ESCRS iNovation® Day 2026 Programme
Friday 11 September 2026 | Excel London
Programme highlights (subject to change)
- 9 exciting sessions with expert panel discussions with 60+ minutes of networking
- Presentations from ~20 emerging companies
- Live pitches from The Innovators Den finalists
- Networking breakfast, lunch and several coffee breaks
- Guest speaker lectures on market trends, clinical needs and more
- Prevailing trends survey of pre-registered attendees
- Live audience voting and commentary
Programme
| 07:45 | Attendee networking breakfast and registration |
| 08:15 | Welcome and Overview |
| 08:19 | Registrant Survey Results |
| 08:23 | Session #1 Mergers & Acquisitions: The Ins & Outs |
| 08:55 | Session #2 The Innovators Den: EyeCare Pioneers |
| 09:40 | Session #3 Global Ophthalmic Trends: SCRS Leadership Panel |
| 10:10 | Networking Coffee Break |
| 10:25 | Session #4 Disruptive Innovations in Cataract Surgery |
| 11:18 | Session #5 Keys to Expanding Refractive and Corneal Markets |
| 12:16 | Lunch Networking Break |
| 12:46 | Session #6 Refractive IOLs & Simultaneous Vision |
| 13:44 | Session #7 Interventional Glaucoma in the Cataract Practice |
| 14:37 | Networking Coffee Break |
| 14:52 | Session #8 Pharmacological Leadership Panel |
| 15:19 | Session #9 MedTech Leadership Panel |
| 15:56 | Concluding Remarks |
| 16:00 | Programme concludes |
| 07:45 – 08:15 | Networking breakfast & registration |
| 08:15 – 08:25 | Welcome and Overview Registrant survey results |
| 08:25 – 08:57 | Session #1 Financial and Market Trends in Ophthalmology
Co-Chairs:
Paul Rosen
Kristen Ingenito
Scott Bardo (Citigroup)
Bill Link
Eric Donnenfeld
Scott Bardo (Citigroup)
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| 08:57 – 09:42 | Session #2 The Innovators Den: EyeCare Pioneers
Moderator:
Vance Thompson
Filomena Ribeiro
Diana Saraceni
Susana Marcos
Paolo Cecchini (BELLAGIO Medical)
Gerardo López Oseguera (Eyedictive)
Alessandro Pozzato (Resono Ophthalmic)
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| 9:42 – 10:14 | Session #3 Global Ophthalmic Trends: SCRS Leadership Panel
Moderator:
Jim Mazzo
Stephen McLeod (AAO)
Ronald Yeoh (APACRS)
Francis Mah (ASCRS)
Nicole Eter (EURETINA)
Filomena Ribeiro (ESCRS)
Andrade Newton Jr. (BRASCRS)
Beatrice Cochener (EuCornea)
Luis Abegão Pinto (EGS)
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| 10:14 – 10:34 | Coffee Break |
| 10:34 – 11:27 | Session #4 Digital Workflow: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Visualization
Co-Chairs:
Bruce Allan
Oliver Findl
Roger Zaldivar
Julie Schallhorn
Rafael Chan (Alcon)
Ana Neves (Zeiss)
Holger Ruchatz (Heidelberg)
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| 11:27 – 12:26 | Session #5 Keys to Expanding Refractive and Corneal Markets
Co-Chairs:
Pavel Stodulka
Thomas Kohnen
Andreia Rosa
Damien Gatinel
Domenic von Planta (Schwind)
Mark Smythe (Alcon)
Magda Michna (Staar Surgical)
Desiree Owen (AbbVie)
Maaza Martin (Tarsus)
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| 12:26 – 12:46 | Lunch Break |
| 12:46 – 13:34 | Session #6 Managing Presbyopia: Achieving Sustainable Category Growth
Co-Chairs:
Artemis Matsou Beatrice Cochener
Arthur Cummings
Ramin Khoramnia
Seba Leoni (Alcon)
Yehia Hashad (B+L)
Patricia Piers (J&J)
Christian Bach (VSY)
Tim Clover (Rayner)
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| 13:34 – 14:22 | Session #7 Interventional Glaucoma in the Cataract Practice
Co-chairs:
Ike Ahmed
Ziad Khoueir
Miriam Kolko
Gus Gazzard
Raj Suryakumar (Alcon)
Cody McKenzie (Glaukos)
Adam Szaronos (Iantrek)
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| 14:22 – 14:42 | Coffee Break |
| 14:42 – 15:14 | Session #8 The Role of Medical Retina for Cataract Surgeons
Co-Chairs:
Nicole Eter
Burkhard Dick
Jens Folke Kiilgaard
Samantha de Silva
Stefan Scheidl (Roche)
Julian Smith (Abbvie)
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| 15:14 – 15:19 | Diamond Sponsor Presentation
Sean Clark (Alcon) |
| 15:19 – 15:56 | Session #9 Executive Leadership Perspectives: Visions for the Next 5 Years
Co-Chairs:
Burkhard Dick
Oliver Findl
Julian Smith (Abbvie)
Magnus Reibenspiess (Zeiss)
Peter Menziuso (J&J)
Ian Bell (Alcon)
Warren Foust (Staar Surgical)
Kfir Azoulay (Heidelberg)
Luc Bonnefoy (B+L)
Filomena RibeiroProgramme concludes at 16:00 |