Welcome to the 58th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

The ESPGHAN2026 Virtual Platform will be accessible from 24–27 June 2026, from 07:30 Central European Summer Time (GMT+02:00).

Personal credentials for the Virtual Platform and the Mobile App will be emailed to all delegates prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. To access the Virtual Platform, please click here.

Annual Meeting Opening Hours

Registration and Name Badge Pick-up 

For quick and efficient service, print your name badge at any Self Check-In station located in the registration area. 
You can check in using one of the following options: 
✅ Scan the barcode from this email or your Personal Area in the mobile app 
✅ Use Face Recognition (available if you uploaded a photo during registration) 
 
FACULTY REGISTRATION 
Committee, Faculty Members and Invited Guests should approach the Faculty Registration Desk to receive their name badges.  
 
Please ensure you wear your name badge at all times during sessions and events. 

VOUCHERS:

Click on “My Vouchers” from the mobile App home screen in order to access your e-vouchers. Present your e-voucher for scanning to the onsite attendants. E-vouchers will be used for Annual Meeting Bags, courses, workshops and additionally purchased events during registration.

Information Useful to All Attendees:
Language

The official language of the Annual Meeting will be English. All abstract submissions and presentations should be in English.

ESPGHAN 2026 is scheduled as a hybrid event to take place in Lille from June 24-27, 2026. Participants who are unable to attend in person will have the option to register virtually. Live streaming will be available from June 25-27, 2026.

Please find below quick links to the ESPGHAN 2026 scientific programme:

The abstracts for the 58th ESPGHAN Annual Meeting will be published in a special online edition of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN).

All accepted abstracts for ESPGHAN 2026 are currently under embargo, which will be lifted on 24 May 2026, at 08:00 am CEST, at which point the abstracts will be publicly available for viewing via the interactive programme, the mobile app and the virtual platform.

For additional information regarding CME/CPD, please click here.

Following the Annual Meeting, participants will receive an email with information on how to obtain their CME-CPD credits.

The CME/CPD/ECM certificate will be available after completing the online evaluation and credit-claiming procedure. Kindly note that the ESPGHAN 2026 online evaluation will be active on the last day of the meeting. You will then be able to access it and claim your CME/CPD certificate.

Please note: Login information for the Annual Meeting App and Virtual Platform will be sent in an email prior to the Congress. For more information, please click here.

  • Confirmed Sponsors and Exhibitors, please click here.
  • Industry Symposia Timetable, please click here.

ESPGHAN provides a professional and scientific network to advance research and enhance the standards of care for patients and families wherever we may work.
Some of the world’s most distinguished leaders in their fields are members of our society. ESPGHAN also has members who are trainees, nurses and dieticians to ensure that this growing multi-disciplinary approach improves the outcomes for children in Europe.

For more information on how to become a member and join us, please click here.

In accordance with legislation (Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use), we are required to classify all participants according to their professional status.

Healthcare Professional: An individual who, in the course of their professional activities, may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend, or administer medicinal products, e.g. physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentist, or other licensed healthcare roles.

If you have any questions, please visit our dedicated Contact Us page and select the department you want to reach out to.

Information for In-Person Attendees:
Congress Venue

Venue Name: Lille Grand Palais

Full address: 1 Bd des Cités Unies, 59777 Lille, France

Website of the venue: https://www.lillegrandpalais.com/en/

Please refer to the mobile app for the venue floorplan.

WiFi is available throughout the Annual Meeting venue. Please be considerate and limit your use to web browsing and emails.

Network name: ESPGHAN2026 | Password: espghan2026

The Lactation Room is located in Room 0.7. The room will be available on the 25 – 27 June, during registration hours.

The Room of Silence is located on Level 3. The room will be available on the 24 – 27 June, during registration hours.

Coffee and Lunch will be served in the Exhibition area or a designated area on Level 1, at the times indicated in the Scientific Programme.

The Welcome Reception will take place on Wednesday, 24 June from 18:30 – 19:30, in the Exhibition Area. The Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday, 25 June, from 08:30-09:30 in Zenith Arena- Level 1.

