Workshop
British Summer Time (BST)
1ST INNOVATION FORUM
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP ON UROLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
3rd September 2026 – Thursday 8:30 – 11:30
Satellite Workshop (not part of the accredited scientific programme). Click here to check the programme and register.
Please note that registration for this workshop is separate from registration for the main event.
Programme 2026
British Summer Time (BST)
3rd September 2026 – Thursday 12:30 – 18:15
12:30 – 12:40
Welcome by the Chairs
Opening remarks and overview of the IUCS 2026 scientific programme
Giuseppe Luigi Banna (UK) & Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Precision Oncology through Biomarkers: Assessing What Matters Most (65’)
Chair: Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Discussant: Pasquale Rescigno (UK)
12:40 – 13:02
Prostate
Deborah Mukherji (EAU)
13:02 – 13:24
Renal
Stefanie Zschäbitz (Germany)
13:24- 13:45
Bladder
Syed Hussain (UK)
13:45 – 14:20
Symposium (35’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
14:20 – 14:45
Coffee Break (25′)
Integrating Loco-Regional and Systemic Approaches (65’)
Chair: Giuseppe Banna (UK)
Discussants: Jeremy Teoh (Hong Kong – remotely) and Param Mariappan (UK)
14:45 – 15:07
Prostate
Alison Tree (UK)
15:07 – 15:29
Bladder
Param Mariappan (UK)
15:29 – 15:50
Bladder-sparing
Darren Poon (Hong Kong)
15:50 – 16:10
Beyond Excellence: The Science of Achievement and The Art of Fulfilment (20’)
Alisha Damani (UK)
16:10 – 16:30
Symposium (20’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
Poster Session & Awards (50’)
Chair: Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Discussant: Sebastiano Buti (Italy)
16:30 – 16:35
Poster Award Ceremony
16:35- 17:05
Presentations from 3 awarded posters
17:05- 17:20
Poster discussion
Emre Yekedüz (Turkey)
17:20 – 17:40
Symposium (20’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
17:40- 18:15
ePoster sessions (35′)
Michele Maffezzoli (Italy)
18:15- 20:30
Networking Event
4th September 2026 – Friday 09:00 – 16:10
When Diagnostics Meet Therapeutics (65’)
Chair: Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Discussant: Simon Crabb (UK)
09:00 – 09:22
Renal Cancer
Sumanta Kumar Pal (USA)
09:22 – 09:44
Prostate Cancer
Neeraj Agarwal (USA)
09:44 – 10:05
Bladder Cancer
Petros Grivas (USA)
10:05 – 10:45
Symposia (40’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee Break (30′)
Navigating the Uncommon: Optimising Therapy for Variant Histologies (65’)
Chair: Giuseppe Banna (UK)
Discussant: Yüksel Ürün (Turkey)
11:15 – 11:37
Prostate
Vincenza Conteduca (Italy)
11:37 – 11:59
Bladder & Renal
Vadim Koshkin (USA)
11:59 – 12:20
Testicular
Daniele Raggi (UK)
12:20 – 12:50
Symposium (30’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
12:50 – 13:45
Lunch (55’)
Identifying the At-Risk: Predictors of Vulnerability and Appropriate Interventions in Optimising Cancer Care (65’)
Chair: Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Discussant: Akash Maniam (UK)
13:45 – 14:07
Old & frail patients
Vanita Noronha (India)
14:07 – 14:29
irAEs
Xue-Yan Jiang (UK)
14:29 – 14:50
Digital vulnerability
Aruni Ghose (UK)
14:50 – 15:30
Symposia (40’)
(Title and speakers to be confirmed)
Clinical Case Quiz (30′)
Chair: Akash Maniam (UK)
Discussant: María Natalia Gandur Quiroga (Argentina)
15:30 – 16:00
Clinical Cases
Maria Barbu (Romania)
Akash Maniam (UK)
16:00 – 16:10
Closing Remarks by the Chairs
Giuseppe Luigi Banna (UK)
Ravindran Kanesvaran (Singapore)
Summary of highlights, acknowledgements, and closing of IUCS 2026.