Program Scientific Program

Scientific Program

  • 14:55-16:25

    Committee Session 1 (K)

    will be updated.
    14:55-15:20

    15:20-15:45

    15:45-16:10

    16:10-16:25

    Panel Discussion

  • 16:25-17:55

    Committee Session 2

    From Human Biology to Precision Obesity Care: Translational Bridges Across Bench, Cohort, and Clinic

    will be updated.
    16:25-16:50

    Multi-Omics Insights into Multi-Organ Metabolic Crosstalk

    Joon Ho Moon (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    16:50-17:15

    Multiomic Approaches to Identify Pathogenic Mechanisms Driving MASLD-to-MASH Progression

    Joonyub Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

    17:15-17:40

    Obesity Heterogeneity and Population Transitions Across Generations: Toward Precision Cardiometabolic Risk Stratification in Korea

    Min-Jeong Shin (Korea Univ., Korea)

    17:40-17:55

    Panel Discussion

    Eun Roh (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    Min Soo Kim (KIST, Korea)

  • 18:10-19:10

    Satellite Symposium 1

    will be updated.
    18:10-18:40

    18:40-19:10

  • 14:55-16:25

    Best Articles in JOMES

    will be updated.
    14:55-15:10

    15:10-15:25

    15:25-15:40

    15:40-15:55

    15:55-16:10

    16:10-16:25

  • 13:10-14:40

    Policy Session (K)

    will be updated.
    13:10-14:40

  • 14:55-16:25

    Symposium 1

    Precision Exercise Interventions Based on Lifespan Characteristics of Obesity
    will be updated.
    14:55-15:20

    Arterial Myocyte Pannexin 1 Channel Controls Vascular Reactivity in Diabetic Hyperglycemia

    Junyoung Hong (Kyonggi Univ., Korea)

    15:20-15:45

    Exercise, Meal Timing, and Glycemic Index: Implications for Substrate Metabolism and Appetite Regulation in Middle-Aged and Postmenopausal Women

    Miki Sakazaki (Mitsui DM Group R&D Center, Mitsui DM Sugar Co., Ltd., Japan)

    15:45-16:10

    Modulatory Effects of Exercise Intensity on Eating Inhibitory Control: Neuro-Visual Insights into Intensity-Dependent Food Cue Responses

    Min-Seong Ha (Univ. of Seoul, Korea)

    16:10-16:25

    Panel Discussion

    David M. O’Sullivan (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    Jangsoo Yook (POSTEC, Korea)

  • 10:00-12:10

    APDO Rising Session

    Rising Stars in Metabolic Science: Emerging Mechanisms and Translational Insights
    will be updated.
    10:00-10:18

    Novel Biology Relating to SLC22A3 Gene

    Clarie Wang (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)

    10:18-10:36

    Tracing Central Carbon Flux in Liver: Amino Acid Is the Major Fuel for Hepatic Lipogenesis

    Yilie Liao (Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery (ZIDD), Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    10:36-10:54

    Adaptive Expansion of Adipose Tissue Reservoir Capacity Improves Insulin Sensitivity

    Joon Ho Moon (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    10:54-11:12

    Discovery of the ACLY Inhibitor 326E and Its Potential Therapeutic Applications for MASH and Hypercholesterolemia

    Zhifu Xie (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    11:12-11:30

    TBD

    Hyunwoo Kim (KAIST, Korea)

    11:30-11:48

    The Genetic Impact on Diabetes and Its Complications

    Ken Suzuki (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

    11:48-12:06

    Context-Dependent Regulation of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis

    Su Myung Jung (Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)

  • 13:15-15:30

    APDO Session 1

    Novel Therapeutic Strategies and Organ Crosstalk in Metabolic Disease
    will be updated.
    13:15-13:40

    Role of Cellular Senescence in MASH

    Yong-ho Lee (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    13:40-14:05

    A Pulsatile FXR Agonist Designed as A First-in-Class Treatment for Bile Acid-Related Liver Diseases

