The Schedule
The Schedule
Day 1- Thursday, 8th October 2026
8:30 - 9:00 Registration & Faculty Welcome
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 - 10:20
AI in the Robotic Operating Theatre: From Video Analytics to Real-Time Decision Support
10:20 - 11:00
Panel Discussion: How Should the NHS Evaluate and Adopt New Robotic Platforms?
11:00 - 11:20 Tea / Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00
Live Robotic Operating — Interactive Colorectal Masterclass
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Live Operating Continued / Interactive Video Discussion
14:30 - 14:50
The Difficult Mesocolic Plane: Strategies for Safe Robotic Dissection
14:50 - 15:10
Splenic Flexure Cancer: Anatomy, Approach and Reconstruction
15:10 - 15:30
Intracorporeal Anastomosis: Technique, Technology and Troubleshooting
15:30 - 15:50
When Robotics Goes Wrong: Bailout Strategies, Conversion and Crisis Management
15:50 - 16:10 Tea / Coffee Break
16:10 - 17:30
Robotic Surgery in the Older and Frail Patient: Benefit, Selection or Overtreatment?
Day 2- Friday, 9th October 2026
8:30 - 9:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 09:30
Training in Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Future Challenges and Opportunities
09:30 - 09:55
Low Rectal Cancer in 2026: Is Robotics Finally Delivering What It Promised?
09:55 - 10:15
Anastomosis Under Pressure: Perfusion, Tension and Technology — What Really Prevents a Leak?
10:15 - 10:40
Beyond TME: Robotics for the Complex and Recurrent Pelvis
10:40 - 11:00 Tea / Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
Live Robotic Operating / Complex Pelvic Surgery Masterclass
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch / Meet the Experts
14:00 - 14:20
Robotic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Where Is the Real Added Value?
14:20 - 15:00
Complex Ventral Hernia: Patient Selection, Prehabilitation and Operative Strategy
15:00 - 16:00
Interactive MDT: The Cases That Divide the Room
16:00 - 17:00
Trainee Scientific Session: Abstract, Poster & Video Presentations
17:00 - 17:30
Closing Remarks