Program
Preliminary Scientific Programme
THURSDAY, 24 JUNE 2027
08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:20 | Opening Ceremony and Welcome Remarks
Prof. Ezequiel Palmanovich, FAF Founder and International President
09:30 – 11:00 | SESSION 1 : Harnessing Technology in Foot & Ankle Surgery
Topics:
• 3D Imaging
• Navigation
• Robotics
• Big Data & Registries
• Artificial Intelligence
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:30 – 13:00 | SESSION 2: Orthobiologics: Reality, Evidence & Hype
Chair: Dr. Rahul Upadhyay, India
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch & Exhibition
14:00 – 15:30 | SESSION 3 : The Operating Room of 2035
Chair: Dr. Jurij Stalc, Slovenia
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 | SESSION 4 : Recovery 2035, The Future of Rehabilitation
Chair: Dr. Thanos Badekas, Greece
18:30 | Welcome Reception
FRIDAY, 25 JUNE 2027
08:00 – 08:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:30 – 10:00 | SESSION 5: The Cases We Could Not Fix. Five Masters. Five Failures. Five Lessons.
Chair: Dr. Rahul Upadhyay, India
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 | SESSION 6 : The Arthritis Dilemma. Preserve, Replace or Fuse?
Chair: Prof. Norman Espinosa, Switzerland
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch & Exhibition
13:30 – 15:00 | SESSION 7 : The Forgotten Role of Biomechanics. Are We Treating the Wrong Problem?
Chair: Dr. Yves Tourné, France
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 | SESSION 8 : The Forefoot Paradox. Why Are Forefoot Patients Still Unhappy?
Chair: Dr. Atanas Katsarov, Bulgaria
17:10 – 18:30 | SESSION 9 : The Last Chance Surgeon. Revision & Salvage Surgery
Chair: Dr. Panos Symeonidis, Greece
END OF DAY
SATURDAY, 26 JUNE 2027
08:00 – 08:30 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:30-10:00 | SESSION 10 : The Art of Decision-Making. Why Good Surgeons Make Bad Decisions
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 | SESSION 11 : The Complications We Can Prevent. Lessons We Wish Someone Had Taught Us Earlier
Chair: Dr. Rahul Upadhyay, India
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 | SESSION 12 : Surgical Dogmas. What We Were Taught — And What We Believe Today
14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30 | SESSION 13 : The People Who Changed Foot & Ankle Surgery. Conversations with the Masters
Chair: Dr. Rahul Upadhyay, India
16:30 – 16:45 | Closing Remarks