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
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 msachdeva@northwell.eduUnited States
  • Trials and Tribulations
    KhalidaBulhan - Soki Speaker drkbsoki@gmail.comKenya
  • Improving Randomized Controlled Trials: The Impact of Sex and Gender Reporting and Barriers to Inclusion
    PriyamvadaP S Speaker priyamvadaps@gmail.comIndia
  • 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 yuxueqing@gdph.org.cnChina
  • Optimizing Management of Lupus Nephritis – The Clinical, The Bytes and The Bench
    DesmondYap Speaker desmondy@hku.hkHong Kong, China
  • Seeds of Change: Growing Together – The Collaborative Journey of APSN-YNC
    KornchanokVareesangthip Speaker kornchanok.ploy@gmail.comThailand
  • Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease in East Asians
    YukaSugawara Speaker ysuga-tky@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan
  • Q&A
303
Kent Doi Chair kentdoi@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan
  • AKI and AKD Definitions and Prognosis: What's New in the Updated Guideline?
    SamiraBell Speaker stbell@dundee.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Identification and Prevention of AKI/AKD in High-risk Scenarios
    MarliesOstermann Speaker m.ostermann@nhs.netUnited Kingdom
  • Management of AKI/AKD in Clinical Scenarios
    VivekanandJha Speaker vjha@georgeinstitute.org.inIndia
  • Optimizing Kidney Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Kidney Disease
    NattachaiSrisawat Speaker drnattachai@yahoo.comThailand
  • Q&A
501 - 502
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
  • Introduction of the Lillian Jean Kaplan Prize for PKD & Award Presentation
    VicenteTorres Chair torres.vicente@mayo.eduUnited States
  • Kaplan Prize winner
    RonaldGansevoort Speaker r.t.gansevoort@umcg.nlNetherlands
  • Platform trials in PKD: Opportunities and Challenges
    MegJardine Speaker meg.jardine@sydney.edu.auAustralia
  • Is There a Role for SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP Analogues in Treating PKD
    MichelChonchol Speaker michel.chonchol@ucdenver.eduUnited States
  • Q&A
303
Li-LiHsiao Chair lhsiao@bwh.harvard.eduUnited States
  • Key Takeaways from the 2026 WKD Editorial: Shaping the Future of Kidney Health
    DinaAbdellatif Speaker dina.abdellatif@gmail.comEgypt
  • Kidney Health and Planetary Health: Recent Insights into their Intricate Relationship
    GopalakrishnanNatarajan Speaker srigola751@yahoo.comIndia
  • The Power of the Patient Voice: Driving Change in Healthcare and Research
    NicoleScholes-Robertson Speaker nicole.scholes-robertson@sydney.edu.auAustralia
  • Driving Change in Kidney Care: Lessons and Tools That Work
    Augusto CesarSoares dos Santos Junior Speaker acssjunior@hotmail.comBrazil
  • Q&A
315
  • Modern Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: From Early Detection to Precision Therapy
    JanakaKaralliedde Speaker j.karalliedde@kcl.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Beyond HbA1c: Using CGM to Guide Therapy in Patients with Kidney Disease
    JuliaMader Speaker julia.mader@medunigraz.atAustria
  • Drug Development in Diabetic Kidney Disease
    PeterRossing Speaker Peter.Rossing@regionh.dkDenmark
  • Q&A
501 - 502

30 March 2026

Time Session
9:25 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
  • Shaping the Future of Kidney Regeneration
    TakashiYokoo Speaker tyokoo@jikei.ac.jpJapan
  • State-of-the-Art Approaches in Kidney Regenerative Science
    JonathanHimmelfarb Speaker jonathan.himmelfarb@mssm.eduUnited States
  • From iPS Cells to Kidneys: A Roadmap to Regeneration
    KenjiOsafune Speaker osafu@cira.kyoto-u.ac.jpJapan
  • Breakthrough Discoveries Shaping the Future of Kidney Repair
    YunXia Speaker yunxia@ntu.edu.sgSingapore
  • Q&A
301 - 302
Winston Wing ShingFung Chair winstonwsfung@hotmail.comHong Kong, China
  • 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 tyamamoto@kid.med.osaka-u.ac.jpJapan
  • Frailty Frameworks: Guideline‑Driven Care
    HannahBeckwith Speaker hannah.beckwith@kcl.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Providing Care for the Aging Kidney in Low-resource Settings
    AhadQayyum Speaker drahadqayyum@gmail.comPakistan
  • Synergy in Senescence: A Young at Heart Panel
    TakeshiYamamoto Speaker tyamamoto@kid.med.osaka-u.ac.jpJapan
304
GermaineWong Chair germaine.wong@health.nsw.gov.auAustralia
  • Kidney International in Focus: Annual Highlights
    PierreRonco Speaker pierreronco@yahoo.frFrance
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 1: Pediatrics
    GabrielCara-Fuentes Speaker Gabriel.CaraFuentes@NationwideChildrens.orgUnited States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 2: Clinical Nephrology
    SaharKoubar Speaker skoubar@umn.eduUnited States
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 3: Epidemiology & Clinical Trials
    DavidTunnicliffe Speaker david.tunnicliffe@sydney.edu.auAustralia
  • ISN-KI Fellows: Showcasing Excellence Part 4: Basic & Translational Science
    NahidTabibzadeh Speaker nahid.tabibzadeh@inserm.frFrance
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    JaiRadhakrishnan Speaker jr55@cumc.columbia.eduUnited States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    SumitMohan Speaker mohan.sumit@gmail.comUnited States
  • Kidney International Reports in Focus: Annual Highlights
    SumitMohan Speaker mohan.sumit@gmail.comUnited States
  • Celebrating Excellence: Best Reviewer Awards Presentation
    BradRovin Speaker rovin.1@osu.eduUnited States
  • Presentation of Basic Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    BERNHARDDUMOULIN Speaker bernhard.dumoulin@gmail.comUnited States
  • Presentation of Clinical Science Awards (Early Career Researcher Awards)
    Joint Presentations
    Louis-CharlesDesbiens Speaker louis-charles.desbiens@umontreal.caCanada
  • ISN-KI fellows: What Have They Become?
