SYMPOSIA
If you are interested in booking a symposium slot and your company is based in South Africa, please contact
Monique Nel on industry@worldendo2026.org
For companies based outside of South Africa, please contact
Laura Low-Schleser on Laura.S@worldendo.org
24 SEPTEMBER 2026
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Topic: Ultra HD:
Precision, Performance, and the Power of Innovation / Clinical Experience with a New-Generation Endoscopic Ultrasound System / The Rise of EUS in Africa
Speaker: Prof. Cristiano
Spada,
Prof. Yunlu Feng and
Prof. John Wesley Samuel Devar
Venue: MR 1.40
Sponsored by: SonoScape
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Topic: tbc
Speaker: tbc
Venue: MR 1.60
Sponsored by: FujiFilm
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Topic: Next Generation
Cholangioscopy- Innovation in Visualisation and New Possibilities
Speaker: Prof. Colin Noel
Venue: MR2.40
Sponsored by: Micro-Tech
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Topic: The Weight of Reflux: Managing GERD in the Age of GLP-1 Therapeutics
Speaker: Dr Gaskin
Venue: MR 2.61
Sponsored by: Adcock Ingram
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 12:15 – 13:00
Topic: tbc
Speaker: tbc
Venue: MR 2.64
Sponsored by: Takeda
25 SEPTEMBER 2026
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Topic: tbc
Speaker: Prof J Lubbe
Venue: MR 1.60
Sponsored by: Novo Nordisk
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Topic: Is there still a role for surgery in the management of biliary and pancreatic duct stones?
Speaker: Prof. Lars Aabakken, Prof. Eduard Jonas, Prof. Christo Kloppers
Venue: MR 2.40
Sponsored by: Olympus
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Topic: Rethinking Reflux:The Evolving Role of Alginates in GERD Management
Speaker: Dr Kugan Govender
Venue: MR 2.61
Sponsored by: Reckitt
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 07:45 – 08:30
Topic: tbc
Speaker: tbc
Venue: MR2.64
Sponsored by: Medtronic Africa
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Topic: Application of
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy combined with cholangioscopy in biliary and
pancreatic duct diseases
Speaker: Prof. LIU Xiaogang
Venue: MR 1.40
Sponsored by: Viestar (Biopsee)
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Topic: tbc
Speaker: tbc
Venue: MR 1.60
Sponsored by: Boston Scientific
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Topic: Beyond closure: how endoscopic suturing is reshaping therapeutic endoscopy
Speaker: Prof. Fatih Aslan, Dr. Vikash Lala
Venue: MR 2.40
Sponsored by: Olympus
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Topic:
Speaker: tbc
Venue: MR 2.61
Sponsored by: Johnson & Johnson
Date: 25 September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 12:45
Topic: Why GI Clinical Trials Matter!
Speaker: Dr
Gosia George, patient speakers, Peter Westerveld
Venue: MR 2.64
Sponsored by: Alimentiv