Course Directors

Hani Marcus

Patrick Grover

Parag Sayal

Speakers

Neil Kitchen

Robert Brownstone

Laurence Watkins

Daniel Walsh

Mark Wilson

Kevin Tsang

Kristian Aquilina

Martin Tisdall

Owase Jeelani

Zubair Tahir

Dulanka Silva

Santiago Catania

Mary Murphy

Andrew McEvoy

Ludvic Zrinzo

Ahmed Toma

Georgios Prezerakos

Harith Akram

Aminul Ahmed

David Choi

Anna Miserocchi

David Doig

John Duncan

Pedro Castanho

Anouk Borg

Simon Thompson

Greg James

Lewis Thorne

Marie Krueger

Adrian Casey

Santiago Catania

Edward Dyson

Matthew Clarke

Manni Waraich

Zeid Abussuud

Dermot Mallon

Thomas Doke

Keynote Speaker (2026)

Professor Jean Régis

Prof Jean Régis is a distinguished Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurosurgery at Aix-Marseille University (Marseille, France). He serves as Head of the Department of Stereotactic, Functional Neurosurgery, and Radiosurgery at La Timone University Hospital.

His research is conducted within INSERM UMR 1106, where he focuses on cerebral cortex gyration modeling and predictive neurosurgery using The Virtual Brain platform. His research work spans radiosurgery, functional neurosurgery, epilepsy, and temporal lobe surgery, integrating magnetic resonance imaging, microsurgical techniques, and the treatment of central nervous system diseases to advance patient care and precision neurosurgery worldwide. He is also an active reviewer for numerous leading international journals.

Clinically, Professor Régis’s work centers on advanced neuroimaging techniques and the functional applications of radiosurgery in the treatment of neurological disorders.

Professor Régis has held several prominent leadership roles, including Vice President of the European Association of Neurological Societies, President of the International Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Society, and he currently serves as President of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.