Programme

This meeting is dedicated to management of early esophageal neoplasia with a focus on detection, risk stratification and implications for management.

A regional Pre-Meeting in Swedish, Practical Implementation & Experience Sharing, takes place Thursday 2 October with start 09.00. See the separate programme here.

This programme is preliminary and was last updated 15 September 2025.

Day 1 – Thursday, 2 October

11.30-12.30 Registration, Lunch & Visit to the Exhibition
12.30-12.40Welcome & Introduction
Svein-Olav Bratlie & Per Löfdahl
12.40-15.00Advanced Endoscopic Treatment
Live Endoscopy Theater
Advanced Endoscopic Techniques in Practice
– ESD Demonstration
– High-quality Surveillance Endoscopy
Nima Mottacki, Sweden & Martin Jeremiasen, Sweden
Lecture HallEndoscopic Resections: Techniques, Challenges & Pitfalls
Pathology of Resected Specimens: What Really Matters?
Multidisciplinary Panel – Case Discussions
Raf Bisschops, Belgium
Marnix Jansen, UK
15.00-15.30Coffee Break & Visit to the Exhibition
15.30-16.10State-of-the-Art Lecture: Barrett’s Esophagus
Raf Bisschops, Belgium
16.10-16.30The Role of AI in Barrett’s Esophagus
Raf Bisschops, Belgium & Marnix Jansen, UK
16.30-17.00Scope or Scalpel: Balancing Treatment & Fixing the Unexpected
Christian Mårtensson, Sweden
17.10-17.55General Assembly for NEENA Members
Agenda for the General Assembly for NEENA Members
19.30Conference Dinner at restaurant Norda, Clarion Hotel Post.
Drottningtorget 10, 411 03 Göteborg.
For pre-registered participants only


Day 2 – Friday, 3 October

08.30-09.00Barrett’s Esophagus: Advances in Early Detection & Risk Stratification
Rebecca Fitzgerald, UK
09.00-09.40Pathogenesis, Dysplasia, and Diagnostic Challenges in Barrett’s Esophagus
Marnix Jansen, UK
09.40-10.00Histopathology in Early Esophageal Cancer
Marnix Jansen, UK
10.00-10.30Coffee Break & Visit to the Exhibition
10.30-11.00Barrett’s Esophagus: Year in Review – The Evidence That Matters
Rebecca Fitzgerald, UK
11.00-12.00NEENA Collaborative Research Session: Current Projects & Future Directions
Peter Elbe, Sweden & Magnús Konráðsson, Iceland
12.00Closing Remarks & Lunch