Program
23rd - 24th August (12:00 PM GMT)
Conference Time Zones Worldwide
Find your local time for the conference below (Conference hours: 12:00 PM — 4:30 PM GMT).
Mexico: 06:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Cleveland (USA): 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
São Paulo, Brazil: 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM
GMT (Greenwich): 12:00 PM - 04:30 PM
UK / Portugal: 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Italy / Germany / Egypt: 02:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Turkey: 03:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Pakistan: 05:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Indonesia: 07:00 PM - 12:30 AM (next day)
Adelaide: 09:30 PM - 02:00 AM (next day)
Times shown are for the conference dates in August 2025 and account for local daylight-saving rules where applicable.
Day 1: Saturday, 23rd August 2025
Opening Session
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM | Opening Remarks | Najia El Abadi / Luis Borba / Sabino |
Young Neurosurgeons Session
Moderators: Asad Abbas (UK) / Mirna Sobana (Indonesia)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:10 – 01:00 PM | Abstract Presentation |
MASTERS SESSION - What's New?
Moderators: Boon Seng Liew (Taiwan) / M Zuhair Shakir (Iraq) / Mouna Rkhami (Tunisia)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 – 01:10 PM | Traumatic Brain Injury | Tariq Khan (Pakistan) |
| 01:10 – 01:20 PM | Neurovascular Surgery | Jacque Morcos (USA) |
| 01:20 – 01:30 PM | Epilepsy Surgery | Karl Roessler (Austria) |
| 01:30 – 01:40 PM | Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery | Roger Hartl (USA) |
| 01:40 – 01:50 PM | Artificial Vertebrae | Zan Chen (China) |
| 01:50 – 02:00 PM | Pediatric NS | Giuseppe Cinalli (Italy) |
RESEARCH RETREAT
Moderators: Michael Steinmetz (USA) / Amal Abou Hamden (Australia)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:00 – 02:10 PM | Smart Science: Using AI to Build Better Research Protocols | Faridah Amir Ali (PAK) |
| 02:10 – 02:20 PM | Result and Manuscript writing | Michael Fehlings (Canada) |
| 02:20 – 02:30 PM | Meta-analysis and Systematic reviews | Anil Nanda (USA) |
| 02:30 – 02:40 PM | Publishing a paper | Erwin Cornips (Belgium) |
PEADS SESSION
Moderators: Hassan Syed (US) / Shahzad Shamim (PAK)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:40 – 02:50 PM | Keynote: Integrating neuromonitoring in clinical care of paediatric TBI | Tony Figaji (SA) |
| 02:50 – 02:57 PM | Systemic Immune Suppression Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Is There Opportunity for a Therapy? | Eric Sribnick (USA) |
| 02:57 – 03:04 PM | Biomarkers in Pediatric TBI - challenges and opportunities | Andrew Reisner (USA) |
| 03:04 – 03:11 PM | ICP Monitoring in Pediatrics and Controversies | Adrian Caceres (Costa Rica) |
| 03:11 – 03:21 PM | Discussion | |
| 03:21 – 03:28 PM | Interview with a Legend: Artur Da Cunha (Brazil) |
YNS Panel Discussion
Moderators: Bernard Bendok (USA) / Nargiza Satova (Uzbekistan)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:28 – 03:48 PM | Improving Training in NS | Afifa/ Ashwin Farha/ Claire/ Selfy |
Keynote Talk
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:48 – 03:58 PM | Aneurysm Surgery | Michael Lawton (USA) |
| 03:58 – 04:03 PM | WFNS Dubai 2025 - Scholarships | Nasser El Ghandour (Egypt) |
| 04:03 – 04:08 PM | Closing Remarks | Miroslav Vukic (Croatia) |
Day 2: Sunday, 24th August 2025
Young Neurosurgeons Session
Moderators: Yousuf Shaikh / Noor Malik
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 12:40 PM | Abstract Presentation |
CONTROVERSIES (DUEL)
Moderators: Mahmood Qureshi (Kenya) / Gregory Trost (USA)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:40 – 12:52 PM | MIS vs OPEN | Nikolay / Francesco |
| 12:52 – 01:04 PM | Skull Base Tumor - Surgery vs Gamma Knife | Luis Borba / Sandeep Vaishya |
| 01:04 – 01:16 PM | Spine - Monitoring vs No Monitoring | Mirza / Mehmet |
| 01:16 – 01:28 PM | Future Robotic vs Human | Corinna / Basant |
| 01:28 – 01:46 PM | TLIF/ OLLIF/ UBE | Kim / Abbasi / Mehdi |
| 01:46 – 01:58 PM | Dural Closure -- Water tight or fat Enforced | Marco / Kenan |
NEUROTRAUMA SESSION
Moderators: Wanru Duan (China) / Ivana Razkova (Czech Republic)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:10 – 02:20 PM | Keynote: BTF Guidelines for Penetrating TBI | Gregory Hawryluk (USA) |
| 02:20 – 02:27 PM | Chronic SDH Management: Recent Updates | Alexander Younsi (Germany) |
| 02:27 – 02:34 PM | Stratified Protocol in TBI Care: Experience in Ecuador | Piedad Acurio (Ecuador) |
| 02:34 – 02:41 PM | Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Brain Trauma | Daval Shukla (India) |
| 02:41 – 02:51 PM | Discussion | Aderehime Haidara (Ivory Coast) |
| 02:51 – 02:58 PM | Interview with a Legend: Franco Servaidi (Italy) | Eve Tsai (Canada) |
GLOBAL NEUROSURGERY SESSION
Moderators: Hamishi Shibani (Tanzania) / Chloe Chia (Philipines)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:58 – 03:08 PM | Keynote: Stroke in Developing Countries and Surgical treatment | Walt Johnson (USA) |
| 03:08 – 03:15 PM | What is Global Neurosurgery and Its Importance -- Mission Brain | April Sunangan |
| 03:15 – 03:22 PM | Neural Tube Defect and Role of Neurosurgeons | Abenezer Trist (Ethiopia) |
| 03:22 – 03:29 PM | Epilepsy Surgery Training in LMICs | Igor Trifinov (Russia) |
| 03:29 – 03:39 PM | Discussion | |
| 03:39 – 03:46 PM | Interview with a Legend: Gail Rosseau (USA) | Surath Munasingh (Srilanka) |
Closing Session
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:46 – 03:51 PM | WFNS Dubai 2025 | Mohammed Al Olama (UAE) |
| 03:51 – 04:10 PM | QUIZ | Moderators: Sabino/ Debora |
| 04:10 – 04:20 PM | PRIZE DISTRIBUTION | Kenan/ Marco |
| 04:20 – 04:25 PM | CLOSING REMARKS | Sabri / Luis Borba (Brazil) |
Session Types
Keynote Session (Green)
Discussion Session (Blue)
Legend Interview (Orange)
Quiz (Lavender)
Prize Distribution (Gold)