Breakfast Sessions

Date: Thursday, 12th March 2026
Time: 7am - 7.45am
Location: Meeting Room 516, NZICC

The AGES ASM Breakfast Symposium, titled Sealed and Delivered – Energy Practices Across Open, lap & RAS, will bring together leading experts to explore the evolution of energy application across surgical modalities. The 45‑minute session features two invited speakers: Lakshmi Ravikanti, who will share her extensive experience using LigaSure in both open and laparoscopic procedures, and Dean Conrad, who will present insights from his recent work with the device as a robotic-assisted surgery tool. The symposium will conclude with a 15–20 minute Q&A and discussion segment, moderated by Mikhail Sarofim, fostering an interactive and engaging forum for surgical energy best practices across open, laparoscopic, and robotic platforms.