Stream 5: Diabetes Complications: Innovations in Diabetes-Related Kidney Disease
Tracks
Plenary 1
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Plenary 1 (Ground Floor) |
Speaker
Prof Per Henrik Groop
Professor of Internal Medicine (emeritus)
University Of Helsinki
Chairperson
Biography
Prof Keizo Kanasaki
Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine I
Shimane University, Izumo
Chairperson
Biography
Dr Amira Howari
Optometrist & Diabetes Australia
Diabetes Australia
Lived experience presentation
4:00 PM - 4:10 PMBiography
Dr Nanhee Kim
Professor
Korea University Ansan Hospital
Trajectories and biomarkers of DKD progression in a Korean cohort
4:10 PM - 4:30 PMBiography
Dr Mitsuru Ohsugi
Director, Diabetes And Metabolism Information Center
Janap Institute For Health Security
Risk factors for DKD progression and persistent eGFR decline in Japanese patients with diabetes- Analysis from JDREAMs- a large scale diabetes registry
4:30 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Prof Josephine Forbes
Professorial Research Fellow
Mater Research Institute / University of Queensland
The role of inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of DKD
4:50 PM - 5:10 PMBiography
Assoc Prof Brendon Neuen
Program Lead, Renal And Metabolic Division
The George Institute For Global Health
Bidirectional relationship between kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes
5:10 PM - 5:30 PMBiography
Prof Elif Ekinci
Head, Department of Medicine,
University of Melbourne
AI assistance in DKD diagnosis
5:30 PM - 5:50 PMBiography
All Speakers
Questions/Panel
5:50 PM - 6:00 PMBiography