    Jia Li (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    14:05-14:30

    Targeting Gut Microbiota–Host Crosstalk to Control Obesity

    Shiho Fujisaka (Univ. of Toyama, Japan)

    14:30-14:55

    Muscle Mass Regulation and Metabolic Control

    Wataru Ogawa (Kobe Univ., Japan)

    14:55-15:20

    TBD

    Feng Xu (Hengrui SG, Singapore)

  • 15:45-17:50

    APDO Session 2

    Molecular and Cellular Regulators of Obesity and Metabolic Homeostasis
    will be updated.
    15:45-16:10

    Targeting Endotrophin to Bridge Metabolic Remodeling and Tumor Microenvironment Regulation

    Jiyoung Park (UNIST, Korea)

    16:10-16:35

    Beyond Inflammation: Emerging Regulatory Roles of Adipose Tissue Dendritic Cells in Obesity and Metabolic Homeostasis

    Kae Won Cho (SIMS, Korea)

    16:35-17:00

    Adiponectin & T-cadherin for Organ Protection

    Ichiro Shimomura (Osaka Univ., Japan)

    17:00-17:25

    The Mechanosensor Piezo1 Balances Bone Marrow Adipogenesis and Bone Formation via a Mechanoinflammatory Loop

    Baile Wang (The Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

    17:25-17:50

    A Liver-Derived Factor SerpinA1 Activates Brown Adipose Tissue and Maintains Energy Expenditure to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes

    Masaji Sakaguchi (Kumamoto Univ., Japan)

  • 18:10-19:10

    Satellite Symposium 2

    will be updated.
    18:10-18:40

    18:40-19:10

  • 10:00-12:10

    APDO Rising Session

    Rising Stars in Metabolic Science: Emerging Mechanisms and Translational Insights
    will be updated.
    10:00-10:18

    Novel Biology Relating to SLC22A3 Gene

    Clarie Wang (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)

    10:18-10:36

    Tracing Central Carbon Flux in Liver: Amino Acid Is the Major Fuel for Hepatic Lipogenesis

    Yilie Liao (Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery (ZIDD), Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    10:36-10:54

    Adaptive Expansion of Adipose Tissue Reservoir Capacity Improves Insulin Sensitivity

    Joon Ho Moon (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    10:54-11:12

    Discovery of the ACLY Inhibitor 326E and Its Potential Therapeutic Applications for MASH and Hypercholesterolemia

    Zhifu Xie (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    11:12-11:30

    TBD

    Hyunwoo Kim (KAIST, Korea)

    11:30-11:48

    The Genetic Impact on Diabetes and Its Complications

    Ken Suzuki (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

    11:48-12:06

    Context-Dependent Regulation of Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis

    Su Myung Jung (Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)

  • 13:15-15:30

    APDO Session 1

    Novel Therapeutic Strategies and Organ Crosstalk in Metabolic Disease
    will be updated.
    13:15-13:40

    Role of Cellular Senescence in MASH

    Yong-ho Lee (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    13:40-14:05

    A Pulsatile FXR Agonist Designed as A First-in-Class Treatment for Bile Acid-Related Liver Diseases

    Jia Li (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    14:05-14:30

    Targeting Gut Microbiota–Host Crosstalk to Control Obesity

    Shiho Fujisaka (Univ. of Toyama, Japan)

    14:30-14:55

    Muscle Mass Regulation and Metabolic Control

    Wataru Ogawa (Kobe Univ., Japan)

    14:55-15:20

    TBD

    Feng Xu (Hengrui SG, Singapore)

  • 15:45-17:50

    APDO Session 2

    Molecular and Cellular Regulators of Obesity and Metabolic Homeostasis
    will be updated.
    15:45-16:10

    Targeting Endotrophin to Bridge Metabolic Remodeling and Tumor Microenvironment Regulation

    Jiyoung Park (UNIST, Korea)

