ESCP 2026 Scientific Programme

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Wednesday 23 September 2026

Plenary & Parallel 1 Congress Hall	Parallel 2 Forum Hall	Parallel 3 South Hall 2	Exhibition
08:00–09:00 Free Paper PFP (1)	08:00–09:00 Free Paper Misc-PROMS-Div. (2)	08:00–09:00 Complication Management
09:00–10:00 International Research Collaborations	09:00–10:00 Free Paper (3)	09:00–10:00 Interactive Trainee Workshop
10:00–10:30 Coffee break			10:10–10:25 Oral Poster Presentations - Elevator Pitch I (Cancer)
10:30–10:45 President´s Address
10:45–11:45 The Six Best - IBD
11:45–12:15 ESCP Keynote Lecture
12:15–13:15 AGM
13:15–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–15:30 Scientific Symposia Cancer 1 Beyond 2026	14:00–15:30 My Most Challenging Case	14:00–15:30 Free Paper IBD (4)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 15:40 - 16:00 Industry Spotlight Session (Terrace 2A)			15:40–15:55 Oral Poster Presentations - Elevator Pitch II (IBD)
16:00–17:30 Scientific Symposia PFP 1 Join the Debate	16:00–17:00 Cohort Studies & Audits, Eurosurg, PPI	16:00–17:30 Free Paper Cancer (5)
17:30–18:00 Honorary Member Awards	17:00–18:00 Free Paper Misc-PROMS-Div. (6)	17:30–18:00 International Travelling Free Paper Fellows
18:00 - 19:00 Welcome reception

Thursday 24 September 2026

Plenary & Parallel 1 Congress Hall	Parallel 2 Forum Hall	Parallel 3 South Hall 2	Exhibition
08.00–09.30 Scientific Symposia IBD 1 Join the Debate	08:00–09:00 Y-ESCP	08:00–09:00 Free Paper Cancer (7)
09:30–10:00 Keynote: Humanitarian Symposia	09:00–10:00 UEMS Keynote and Lars Påhlman EBSQ Medal Presentation	09:00–10:00 Guidelines Updates
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:10 - 10:30 Industry Spotlight Session (Terrace 2A)			10:10–10:25 Oral Presentations - Elevator Pitch III (Cancer)
			10:00-10:30 Research Ideas Poster Walk
10:30–11:30 The Six Best: Cancer
11:30–12:30 Six of the Best: Surgical Video
12:30–13:00 Lunch break			12:30 - 13:00 Research Ideas - Elevator Pitch Session
		13:00–13:50 Satellite Symposia (South hall, North Hall, Terrace 2a)
14:00–15:30 Scientific Symposia - Cancer 2 Join the Debate	14:00–15:30 New Trials Forum	14:00–15:30 Free Paper PFP (8)
15:40-16:00 Coffee break 15:40 - 16:00 Industry Spotlight Session (Terrace 2A)			15:40–15:55 Oral Presentations - Elevator Pitch IV (PFP)
16:00–17:00 Global Reach Symposium	16:00–17:00 Free Paper (9)	16:00–17:30 Joint Symposia: ESCP ǀ ECCO
17:00–18:30 Scientific Symposia: PFP 2 Beyond 2026	17:00–18:00 Trainee Video Session	16:00–17:30 Joint Symposia: ESCP ǀ ECCO
17:00–18:30 Scientific Symposia: PFP 2 Beyond 2026	18:00 - 18:30 The Big Debate	17:30–18:30 DEI Session
20:00–23:00 Networking Event

Friday 25 September 2026

Plenary & Parallel 1 Congress Hall	Parallel 2 Forum Hall	Parallel 3 South Hall 2	Exhibition Hall
08:30–10:00 Scientific Symposia: IBD 2 Beyond 2026	08:30–10:00 Emergency Colorectal Surgery	08:30–10:00 Free Paper Cancer (10)
10:00–10:30 Coffee break 10:10 - 10:30 Industry Spotlight Session (Terrace 2A)			10:10–10:25 Oral Presentations - Elevator Pitch V (Cancer)
10:30–11:30 The Six Best: PFP
11:30–12:00 Out of the Box Keynote Lecture
12:00–12:30 Meeting Awards & Presidential Handover
12:30–13:00 Lunch break
		13:00–13:50 Satellite Symposia (North Hall)
14:00–15:30 Video with Invited Speakers	14:00–15:30 Free Paper Cancer (11)	14:00–15:30 Core Subject Update Part I	;
	15:30–17:00 Free Paper IBD (12)	15:30–17:00 Core Subject Update Part II

Grey - Programme committee
Blue - Education committee
Yellow – Research & Global Reach committee
Purple – Special sessions
Pink – Guidelines committee
Dark green – Joint sessions
Light green – Y-ESCP committee
Bright blue – Other (DEI and Humanitarian)
Orange – Industry sessions