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
3:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
DavidWheeler Moderator d.wheeler@ucl.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
KatherineTuttle Moderator Katherine.Tuttle@providence.orgUnited States
  • REMODEL Trial Overview: Framework and Key Outcomes
    PetterBjornstad Speaker pettermb@uw.eduUnited States
  • Semaglutide Improves Kidney Outcomes Regardless Of SGLT2i Use In People With Chronic Kidney Disease And Type 2 Diabetes: Post-hoc Analysis The Remodel Trial
    DavidCherney Speaker david.cherney@uhn.on.caCanada
  • Aldosterone Blockade for Health Improvement Evaluation in End-stage Renal Disease Trial
    (ACHIEVE)
    MichaelWalsh Speaker lastwalsh1975@gmail.comCanada
  • B-cell Targeted Therapy for Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Results of the Phase III Global Multicenter Inshore Trial Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Obinutuzumab vs Mycophenolate Mofetil
    JulienHogan Speaker julien.hogan2@aphp.frFrance
  • Q&A Session
Main Hall

29 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
AdeeraLevin Moderator alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
Andrea Viecelli Moderator andrea.viecelli@usz.chSwitzerland
RobertoPecoits-Filho Moderator roberto.pecoits@arborresearch.orgUnited States
  • RESOLVE Trial: Sodium Concentration in Dialysis Populations — a Global Cluster Randomized Study
    MegJardine Speaker meg.jardine@sydney.edu.auAustralia
  • Q&A
  • Key Aspects of the VOICE Clinical Trial on Anemia in Dialysis Patients
    ShuchiAnand Speaker sanand2@stanford.eduUnited States
  • Q&A
  • TEACH-PD Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Targeted Education ApproaCH to improve Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes
    JosephineChow Speaker Josephine.Chow@health.nsw.gov.auAustralia
  • Q&A
  • The Renal Life Cycle: Development, Maturity, and Decline
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker H.J.Lambers.Heerspink@umcg.nlNetherlands
  • Q&A
  • Randomized Embedded Adaptive Platform Clinical Trial in South Asian Kidney Biopsy-proven Primary Glomerular Diseases: Multi-center, Multi-arm and Multi-stage- the Story So Far
    Joint Presentation
    Selvin Sundar RajMani Speaker selvinsr@gmail.comIndia
    SuceenaAlexander Speaker suceena@gmail.comIndia
  • Q&A
  • ASPIRE Trial: Aspirin Use in Dialysis Patients in China
    XueqingYu Speaker yuxueqing@gdph.org.cnChina
  • Q&A
Main Hall
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
In IgA Nephropathy
HeatherReich Moderator Heather.Reich@uhn.caCanada
Sydney Tang Moderator scwtang@hku.hkHong Kong, China
YusukeSuzuki Moderator yusuke@juntendo.ac.jpJapan
  • Efficacy and Safety Results of Atrasentan in Patients With IgA Nephropathy on Sodium‚ äìglucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors: Phase II, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial (Assist)
    HiddoLambers Heerspink Speaker H.J.Lambers.Heerspink@umcg.nlNetherlands
  • Efficacy and Safety of a Targeted-release Formulation of Budesonide (HR19042 Capsules) in Patients With Primary IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 Trial
    XiaobingYang Speaker yxb7829@163.comChina
  • Efficacy and Safety of Iptacopan in Patients With IgA Nephropathy (IgAN): Final 24-month Results From the Phase III APPLAUSE-IgAN Study
    VladoPerkovic Speaker vlado.perkovic@unsw.edu.auAustralia
  • Q&A
Main Hall

30 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
KeiFukami Moderator fukami@med.kurume-u.ac.jpJapan
LizLightstone Moderator l.lightstone@imperial.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Effect of a 12-week Intradialytic Cycling Intervention on Hemodialysis-induced Myocardial Stunning: A Multi-centre Randomized Controlled Trial
    ClaraBohm Speaker cbohm@sogh.mb.caCanada
  • Effect of Finerenone on Circulating Biomarkers: A CONFIDENCE Analysis
    MarioBerger Speaker mario.berger@bayer.comGermany
  • Effect of Simultaneous Initiation of Finerenone and Empagliflozin on Urinary Albumin-to-creatinine Ratio by Age and Sex in the CONFIDENCE Trial
    RajivAgarwal Speaker ragarwal@iu.eduUnited States
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Urinary Albumin-to-creatinine Ratio — Unravelling the Interplay in Combination: Findings From the CONFIDENCE Trial
    RajivAgarwal Speaker ragarwal@iu.eduUnited States
  • Lowering-Hyperuricemia Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective, Multicenter, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
    Naya Huang Speaker huangnaya@163.comChina
Main Hall