 | 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. DRAGHICI (ROM) | Poster Session 1 Chairs: M. AZIZOGLU (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. CORREIA-PINTO (POR) – D. PATKOWSKI (POL) | Poster Session 3 Chairs: U. CELTIK (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) – A. TZANTZAROUDI (GRE) | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | ESPES Presidential Address President: I. DRAGHICI (ROM) Introduction: S. SHEHATA (EGY) | |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Panel I ICG FLUORESCENCE-GUIDED SURGERY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Chairs: C. ESPOSITO (ITA) – J. DE AGUSTIN (ESP) Panelists: M. MENDOZA-SAGAON (CH) – K. RATHOD (IND) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | ASENSUS Sponsored Lecture: H. TILL (AUT) | |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽🍗🍐 | |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | ESPES EXCELENCE AWARD Recipient: P. MONTUPET (FRA) Chair: I. DRAGHICI (ROM) | |
| 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. AZIZOGLU (TUR) – K. LIPINSKA (POL) | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | 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 LEARNING IN PEDIATRIC MIS Chair: H. TILL (AUT) Panelists: P. REISWOLF-WOLFERSTETTER (DEU) – S. TSCHAUNER (AUT) – M. ELFIKY (EGY) | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Keynote Lecture II “The world is changing: new surgery, new cuisine” Speaker: 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) – M. LOPEZ (USA) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Session 12 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) III Chairs: M. METZELDER (AUT) – P. PHILIPPE (LUX) | Poster Session 9 Chairs: L. MONTALVA (FRA) – I. VALIOULIS (GRE) |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽🍗🍐 | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Session 13 – 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 Chair: Sameh SHEHATA (EGY) | |
| 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 | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 |
| 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. DRAGHICI (ROM) | Poster Session 1 Chairs: M. AZIZOGLU (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. CORREIA-PINTO (POR) – D. PATKOWSKI (POL) | Poster Session 3 Chairs: U. CELTIK (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) – A. TZANTZAROUDI (GRE) | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | ESPES Presidential Address President: I. DRAGHICI (ROM) Introduction: S. SHEHATA (EGY) | |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Panel I ICG FLUORESCENCE-GUIDED SURGERY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Chairs: C. ESPOSITO (ITA) – J. DE AGUSTIN (ESP) Panelists: M. MENDOZA-SAGAON (CH) – K. RATHOD (IND) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | ASENSUS Sponsored Lecture: H. TILL (AUT) | |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽🍗🍐 | |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | ESPES EXCELENCE AWARD Recipient: P. MONTUPET (FRA) Chair: I. DRAGHICI (ROM) | |
| 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. AZIZOGLU (TUR) – K. LIPINSKA (POL) | |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Annual General Assembly | |
| 20:30 – | Annual Gala Dinner 🍽🍻💃🕺 | |
Friday 17 October 2025
| MAIN SESSION – HALL 4 | PARALLEL SESSION – HALL 5 |
| 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 LEARNING IN PEDIATRIC MIS Chair: H. TILL (AUT) Panelists: P. REISWOLF-WOLFERSTETTER (DEU) – S. TSCHAUNER (AUT) – M. ELFIKY (EGY) | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Keynote Lecture II “The world is changing: new surgery, new cuisine” Speaker: 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) – M. LOPEZ (USA) | |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Session 12 – GASTROINTESTINAL (GIT) III Chairs: M. METZELDER (AUT) – P. PHILIPPE (LUX) | Poster Session 9 Chairs: L. MONTALVA (FRA) – I. VALIOULIS (GRE) |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | LUNCH – MEET THE EXPERT LUNCH 🍽🍗🍐 | |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Session 13 – 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 Chair: Sameh SHEHATA (EGY) | |
| 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) | |