    16:10-16:35

    Beyond Inflammation: Emerging Regulatory Roles of Adipose Tissue Dendritic Cells in Obesity and Metabolic Homeostasis

    Kae Won Cho (SIMS, Korea)

    16:35-17:00

    Adiponectin & T-cadherin for Organ Protection

    Ichiro Shimomura (Osaka Univ., Japan)

    17:00-17:25

    The Mechanosensor Piezo1 Balances Bone Marrow Adipogenesis and Bone Formation via a Mechanoinflammatory Loop

    Baile Wang (The Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

    17:25-17:50

    A Liver-Derived Factor SerpinA1 Activates Brown Adipose Tissue and Maintains Energy Expenditure to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes

    Masaji Sakaguchi (Kumamoto Univ., Japan)

  • 18:10-19:10

    Satellite Symposium 3

    will be updated.
    18:10-18:40

    18:40-19:10

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 1

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Joint Symposium 1 (KSSO-TOS)

    Obesity and Women's Health Across the Lifespan: From Fertility to Frailty
    will be updated.
    09:00-09:25

    09:25-09:50

    09:50-10:15

    10:15-10:30 Panel Discussion
  • 10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

    10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

  • 10:55-11:35

    Keynote Lecture 1

    10:55-11:25

    Toward Precision Medicine based on Clinical Trials and RW Data in Japan

    Kohjiro Ueki (Nat’l Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan)

    11:25-11:35

    Q&A

  • 11:35-12:15

    Plenary Lecture 1

    11:35-12:05

    Adipose Tissue Plasticity in Health and Disease at Single Cell Resolution

    Susanne Mandrup (Univ. of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

    12:05-12:15

    Q&A

  • 12:30-13:15

    Luncheon Symposium 1

    will be updated.
    12:30-12:50

    12:50-13:10

  • 14:15-15:45

    Symposium 4

    Real-World Challenges in Obesity Treatment
    14:15-14:40

    14:40-15:05

    15:05-15:30

    15:30-15:45

    Panel Discussion

  • 16:00-16:40

    Plenary Lecture 2

    16:00-16:30

    Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity

    Samuel Klein (Washington Univ., USA)

    16:30-16:40

    Q&A

  • 16:55-18:25

    Joint Symposium 4 (KSSO-EASO)

    16:55-17:20

    17:20-17:45

    17:45-18:10

    18:10-18:25

    Panel Discussion

  • 18:25-19:25

    Satellite Symposium 4

    will be updated.
    18:25-18:55

    18:55-19:20

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 2

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 2

    Beyond Incretins: Diversifying the Therapeutic Landscape for Obesity
    09:00-09:25

    From Incretin-Targeting to Multi-Hormonal Approaches: The Role of Amylin and Glucagon

    Timothy Garvey (Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)

    09:25-09:50

    Neural, Peripheral, and Alternative Pathways in Obesity

    Yoo-Bin Seo (Konkuk Univ., Korea)

    09:50-10:15

    Urocortin 2 as a Next-Generation Target for Obesity

    Hae Min Chon (Hanmi Pharm.Co.,Ltd., Korea)

    10:15-10:30

    Panel Discussion

    Boyeon Kim (Soon Chun Hyang Univ., Korea)

    Bumjo Oh (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

  • 10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

    10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

  • 10:50-11:30

    Keynote Lecture 1

    10:55-11:25

    Toward Precision Medicine based on Clinical Trials and RW Data in Japan

    Kohjiro Ueki (Nat’l Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan)

    11:25-11:35

    Q&A

  • 11:35-12:15

    Plenary Lecture 1

    11:35-12:05

    Adipose Tissue Plasticity in Health and Disease at Single Cell Resolution

    Susanne Mandrup (Univ. of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

    12:05-12:15

    Q&A

  • 12:30-13:15

    Luncheon Symposium 1

    will be updated.
    12:30-12:50

    12:50-13:10

  • 14:15-15:45

    Symposium 5

    Rethinking Exercise in Obesity Management: Efficacy, Fitness, and the Power of Exercise Snacks
    14:15-14:40

