Programme SIS2027

Please note that this programme is still subject to change

Thursday 21st January 2027

Location: NH Barbizon Palace

13.00 – 14.00: Welcome lunch

14.00 – 15.45: Session 1: How AI can support surgeons throughout the patient journey

  • AI for patient selection and personalised surgical planning
  • Real-time anatomy recognition and intraoperative decision support
  • Can AI democratise surgical quality worldwide?
  • The AI Act, ethics and responsible implementation

15.45 – 16.15: Coffee break

16.15 – 18.00: Session 2: Seeing more, operating better

  • Fluorescence-guided surgery: better perfusion, fewer complications
  • Image-guided oncologic surgery for better margins
  • Augmented reality and navigation platforms
  • Image guidance in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery

18.00 – 21.00: Joint welcome reception

Friday 22nd January 2027

Location: NH Barbizon Palace

09.00 – 10.45: Session 3: Which new technologies truly improve patient care?

  • Current robotic platforms: innovation or evolution?
  • Digital twins and computational modelling
  • Smart biomaterials and intelligent sutures
  • Evaluating workflow, value and sustainability

10.45 – 11.15: Coffee break

11.15 – 13.00: Session 4: Technology enabling better clinical decisions

  • Organ preservation versus radical surgery
  • The right moment to operate after neoadjuvant treatment
  • Precision surgery for surgical oncology
  • Integrating surgery, systemic therapy and technology

See you in January 2027 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands