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)