{"id":632,"date":"2017-10-20T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridge95.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=632"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:32:04","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.challengesinlaparoscopy.it\/cil\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Course Directors<\/h2>\n

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\"Gaston\"<\/div>

Richard Gaston, MD<\/h3>BORDEAUX, FRANCE<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Center of Urologic Laparoscopy
\nClinique Saint Augustin[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_150955201425{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]
\"Gill\"<\/div>

Inderbir Gill, MD, MCH<\/h3>LOS ANGELES, USA<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Distinguished Professor
\nChairman, Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology
\nExecutive Director, USC Institute of Urology
\nShirley & Donald Skinner Chair in Urologic Cancer Surgery
\nAssociate Dean (Clinical Innovation)
\nKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_150955201426{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]
\"Pansadoro\"<\/div>

Vito Pansadoro, MD<\/h3>ROME, ITALY<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Director of the Laparoscopy Center
\nVincenzo Pansadoro Foundation[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” el_class=”.team-l-info” css=”.vc_custom_150848873{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_150955201427{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]
\"James\"<\/div>

James Porter, MD<\/h3>SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Director, Robotic Surgery
\nSwedish Medical Center[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_150955201428{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]
\"PHOTO-2026-07-26-14-34-38\"<\/div>

Giuseppe Simone, MD<\/h3>ROME, ITALY<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Chairman Department of Urology
\nNational Cancer Institute Regina Elena[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_150955201429{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”]
\"ZHANG\"<\/div>

Xu Zhang, MD<\/h3>BEIJING, CHINA<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Chief of Urology Department
\nChinese PLA General Hospital 301[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1508160058241{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” switch_to_one_column=”1000″][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no” background_color=”#f3f2f2″ item_padding=”130px 75px 130px 120px” item_padding_1280_1440=”76px 75px 76px 120px” item_padding_1024_1280=”28px 75px 28px 120px” item_padding_768_1024=”0px 50px 0px 50px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Congress Format<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]CILR & AI combines live surgical broadcasts from the operating room with Semi-Live sessions of pre-recorded cases \u2014 reviewed blind by a 14-member International Selection Committee \u2014 and in-depth panel discussions on the most relevant topics in contemporary urology.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]