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28 March 2026

Time Session
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Jean Hamburger Award
MarcelloTonelli Moderator cello@ucalgary.caCanada
MasaomiNangaku Moderator mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan
SunitaBavanandan Moderator sbavanandan@gmail.comMalaysia
KazutoshiMori Speaker mori.kazutoshi.8r@kyoto-u.ac.jpJapan
TakashiKadowaki Speaker t-kadowaki@toranomon.kkr.or.jpJapan
  • Welcome and ISN Presidential Address
    MarcelloTonelli Speaker cello@ucalgary.caCanada
  • Jean Hamburger Award Presentation
  • Welcome Speech by JSN President
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker mnangaku@m.u-tokyo.ac.jpJapan
  • Welcome Speech by APSN President
    XueqingYU Speaker yuxueqing@gdph.org.cnChina
  • Dynamics of the Function and Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum
    KazutoshiMori Speaker mori.kazutoshi.8r@kyoto-u.ac.jpJapan
  • ISN Film Event Winner Presentation
Main Hall
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
  • 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
11:35 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Bywaters Award
AkiraNishiyama Moderator nishiyama.akira@kagawa-u.ac.jpJapan
LizLightstone Moderator l.lightstone@imperial.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
Sydney Tang Moderator scwtang@hku.hkHong Kong, China
PaolaRomagnani Speaker paola.romagnani@unifi.itItaly
  • Bywaters Award Presentation
  • Podocytopathies: Knowns and Unknowns
    PaolaRomagnani Speaker paola.romagnani@unifi.itItaly
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
  • Opening & Introduction
  • 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
  • Q&A
  • 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
  • Q&A
  • 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
  • Closing Remarks
Main Hall
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
  • SUMOylation of Podocin Reverses the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease
    PedroGeraldes Speaker Pedro.Geraldes@USherbrooke.caCanada
  • SUMOylation Activates β-Catenin and Contributes to Kidney Fibrosis
    ZhengDong Speaker zdong@augusta.eduUnited States
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
  • TEACH-PD Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Targeted Education ApproaCH to improve Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes
    JosephineChow Speaker Josephine.Chow@health.nsw.gov.auAustralia
Main Hall
11:35 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
Schrier Award Presentation
LilyMushahar Moderator lilymushahar@gmail.comMalaysia
MotokoYanagita Moderator motoy@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jpJapan
RobertKalyesubula Moderator rkalyesubula@gmail.comUganda
AnthonyRodgers Speaker arodgers@georgeinstitute.orgAustralia
  • Schrier Award Presentation
  • The Potential of Polypills in CKD
    AnthonyRodgers Speaker arodgers@georgeinstitute.orgAustralia
Main Hall
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
AdeeraLevin Moderator alevin@providencehealth.bc.caCanada
JenniferLees Moderator jennifer.lees@glasgow.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
MidoriSakashita Moderator msakashita-tky@umin.ac.jpJapan
  • Advances in the Diagnosis and Detection of CKD
    LuxiaZhang Speaker zhanglx@bjmu.edu.cnChina
  • Advances in Understanding the Impact of Sex on Kidney Health and Disease
    KateStevens Speaker kate.stevens@glasgow.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Advances in CKD Therapeutics in the Context of Complex Disease Interactions
    AndrejSkoberne Speaker andrej.b.skoberne@gmail.comSlovenia
  • Q&A
Main Hall
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
Chuan-MingHao Moderator chuanminghao@fudan.edu.cnChina
  • Implementing Updated KDIGO Recommendations for CKD Anemia
    WolfgangWinkelmayer Speaker winkelma@bcm.eduUnited States
  • Why CKD Anemia Care Differs Across Regions
    SunitaBavanandan Speaker sbavanandan@gmail.comMalaysia
  • Beyond Erythropoiesis-stimulating Agents and Iron: Navigating the Future of Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease Management
    Kai-UweEckardt Speaker kai-uwe.eckardt@charite.deGermany
  • Q&A
Main Hall

31 March 2026

Time Session
9:10 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
  • Genetic Pretesting — Is More Always Better?
    RoserTorra Speaker rtorra@fundacio-puigvert.esSpain
  • The Test: Nephro-genomic Board Simulation: Variant Scientist X Genetic Nephrologist
    DanielGale Speaker d.gale@ucl.ac.ukUnited Kingdom
  • Risk Alleles and Low-penetrance Variants in Nephrology: Gaps in Evidence
    JanewitWongboonsin Speaker jwongboonsin@gmail.comThailand
  • The Patient Voice
    SusieGear Speaker susiegear@alportuk.orgUnited Kingdom
  • Q&A
Main Hall
11 a.m.
12 p.m.
KeiFukami Moderator fukami@med.kurume-u.ac.jpJapan
LilyMushahar Moderator lilymushahar@gmail.comMalaysia
SerhanTuglular Moderator serhantuglular@yahoo.comTurkey
  • The ISN Role in Humanitarian Kidney Care
    AliAbu-Alfa Speaker abualfa@aub.edu.lbLebanon
  • Disaster Preparedness in Kidney Care: 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
12:10 p.m.
1:10 p.m.
MegJardine Moderator meg.jardine@sydney.edu.auAustralia
ShuchiAnand Moderator sanand2@stanford.eduUnited States
Yuk Ming DennisLO Speaker loym@cuhk.edu.hkHong Kong, China
  • Creating Paradigm Shifts in Medical Diagnostics Using Liquid Biopsy
    Yuk Ming DennisLO Speaker loym@cuhk.edu.hkHong Kong, China
  • Congress Closing
Main Hall