICS AND INNOVATION I Chairs: C. Esposito (ITA) – J. Meehan (USA) | Poster Session 5 Chairs: K. Kampouri (GRE) – M. G. Scuderi (ITA) |
| 16:15- 17:00 | ROUND TABLE I “Training in Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery: Shaping the Next Generation” Chairs: M. Escolino (ITA) – A. Conforti (ITA) Panelists: M. Azizoglou (TUR) – K. Lipinska (POL) | |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | ESPES EXCELENCE AWARD Recipient: P. Montupet (FRA) – Chair: I. Draghici (ROM) | |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 20:30 – | ANNUAL GALA DINNER 🍽🍻💃🕺 | |
Friday 17 October 2025
| MAIN SESSION – HALL 4 Long Oral (LO) – Short Oral (SO) | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 Poster (P) |
| 08:00 – 08:45 | SESSION 7 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) II Chairs: N. Baltogiannis (GRE) – M. Haddad (UK) | POSTER SESSION 6 Chairs: R. Jokic (SER) – N. Zavras (GRE) |
| 08:45 – 09:45 | SESSION 8 – UROLOGY III Chairs: P. Caione (ITA) – A. Halinski (POL) | POSTER SESSION 7 Chairs: A. Conforti (ITA) – C. Kaselas (GRE) |
| 09:39 – 10:15 | PANEL II “The Role of AI and Machine Learrning in Pediatric MIS“ Chair: H. Till (AUT) Panelists: M. Duci (ITA) – M. Elfiky (EGY) – S. Tschauner (AUT) | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | KEYNOTE LECTURE II “The world is changing: new surgery, new cuisine” Speaker: J. Valla (FRA) Introduction: C. Esposito (ITA) | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | SESSION 9 – MISCELLANEOUS Chairs: A. Gusev (RUS) – P. Montupet (FRA) | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:45- 12:30 | SESSION 10 – ROBOTICS AND INNOVATION II Chairs: M. Mendoza-Sagaon (CH) – K. Rathod (IND) | POSTER SESSION 8 Chairs: M. Cerulo (ITA) – Y. De Verney (GRE) |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Session 11 – VIDEO II Chairs: Z. Dokumcu (TUR) – A. Livani (GRE) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | SESSION 12 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) III Chairs: M. Metzelder (AUT) – P. Philippe (LUX) | POSTER SESSION 9 Chairs: L. Montalva (FRA) – A. Tzantzaroudi (GRE) |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | SESSION13 – THORAX II Chairs: J. De Agustin (ESP) – M. Lindeboom (NL) | POSTER SESSION 10 Chairs: J. Martinez (RUS) – T. Dionysis (GRE) |
| 15:00 – 15:45 | ROUND TABLE II “Intra-Abdominal Testis: Shehata Vs Fowler Stephens“ Chairs: S. Shehata (EGY) – P. Caione (ITA) Panelists: T. Dyonisis (GRE) – S. Perez- Bertolez (ESP) – K. Rathod (IND) | |
| 15:45- 16:30 | SESSION 14 – SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES BY PESMA GROUP Chairs: M. Escolino (ITA) – S. Shehata (EGY) | |
| 16:30 – 17:15 | Session 15 – ONCOLOGY Chairs: F. Fascetti-Leon (ITA) – A. Marantos (GRE) | POSTER SESSION 11 Chairs: V. Coppola (ITA) – T. Risteski (MK) |
| 17:15 – 17:45 | Session 16 – MY WORST COMPLICATION Chairs: I. Draghici (ROM) – H. Till (AUT) | |
| 17:45 – 17:55 | AWARDS M. Escolino (ITA) | |
| 17:55 – 18:05 | PRESENTATION OF ESPES ANNUAL MEETING 2026 H. Till (AUT) | |
| 18:05 – 18:15 | CLOSING REMARKS I. Draghici (ROM) – A. Marantos (GRE) | |
