Schedule

Day 1 – Friday, July 10, 2026

Time Program & Speaker Location
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Registration
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Welcome Reception Union South Pavilion
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Opening Keynote 1 Address  
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner / Cocktail Party Union South Pavilion

Day 2 – Saturday, July 11, 2026

Morning
Time Program & Speaker Location
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast  
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Keynote 2 Lecture: “The Role of Plastic Surgery in Global Health Equity”  
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Session 1: Workforce, Training, and Education  
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Session 2: Industry in Advancing Global Plastic Surgery  
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee Break + Vendor Interaction  
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Session 3: Research in Global Plastic Surgery  
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch + Dedicated Sponsor / Vendor Showcase  

Afternoon

Time Program & Speaker Location
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Session 4: Innovations and Technology in Global Surgery  
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Session 5: Building Sustainable Infrastructure  
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Coffee Break + Vendor Interaction  
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions (Specialty Groups: Microsurgery, Hand, Craniofacial, Burn)  
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner Union South
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Social Event – Bowling & Karaoke The Sett (Union South)

Day 3 – Sunday, July 12, 2026

Time Program & Speaker Location
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast + Vendor Interaction  
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Keynote 3 Closing Lecture: “Lessons from Global Plastic Surgery Initiatives”  
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Session 6: Advocacy and Policy in Global Surgery  
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Session 7: Ethics and Cultural Humility in Global Surgery  
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break + Vendor Interaction  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Session 8: Collaborating with NGOs  
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Regional Breakout Groups (Americas, Asia/Western Pacific, Africa)  
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Closing Remarks & Light Reception