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
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.
1:05 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: Iqbal Hafidz, ISN AWG Deputy Chair
315
1:05 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
Professor Donal O'Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum: Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Speaker: Ifeoma Ulasi, ISN AWG Chair
315