The world’s largest gathering of paediatric cardiology and congenital cardiac care, often referred as the "Olympics of the Profession", made its successful Asia debut in Hong Kong on 7 – 12 Dec 2025. The 9th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) gathered some 3,000 international experts and innovators to pool insights with local specialists at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Under the theme “Embracing with All Our Hearts & Forward with Patients”, the assembled surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, intensive care physicians, nurses, patients and patient advocates dived into an elaborate programme that spanned the full spectrum of paediatric cardiology care – from clinical to basic subjects, common to rare conditions, disease to health, humanitarian programmes to human footprint, scientific studies of surgery, cardiology, anesthesia and critical care, to innovation in artificial intelligence and advanced imaging.

With Hong Kong Convention Ambassador and Congress Chairman Prof. Cheung Yiu Fai playing an instrumental role in bringing the event to Hong Kong, WCPCCS successfully leveraged the city’s proven strategic role as an ideal destination for world-class medical conventions, well placed to stimulate high-level conversations on making life better for patients and their families, foster collaboration and exchanges, and inspire new ideas, while delivering an exceptional destination experience with the city’s diverse offerings.