AIG LIVE 2026 Scientific Programme

Hall A · 9.00–10.40 AM

Endoscopic Skills – A Must for ALL

• 9.00–9.12 AM Standardization of Upper GI Endoscopy – Systematic Examination, Early DetectionNoriya Uedo
• 9.12–9.24 AM Mastering the Art of ColonoscopyMichal Kaminski
• 9.24–9.30 AM Discussion
• 9.30–9.42 AM The Art of Side-Viewing EndoscopyMahesh Goenka
• 9.42–9.54 AM How to Be WISEr at EUS?Dong Wan Seo
• 9.54–10.00 AM Discussion
• 10.00–10.12 AM Practical Tips to Stop Acute Non-Variceal BleedingAjay Kumar
• 10.12–10.24 AM Basics of Colonoscopic PolypectomyNalini Guda
• 10.24–10.36 AM Foreign Bodies – Tips and Tricks for Safe RemovalSandeep Nijhawan
• 10.36–10.40 AM Discussion

Basics & Skills

Hall A · 2.00–3.00 PM

Master’s Secrets in ERCP

• 2.00–2.15 PM My Top Tips for Successful Biliary CannulationHorst Neuhaus
• 2.15–2.30 PM My Strategies to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis in Everyday PracticeJacques Devière
• 2.30–2.45 PM An Expert’s Guide to Approaching Benign Biliary StricturesGuido Costamagna
• 2.45–3.00 PM Discussion

ERCP

Hall B · 10.00–11.00 AM

The “Decision Point” – Choose Your Next Step?

• 10.00–10.12 AM Patient with Symptoms of GERD, Refractory to PPIPrateek Sharma
• 10.12–10.24 AM Incidentally Detected Barrett’s at EndoscopyKrish Raghunath
• 10.24–10.30 AM Discussion
• 10.30–10.42 AM Routine Endoscopy for Dyspepsia, Incidentally Found: Sub-Epithelial Lesion in StomachSonmoon Mohapatra
• 10.42–10.54 AM Routine Endoscopy for Dyspepsia, Incidentally Found: Duodenal NoduleNilay Mehta
• 10.54–11.00 AM Discussion

Basics & Skills

Hall B · 11.15–11.45 AM

EUS Primer: The First Steps for Intervention

• 11.15–11.27 AM EUS Tissue Acquisition: Needles, Target and TechniqueVipul Aggarwal
• 11.27–11.39 AM WON Drainage: Patient Selection, Timing and StrategySurinder Rana
• 11.39–11.45 AM Discussion

EUS

Hall B · 11.45–12.20 PM

Therapeutic Dilemmas – What Would You Do Next?

• 11.45–11.55 AM Chronic Pancreatitis with Head Mass – Am I Missing Malignancy?Deepak Gunjan
• 11.55–12.05 PM Asymptomatic Patient with Cystic Lesion (3 cm) in PancreasSudipta Dhar Chowdhury
• 12.05–12.15 PM Elderly Female, Severe Comorbidities with Acute Calculous CholecystitisShannon Chan
• 12.15–12.20 PM Discussion

EUS

Hall B · 12.20–1.00 PM

Advanced EUS – Expert Decisions & Perspectives

• 12.20–12.45 PM Case-Based Panel Discussion: Obstructive Jaundice, Failed ERCP – What Next?Panelists: Vinay Dhir, Dong Wan Seo, Abed Allehibi, Sanjay Kumar, Jagadeesh R
• 12.45–1.00 PM Keynote Lecture: A to Z about EUS-Guided Gastroenterostomy (GJ)Shyam Thakkar

EUSERCP

Hall B · 2.00–2.40 PM

Image Enhanced Endoscopy Master Class

• 2.00–2.08 PM Normal First – The Foundation for Lesion DetectionAmit Dutta
• 2.08–2.16 PM Atrophic Gastritis, Intestinal MetaplasiaMohnish Chhabra
• 2.16–2.20 PM Discussion
• 2.20–2.28 PM Early Esophageal CancerShrihari Anikhindi
• 2.28–2.36 PM Early Gastric CancerAshutosh Mohapatra
• 2.36–2.40 PM Discussion

Third Space & ResectionBasics & Skills

Hall B · 2.40–3.15 PM

EMR – Learn the Right Technique for the Right Lesion

• 2.40–2.50 PM How to Decide the Right EMR Technique for the Lesion?Pankaj Desai
• How I Do It?
• 2.50–2.57 PM Hot EMRSawan Bopanna
• 2.57–3.04 PM Cold EMRVikas Singla
• 3.04–3.11 PM Under-Saline EMRBiswa Ranjan Patra
• 3.11–3.15 PM Discussion

