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Day 1- Thursday, 8th October 2026
Theme: The Evolving Landscape of Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Theme: The Evolving Landscape of Robotic Colorectal Surgery
8:30 - 9:00 Registration & Faculty Welcome
09:00 - 09:20
Welcome to Faculty and Delegates / Opening Remarks
Welcome to Faculty and Delegates / Opening Remarks
Chair Mr. Ashish Kelkar , Mr. S Panteleimonitis, Mr. Kamran Malik
09:20 - 09:40
The Roadmap to Automated GI Surgery: fact or fiction?
The Roadmap to Automated GI Surgery: fact or fiction?
Prof. Aneel Bhangu
09:40 - 10:00
AI in the Robotic Operating Theatre: From Video Analytics to Real-Time Decision Support
Prof. Shazad Ashraf
10:00 - 10:20
The HIT List: Why OR Efficiency Matters
Mr. Lars Thomas Seeberg
10:20 - 11:00 Tea / Coffee Break
Moderator Mr. Lars Thomas Seeberg, Mr. Charles Evans, Prof. Shahzad Ashraf/ Prof. Aneel Bhangu,
Mr. S Panteleimonitis
11:00 - 13:00
Live Robotic Operating — Interactive Colorectal Masterclass
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Chair Mr. Amar Eltweri, Mr. Iqbal Bhatti , Miss Vasilica Marcu
13:30 - 13:50
Robotic Colon Surgery: Pitfalls, Pearls & Practical Tricks
Mr. Lars Thomas Seeberg
13:50 - 14:10
How Should the NHS Evaluate and Adopt New Robotic Platforms?
Prof. Aneel Bhangu
14:10 - 14:30
Splenic Flexure Cancer: Anatomy, Approach and Reconstruction
Mr. Charles Evans
Chair Mr. Kamran Malik, Mr. Khalid Hureibi, Mr. Amar Eltweri
14:30 - 14:50
Complex ventral hernia: patient selection, prehabilitation and operative strategy
Mr. Akash Mehta
14:50 - 15:10
Intracorporeal Anastomosis: Technique, Technology and Troubleshooting
Mr Kamran Malik
Mr S Panteleimonitis
15:10 - 15:30
Setting up new robotic programme : Lesson learnt
Mr. Khurram Siddique
15:30 - 15:45 Tea / Coffee Break
Chair Mr. S Panteleimonitis, Mr. Iqbal Bhatti, Mr. Charles Evans
15:45 - 17:00
Trainee Scientific Session: Abstract, Poster & Video Presentations
Day 2- Friday, 9th October 2026
Theme: Complex Robotics, Innovation and the Future of Practice
Theme: Complex Robotics, Innovation and the Future of Practice
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
Chair Prof. Amjad Parvaiz, Mr. Umer Sharif, Mr. Sridhar Dharmavaram
09:00 - 09:20
Training in Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Future Challenges and Opportunities
Prof. Nader Francis
09:20 - 09:40
Scalpel, Scope, Silicon. Evolution in Rectal Cancer Surgery
Prof. Shakil Ahmed
09:40 - 10:00
Pixels, Predictions & Precision - AI in Colorectal Surgery
Mr. Muhammad Ahsan javed
10:00 - 10:20
Low Rectal Cancer in 2026: Is Robotics Finally Delivering What It Promised?
Prof. Irshad Shaikh
10:20 - 10:30 Tea / Coffee Break
Moderator Prof. Nader Francis, Prof. Shakil Ahmed, Prof Irshad Shaikh , Mr John Evans, Mr Ashish Kelkar
10:30 - 13:00
Live Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision (TME)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch / Working Lunch
14:00 - 14:20
The New Robotic Landscape: Are We Entering the Multi-Platform Era?
Prof. Amjad Parvaiz
14:20 - 14:40
Royal College of Surgeons perspective for robotic surgery in UK
Miss Nuha Yassin
Chair Mr. John Evans, Mr. Triantafyllos Doulias, Miss Nuha Yassin
14:40 - 15:00
Robotic Approach In peritoneal Malignancy
Mr. Umar Shariff
15:00 - 15:20
Robotic service at UHN – (combined presentation with KHG and NGH )
What we have learnt?
Mr. Amar Eltweri / Miss Vasilica Marcu
15:20 - 15:40 Tea / Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:00
Robotic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Where Is the Real Added Value?
Mr. Altaf Awan
16:00 - 16:30
Closing Remarks
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