Day 3

• Has Laparoscopy in Colorectal Surgery Reached Its Peak — Is Robotics Truly the Future?
  Amjad Parvaiz Speaker United Kingdom
• Robotic Surgery in Benign Colorectal Disease — Justified or Excessive?
  Amjad Parvaiz Speaker United Kingdom
• Operating in Tight Pelvises: Can the Robot Outperform Laparoscopy Every Time?
  Kim Seon Hahn Speaker South Korea
• Is Cost Still a Valid Argument against Robotics in 2026?
  Francis Seow-Choen Speaker Singapore
• Has Robotics Changed the Definition of a “Good Surgeon”
  Paul B Selvindos Speaker Malaysia
• Q&A

• Sexual Health and Intimacy after Stoma Surgery: Understanding the Impact and Accessing Support
• Champions of Change: Clinical Leadership in Stoma Care

• Transoral Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy via the Vestibular Approach (TOEPVA) : A New Surgical Approach for Parathyroid Adenoma
  Angkoon Anuwong Speaker Thailand
• Nerve Monitoring in MIS Thyroidectomy
  Nor Azham Hakim Darail Speaker Malaysia
• Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Large Adrenal Tumours
  Kirubakaran Malapan Speaker Malaysia

• Haemorrhoids: What’s New and Is It Worth Changing Practice?
  Hashim Haron Speaker Malaysia
• Tips & Tricks of Doing a Milligan-Morgan (Still the Gold Standard?)
  Samuel Tay Kwan Sinn Speaker Malaysia
• Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty for Stage 3-4 Haemorrhoids
• Haemorrhoidal Sepsis & Pelvic Sepsis: Recognising and Managing the Rare but Lethal
  Luqman Mazlan Speaker Malaysia
• Laser & Radiofrequency Surgery & Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation (HAL/THD): Evidence vs Marketing
  Tomas Poskus Speaker Lithuania
• Q&A

• Oligometastatic Colorectal Cancer: Defining the Patients Who Benefit from Curative Approaches
  Ji Won Park Speaker South Korea
• Liver Metastases: Expanding the Boundaries of Treatment (Metastasectomy to Transplant)
  Jung Wook Huh Speaker South Korea
• The Role of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC in Peritoneal Metastases: Still a Place in 2025?
  Eun Jung Park Speaker South Korea
• Systemic Therapy and Immunotherapy: Converting Unresectable to Resectable
  Kyung-Ha Lee Speaker South Korea
• Multivisceral and Complex Resections: Pushing the Limits for Cure
• Q&A

• Life after Ostomy: Adapting to Daily Routines and Lifestyle Changes.
• Stoma Complications: Practical Approaches, Documentation and Innovative Solutions.
• Healing Beyond the Scar: Coping with the Emotional Journey of a Stoma

• Role of MIS in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Expanding Indications
  Dayang Azzyati Dahlan Speaker Malaysia
• Advances in Choledocholithiasis Management: Single-Stage Laparoscopic Approach
  Thanesh Kumar Maiyauen Speaker Malaysia
• MIS Management of Gallbladder Cancer: Controversies and Consensus
  Koh Peng Soon Speaker Malaysia
• MIS Liver Resection: Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Approaches
  Lee Jae-hoon Speaker South Korea
• Q&A

• Modern Classification: Is Hinchey Outdated & What’s Next?
• Surgical Indications in the Conservative Era: When & Why to Operate
• Elective Resection after Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: Does It Improve QoL?
• Acute Complicated Diverticulitis: Is Stoma-Free Surgery Achievable?
  Ahmad AL-Zubaidi Speaker Saudi Arabia
• Diveritcular Bleeding : When to Clip / Watch / Operate or "Personalized Medicine for Diverticulitis through Genetic Scoring"
• Q&A

• Real-Time Biomechanics: Utilising 360° Dynamic Ultrasound to Map Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
  Hugo Cuellar Speaker Mexico
• What Is the Current Consensus on Intussusception & Solitary Rectal Syndrome
  Nora Abdul Aziz Speaker Malaysia
• VMR Every Single Time? Not So Fast! Surgical Repair Choice for External Rectal Prolapse Is Still Up for Significant Debate
  Jasneet Bhullar Speaker United States
• Internal Delorme’s Procedure for Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: Indications and Outcomes
  Ali Shafik Speaker Egypt
• Functional Dysfunction after Colon Surgery: Hidden but Treatable
  Md. Rashidul Islam Speaker Bangladesh
• Q&A

• Complications in Daycare MIS
  Nor Azham Hakim Darail Speaker Malaysia
• MIS for Hernia and Gallbladder Surgery in Daycare Settings
  Satkunan Mark Speaker Malaysia
• Laparoscopic Management of Perforated Peptic Ulcers
  Siow Sze Li Speaker Malaysia
• Surgeon Led Proactive Pain Management - Intraop Blocks and Injections
  Sujith Wijerathne Speaker Singapore
• MIS in Difficult Cholecystectomies
  Yan Yang Wai Speaker Malaysia

• Robotic Surgery
• Robotic Breast Surgery: Experience from UMMC
  See Mee Hoong Speaker Malaysia
• Flexing the Rigid Thoracic Phase in Robotic Oesophagectomy
  Kelvin Voon Speaker Malaysia
• Robotics in Gastrectomy: Real Time Experience With Different Robotic Systems
  Lim Huay Cheen Speaker Malaysia

• The Imperfect Anastomsis: Resect, Divert or Close?
  Andreas Kaiser Speaker United States
• How to avoid autonomic nerve in TME surgery
  Ali Shafik Speaker Egypt
• Dealing with Obesity and a Narrow Male Pelvis: Tactics for Safe Dissection
• Technical Pitfalls in Robotic TME: How to Stay Out of Trouble
  Kim Seon Hahn Speaker South Korea
• Damn the Colon Does Not Reach - What to Do?
  Setilnathan Subramaniam Speaker Malaysia
• Q&A

• Energy Device Related Complications
  Easwaramoorthy S Speaker India
• Management of Bowel Injury during hernia surgery
  Sujith Wijerathne Speaker Singapore
• Bariatric complication