Strategy
ECCO Global Taskforce
Building on the historically grown network of ECCO Global Friends, ECCO is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Global Taskforce, which will be chaired by ECCO Governing Board representatives during the initiation phase and which will convene in a F2F Meeting once per year during the ECCO Congress.
Mission
- Promote global collaboration in IBD research and clinical care with a spirit of crossing borders in IBD
- Strengthen international outreach
- Disseminate best practices
- Ensure access and equity in IBD education and guidelines across regions

Our Experts
Global Taskforce

Chair
Fernando Magro
Portugal

Chair
Britta Siegmund
Germany

Chair
Alessandro Armuzzi
Italy

Chair
Shaji Sebastian
United Kingdom

Member
Manasi Agrawal
North America

Member
Vineet Ahuja
South Asia

Member
Shu Chen Wei
East Asia

Member
Jie Chen
East Asia

Member
Sara El Ouali
Middle East

Member
Ida Hilmi
South East Asia

Member
Fabián Juliao Baños
South America

Member
Taku Kobayashi
East Asia

Member
Rupert Leong
Oceania

Member
Paulo Kotze
South America