    GermaineWong Speaker germaine.wong@health.nsw.gov.auAustralia
315
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
LilyMushahar Chair lilymushahar@gmail.comMalaysia
  • Supporting Patients in Choosing Peritoneal Dialysis as a Treatment Option
    RajnishMehrotra Speaker rmehrotr@uw.eduUnited States
  • Person-centered Multidimensional Support for Patients on Home Dialysis
    RachaelWalker Speaker Rachael.walker@auckland.ac.nzNew Zealand
  • Peritoneal Dialysis for Older Adults With Kidney Failure
    EdwinaBrown Speaker e.a.brown@imperial.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Hybrid PD and HD: Solution for Long-term Patients?
    YasuhikoIto Speaker yasuito57@gmail.comJapan
  • Q&A
503
AdeeraLevin Chair alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
  • Existing and Emerging Challenges to Providing Equitable and Sustainable Kidney Care
    AndrejSkoberne Speaker andrej.b.skoberne@gmail.comSlovenia
  • Biological and Clinical Sex Differences in Kidney Health and Disease
    KateStevens Speaker kate.stevens@glasgow.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Opportunities for Delivering Equitable and Sustainable Kidney Care
    LuxiaZhang Speaker zhanglx@bjmu.edu.cnChina
  • Q&A
Main Hall
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
  • Recent Advances in Treatment of Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome
    KoichiNAKANISHI Speaker knakanis@cs.u-ryukyu.ac.jpJapan
  • TBA
    RulanParekh Speaker rulan.parekh@wchospital.caCanada
  • Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: Evolving Therapeutic Landscape
    Eugene Yu HinChan Speaker genegene.chan@gmail.comHong Kong, China
  • Q&A
304
  • Mandatory Reporting of Suspicious Cases
    Maria AmaliaMatamoros Speaker amalia.matamoros@gmail.comCosta Rica
  • Incentives to Reduce Organ Shortage
    KhalidaBulhan - Soki Speaker drkbsoki@gmail.comKenya
  • Addressing Inequities to Prevent Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
    LiliaCervantes Speaker Lilia.Cervantes@cuanschutz.eduUnited States
  • Q&A
315
MarliesOstermann Chair m.ostermann@nhs.netUnited Kingdom
  • Introduction to Implementation Science in AKI and Acute Care Nephrology
    YuvaramReddy Speaker yuvaram.reddy@pennmedicine.upenn.eduUnited States
  • What Is the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) and Why Do We Need ADQI XXXV?
    MarliesOstermann Speaker m.ostermann@nhs.netUnited Kingdom
  • What Did We Learn in ADQI XXXV?
    OleksaRewa Speaker rewa@ualberta.caCanada
  • 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 jessica.harding@emory.eduUnited States
  • Pragmatic Medicine - Learning From the Indian Experience
    Shyam BihariBansal Speaker drshyambansal@gmail.comIndia
  • Strategies to Help Kidney Transplant Recipients Navigate Through the Complex Medical System Using Patient Navigation
    GermaineWong Speaker germaine.wong@health.nsw.gov.auAustralia
  • Reducing the Environmental Footprint in Transplantation
    IvoLaranjinha Speaker ivolaranjinha@gmail.comPortugal
  • Q&A
303
11 a.m.
12 p.m.
TadashiTomo Chair tomo@oita-u.ac.jpJapan
  • Dialysis Membrane and Survival
    AbeMasanori Speaker abe.masanori@nihon-u.ac.jpJapan
  • Sex Differences and Prognosis in Dialysis Patients
    SaoriNishio Speaker saorin@med.hokudai.ac.jpJapan
  • Practical aspects of preserving PD membrane
    Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo Speaker anaef@pucrs.brBrazil
301 - 302
AliAbu-Alfa Chair abualfa@aub.edu.lbLebanon
KeiFukami Chair fukami@med.kurume-u.ac.jpJapan
LilyMushahar Chair lilymushahar@gmail.comMalaysia
  • ISN Roles in Humanitarian Works
    AliAbu-Alfa Speaker abualfa@aub.edu.lbLebanon
  • Preparedness for a Disaster: Pitfalls and Solutions
    SerhanTuglular Speaker serhantuglular@yahoo.comTurkey
  • Earthquake Disaster: Lessons Learnt from Japan
    KeiFukami Speaker fukami@med.kurume-u.ac.jpJapan
  • Resilient Kidney Care: Adaptation and Recovery After a Disaster
    SabineKaram Speaker sabinejkaram@gmail.comUnited States
  • Q&A
Main Hall