Scientific Program
Friday, November 17, 2023
| 09:00-09:20 | Introduction Itamar Raz, Israel |
| Itamar Raz, Stefano Del Prato | |
| 09:20-11:00 | Session 1: Type 1 Diabetes: Future Technologies and Treatments |
| 09:20-09:40 | Artificial pancreas – Devices to prevent hypoglycemia Ram Weiss, Israel |
| 09:40-10:00 | Cure of T1D Domenici Accili, USA |
| 10:00-10:20 | Small molecules potentially to prevent T1D Zachary Bloomgarden, USA |
| 10:20-10:40 | New treatments emerging for type1 diabetes Paolo Pozzilli, Italy |
| 10:40-11:00 | Roundtable discussion |
| 11:00-11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20-13:00 | Session 2: Present and the Future in Treatment of Diabetes |
| 11:20-11:40 | Prevention Ralph Defronzo, USA |
| 11:40-12:00 | Cure Stefano Del Prato, Italy |
| 12:00-12:20 | Old drug new indications Juliana Chan, Hong Kong |
| 12:20-12:40 | Residual Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: How Long is the Journey Ahead? Ralph Defronzo, USA |
| 12:40-13:00 | Roundtable discussion |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session 3: Obesity |
| 14:00-14:20 | Patient-to-patient variability of response Lee Kaplan, USA |
| 14:20-14:40 | Is there a future for bariatric surgery? Francesco Rubino, UK |
| 14:40-15:00 | Are mechanisms of weight loss equal in surgery and drugs? Nicola Napoli, Italy |
| 15:00-15:20 | Pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery: when to start medication? Lawrence A. Leiter, Canada |
| 15:20-15:40 | Cure- Drugs/Surgery Luc Van Gaal, Belgium |
| 15:40-16:00 | Roundtable discussion |
| 16:00-16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15-17:15 | Session 4: Prevention / Cure of Target Organs |
| 16:15-16:35 | Building on GLP-1 receptor agonism to enhance efficacy and adherence. Francesco Giorgino |
| 16:35-16:55 | SGLT2 Lambers Heerspink |
| 16:55-17:15 | Conclusion Itamar Raz, Stefano Del Prato |
Saturday, November 18, 2023
| Hall 1: Bariatric Surgery Francesco Rubino, Dror Diker |
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| 09:00-10:50 | Session 5: Is there a future for bariatric surgery? |
| 09:00-09:10 | Introduction Itamar Raz, Israel |
| 09:10-09:30 | New Metabolic/Bariatric Procedures. Are any ready for action? Scott A. Shikora, USA |
| 09:30-09:50 | Modular endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies: Best of both worlds Barham Abu Dayyeh, USA |
| 09:50-10:10 | Clinical strategies for the use and management of combination therapies (both medical and surgical) Napoli Nicola, Italy |
| 10:10-10:30 | The “weight” of weight loss Richard Pratley, USA |
| 10:30-10:50 | Roundtable discussion |
| 10:50-11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10-12:50 | Session 6: Bariatric Surgery or Drugs |
| 11:10-11:30 | Metabolic Adaptation after Bariatric Surgery Dror Diker, Israel |
| 11:30-11:50 | Multimodal treatment for obesity and diabetes Dimitrios Pournaras, UK |
| 11:50-12:10 | Chronic insulin treatment versus bariatric surgery treatment Philip Home, UK |
| 12:10-12:30 | Long-term cardiovascular effect and mortality Luc Van Gaal, Belgium |
| 12:30-12:50 | Roundtable discussion |
| 12:50-13:40 | Lunch Break |
| 13:40-17:0 | Session 7: Debate |
| 13:40-14:10 | Can drugs replace surgery? Yes- Dror Diker, Israel No- Francesco Rubino, UK |
| 14:10-14:40 | Long-term effect on weight and related diseases. Drug- Maurizio De Luca, Italy Bariatric Surgery- Ricardo Cohen, Germany |
| 14:40-15:10 | Weight gains after bariatric surgery. Drugs- Alex Miras, Ireland, Devices- Nasser Sakran, Israel |
| 15:10-15:40 | Short- and long-term side effects Devices- Nasser Sakran, Israel Bariatric Surgery- Yoel Toledano, Israel |
| 15:40-16:30 | Roundtable discussion |
| 16:30-17:00 | Conclusion Francesco Rubino, Dror Diker |
| Hall 2: Diabetes Itamar Raz, Eberhard Standl |
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| 09:00-11:05 | Session 5: Prevention and cure of diabetes |
| 09:00-09:10 | Introduction Itamar Raz, Israel |
| 09:10-09:30 | Prevention and cure by excises Itamar Raz, Israel |
| 09:30-09:50 | Prevention and cure by Nutrition Iris Shai, Israel |
| 09:50-10:10 | Microbiome Karsten Kristiansen, Denmark |
| 10:10-10:25 | Prevention of inflammation Roni Weinberg Sibony, Israel |
| 10:25-10:45 | Prevention Hypoglycemia Eberhard Standl, Germany |
| 10:45-11:05 | Roundtable discussion |
| 11:05-11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20-12:55 | Session 6: Prevention and treatment of target organs |
| 11:20-11:40 | The Kidney Gil Chernin, Israel |
| 11:40-12:00 | The Liver Rifaat Safadi, Israel |
| 12:00-12:20 | Healthy brain aging with diabetes Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, Israel |
| 12:20-12:40 | The Heart Pam Taub, USA |
| 12:40-12:55 | Roundtable discussion |
| 12:55-13:40 | Lunch Break |
| 13:40-15:00 | Session 7: T1D |
| 13:40-14:00 | Prevention of T1D Jay Skyler, USA |
| 14:00-14:20 | Prevention of Immune attack on stem cell Matthias Hebrok, USA |
| 14:20-14:40 | New devices in the treatment of diabetes Banshi Saboo, India |
| 14:40-15:00 | Roundtable discussion |
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15-17:00 | Session 8: Longevity |
| 15:15-15:35 | Old and new approaches in the management of hyperglycemia Antonio Ceriello, Italy |
| 15:35-15:55 | Life extension Einav Gross, Israel |
| 15:55-16:15 | Longevity Nir Barzilai, USA |
| 16:15-16:30 | Roundtable discussion |
| 16:30-17:00 | Conclusion Itamar Raz, Eberhard Standl |