Welcome to Faculty and Delegates / Opening Remarks 

The Roadmap to Automated GI Surgery: fact or fiction? 

Prof. Aneel Bhangu 

AI in the Robotic Operating Theatre: From Video Analytics to Real-Time Decision Support

Prof. Shazad Ashraf

The HIT List: Why OR Efficiency Matters 

Mr. Lars Thomas Seeberg 

Live Robotic Operating — Interactive Colorectal Masterclass

Robotic Colon Surgery: Pitfalls, Pearls & Practical Tricks

Mr. Lars Thomas Seeberg 

How Should the NHS Evaluate and Adopt New Robotic Platforms? 

Prof. Aneel Bhangu 

Splenic Flexure Cancer: Anatomy, Approach and Reconstruction

Mr. Charles Evans 

Intracorporeal Anastomosis: Technique, Technology and Troubleshooting

Mr Kamran Malik 

Mr S Panteleimonitis

Setting up new robotic programme : Leason learnt  

Mr. Khurram Siddique 

Complex ventral hernia: patient selection, prehabilitation and operative strategy 

Mr. Akash Mehta 

Training in Robotic Colorectal Surgery: Future Challenges and Opportunities

Prof. Nader Francis 

Royal College of Surgeons perspective for robotic surgery in UK 

Miss Nuha Yassin 

Low Rectal Cancer in 2026: Is Robotics Finally Delivering What It Promised? 

Prof. Irshad Shaikh 

Beyond TME: Robotics for the Complex and Recurrent Pelvis 

Prof. Shakil Ahmed 

Live Robotic Operating / Complex Pelvic Surgery Masterclass 

Robotic Approach In peritoneal Malignancy 

Mr. Umar Shariff 

Robotic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Where Is the Real Added Value?  

Mr. Altaf Awan 

Robotic  service at UHN – (combined presentation with KHG and NGH )

What we have learnt?

Ms Vasi Marcus / Mr Amar Eltawari 

Trainee Scientific Session: Abstract, Poster & Video Presentations 

Closing Remarks