    Exercise as a Polypill in Cancer: Beyond Metabolism-Inflammation, Rehabilitation, and Survival

    Yong Kwan Jeon (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    14:40-15:05

    Cardiorespiratory Fitness: An Underappreciated Modulator of Obesity-Related Cardiometabolic Risk and Mortality

    Sae Young Jae (Univ. of Seoul, Korea)

    15:05-15:30

    Exercise Snacks for Fitness and Health: Physiological Basis and Practical Application

    Martin Gibala (McMaster Univ., Canada)

    15:30-15:45

    Panel Discussion

    Kyung Hee Park (Hallym Univ., Korea)

    SoJung Lee (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea)

  • 16:00-16:40

    Plenary Lecture 2

    16:00-16:30

    Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity

    Samuel Klein (Washington Univ., USA)

    16:30-16:40

    Q&A

  • 16:55-18:25

    Symposium 10

    Beyond Calories: Diet Quality and Nutrient Composition in Obesity
    16:55-17:20

    Transitioning from Nutrient Ratios to Nutrient Density and Real Food in the 2025-2030 DGA

    Teresa Fung (Simmons Univ., USA)

    17:20-17:45

    Translating 2025 KDRIs into Action: Public Health Nutrition Strategies for Chronic Disease Management

    YoonJu Song (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

    17:45-18:10

    The Evolution of Chinese Dietary Guidelines and Strategic Responses to the Rapidly Increasing Obesity Epidemic

    Liwang Gao (Capital Medical Univ., China)

    18:10-18:25

    Panel Discussion

    SuJin Song (Hannam Univ., Korea)

    Jean Kyung Paik (Eulji Univ., Korea)

  • 18:25-19:25

    Satellite Symposium 5

    will be updated.
    18:25-18:55

    18:55-19:20

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 3

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 3

    Neural Circuits in Eating Behavior and Addiction
    09:00-09:25

    09:25-09:50

    09:50-10:15

    10:15-10:30

  • 10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

    10:45-10:55

    Opening Address

  • 10:55-11:35

    Keynote Lecture 1

    10:55-11:25

    Toward Precision Medicine based on Clinical Trials and RW Data in Japan

    Kohjiro Ueki (Nat’l Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan)

    11:25-11:35

    Q&A

  • 11:35-12:15

    Plenary Lecture 1

    11:35-12:05

    Adipose Tissue Plasticity in Health and Disease at Single Cell Resolution

    Susanne Mandrup (Univ. of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

    12:05-12:15

    Q&A

  • 12:30-13:15

    Luncheon Symposium 2

    will be updated.
    12:30-12:50

    12:50-13:10

  • 14:15-15:45

    Symposium 6

    Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis in Obesity
    14:15-14:40

    Understanding Atherogenic Dyslipidemia in Obesity

    Brian Tomlinson (Macau Univ. of Science and Technology, Macau)

    14:40-15:05

    Managing Obesity-Related Dyslipidemia in Real-World Practice

    Bom Taeck Kim (Ajou Univ., Korea)

    15:05-15:30

    Beyond Weight Loss: Current and Future Strategies for Lipid Remodeling and Dyslipidemia

    Eun-Jung Rhee (Sungkyunkwan Univ., Korea)

    15:30-15:45

    Panel Discussion

  • 16:00-16:40

    Plenary Lecture 2

    16:00-16:30

    Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity

    Samuel Klein (Washington Univ., USA)

    16:30-16:40

    Q&A

  • 16:55-18:25

    Symposium 11

    Central Regulation of Energy Homeostasis
    16:55-17:20

    17:20-17:45

    17:45-18:10

    18:10-18:25

    Panel Discussion

  • 18:25-19:25

    Satellite Symposium 6

    will be updated.
    18:25-18:55

    18:55-19:20

  • 08:50-10:30

    APDO Session 3

    Precision and Systems Medicine Approaches in Metabolic Disorders & Obesity
    08:50-09:15

