NORDIC OBESITY MEETING

Preliminary Program 5 - 6 February 2026

Day 1

Thursday 5th February

08.00 - 09.00 Registration & coffee

09.00 Welcome The organizers, Sweden

Theme 1 Childhood Obesity and Beyond: Public Health Lessons from EU Projects PREVENTION

         Patient story and perspective

09.15 The Co-create project Knut Inge Klepp, Norway

09.35 The STOP project Tiina Laaitikainen, Finland

10.00

-10.30 Coffee break, posters and exhibition

Theme 2 Liver fat and gut health

         Patient story and perspective

10.30 Pathpgenesis of MASLD in humans: role of obesity and genetic factors Hannele Yki Järvinen, Finland

10.50 ? Fredrik Bäckhed, Sweden

10 min discussion

Rapid Reveals (oral poster sessions)

11.10 Oral poster TBA

11.20 Oral poster TBA

11.30 Oral poster TBA

11.45

-12.45 Lunch break, posters and exhibition

Theme 3 Weight maintenance -behavior, surgery and medication, Ylva-Joanna

                   Patient story and perspective

12.45 Personalized treatment with surgery and weight loss drugs Magnus Sundbom, Sweden,

13.05 AMOS follow-up Kajsa Järvholm & Torsten Olbers, Sweden,

13.25 Pre- and postoperative care Gudrún Höskuldsdottir, Iceland,

10 min discussion?

Short break to prepare the pro-con debate

Pro-con debate

NPF and psychosocial aspects, Paulina

14.00 Background science NPF tba

Elisabeth Wendts tba

The Adult perspective NPF/obes Anna Olafsdottir, Iceland, tba

14.20 Discussion

14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break, posters and exhibition

Elevator pitches, from posters

15.00 2 min x 15 TBA

Theme 4 sleep by Anne

         Patient story and perspective

15.40 Sleep and adolescense Anna Gutniak, Sweden

16.00 Adverse cardiometabolic effects of sleep loss and circadian disruption in humans Jonathan Cedernaes, Sweden

16.20 Night eating syndrome and psychiatric comorbidity tba

16.45 10 min diskussion

Concluding remarks from day 1

Poster viewing and drinks

17.00

18.00

18.30 - 23.00 Conference Dinner

Day 2

Friday 6th February

Theme 5 Genetics of obesity and the adipocyte, tba

         Patient story and perspective

09.00 Anders Albrechtsen, Denmark

09.20 Mikael Rydén, Sweden

   Kirsi Pietiläinen

Ruth Loos, tba

09.40 10 min Oral poster TBA ¨

09.50 10 min Oral poster TBA

10.00 -10.30 Coffee break, poster viewing (authors available at their posters) and exhibition

Elevator pitches

10.30

 Time restricted eating Mette Svendsen, Norway

11.00 -11.45 tbc

11.45 -12.45 Lunch break, posters and exhibition

Theme 5 Hot topic TBA, heart prevention/cancer

Short break to prepare the pro-con debate

Pro-con debate

Does GLP1-RA’s make behavioral treatment in obesity unnecessary? tba

14.00 10 min Yes! André Heikki, Findland

 10 min No! Jens Christian Holm, Danmark

 5 min Discussion

14.30 -15.00 Coffee break, posters and exhibition

15.05 Award ceremony

1x Best Rapid Reveal

3 x Best elevator pitches

Future of obesity treatment in the Nordic countries

         Patient story and perspective

15.20 Patient story and perspective ?

15.30 Chairpersons from respective country?

15.55 Discussion

16.10 Panel discussion

16.30 - 17.00 Concluding remarks and thank you