Meet the new leadership
A personal farewell from Holger Kaps — and your first introduction to the new managing director and the team that will be your day-to-day contact from now on.
The handover, 17:50Counting down to London
An exclusive evening for our international distribution partners — during ESCRS week.
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Why join us
An evening made for our partners
ESCRS week is busy. This evening is not — a calm, private setting five minutes from Tower Hill, reserved exclusively for the people who carry KAPS into more than 70 countries.
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Experience the SOM4OPHT live
The new surgical microscope, hands-on at the device: surgeon profiles at the touch of a button, dual-LED illumination and set-up times measured in seconds.
A new service strategy
Faster response, plannable maintenance and a dedicated field service — service as an availability promise, built to strengthen your position with your customers.
1946Founded · Made in Germany
70+Countries served
4Surgical disciplines, one partner
20Seats — invited partners only
Agenda · 17:30 – 20:30
The evening at a glance
People first, then the message, then the proof — and time to talk over dinner.
Networking
Arrival & welcome drink
A calm start — registration, name badges and a first drink among colleagues from around the world.
Change in management
The handover — a new managing director
Holger Kaps looks back on years of shared work and formally hands over the management of Karl Kaps to Mark Reinhard — you will meet him in person, right at the start of the evening. One company, its next chapter.
Introductions
The new team
Your future contacts in person: Mark Reinhard as managing director, Alexander Scholz as International Sales Manager and first point of contact, and Dennis Hoch as Field Service Engineer for technical service.
Partnership
The new service strategy
Three pillars: faster response, plannable maintenance, dedicated field service — what changes for you and your customers, in concrete terms.
Live demo
SOM4OPHT — live at the device
The highlight of the evening: the new surgical microscope in action. Recall a surgeon profile, switch operators, work on — set-up in seconds, hands-on for everyone.
Dialogue
Roadmap & open floor
Portfolio outlook, congress and co-marketing plans for the season ahead — and your questions, answered in the open.
Flying buffet
Networking dinner
A relaxed flying buffet with quintessentially British food, one-on-one conversations and time to catch up. The evening closes around 20:30.
SOM4OPHT
Built for the full list. The newest generation of the KAPS family — a workhorse for surgical centres and high-volume clinics, engineered and built in Asslar and Wetzlar. Recall a surgeon profile, switch operators, work on — set-up in seconds.
Five surgeon profiles
Zoom, focus, XY and both LEDs — recalled at the touch of a button. Operator changes in seconds.
No warm-up, no lamp changes
Two independently controlled LED sources — constant colour temperature over thousands of hours.
See it live at the device
Hands-on for everyone — during the evening.
Reserve your placeZoom 1:6 · XY · 50 mm focus
One touch, ready
Premium optics, honest price
Low maintenance · space-saving
No fixed maintenance intervals on the KAPS platform — low running costs, high availability.
The venue
The Chamberlain, City of London
An Edwardian landmark from 1910 on Minories — Dutch gables outside, a warm, contemporary Fuller’s house inside. Named after the Chamberlain of the City of London, an office first recorded in 1237 — a fitting address for an evening about trust and continuity.
The Chambers · our room for the evening
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Private spaces
The Chambers lounge with its own bar — up to 110 standing; the restaurant seats 64 with full AV.
Built 1910
Edwardian architecture, carefully restored — five minutes from the Tower of London.
Rooms & suites
Deluxe rooms and four roof-terrace suites, should you wish to stay in the City overnight.
Fuller’s house
Run by London’s storied brewer — proper hospitality, proper beer, proper service.
Getting there
Straight from the congress
Coming from ExCeL? The DLR takes you door to door — no changes, every ten minutes.
Custom House → Tower Gateway, every ten minutes — then a 3-minute walk.
Circle & District at Tower Hill; Circle, Metropolitan & H&C at Aldgate.
Right around the corner — c2c services towards Essex.
From the river and the Tower, a short walk up Minories brings you to the door.
DLR route — Custom House (ExCeL) to The Chamberlain, 135 Minories.
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