The 3rd Annual HMNCC GI Oncology Summit - Exhibit Registration

Houston, TX US
December 4, 2026

EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION

You are NOT confirmed to exhibit until you register.

Registration deadline: November 20, 2026

 

EXHIBIT DETAILS

Date and Time
Friday, December 4, 2026 | 8:00am – 3:45pm

Exhibit Location
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Ave.
2nd Floor Pre-Function Space
Houston, TX 77030

EXHIBIT FEE TIER 1: $1,000

  • One 6’ x 3’ table-top exhibit with two chairs on the tiled floor outside of the pre-function space
  • Exhibiting companies may send a maximum of two (2) representatives to staff their exhibit table.
  • Recognition in the webpage and activity materials

EXHIBIT FEE TIER 2: $1,350

  • One 6’ x 3’ table-top exhibit with two chairs on the carpeted floor directly outside of the auditorium
  • Exhibiting companies may send a maximum of two (2) representatives to staff their exhibit table.
  • Recognition in the webpage and activity materials

SPONSORSHIP FEE OPTIONS

  • BREAK SPONSOR: $1,800 - Recognition in activity materials and signage during break as Sponsor.
  • BREAKFAST SPONSOR: $2,700- Recognition in activity materials and signage during breakfast as Sponsor.
  • LUNCH SPONSOR: $4,500- Recognition in activity materials and signage during lunch as Sponsor. 
  • PRODUCT THEATER SPONSOR (3 available): $5,200- Product theater is a 30-minute time slot prior to the start of the symposium or during lunch for a company provided expert to feature your products and services! Product theater located adjacent to educational space.

NOTE: Companies may purchase one exhibit and one sponsorship type. 

Course summary

Course opens: 
09/10/2026
Course expires: 
01/01/2027
Event starts: 
12/04/2026 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
12/04/2026 - 3:45pm CST

TIME

PRESENTATION

SPEAKERS

 

8:00 AM –8:25 AM

 

                              Light Breakfast and Registration

 

8:25 AM – 8:30 AM

 

Welcome and Introduction

 Jenny C. Chang, MD

 Director, Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center

 

 Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B

Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Dr.  Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center

 

8:30 AM –8:35 AM

Session 1: Hepatobiliary Cancer

Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B, MD, Karim J. Halazun, MD and Milind Javle, MD, and Aiwu Ruth He, MD, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc

 

8:35 AM –8:45 AM

Worldwide Epidemiology and United States Burden of Liver Cancers: Risk Factors and Prevention

 Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH

 8:45 AM –8:55 AM

Pathogenesis and Surveillance Modalities of Hepatobiliary Cancer

  Amit Singal, MD, MS

 8:55 AM –9:05 AM

Current Status of Pre-Liver Cancer Diseases: Management and Future Directions  

  Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc

 

9:05 AM –9:10 AM

 

                                                Break

 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM

Transplant-Bridging Approaches in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B

 

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM

Updates on Operative Approaches in Early-Stage Hepatobiliary Cancer

 

Karim J. Halazun, MD

 

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM

New Frontiers for Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced and Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  Ahmed Kaseb, MD

 

 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM

Current and Emerging Management in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma

   Milind Javle, MD

  9:50 AM –10:15 AM

Panel Discussion

Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B (moderator) Aiwu Ruth He, MD, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc, and Ahmed Kaseb, MD, Karim J. Halazun, MD, Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, Milind Javle, MD

10:15 AM –10:20 AM

Session 2: Pancreatic & Neuroendocrine Cancer

 Anwaar Saeed, MD, Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, and Philip A Philip, MD

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM

 Updates on Molecular Diagnostics

Mary R. Schwartz, MD

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM

 Updates on Operative and Perioperative Approaches in Pancreatic   Adenocarcinoma

Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

 Targeted Therapy Developments in Advanced-Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Mohammed Alghamdi, MD, MBA

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM

 Updates in the Management of Low-/Intermediate-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Philip A Philip, MD

 

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

 

  

Panel Discussion

Anwaar Saeed, MD, Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, and Philip A Philip, MD, Mary R. Schwartz, MD

11:15 AM – 11:55 AM

 Keynote: Integrating Immunotherapy into the Neoadjuvant Space in Gastrointestinal Malignancies: A Shifting Paradigm

James P. Allison, Ph. D

 

11:55 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Session 3: Colorectal Cancer

Eric Haas, MD, and Monisha Singh, MD, Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B

12:00 AM – 12:10 PM

 Updates in the Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases

Kirk Heyne, MD

12:10 AM – 12:20 PM

 Advancement in Surgical Management in Colorectal Cancer

Eric Haas, MD

12:20 AM – 12:30 PM

 Immunotherapy Developments in Colorectal Cancer, MSI-H

 Anaum Maqsood, MD

12:30 AM –12:40 PM

 Immunotherapy Developments in Colorectal Cancer, MSS

   Ali Alqahtani, MD

12:40 PM – 12:50 PM

 Precision Medicine Developments in Colorectal Cancer

Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD

 

12:50 PM – 01:10 PM

 

 

Panel Discussion

 

 

Joshua C. Coursey, MD (moderator) Anaum Maqsood, MD, Eric Haas, MD, and Kirk Heyne, MD

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

                         Networking Reception/Lunch

 

02:00 PM – 02:05 PM

 

Session4: Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

 Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, Fadi I. Abu-Shahin, MD, and Anaum Maqsood, MD

02:05 PM – 02:15 PM

 Advances in Multidisciplinary Approaches in Resectable Gastric/Esophageal Cancer

 Anwaar Saeed, MD

 

02:15 PM – 02:25 PM

 Immunotherapy Advancements and Predictive Markers in Unresectable Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Fahad Ibnshamsah, MD

02:25 PM – 02:35 PM

 Precision Medicine Advancements in Unresectable Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

 Monisha Singh, MD

 

 

02:35 PM – 02:55 PM

 

Panel Discussion

 Monisha Singh, MD, (moderator)Fadi I. Abu-Shahin, MD, Fahad Ibnshamsah, MD and Anwaar Saeed, MD

 

02:55 PM – 03:00 PM

Concluding Remarks

Cochair

 

Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States

 

 

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  • STEP 1 - Select the applicable fee and add to cart to complete the checkout process.
  • STEP 2 - Once registered, on the week of the conference you will receive an email from Annie ([email protected]) for more details on exhibiting.