June 22, 2026
CD CLUB HALL | Cankarjev dom
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Conference on
Artificial
Intelligence
in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
LIVE ENDOSCOPY
Medicinski center Merus
Faculty:
Babić Emil, BiH
Bevanda Milenko, BiH
Drobne David, Slovenia
Đuranović Srđan, Serbia
Fusaroli Pietro, Italy
Hassan Cesare, Italy
Homan Matjaž, Slovenia
Hritz István, Hungary
Jovanović Ivan, Serbia
Kalauz Mirjana, Croatia
Mesihović Rusmir, Slovenia
Mikolašević Ivana, Croatia
Milić Sandra, Croatia
Muhović Damir, Montenegro
Opačić Milorad, Croatia
Papanikolaou Ioannis, Greece
Pavić Tajana, Croatia
Pavlović M. Aleksandra, Serbia
Plut Samo, Slovenia
Puljiz Željko, Croatia
Radas R. Melanija, Croatia
Rustemović Nadan, Croatia
Sharma Prateek, USA
Smolović Brigita, Montenegro
Stefanović Milan, Slovenia
Stefanović Sebastian, Slovenia
Štabuc Borut, Slovenia
Tadić Mario, Croatia
Tepeš Bojan, Slovenia
Trbojević Stevan, BiH
Vanis Nenad, BiH
Vucelić Boris, Croatia
Dear colleagues and friends,
It is my great honor and pleasure, on behalf of the organizers, to warmly welcome you to the conference “AI in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy”, organized by MC MERUS LJUBLJANA, ESGE and AIGI (a division of ASGE) which will take place on June 22 2026, at Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana.
This conference brings together leading world and international experts with the aim of exchanging knowledge, experience, and the latest advancements in gastrointestinal endoscopy, with a special focus on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice.
We are particularly pleased that an integral part of the program will be live endoscopy using OLYSENSE CAD AI technology from MC MERUS LJUBLJANA, enabling participants to gain direct insight into state-of-the-art procedures performed by leading global experts, advanced AI-assisted lesion detection, and the practical aspects of everyday clinical work.
We believe that the rich scientific and professional program, interactive sessions, and opportunities for professional networking will make this conference a truly valuable and inspiring experience for all participants. Ljubljana, with its openness and tradition of connecting knowledge and culture, provides an ideal setting for such a gathering.
I would like to thank all partners, speakers, and participants who have contributed to the realization of this event. I look forward to meeting you and wish you a successful and pleasant stay in Ljubljana.
Sincerely,
Mesihović Rusmir
Conference Director
Preliminary Programme
The programme is presented here for your reference.
Moderators:
Boris Vucelić · Prateek Sharma · David Drobne · Ivan Jovanović · Melanija Radas Razov
9:00 — 09:20
USE OF AI IN ENDOSCOPY QUALITY AND SCHEDULING
Prateek Sharma (USA)
09:20 — 09:40
FUNDAMENTALS OF AI FOR ENDOSCOPISTS
How Do CADe and CADx Systems Work?
Pietro Fusaroli (ITA)
09:40 — 10:00
AI IN COLONOSCOPY
Improving Adenoma Detection with AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
Cesare Hassan (ITA)
10:00 — 10:20
AI APPLICATIONS IN UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY
From Barrett’s Esophagus to Early Cancer
Samo Plut (SLO)
10:20 — 10:40
AI IN PEDIATRIC ENDOSCOPY
A New Frontier
Matjaž Homan (SLO)
10:40 — 11:00
AI IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
The Dawn of a New Era or the Dawn of the Machines?
Ioannis Papanikolaou (GR)
11:00 — 11:15
DISCUSSION
11:15 — 11:45
COFFEE BREAK
Moderators:
Nadan Rustemović · Rusmir Mesihović · Ivan Jovanović · Mario Tadić · Milan Stefanović · Srđan Duranović
11:45 — 13:30
LIVE DEMONSTRATION
AI-Assisted Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy
Cesare Hassan · Prateek Sharma · István Hritz · Samo Plut · Ioannis Papanikolaou · Sebastian Stefanović
Real-time CADe / CADx use
13:30 — 14:00
EXPERT COMMENTARY AND AUDIENCE INTERACTION
14:00 — 15:00
LUNCH BREAK
Moderators:
Nadan Rustemović · Srđan Duranović · Pietro Fusaroli · Stevan Trbojević · Emil Babić · Milan Stefanović
15:00 — 15:20
CLINICAL EVIDENCE, VALIDATION STUDIES AND REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE OF AI SYSTEMS
Tatjana Pavić (CRO)
15:20 — 15:40
INTEGRATING AI INTO DAILY ENDOSCOPIC PRACTICE
Workflow and Training
Mario Tadić (CRO)
15:40 — 16:00
LIMITATIONS, PITFALLS AND FALSE POSITIVES IN AI-ASSISTED ENDOSCOPY
Nadan Rustemović (CRO)
16:00 — 16:20
ETHICAL, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF AI IN GI ENDOSCOPY
Srđan Duranović (SRB)
16:20 — 16:40
AI, ENDOSCOPY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY TOWARD MULTIMODAL DIAGNOSIS
Mirjana Kalauz (CRO)
16:40 — 17:00
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
ESGE Vision for AI in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Sebastian Stefanović (SLO)
17:00 — 17:20
ROLE OF AI IN PANCREATOBILIARY ENDOSCOPY
István Hritz (HUN)
17:20 — 17:40
CLOSING REMARKS
Milenko Bevanda · Aleksandra Pavlović · Željko Puljiz · Nenad Vanis · Ivana Mikolašević · Damir Muhović · Brigita Smolović
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