    National Team Program on Genomic Precision Medicine for Metabolic Disease

    Peter Shepherd (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)

    09:15-09:40

    Discovery of Metabolic Regulators in Disease Treatment

    Weiping Han (A Star Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore)

    09:40-10:05

    Defective BCAA Metabolism Drives Macrophage Inflammation and Beta Cell Dysfunction in Obesity and Its Related Diabetes

    Kenneth Cheng (Hong Kong Polytech Univ., Hong Kong)

    10:05-10:30

    Metabolic Throttling through ER–Mitochondria Decoupling

    XingXing Kong (Fudan Univ., China)

  • 13:15-14:15

    Oral Presentation 1

    will be updated.
  • 14:10-15:50

    APDO Session 4

    Adipose Tissue Dynamics and Metabolic Remodeling
    14:10-14:35

    Finding Key Drivers for Obesity Related Metabolic Dysfunction in Human Visceral Adipose Tissue

    Sung Hee Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    14:35-15:00

    Mechanisms of Lipid Remodeling and Futile Cycling in Adipose Tissue Metabolism

    Yun Hee Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    15:00-15:25

    How Do Dietary Lipids Reshape the Gut Mucus Niche to Drive Dysbiosis and Metabolic Dysfunction?

    Cen Xie (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    15:25-15:50

    Synergism Between GLP-1 and FGF21 in Counteracting Obesity-Related Metabolic Complications

    Aimin Xu (Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

  • 16:50-18:20

    APDO Session 5

    Muscle-Adipose Interactions and Metabolic Pathways in Aging and Disease
    16:50-17:20

    Exploration of the Mechanism by Which Sarcopenia Promotes Cardiovascular Disease

    Kohjiro Ueki (Nat'l Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan)

    17:20-17:50

    YAP/TAZ Coordinate Adipose Tissue Remodeling and Leptin-Dependent Systemic Energy Balance

    Jae Myoung Suh (KAIST, Korea)

    17:50-18:20

    Adipose Plasticity and Metabolism

    Jae Bum Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

  • 08:50-10:30

    APDO Session 3

    Precision and Systems Medicine Approaches in Metabolic Disorders & Obesity
    08:50-09:15

    National Team Program on Genomic Precision Medicine for Metabolic Disease

    Peter Shepherd (Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand)

    09:15-09:40

    Discovery of Metabolic Regulators in Disease Treatment

    Weiping Han (A Star Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore)

    09:40-10:05

    Defective BCAA Metabolism Drives Macrophage Inflammation and Beta Cell Dysfunction in Obesity and Its Related Diabetes

    Kenneth Cheng (Hong Kong Polytech Univ., Hong Kong)

    10:05-10:30

    Metabolic Throttling through ER–Mitochondria Decoupling

    XingXing Kong (Fudan Univ., China)

  • 13:15-14:15

    Oral Presentation 2

    will be updated.
  • 14:10-15:50

    APDO Session 4

    Adipose Tissue Dynamics and Metabolic Remodeling
    14:10-14:35

    Finding Key Drivers for Obesity Related Metabolic Dysfunction in Human Visceral Adipose Tissue

    Sung Hee Choi (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    14:35-15:00

    Mechanisms of Lipid Remodeling and Futile Cycling in Adipose Tissue Metabolism

    Yun Hee Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    15:00-15:25

    How Do Dietary Lipids Reshape the Gut Mucus Niche to Drive Dysbiosis and Metabolic Dysfunction?