Third Space & Resection

Hall B · 3.15–4.15 PM

ESD Decoded: From Basics to Mastery

• 3.15–3.28 PM Fundamentals for the BeginnerNoriya Uedo
• 3.28–3.40 PM ESD – Newer InnovationsPradeep Bhandari
• 3.40–3.45 PM Discussion
• 3.45–3.57 PM Traction Techniques in ESDXiaobei Luo
• 3.57–4.10 PM Closure Methods in ESDAmol Bapaye
• 4.10–4.15 PM Discussion

Third Space & Resection

Hall B · 4.15–4.45 PM

Third Space Endoscopy – Keynote Lectures

• 4.15–4.27 PM My Top Tips for Optimal Outcomes in POEMHaruhiro Inoue
• 4.27–4.39 PM G-POEM – Right Patient for the Right OutcomeTorsten Beyna
• 4.39–4.45 PM Discussion

Third Space & Resection

Hall B · 5.00–6.00 PM

How I Do It?

• 5.00–5.12 PM Minor Papilla Cannulation & SphincterotomyAmit Maydeo
• 5.12–5.24 PM AmpullectomyRandhir Sud
• 5.24–5.30 PM Discussion
• 5.30–5.42 PM EUS-Guided PD DrainageRajesh Puri
• 5.42–5.54 PM EUS RFASaurabh Mukewar
• 5.54–6.00 PM Discussion

ERCPEUS

Hall B · 6.00–7.00 PM

What Went Wrong & How Would You Rescue This?

• Perforations
• 6.00–6.12 PM Perforation during ColonoscopyMathew Philip
• 6.12–6.24 PM Perforation during ERCPSrisha Hebbar
• 6.24–6.30 PM Discussion
• Bleeding
• 6.30–6.42 PM Post-Polypectomy BleedNaresh Bhat
• 6.42–6.54 PM Post-Sphincterotomy BleedRakesh Kochhar
• 6.54–7.00 PM Discussion

Complications & Rescue

Hall A · 2.15–3.00 PM

Metabolic Endoscopy in the GLP-1 Era

• 2.15–2.27 PM Duodenum: The Next Metabolic TargetBarham Abu Dayyeh
• 2.27–2.39 PM GLP-1RA vs Endobariatrics: The Battle for Metabolic SupremacySigh Pichamol Jirapinyo
• 2.39–2.50 PM Pancreatic GLP-1 Gene TherapyJacques Bergman
• 2.50–3.00 PM Discussion

EndoBariatric

Hall B · 9.00–10.00 AM

Common but Complex ERCP – Which Way Forward?

• 9.00–9.12 AM 50-Year-Old Male, Post-Cholecystectomy, Difficult Biliary StoneTS Chandrasekhar
• 9.12–9.24 AM Post-Lap Cholecystectomy with Jaundice and CHD Cut-Off during ERCPSanjay Rajput
• 9.24–9.30 AM Discussion
• 9.30–9.42 AM Young Male with Chronic Pancreatitis and Obstructive Pancreatic Duct StonePramod Garg
• 9.42–9.54 AM Elderly Male, Altered Anatomy with CBD StoneRajkumar Wadhwa
• 9.54–10.00 AM Discussion

ERCP

Hall B · 10.00–10.50 AM

Guidelines or Gut Feelings

Debates

• 10.00–10.25 AM EUS First or ERCP First: The Biliary Drainage Debate for Distal Malignant Biliary ObstructionJayanta Samanta, Praveer Rai
• 10.25–10.50 AM Trans-Pancreatic Sphincterotomy vs Conventional Precut for Biliary AccessChalapathi Rao, Pankaj Dhawan

ERCPEUS

Hall B · 10.50–11.30 AM

The Voice of Experts

• 10.50–11.05 AM Endoscopy Nightmare – When Everything Goes Wrong?Thomas Rösch
• 11.05–11.10 AM Discussion
• 11.10–11.25 AM Regenerative Endoscopy: A New Frontier in Therapeutic EndoscopyGuido Costamagna
• 11.25–11.30 AM Discussion

