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
Medial soft tissue collapsing , hindfoot valgus and Tibialis Post tears
Cesar de Cesar Netto, Associate Professor, Duke University, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery
Updates for Neglected rupture or severe tendinopathy of non insertional Achilles tendon
Nicola Maffuli, Queen Mary University of London
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