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A warm welcome to charming Cairo for the 77th IBC Symposium & 22nd Annual Congress of the Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery
Venue: Hilton Cairo Grand Nile, Cairo – Egypt
Dates: January 22 – 23, 2026
77th IBC Symposium Confirmed Program
HALL A | January 22, 2026
10:00 – 10:05
- Welcome
Prof Hassan Shaker (Egypt)
Prof Faheem Elbassiony (Egypt)
Mr Haris Khwaja (UK) - Keynote Lectures
Chairs:
Prof Mousa Khoursheed (Kuwait)
Dr Sami Salem Ahmad (Jordan)
Moderators:
Dr Manana Gogol (Georgia)
Dr Elemawy Mohamed (Egypt)
10:10 – 10:25
- The Intelligent Surgical Athlete – How can Artificial intelligence improve Ergonomics for Minimally Invasive Surgeons?
Prof Adrian Park (United States)
10:30 – 10:45
- Predicting which Patients will Respond to Bariatric Surgery – applying precision medicine to surgery
Prof George Ferzli (United States)
10:50 – 11:00
- Digitalising Healthcare in Egypt -towards Digital Egypt 2030
Dr Ahmed Abdelsalam (Egypt)
11:05 – 11:30
- Grand Debate
- The Future of Weight Loss Surgery Globally – Combination Medical Therapy with Bariatric Surgery vs Combination Medical Therapy with Bariatric Endoscopy
Chair: Prof Faheem Bassiony (Egypt)
Moderator: Dr Ahmed Abokhozima (Egypt) - Combination Medical Therapy with Bariatric Surgery
Prof Mohammed Diaa Sarhan (Egypt) - Combination Medical Therapy with Bariatric Endoscopy:
Prof Aayed Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia)
11:35 – 12:00
- Experts Forum Video Session
- Iatrogenic Small Bowel Injury during Roux en Y Gastric Bypass- decision making dilemmas exposed
Presenter: Mr Haris Khwaja (United Kingdom)
Chairs:
Prof Hassan Shaker (Egypt)
Prof Alaa Abbas Moustafa (Egypt)
Panel:
Dr Alaa Sewefy (Egypt)
Prof Adrian Park (United States)
Prof Tamer Abdelbaki (Egypt)
Prof George Ferzli (United States)
Dr Bassem Safadi (Lebanon)
Dr Ahmed Abokhozima (Egypt)
Prof Karim Sabry (Egypt)
Dr Abdussalam Hounki (Libya)
Prof Mohammed Abouzeid (Egypt)
Prof Imran Abbas (Pakistan)
Prof Mohammed Hakky (Egypt)
Prof Mohey Elbanna (Egypt)
12:00
- Closing Remarks
Mr Haris Khwaja (United Kingdom)