Discover the best of ESOC 2026 with exclusive highlights, expert interviews, and cutting-edge research, all captured in our TV Studio recordings.

Day 1 – Wednesday, 6th May 2026:

Session 8.00 – 8.20: Morning Meet-Up

Anchors: Simona Sacco (Italy), Annemijn Algra (Netherlands)

Guests: Wim van Zwam (Netherlands), Mira Katan (Switzerland)

Topics: Welcome to ESOC: Conference Highlights, TV Program Introduction, Networking and Social Events.

Session 12.45 – 13.15: Midday Highlights Part 1: 12.45 -13.00

Anchors: Bastian Cheng (Germany), Anke Wouters (Netherlands)

Guests: Peter Kelly (Ireland), Nina Hilkens (Netherlands)

Topics: Large Clinical Trials: Discussion for trials presented in the welcome / LCT and their implication
for clinical practice

Part 2 : 13.00 – 13.15

Anchors: Bastian Cheng (Germany), Anke Wouters (Netherlands)

Guests: Else Sandset (Norway), Pol Camps-Renom (Spain)

Topics: Blood pressure management in acute stroke / after EVT

Session 16.30 – 17.00: Highlights of the day – prehospital delay

Anchors: Michele Romoli (Italy), Isabel Fragata (Portugal)

Guests: Topic 1: Johannes Kaesmacher (Switzerland), Yang Xiang (China)

Topic 2: Mukul Sharma (Canada), Ashkan Shoamanesh (Canada)

Topics: 1) IA thrombolysis following MT: give the juice or not?
2) Asundexian: the new juice for secondary stroke prevention?

Session 18.30 – 18.45: PI interviews: CHILL-ART and possibly also other cooling RCT

Anchors: Marieta Peycheva (Bulgaria), Antonio Ciacciarelli (Italy)

Day 2 – Thursday, 7th May 2026:

Session 8.00 – 8.20: Morning Meet-Up

Anchors: Petra Cimflova (Switzerland), Jane Buckley (Ireland)
Guests: Linxin Li (United Kingdom), Barbara Casolla (France)

Topics: Welcome to ESOC Day 2, incl. promotion Voice of Stroke Podcast, ESO Education Committee

Session 12.45 – 13.15: Midday Highlights
Part 1: 12.45-13.00

Anchors: Manon Kappelhof (Netherlands), Gerrit Grosse (Switzerland)

Guests: Gotz Thomalla (Germany), Charlotte Cordonnier (France)

Topics: Large Clinical Trials: Discussion for trials presented in the welcome / LCT and their implication
for clinical practice

Part 2: 13.00 – 13.15

Anchors: Manon Kappelhof (Netherlands), Gerrit Grosse (Switzerland)

Guests: Urs Fischer (Switzerland), Johanna Ospel (Canada)

Topics: Medium and distal vessel occlusion: 1 year after the trials, where next? How far do we go?

Session 16.45 – 17.00: Highlights of the day

Anchors: Silke Walter (Germany), Marc Ribo (Spain)

Guests: Naomi de Ruijter (Netherlands), Femke Kremers (Netherlands); early-career researchers for
PRESTO-II.

Topics: Prehospital stroke services

Session 18.30 – 18.45: PI interviews: CASES

Anchors: Ettore Nicolini (Italy), Teresa Ullberg (Sweden)

Day 3 – Friday 8th May 2026:

Session 8.00 – 8.20: Morning Meet-Up

Anchors: Ellis van Etten (Netherlands), Xabier Urra (Spain)

Guests: Pietro Caliandro (Italy), Giuseppe Reale (Italy)

Topics: How is AI changing clinical practice and stroke research?

Session 13.00 – 13.30: Midday Highlights

Anchors: Louise Maes (Belgium), Annemijn Algra (Netherlands)

Guests: Diana Aguiar de Sousa (Portugal), Mikael Mazighi (France; GREEN PI)

Topics: Large Clinical Trials: Discussion for trials presented in the welcome / LCT and their implication
for clinical practice

Part 2: 13.15 – 13.30

Anchors: Louise Maes (Belgium), Annemijn Algra (Netherlands)

Guests: Wim van Zwam (Netherlands), Jelle Demeestere (Belgium)

Topics: Climate change (incl. wrap-up by Wim (reflection on the bicycle experience in Maastricht)