    Cen Xie (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

    15:25-15:50

    Synergism Between GLP-1 and FGF21 in Counteracting Obesity-Related Metabolic Complications

    Aimin Xu (Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

  • 16:50-18:20

    APDO Session 5

    Muscle-Adipose Interactions and Metabolic Pathways in Aging and Disease
    16:50-17:20

    Exploration of the Mechanism by Which Sarcopenia Promotes Cardiovascular Disease

    Kohjiro Ueki (Nat'l Institute of Global Health and Medicine, Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan)

    17:20-17:50

    YAP/TAZ Coordinate Adipose Tissue Remodeling and Leptin-Dependent Systemic Energy Balance

    Jae Myoung Suh (KAIST, Korea)

    17:50-18:20

    Adipose Plasticity and Metabolism

    Jae Bum Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

  • 13:15-14:15

    Guided Poster Presentation 1

    will be updated.
  • 13:15-14:15

    Guided Poster Presentation 2

    will be updated.
  • 13:15-14:15

    Guided Poster Presentation 3

    will be updated.
  • 13:15-14:15

    Guided Poster Presentation 4

    will be updated.
  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 4

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Joint Symposium 2 (KSSO-KDA)

    Transforming Obesity and Diabetes Care through AI Integration
    will be updated.
    09:00-09:25

    09:25-09:50

    09:50-10:15

    10:15-10:30 Panel Discussion
  • 12:30-13:15

    Luncheon Symposium 3

    will be updated.
    12:30-12:50

    12:50-13:10

  • 14:00-15:30

    Symposium 7 Special Session Debate

    Injection or Incision: Friend or Foe?
    14:00-14:25

    14:25-14:50

    14:50-15:15

    15:15-15:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Joint Symposium 3 (KSSO-JASSO)

    Pediatric Obesity in East Asia: From Clinical Care to Lifestyle and Community Approaches
    will be updated.
    09:00-09:20

    Pediatric Obesity in Japan: Current Landscape, Policy, and Practice

    Satomi Koyama (Dokkyo Medical Univ., Japan)

    09:20-09:40

    Diagnostic criteria for pediatric obesity disease in Japan and a novel school-based screening system for lifestyle-related diseases

    Mitsuhiko Hara (Wayo Women's Univ., Japan)

    09:40-10:00

    Community-Based Life-Course Nutrition Support and Health Promotion in Korea: Current Status and Perspectives

    Ji-Yun Hwang (Sangmyung Univ., Korea)

    10:00-10:20

    Moving Toward Healthier Futures: Physical Activity and Pediatric Obesity in East Asia from the Global Matrix Initiative

    Eun-Young Lee (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    10:20-10:30 Q&A
  • 14:15-15:45

    Symposium 8

    Multidisciplinary Management of Obesity: Brain, Ovary, and Airway
    14:15-14:40

    Obesity and Brain Aging: Can Weight Management Reduce Dementia Risk?

    Keun You Kim (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    14:40-15:05

    Obesity and PCOS: Beyond Menstrual Irregularity to Fertility and Metabolic Health

    Jin Ju Kim (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    15:05-15:30

    Obesity Management in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Integrating Weight-Loss Strategies into CPAP-Based Care

    Sookyoung Park (Chungnam Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    15:30-15:45

    Panel Discussion

    Young Sang Lyu (Chosun Univ., Korea)

    Yoon Jeong Cho (Daegu Catholic Univ., Korea)

  • 14:00-15:30

    Symposium 9 (K)

    The Missing Piece in Incretin-Based Anti-Obesity Therapies: Real-World, Case-Driven Nutrition Care Strategies
    14:00-14:25

    Getting It Right from the Start: Comprehensive Nutritional Assessment in Patients on Anti-Obesity Medications

    YeonHee Lee (Ajou Univ. Hosp., Korea)

    14:25-14:50

    Nutrition that Keeps Treatment Going: Managing Side Effects that Threaten Intake and Muscle

    Areum Shin (Seoul Nat'l Univ. Hosp., Korea)

    14:50-15:15

    Keeping the Weight Off: Navigating Weight Regain After Anti-Obesity Medications

    Min Jee Han (Soonchunhyang Univ. Hosp., Korea)

    15:15-15:30

    So Young Kim (Nat'l Cancer Center, Korea)

    Mihyang Kim (Ajou Univ. Hosp., Korea)

