11:30–12:30 Registration, coffee, and exhibition
12:30–12:40 Welcome
Hot obesity topics in the Nordic countries
12:40–12:50 Representative of Denmark (Lise Geisler Bjerregaard)
12:50–13:00 Representative of Finland (Heli Viljakainen)
13:00–13:10 Representative of Iceland (Tryggvi Helgason)
13:10–13:20 Representative of Norway (Mette Svendsen)
13:20–13:30 Representative of Sweden (Joanna Udden)
13:30–14:00 Panel discussion
14.00–14:30 Coffee break and exhibition
What is new in childhood obesity? From epidemiology to management
14:30–14:50 Childhood obesity and its impact on adult health complications (Jennifer Baker)
14:50–15:20 Treatment of childhood obesity (Claude Marcus)
15:20–15:30 Screen Time: The 'Digital Diet' Impacting Cardiometabolic Health in Childhood and Adolescence - Unveiling the Metabolic Signature in Two Mother-Child Cohorts (David Horner)
15:30–15:40 Invigorating activity (Jari Karppinen)
15:40–16:10 Break and exhibition
What is effective in obesity prevention? Public health and health economics
16:10–16:30 Preventive strategies and the exposome of obesity (Berit Lilienthal Heitmann)
16:30–16:45 Obesity–related health care costs (Aino Vesikansa)
16:45–16:55 Association of Leisure-time Physical Activity with Waist Circumference After Smoking Cessation – Ten-year Follow-up among Twin Adults (Maarit Piirtola)
16:55–17:30 New Nordic collaborations (Jørn Sagen)
19:00–20:30 Reception at the City Hall
Keys to obesity biology? Whole–body and tissue–specific metabolism
09:00–09:30 The integrative role of the gut, the pancreas, the liver and (the brain) in human obesity (Filip Knop)
09:30–09:50 Brown adipose tissue metabolism (Mueez U–Din)
09:50–10:00 The relative abundances of potential butyrate producers during pregnancy are influenced by prediabetes status at two-year postpartum (Veera Houttu)
10:00–10:30 Coffee break sponsored by Vivus, and exhibition
To burn it – or to store it? Adipose tissue and energy metabolism
10:30–11:00 The turnover and maintenance of human adipose tissue in health and pathology (Prof Kirsty Spalding)
11:00–11:30 Mitochondria in obesity and weight loss (Sini Heinonen & Birgitta van der Kolk)
11:30–11:40 Effects of Bariatric Surgery Related Weight-Loss on Adipose Stromal Cell Characteristics, Metabolism, and Immunomodulation Capacity in a Follow-Up Study (Amna Adnan)
11:40–12:40 Lunch and exhibition
Poster teaser talks
12:40–13:30 Approximately 2 min per poster presenter
13.30–14:20 Coffee, posters, and exhibition
Mastering appetite: Unraveling the complexities of eating regulation
14:20–14:50 It wasn’t me, it was my brain: Neurocognitive aspects of eating behaviour (Annette Horstmann)
14:50–15:10 Is body positivity glorifying obesity? (Veera Bianca)
15:10–15:20 The longitudinal associations of health behaviors with rapid increase in adiposity during early adolescence (Sohvi Lommi)
15.20–15:50 Coffee, posters, and exhibition
Unveiling the crystal ball: Exploring the future of cardiovascular outcomes
15:50–16:10 Future with decreasing physical fitness and increasing body weight – how can we manage this (Tommi Vasankari)
16:10–16:20 Associations of protein intake during pregnancy with postpartum weight retention and long-term weight gain: Evidence for the protein leverage hypothesis in pregnant women (Hanyue Zhang)
16:20–17:00 Obesity, weight loss and cardiovascular outcomes (Naveed Sattar)
18:30– Conference dinner with young investigator prizes
How should we treat? Modern management of obesity
09:00–09:30 Overcoming obesity stigma (Arya Sharma)
09:30–09:45 Patient story (Ulla Brandt)
09:45–10:00 Modern obesity treatment in Sweden (Ylva Trolle Lagerros)
10:00–10:15 Modern obesity treatment in Norway (Jørn Sagen)
10:15–10:30 Modern obesity treatment in Iceland (Erla Sveinsdóttir)
10:30–11:00 Coffee break and exhibition
11:00–11:15 Modern obesity treatment in Finland (Milla Rosengård–Bärlund)
11:15–11:30 Modern obesity treatment in Denmark (Cilius Esmann Fonvig)
11:30–12:00 One size does not fit all – treatment paradigm (Andres Acosta)
12:00–12:45 Important new directions together as Nordic countries
12:45–13:00 Closing remarks
13:00–14:00 Lunch sponsored by Vivus, and exhibition
14.30– Optional sauna experience at Allas Sea Pool (at own cost)