Program for all days

Better Kidney Health
The Interconnected Kidney
Preserving Kidney Health
The Smart Kidney
Plenary Sessions
Pre-congress Courses
Special Sessions
Spotlight Sessions
Industry Symposia
Global Kidney Policy Forum
Welcome Reception
Topical Networking
Poster Sessions

28 March 2026

Time Session
3:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
  • Gender Disparities in CKD and Dialysis
    MalaSachdeva Speaker United States
  • Trials and Tribulations
    KhalidaBulhan - Soki Speaker Kenya
  • Improving Randomized Controlled Trials: The Impact of Sex and Gender Reporting and Barriers to Inclusion
    PriyamvadaP S Speaker India
  • Q&A
313 - 314

29 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
  • IgA Nephropathy Study: Current and Perspective
    XueqingYu Speaker China
  • Optimizing Management of Lupus Nephritis – The Clinical, The Bytes and The Bench
    DesmondYap Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • Seeds of Change: Growing Together – The Collaborative Journey of APSN-YNC
    KornchanokVareesangthip Speaker Thailand
  • Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease in East Asians
    YukaSugawara Speaker Japan
303
Kent Doi Chair Japan
  • AKI and AKD definitions and prognosis: What's New in the Updated Guideline?
    SamiraBell Speaker United Kingdom
  • Identification and Prevention of AKI/AKD in High-risk Scenarios
  • Management of AKI/AKD in Clinical Scenarios
    KathleenLui Speaker United States
  • Optimizing Kidney Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease
    NattachaiSrisawat Speaker Thailand
  • Q&A
501 - 502
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
  • Introduction of Kaplan & Award Presentation
    VicenteTorres Chair United States
  • TBA
    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
303
Li-LiHsiao Chair United States
315
  • Modern Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: From Early Detection to Precision Therapy
    JanakaKaralliedde Speaker United Kingdom
  • Beyond HbA1c: Using CGM to Guide Therapy in Patients with Kidney Disease
    JuliaMader Speaker Austria
  • Drug Development in Diabetic Kidney Disease
    PeterRossing Speaker Denmark
501 - 502

30 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
  • Shaping the Future of Kidney Regeneration
    TakashiYokoo Speaker Japan
  • State-of-the-Art Approaches in Kidney Regenerative Science
  • From iPS Cells to Kidneys: A Roadmap to Regeneration
    KenjiOsafune Speaker Japan
  • Breakthrough Discoveries Shaping the Future of Kidney Repair
    YunXia Speaker Singapore
  • Q&A
301 - 302
  • Abstract winner TBD: highlighting young talent, providing opportunity to present
  • Abstract winner TBD: highlighting young talent, providing opportunity to present
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Kidney Aging: From Bench to Bedside
    TakeshiYamamoto Speaker Japan
  • Frailty Frameworks: Guideline‑Driven Care
    HannahBeckwith Speaker United Kingdom
  • Providing Care for the Aging Kidney in Low-resource Settings
    AhadQayyum Speaker Pakistan
  • Synergy in Senescence: A Young at Heart Panel
    TakeshiYamamoto Speaker Japan
304
The ISN-KI Editorial Fellows Session: The Best of 2025 KI Articles
GermaineWong Chair Australia
315
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
LilyMushahar Chair Malaysia
  • Supporting Patients in Choosing Peritoneal Dialysis as a Treatment Option
    RajnishMehrotra Speaker United States
  • Person-centered multidimensional support for patients on home dialysis
    RachaelWalker Speaker New Zealand
  • Peritoneal Dialysis for Older Adults With Kidney Failure
    EdwinaBrown Speaker United Kingdom
  • Hybrid PD and HD: Solution for long-term patients?
    YasuhikoIto Speaker Japan
  • Q&A
503
AdeeraLevin Chair Canada
  • Existing and Emerging Challenges to Providing Equitable and Sustainable Kidney Care
    AndrejSkoberne Speaker Slovenia
  • Biological and Clinical Sex Differences in Kidney Health and Disease
    KateStevens Speaker United Kingdom
  • Opportunities for Delivering Equitable and Sustainable Kidney Care
    LuxiaZhang Speaker China
  • Q&A
Main Hall
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
315
  • Introduction to Implementation Science in AKI and Acute Care Nephrology
    YuvaramReddy Speaker United States
  • What Is the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) and Why Do We Need ADQI XXXV?
  • What Did We Learn in ADQI XXXV?
    OleksaRewa Speaker Canada
  • Q&A
503

31 March 2026

Time Session
9:10 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
  • Understanding Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplantation - a Causal Inference Approach
    JessicaHarding Speaker Australia
  • Pragmatic Medicine - Learning From the Indian Experience
    Shyam BihariBansal Speaker India
  • Strategies to Help Patients With Medications and Complex Medical Systems
  • Reducing the Environmental Footprint in Transplantation
    IvoLaranjinha Speaker Portugal
  • Q&A
303
11 a.m.
12 p.m.
301 - 302
AliAbu-Alfa Chair Lebanon
KeiFukami Chair Japan
LilyMushahar Chair Malaysia
  • ISN Roles in Humanitarian Works
    AliAbu-Alfa Speaker Lebanon
  • Preparedness for a Disaster: Pitfalls and Solutions
    SerhanTuglular Speaker Turkey
  • Earthquake Disaster: Lessons Learnt from Japan
    KeiFukami Speaker Japan
  • Resilient Kidney Care: Adaptation and Recovery After a Disaster
    SabineKaram Speaker United States
  • Q&A
Main Hall