  • 16:55-18:25

    Symposium 12

    Hidden Barriers to Obesity Care
    16:55-17:20

    Food Insecurity and Obesity: The Social Context of Weight and Health

    Seo Young Kang (Eulji Univ., Korea)

    17:20-17:45

    Evidence and Risk of Intentional Fasting for Weight Loss

    Isabel Krug (The Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Australia)

    17:45-18:10

    Beyond Willpower: Psychological and Behavioral Barriers to Obesity Care

    Chung-Ying Lin (Nat'l Cheng Kung Univ., Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Taiwan)

    18:10-18:25

    Panel Discussion

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 5

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 13

    Recent Update in Oral Anti-Obesity Drugs: Who Will be the Winner?
    09:00-09:25

    Cumulative Effect of Obesity Phenotypes on Body Weight and Body Mass Index

    Andres J. Acosta (Mayo Clinic, USA)

    09:25-09:50

    The Role and Position of Oral GIP/GLP-1

    Jun Hwa Hong (Eulji Univ., Korea)

    09:50-10:15

    Oral Semaglutide: Anti-Obesity Efficacy and CV Outcome

    Timothy Garvey (Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)

    10:15-10:30

    Panel Discussion

  • 10:40-11:20

    Plenary Lecture 3

    10:40-11:10

    Anti-Obesity Treatment in GLP1 Era

    Julio Rosenstock (Dallas Diabetes Research Consulting, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)

    11:10-11:20

    Q&A

  • 11:20-12:00

    Presidential Lecture

    11:20-11:50

    11:50-12:00

    Q&A

  • 12:10-13:10

    Luncheon Symposium 4

    will be updated.
    12:10-12:30

    12:30-12:50

  • 14:10-14:50

    Keynote Lecture 2

    14:10-14:40

    14:40-14:50

    Q&A

  • 15:00-16:30

    Symposium 18

    Real-World Evidence of GLP-1–Based Therapies
    15:00-15:25

    GLP-1 Therapy in Lower-BMI Patients: Real-World Evidence from Korea

    Hae-Jin Ko (Kyungpook Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    15:25-15:50

    GLP-1–Based Therapies in Japan: Real-World Challenges

    Wataru Ogawa (Kobe Univ., Japan)

    15:50-16:15

    Mitigating Muscle Loss in the Era of GLP-1 Therapy: Strategies and Emerging Combination Approaches

    Yun Kyung Cho (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)

    16:15-16:30

    Panel Discussion

  • 16:40-17:00

    Closing & Award Ceremony

    16:40-17:00

    Closing Address

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 6

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 14

    Beyond Weight Loss: Nutrition Care Strategies for Patients on Incretin-Based Anti-Obesity Therapies
    09:00-09:25

    How Obesity Medications Drive Body Composition Changes through Appetite Suppression and Metabolic Regulation

    Jae Hyun Bae (Seoul Nat'l Univ., Korea)

    09:25-09:50

    Screenings Registered Dietitians Can Do for Malnutrition for Patients Taking GLP-1 RAs to Identify Issues

    Marie Spreckley (Univ. of Cambridge, UK)

    09:50-10:15

    The GLP-1 Effect: Understanding Consumer Behavior Shifts and Their Impact on Food, Nutrition and Innovation

    Shinok Park (Noom Korea, Korea)

    10:15-10:30

    Panel Discussion

    Yeo Jin Hong (Korea Univ. Ansan Hosp., Korea)

  • 10:40-11:20

    Plenary Lecture 3

    10:40-11:10

    Anti-Obesity Treatment in GLP1 Era

    Julio Rosenstock (Dallas Diabetes Research Consulting, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)

