Welcome and introductions
In the unfortunate absence of Professor Markus Magerl, Dr Ankur Jindal from Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, India, spoke on behalf of the conference Scientific Steering Committee. He welcomed the more than 250 delegates and thanked all those who had contributed to the development of the agenda and would be presenting over the next two days. In particular, Dr Jindal thanked the local Spanish Steering Committee, comprised of Dr Teresa Caballero, Dr Stefan Cimbollek, and Dr Mar Guilarte.
Turning to the objectives of the meeting, he stressed the focus on every aspect of angioedema, from diagnosis and management to global disparities and special groups such as children and pregnant women. Ultimately, he hoped that when the participants return to their clinics, they will be better equipped than ever to manage and support angioedema patients.
The first presentations were a look back and a look forward at angioedema science and management.
Scientific data
Are you looking for scientific data from the conference?
If you want to read more about the wealth of scientific data presented at the 2026 Global Angioedema Leadership Conference, the presented abstracts are all available online.
Young Researcher/Investigator Award presented
Dr Jindal was also delighted to announce the recipient of the 2026 Global Angioedema Leadership Conference Young Researcher/Investigator Award. Dr Lili Voloncs-Mindszenthy from Semmelweis University in Hungary was honored for her work on investigating early complement components and C1 inhibitor values in newborns with a positive family history of HAE with C1 inhibitor deficiency.
