ISDE World Congress

ISDE & Congress Committees

ISDE 2026 Scientific Program Committee​

Ken Kato 
Chair, Scientific Program Committee 
National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan

Lorenzo Ferri 
ISDE President 
McGill University, Canada 

Vani Konda 
Baylor Scott and White, USA 

Noriaki Manabe 
Kawasaki Medical University, Japan 

Sheraz Markar 
University of Oxford, UK 

Siva Raja 
Cleveland Clinic, USA 

Hiroya Takeuchi 
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan

ISDE 2026 Congress President

Manabu Muto 
Kyoto University, Japan

ISDE 2025 Local Organizing Committee Chair

Mark Smithers
University Of Queensland, Australia

The following potential conflicts of interest have been reported by the members of the Scientific Program Committee:

Daniela Molena:

  • Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Merck, PromarkerEso
  • Participation in a company sponsored speaker’s bureau: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Medela

Ken Kato:

  • Receipt of grants/research supports: AstraZeneca, Beigien, Merck & Co, Merck Biophama, Oncolys Biophama, Taiho, ONO Pharmaceutical
  • Participation in a company sponsored speaker’s bureau: AstraZeneca, Beigien, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Taiho, Merck & Co, Merck Biopharma, Oncolys Biopharma, ONO Pharmaceutical

Mark van Berge Henegouwen: 

  • Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees: Consultancies for  Johnson and Johnson, Stryker, Boston Scientific and Medtronic. Proctorship for Intuitive. All fees paid to institution.