Complications & RescueAI & Innovations

Hall B · 11.45–12.35 PM

Malignant Hilar Strictures – The Complete Journey

• 11.45–11.55 AM Diagnostic Difficulty: ImagingTharani Putta
• 11.55–12.05 PM Diagnostic Difficulty: Tissue AcquisitionPrakash Zacharias
• 12.05–12.20 PM Approach to Drainage – Routes & StentsJeanin van Hooft
• 12.20–12.30 PM Biliary RFA – Is It Prime Time?VG Mohan Prasad
• 12.30–12.35 PM Discussion

ERCPEUS

Hall B · 12.35–1.15 PM

AI-Powered Endoscopy: From Diagnosis to Workflow

• 12.35–12.47 PM AI for Colonic Polyps – Hype or RealityMichal Kaminski
• 12.47–12.59 PM AI for Endoscopy Workflow SolutionsJacques Bergman
• 12.59–1.11 PM Future-Proofing the Endoscopy Suite for the AI EraPrateek Sharma
• 1.11–1.15 PM Discussion

AI & Innovations

Hall B · 2.15–2.50 PM

Innovations in Endoscopy

• 2.15–2.30 PM Emerging Innovations in EndoscopyVenkat Akshintala
• 2.30–2.45 PM Robotic Endoscopy – Current StatusPhilip Chiu
• 2.45–2.50 PM Discussion

AI & Innovations

Hall B · 2.50–3.25 PM

Endo-Hepatology – One Scope, Complete Liver

• 2.50–3.00 PM EUS-Based Liver Assessment: Fibrosis, Fat and the FutureVikram Bhatia
• 3.00–3.10 PM EUS-Guided Liver Biopsy: Technique, Safety and YieldSandip Pal
• 3.10–3.20 PM EUS-PPG: Techniques and UtilityCosmos Rinaldi
• 3.20–3.25 PM Discussion

EndoHepatologyEUS

Hall B · 3.25–4.00 PM

Bleeding Challenges in Endoscopy

• 3.25–3.35 PM Anatomy-Driven EUS Management of Gastric Varices – Feeders, Shunts and PerforatorsRadhika Chavan
• 3.35–3.45 PM EUS-Guided Vascular Interventions – Beyond VaricesMalay Sharma
• 3.45–3.55 PM Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets – Stop, Continue or Bridge?Anil Arora
• 3.55–4.00 PM Discussion

EndoHepatologyEUS

Hall B · 4.00–4.35 PM

Trouble Shooting in EUS Interventions

• 4.00–4.10 PM EUS-Guided HepaticogastrostomyVinay Dhir
• 4.10–4.20 PM EUS-Guided CholedochoduodenostomyAbed Allehibi
• 4.20–4.30 PM EUS-Guided WON DrainageSamir Mohindra
• 4.30–4.35 PM Discussion

EUSComplications & Rescue

Hall B · 4.35–5.10 PM

How I Do It?

• 4.35–4.43 PM EndoFLIP-Guided POEMAsma Al Kandari
• 4.43–4.51 PM Device-Assisted EFTRSukrit Sud
• 4.51–4.59 PM Endovac Therapy for GI FistulaeShiran Shetty
• 4.59–5.07 PM PEG & PEJ PlacementGS Lamba
• 5.07–5.10 PM Discussion

Third Space & ResectionBasics & Skills

Hall B · 5.10–5.30 PM

Redefining Small Bowel Endoscopy

• 5.10–5.18 PM My Algorithmic Approach to Obscure GI BleedAS Puri
• 5.18–5.26 PM Interventional Endoscopy in IBDArshdeep Singh
• 5.26–5.30 PM Discussion

EndoIBD & Small Bowel

The Endo–Lap Interface · 2.00–4.00 PM

The Endo–Lap Interface

For practising GI surgeons

• 2.00–2.12 PM Endoscopy-Assisted SurgeryM Kanagavel
• 2.12–2.24 PM Endoscopic Full-Thickness ResectionPankaj Desai
• 2.24–2.30 PM Discussion
• 2.30–2.42 PM Post-Operative Leaks – Endoscopic RescueAmol Bapaye
• 2.42–2.54 PM When Endoscopy Fails – Surgical RescueRoy Patankar
• 2.54–3.00 PM Discussion
• 3.00–3.15 PM Endoscopy–Surgery Interface – GERD, AchalasiaHaruhiro Inoue
• 3.15–3.20 PM Discussion
• 3.20–3.35 PM Laparoscopic Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery (LECS) – A Way ForwardPhilip Chiu
• 3.35–3.40 PM Discussion
• 3.40–3.55 PM How Surgeons Can Become Good Endoscopists?Guido Costamagna
• 3.55–4.00 PM Discussion

Third Space & ResectionComplications & Rescue