Düsseldorf Congress brings international EAES 2027 surgical congress to the state capital
Photo, from left to right: Kai Opitz (Director Sales and Business Development, Düsseldorf Congress), Arjan Appel (Executive Director, EAES), Prof. Dr. Nicole Bouvy (EAES Congress President), Maria Kofidou (CEO, Düsseldorf Congress), Dr. Stephan Keller (Mayor of the State Capital Düsseldorf), Prof. Felix Nickel (EAES Congress President), Jens Ihsen (Managing Director, Visit Düsseldorf)
The official contract signing at Düsseldorf City Hall on 3 June 2026 is set to confirm Düsseldorf as the host destination for an internationally relevant specialist congress, with 1,500 to 2,000 participants expected.
Düsseldorf, June 3, 2026
Düsseldorf will host the 35th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, known as EAES 2027, from 15 to 18 June 2027. The official contract signing at Düsseldorf City Hall on 3 June 2026 marks an important success for Düsseldorf as a congress, medical and science destination. The international specialist congress is expected to bring 1,500 to 2,000 experts in endoscopic surgery to the state capital and will strengthen the city’s visibility in the international healthcare segment.
As operator of the CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf, marketer of key event spaces and platform for international congresses, Düsseldorf Congress helps bring specialist events such as EAES to Düsseldorf and make their value for the city, business and science visible. The decision in favour of Düsseldorf shows the importance of professional congress acquisition, high-performance event infrastructure and a strong municipal network for the city’s positioning.
Dr Stephan Keller, Mayor of the State Capital Düsseldorf, expressly welcomes the decision by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery: “Düsseldorf is a connected business and innovation hub with strong expertise in medicine, healthcare and life sciences, as well as modern congress infrastructure. EAES 2027 will bring medical expertise from around the world to our city and generate additional economic impetus. At the same time, the congress will strengthen our position as one of Europe’s leading international congress and healthcare destinations. The fact that the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery has chosen Düsseldorf underscores the international appeal of our business, science and congress location.”
International medical congress with far-reaching relevance
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery was founded in 1990 and today has close to 4,500 members from more than 110 countries. The society is active in research, technology development, education, training and professional development , as well as publishing activities relating to endoscopic surgery and technology-assisted medical interventions.
The annual international congress is the central annual event of EAES. Previous host destinations have included London, Barcelona and Rome; in 2026, the congress will take place in Athens. With Düsseldorf as the host destination in 2027, the state capital joins a line of international congress destinations.
“Congresses are places where future topics are discussed,” says Maria Kofidou, Managing Director of Düsseldorf Congress GmbH. “EAES 2027 is about medical innovation, international collaboration and exchange within a highly specialised professional community. This is precisely where the special value of such formats lies: they create spaces for knowledge transfer, networking and impulses that reach far beyond the event days themselves.”
EAES 2027 complements a range of health-related specialist events that already shape Düsseldorf today, including congresses and formats in the fields of pneumology, ophthalmology, gynaecology, rheumatology and pharmacy, as well as international leading trade fairs in the healthcare and life sciences sector.
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