    11:10-11:20

    Q&A

  • 11:20-12:00

    Presidential Lecture

    11:20-11:50

    11:50-12:00

    Q&A

  • 12:10-13:10

    Luncheon Symposium 5

    will be updated.
    12:10-12:30

    12:30-12:50

  • 14:10-14:50

    Keynote Lecture 2

    14:10-14:40

    14:40-14:50

    Q&A

  • 15:00-16:30

    Symposium 19

    Understanding Puzzle of Mechanistic Action
    15:00-15:25

    15:25-15:50

    15:50-16:15

    16:15-16:30

  • 16:40-17:00

    Closing & Award Ceremony

    16:40-17:00

    Closing Address

  • 08:00-09:00

    Breakfast Symposium 7

    will be updated.
    08:00-08:30

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 15

    Organellar Dysfunction in Obesity and Related Diseases
    09:00-09:25

    09:25-09:50

    09:50-10:15

    10:15-10:30

  • 10:40-11:20

    Plenary Lecture 3

    10:40-11:10

    Anti-Obesity Treatment in GLP1 Era

    Julio Rosenstock (Dallas Diabetes Research Consulting, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA)

    11:10-11:20

    Q&A

  • 11:20-12:00

    Presidential Lecture

    11:20-11:50

    11:50-12:00

    Q&A

  • 12:10-13:10

    Luncheon Symposium 6

    will be updated.
    12:10-12:30

    12:30-12:50

  • 14:10-14:50

    Keynote Lecture 2

    14:10-14:40

    14:40-14:50

    Q&A

  • 15:00-16:30

    Symposium 20

    Metabolic Rewiring in Obesity-related Diseases
    15:00-15:35

    15:35-15:55

    15:55-16:15

    16:15-16:30

    Panel Discussion

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 16 (K)

    Highly-Cited Papaers in TOP Journals in the Field of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Korea
    will be updated.
    09:00-09:25

    Fatty Liver & Diabetes Statistics in Korea: Nationwide Data

    Eugene Han (Keimyung Univ., Korea)

    09:25-09:50

    Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Obesity: A Narrative Review of Their Association and Potential Mechanisms

    Jee-Seon Shim (Yonsei Univ., Korea)

    09:50-10:15

    Lipid Variability Induces Endothelial Dysfunction by Increasing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress 

    Seung-Hwan Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

    10:15-10:30

    Panel Discussion

    Chang Hee Jung (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)

    Ga Eun Nam (Korea Univ., Korea)

  • 09:00-10:30

    Symposium 17

    Building Effective School Health Screening Systems for Pediatric Obesity
    will be updated.
    09:00-09:25

    Pediatric Obesity and School Health Screening in Korea: Current Status and Challenges

    Jaehyun Kim (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

    09:25-09:50

    Student Health Surveillance and Public Health Strategies for Pediatric Obesity in Hong Kong

    Queenie Wing Shan SEE (Univ. of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp., Hong Kong)

    09:50-10:15

    Future Directions for Korea’s Student Health Screening System: Policy, Data, and Implementation

    Haryeom Ghang (Nat'l Health Insurance Service, Korea)

    10:15-10:30

    Panel Discussion

    Jung-Soo Choi (Gangdong Public Health Center)

    Yong Hyuk Kim (Wonju Severance Hosp., Korea)

  • 15:00-16:30

    Co-Medical Session (K)

    Do We Need Certified Obesity Educators in Korea?
    will be updated.
    15:00-15:25

    The Need for Certified Obesity Educators

    Yang-Hyun Kim (Korea Univ., Korea)

    15:25-15:50

    Current Status of Obesity Education in Korean Centers

    Yeon Jeong Jang (Severance Hosp., Korea)

    15:50-16:15

    Current Status of Nutrition Education for Obesity Management

    Jung Joo Lee (Yongin Severance Hosp., Korea)

    16:15-16:30

    Panel Discussion

    Young Na (Yeouido St. Mary’s Hosp., Korea)

    Jeong Hyun Lim (Seoul Nat'l Univ. Hosp., Korea)

    Sang Yong Kim (Chosun Univ., Korea)

  • 13:10-14:10

    Guided Poster Presentation

    will be updated.