Programme for ECE 2026
Our exciting programme for ECE 2026 will feature talks from leading names in our field who are exploring some of the most topical and controversial issues in endocrine research and practice.
See our preliminary Scientific Programme 2026 and click for a PDF version::
The scientific programme is now available to view online!
Discover more about the full programme below
In Person
All sessions (excluding industry sponsored sessions and the AGM) are open for registered delegates to participate,
Registration for in-person tickets is now open!
ECE@HOME
All sessions will be live streamed from ECE 2026 so you can watch these from your home or office, or you can catch up on the full scientific programme on demand.
Please note that registration for ECE@HOME will open in January 2026.
See the Registration page for more details about what is included in your registration package.
The work on the discovery of leptin
Jeffrey Freidmann (USA)
A view back and a view forward on gonadotropins
Manuela Simoni (Italy)
Human Exposure to Microplastics and Implications for Health
Majorie Van Duursen (The Netherlands)
Grabbing Cell diversity in the hypothalamus
Tibor Harkany (Austria)
Shining light in the darkness of pheochromocytoma
Karel Pacak (Czech Republic)
Thyroid Hormone action in Bone
Graham Williams (United Kingdom)
The Bone Rebound phenomenon: Understanding bone loss Mechanisms After Denosumab Withdrawal
Bente Langdahl (Denmark)
GLP-1 and Beyond: Next-Gen Therapies for Obesity and Metabolic Disease
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen (Denmark) 
The ESE Awards programme recognises the success of our Members and helps drive innovation and progression across all fields of endocrinology. For more information please see our Awards pages.
The winners of our prestigious 2026 ESE Awards will be announced late October.
2026 Award Lectures
Geoffrey Harris Award Lecture
'Endocrine Hypertension: New Ways of Personalized Medicine’
Martin Reincke (Germany)
European Journal of Endocrinology Award
‘Genetics of thyroid function and disease: Past, present and future’
Marco Medici (The Netherlands)
European Hormone Medal Lecture
'Genetic mechanisms of aldosterone related disorders - towards precision medicine in hypertension'
Maria-Christina Zennaro (France)
European Endocrine Nurse Award Lecture
'Project: A Home Care Educational Program for patients with Acromegaly supports people with complex needs.'
Els (Elisabeth) Rutten (Belgium)
Transatlantic Alliance Award Lecture
TBA.
Clinical Endocrinology Journal Foundation Award Lecture
‘From bench to bedside: Primary aldosteronism revisited’
Tracy Ann Williams (Germany)
Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award (Basic Science) Lecture
'Molecular memory - how the liver remembers fasting’
Ido Goldstein (Israel)
Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award (Clinical) Lecture
‘Extreme insulin resistance syndromes: from pathophysiology to therapeutic management, national and european expertise.’
Camile Vatier (France)
The scientific sessions feature a wide range with different topics and session types, ensuring there is a piece for everyone. Stay updated and prepare for...
- 8 Plenary lectures
- 16 Symposia
- 1 How do I? session
- 17 Meet the Expert sessions (including 12 Clinical sessions, 5 Basic Science sessions and 3 New Scientific Approaches)
- 3 Debate sessions
- 12 Oral and Rapid Communications
- 8 Award Lectures
- Joint sessions with partnered endocrine societies
Plus..
- Early Career (EYES) and Nurse sessions
- Industry satellite symposia, Mini Satellites and ECE Hub sessions
- Guidelines sessions
- The Patient’s Voice Hub sessions
- European Women in Endocrinology (EUWIN) session and drinks reception
... and much more!
Prior to the ECE Opening Ceremony a range of pre-Congress courses and events will be available for delegates to attend*.
Friday 8 May 2026
11th International Congress of the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS)
Starting at approx. 09:00 CEST
11th International Congress of the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS)
Continuing at approx. 09:30 CEST until lunchtime
Thyroid Ultrasound Pre-Congress Course
Starting at approx. 09:30 until 16:00 CEST
Nurses' Pre-Congress Course
Starting at approx. 12:00 until 16:00 CEST
Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AE-PCOS) Update Meeting
Starting at approx. 09:30 until 16:00 CEST
European Academy of Andrology (EAA) Pre-Congress Course
Starting at approx. 09:30 until 16:00 CEST
*A separate registration for each specific course will be necessary.
Informal Social Evening 10 May 2026 from 19:30:
This year´s informal networking event takes places at the exceptionally and unique Red Stag (Cerveny Jelen) location right in the heart of Prague. Relax in the atmosphere of the Red Stag restaurant, enjoy the scenery, meet colleagues, make new friends and network with the Congress faculty while listening to music and enjoying some finger food and drinks (open bar with wine, beer, soft drinks). Tickets are available at EUR 60 (member) / EUR 75 (non-member) on a first come first served basis online while registering for the congress.
Sunday 10 May 2025
09:05–09:50 CEST - Meet the Expert: Diagnosis and targeted treatment of primary aldosteronism
10:35–12:05 CEST - Symposium 4: Pituitary tumours across the life course
Monday 11 May 2025
09:05-10.35 CEST - Symposium 5: The many faces of environmental disruption
17:45 – 18:30 CEST - Meet The Expert: Medullary thyroid cancer: from genetics to clinic
Tuesday 12 May 2025
09:05-10:35 CEST - Symposium 11: Recent advances in neuroendocrine tumour treatment
15:50-16:35 CEST - Meet the Expert: Weight loss or testosterone therapy?
Sunday 10 May 2025
10:35–12:05 CEST - Symposium 2: Gonadal-metabolic environmental crosstalk
13:35– 13:45 CEST - Meet The Expert – Basic Science with Fransesca Coscia: Latest insights of cryo-EM structures in the thyroid field
Monday 11 May 2025
13:15-14:00 CEST - NSA with Taneli Ravio: Modeling GnRH neurons development
17:45-18:30 CEST - Meet The Expert – Basic Science with Pablo Lopez: Neurobiology of the stress response
Tuesday 12 May 2025
14:05-15:35 CEST - Symposium 13: Novel insight in bone biology
14:05-15:35 CEST - Symposium 15: Adipose tissue biology
15:50-16:35 CEST - Meet The Expert – Basic Science with Patrice Mollard: Seeing is believing: imaging live cell behaviour in the pituitary gland
Sunday 10 May 2025
09:05– 09:50 CEST - Meet The Expert: Diagnosis and targeted treatment of primary aldosteronism & Prolactinoma
10:35–12:05 CEST - Symposium 2: Gonadal-metabolic environment cross-talk
17:40–18:10 CEST - Plenary 3: Human exposure to microplastics and implications for health
Monday 11 May 2025
09:05-10:35 CEST - EYES Symposium - EYES Symposium is Pituitary Science in Transition: From Bench to Bedside
13:15-14:00 CEST - NSA with Taneli Ravio: Modeling GnRH neurons development
14:20-15:20 CEST- Debate 2: Testosterone replacement in women - Yes or No
From 19:30 - EYES Social Evening
Tuesday 12 May 2025
11:20-12:20 CEST - Debate 3: Crossing the medial wall of the cavernous sinus: Surgical innovation or heresy in invasive pituitary adenomas
14:05-15:35 CEST - Symposium 16: Bench to bedside: approaches to pituitary tumours
15:50-16:35 CEST - Meet The Expert – Basic Science with Patrice Mollard: Seeing is believing: imaging live cell behaviour in the pituitary gland
Saturday 9 May 2025
12:00-16:00 CEST - Nurses’ Pre-Congress Course
Sunday 10 May 2025
From 09:00 CEST - Nurses’ Programme