YusukeSuzuki TokyoJapan

Wcn26 Post edited Speaker Card

28 March 2026

Time

Session

10:45 a.m.

12 p.m.

Global Kidney Policy Forum: Japan’s CKD Strategy in Action — Lessons From an Aging Society

IfeomaUlasi Chair ifeomaulasi@yahoo.co.ukNigeria

Addressing Kidney Disease in Japan: How Does the National Policy Meet Global Commitments

YosukeYamada Speaker yamada-yousuke.y66@mhlw.go.jpJapan
Transforming Kidney Care Through National Strategy: A Nephrologist Perspective

NaokiKashihara Speaker kashinao@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jpJapan
Living the Strategy: A Patient’s Perspective on Navigating Kidney Care in Japan

TakeshiShukunobe Speaker takeshi.shukunobe@ppecc.jpJapan
Financing Kidney Health: Sustainable and Innovative National Approaches

YusukeSuzuki Speaker yusuke@juntendo.ac.jpJapan

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29 March 2026

Time	Session

8:10 a.m. 9:10 a.m.	Industry Symposium 6 Jonathan Barratt Chair jb81@leicester.ac.ukUnited Kingdom What makes IgA pathogenic in IgA nephropathy? YusukeSuzuki Speaker yusuke@juntendo.ac.jpJapan The role of B Cells in IgA nephropathy HeatherReich Speaker Heather.Reich@uhn.caCanada Targeting pathogenic IgA in IgA nephropathy Jonathan Barratt Speaker jb81@leicester.ac.ukUnited Kingdom 501 - 502
12:50 p.m. 1:50 p.m.	Industry Symposium 17 YusukeSuzuki Chair yusuke@juntendo.ac.jpJapan Exploring the Role of APRIL in IgA Nephropathy: Pathogenesis to Progression Chee KayCheung Speaker ckc15@leicester.ac.ukUnited Kingdom HeatherReich Speaker Heather.Reich@uhn.caCanada 301 - 302
5 p.m. 6 p.m.	Industry Symposium 26 YusukeSuzuki Chair yusuke@juntendo.ac.jpJapan Evolving Landscape of IgA Nephropathy in 2026 and Beyond HongZhang Speaker hongzh@bjmu.edu.cnChina 303