Program for all days

Better Kidney Health
The Interconnected Kidney
Preserving Kidney Health
The Smart Kidney
Plenary Sessions
WCN Courses
Spotlight Sessions
Special Sessions
Global Kidney Policy Forum
Welcome Event
Topical Networking
Poster Sessions

28 March 2026

Time Session
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Plenary Lecture 1: Donald Seldin Lecture - Dynamics of the Function and Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and WCN'26 Opening Ceremony (Kazutoshi Mori, Japan)
Jean Hamburger Award
MarcelloTonelli Moderator Canada
MasaomiNangaku Moderator Japan
SunitaBavanandan Moderator Malaysia
KornchanokVareesangthip YN Host Thailand
KazutoshiMori Speaker Japan
TakashiKadowaki Speaker Japan
  • Welcome and ISN Presidential Address
    MarcelloTonelli Speaker Canada
  • Jean Hamburger Award Presentation
  • Welcome Speech by JSN President
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker Japan
  • Welcome Speech by APSN President
    XueqingYU Speaker China
  • Welcome Speech by SPWG Chair
    Sydney Tang Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • Welcome Speech by the President of Japanese Medical Science Federation and Japanese Association of Medical Science
    TakashiKadowaki Speaker Japan
  • Dynamics of the Function and Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum
    KazutoshiMori Speaker Japan
  • ISN Film Event Winner Presentation
Main Hall

29 March 2026

Time Session
11:35 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Plenary Lecture 2: Podocytopathies: Knowns and Unknowns (Paola Romagnani, Italy)
Bywaters Award
AkiraNishiyama Moderator Japan
LizLightstone Moderator United Kingdom
Sydney Tang Moderator Hong Kong, China
Ming-YanJiang YN Host Taiwan
PaolaRomagnani Speaker Italy
  • Bywaters Award Presentation
  • Podocytopathies: Knowns and Unknowns
    PaolaRomagnani Speaker Italy
Main Hall
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
ISN-PKD Foundation Joint Session - the future of PKD research and care
VicenteTorres Moderator United States
  • Introduction of the Lillian Jean Kaplan Prize for PKD & Award Presentation
    VicenteTorres Moderator United States
  • Kaplan Prize winner: Disease modifying drugs for ADPKD: a rapidly evolving field.
    RonaldGansevoort Speaker Netherlands
  • Platform trials in PKD: Opportunities and Challenges
    MegJardine Speaker Australia
  • Is There a Role for SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP Analogues in Treating PKD
    MichelChonchol Speaker United States
  • Q&A
303

30 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
The ISN Journals Editorial Session: The Best of 2025 KI and KI Reports Articles
BradRovin Moderator United States
GermaineWong Moderator Australia
PierreRonco Moderator France
  • Kidney International in Focus: Annual Highlights
    PierreRonco Speaker France
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 1 — Pediatrics
    GabrielCara-Fuentes Speaker United States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 2 — Clinical Nephrology
    SaharKoubar Speaker United States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 3 — Epidemiology & Clinical Trials
    DavidTunnicliffe Speaker Australia
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence, Part 4 — Basic and Translational Science
    NahidTabibzadeh Speaker France
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker United States
  • Celebrating Excellence: Best Reviewer Awards Presentation
    BradRovin Speaker United States
  • Presentation of Basic Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    BernhardDumoulin Speaker United States
  • Presentation of Clinical Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    Louis-CharlesDesbiens Speaker Canada
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Where Are They Now?
    GermaineWong Speaker Australia
315
11:35 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Plenary Lecture 3: The Potential of Polypills in CKD (Anthony Rodgers, Australia)
Schrier Award Presentation
LilyMushahar Moderator Malaysia
MotokoYanagita Moderator Japan
RobertKalyesubula Moderator Uganda
Marques Shek NamNg YN Host Hong Kong, China
AnthonyRodgers Speaker Australia
  • Schrier Award Presentation
  • The Potential of Polypills in CKD
    AnthonyRodgers Speaker Australia
Main Hall
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
ISN Program Awards
RobertWalker Moderator New Zealand
Henry H LWu Awardee Australia
SukanyaGovindan Awardee India
PriyaPais Awardee India
PhuTran Nguyen Trong Awardee Vietnam
Spotlight Stage 2