Program for all days

Better Kidney Health
The Interconnected Kidney
Preserving Kidney Health
The Smart Kidney
Plenary Sessions
Pre-congress Courses
Spotlight Sessions
Special Sessions
Global Kidney Policy Forum
Welcome Event
Tropical Networking
Poster Sessions

28 March 2026

Time Session
11 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
  • A Turning Point for Kidney Health: Leveraging the WHO Resolution for Regional and National Impact
    Speaker: Marcello Tonelli, ISN President
  • The GKPF and the 10 Global Kidney Health Recommendations
    Speaker: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair
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11:15 a.m.
12:05 p.m.
Moderator: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair
  • Addressing Kidney Disease in Japan: How Does the National Policy Meet Global Commitments
    Speaker: Yosuke Yamada, Deputy Director Cancer and Disease Control Division Public Health Bureau the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
  • Transforming Kidney Care Through National Strategy: A Nephrologist Perspective
    Speaker: Naoki Kashihara, Chair Professor and Vice President, Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Living the Strategy: A Patient’s Perspective on Navigating Kidney Care in Japan
    Speaker: Takeshi Shukunobe, CEO, PPeCC,Inc.
  • Financing Kidney Health: Sustainable and Innovative National Approaches
    Speaker: Yusuke Suzuki, Professor, Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
  • Q&A
    Moderator: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair
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12:05 p.m.
12:55 p.m.
Moderator: Iqbal Hafidz, ISN AWG Deputy Chair
  • Integrating Kidney Health into NCD Strategies: A Regional Perspective from WHO
    Speaker: Huong Tran, Director of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control at WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  • Data-driven Kidney Health: The Taiwan Experience
    Speaker: Wu Mai Szu, President, Taipei Medical University
  • Advancing Kidney Disease Prevention and Care in China
    Speaker: Luxia Zhang, Deputy Dean, National Institute of Health Data Science, Peking University
  • Addressing Kidney Disease through the National Health Plan 2030 (HP2030)
    Speaker: Kook-Hwan Oh, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul University
  • Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Patient Reality
    Speaker: Manvir Victor, ISN PLAG Chair
  • Q&A
    Moderator: Dr. Iqbal Hafidz, ISN AWG Deputy Chair
315
12:55 p.m.
1 p.m.
Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Speaker: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair
315