PLENARY SESSION: HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY SURGERY IN ASIA: DEVELOPMENTS AND EMERGING TRENDS

D1-PLENARY | 14:30 - 16:30 | 15 May 2026 | ARIYANA - BALLROOM 1

Back Smartphone scans here	Session Chairs: Kwang-Woong Lee President of the Korean Liver Transplant Society Adrian Chiow Kah Heng Changi General Hospital, Singapore Sa-ard Treepongkaruna Rajavithi Hospital , Thailand Catherine Sia Cheng Teh Makati Medical Center, Phillipines Le Trung Hai President, Vietnam Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
14:30 - 14:45	Vietnam Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Specialty (VSHBPS): Achievement and Development Le Trung Hai - President, Vietnam Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
14:45 - 15:00	HPB Surgery in ASEAN and the Role of ASEAN LHC - Current and Future Perspectives Adrian Chiow Kah Heng - Changi General Hospital, Singapore
15:00 - 15:15	Multidisciplinary Team Approach to HBP Cancer Hop S. Tran Cao - MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, USA
15:15 - 15:30	Recent Advances in Liver Transplantation Kwang-Woong Lee - President of the Korean Liver Transplant Society
15:30 - 15:45	Benefits and Risks of Conversion Surgery for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Joon Seong Park - Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
15:45 - 16:00	Standardizing ERAS Pathways in HPB Surgery Catherine Sia Cheng Teh - Makati Medical Center, Phillipines
16:00 - 16:15	The Role of Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Le Trung Hieu - 108 Military Central Hospital, Vietnam
16:15 - 16:30	Discussion & Day 1 Wrap-up & Group Photo
17:30 - 21:00	Gala Dinner Hien Nha Veranda Restaurant (Bach Dang street, Hoa Cuong Ward)