Friday 26 June | 06:30 Local Time
Please note: Prior registration is required. Please visit the registration desk for more details if you have not already registered.  For more information, please click here.

Presenters that will need to visit the Speakers Ready Area are requested to upload their presentations in the Speakers’ Ready Area at least two hours prior to the start of their session.  We are aware that the timing of some sessions may make it difficult to upload presentations two hours in advance. In such cases, we kindly ask that you upload your presentation as soon as you arrive at the venue.

Please ensure you check the programme for any updates to the agenda. 

  • For the interactive programme please click here. 
  • For your personal agenda, please click here, and search by last name.

For Presentation guidelines please click here:

Please note: All presenters are asked to bring their presentation on a USB drive for upload prior to their session.

For all Speakers and presenting authors on Wednesday, 24 June 2026:

  • Presentations must be uploaded in advance via the Speaker Ready Area, for the following: 
  • Grand Theatre – Course in PGHAN
  • Meeting Room 4.1 – PedIBD Course 
  • Meeting Room 3.1 – AHP – Pre-Congress Symposium 
  • For the remaining Courses/Workshops/SIG/WGs please bring your presentation materials on a USB drive and hand it to the technician in the session hall.

For speakers and presenting authors participating in scientific sessions from 25–27 June 2026.

The following guidelines apply (see below).

    • For all scientific sessions, presentations must be uploaded in advance via the Speaker Ready Area.
    • For courses and workshops, please bring any presentation directly to the room.
  • For guidelines for e-Poster presentations, please click here.

For chair guidelines please use the following links:

  • Guidelines for Courses and Parallel Scientific Sessions, please click here.
  • Guidelines for e-Poster Presentations, please click here.

 

Support from pharmaceutical partners helps make this event possible. As such, it is important that we comply with the various codes and directives relating to the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The European Union directive (2001/83/EC, article 86) provides guidelines relating to medicinal products for human use. Within these guidelines is the restriction that access to pharmaceutical product marketing activities must be limited to only those participants licensed/authorised to prescribe or supply medicinal products. All participants, with the exception of the exhibitors, are asked the following question during registration: Are you licensed/authorised to prescribe or supply prescription-only medicines?

Participants are advised to wear business casual for all Annual Meeting functions and programmes.

All event activities (including educational sessions, meal functions, exhibit hall, etc.) are exclusively reserved for registered attendees. Non-registered guests (including children, family members, colleagues, etc.) are not allowed in any of the event areas.

The Annual Meeting Organiser and Organisers cannot accept liability for personal injury or damage involving persons and property during the Annual Meeting.

Information for Virtual Attendees:
Virtual Platform - Login

The ESPGHAN Virtual Platform will be accessible from 24-27 June 2026, from 07:30 Central European Summer Time (GMT+02:00).

  • You may access the platform here.

You will be sent your log-in information in an email prior to the start of the Congress.

Upon entering this virtual meeting your presence is logged to the server and you acknowledge that the information shared by you is accurate.

We are honoured to have you join us online. Enjoy the virtual experience.

*We highly recommend using Google Chrome.

**Please check you have not used extra spaces in the username field.

All parallel scientific sessions scheduled from Thursday, 25 June, to Saturday, 27 June, will be live streamed to the virtual platform. Recordings of these sessions will be available within 48 hours after each session and will be accessible on the virtual platform. Please refer to the timetable for specific session details.

All sessions will remain available for viewing for a 6-month period following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. Your log-in details for the platform have been emailed to you prior to the start of the Annual Meeting.

Please be aware: There will be no live streaming or recordings for Wednesday, 24 June, as well as ticketed courses and workshops in the main scientific programme.
Additionally, e-Poster sessions will not be streamed or recorded.

All live-Streamed sessions to the Virtual Platform, also have a Q&A Component, through the Annual Meeting App called “Ask the Speaker.”

The official Annual Meeting time zone is Central European Summer Time (GMT+02:00).

Meeting Organiser:

Kenes Group
7, rue François-Versonnex,
C.P. 6053, 1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland

All event activities (including educational sessions, meal functions, exhibit hall, etc.) are exclusively reserved for registered attendees. Non-registered guests (including children, family members, colleagues, etc.) are not allowed in any of the event areas.