NORDIC OBESITY MEETING
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 (2 min)
09.15 15 min + 5 min Q&A The Co-create project Knut Inge Klepp, Norway
09.35 15 min + 5 min Q&A 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 (2 min)
10.30 15 min + 5 min Q&A 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 10 min Oral poster TBA TBA
11.20 10 min Oral poster TBA TBA
11.30 10 min Oral poster TBA TBA
11.45
-12.45 Lunch break, posters and exhibition
Theme 3 Weight maintenance -behavior, surgery and medication, Ylva-Joanna
Patient story and perspective (2 min)
12.45 15 min + 5 min Q&A Personalized treatment with surgery and weight loss drugs Magnus Sundbom, Sweden, Ylva
13.05 15 min + 5 min Q&A AMOS follow-up Kajsa Järvholm & Torsten Olbers, Sweden, Joanna
13.25 15 min + 5 min Q&A Pre- and postoperative care Gudrún Höskuldsdottir, Iceland, Joanna
10 min discussion?
Short break to prepare the pro-con debate
Pro-con debate
NPF and psychosocial aspects, Paulina
14.00 15 min Background science NPF tba
Elisabeth Wendts tba
10 min
The Adult perspective NPF/obes Anna Olafsdottir, Iceland, tba
14.20 5 min 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 (2 min)
15.40 15 min + 5 min Q&A Sleep and adolescense Anna Gutniak, Sweden
16.00 15 min + 5 min Q&A Adverse cardiometabolic effects of sleep loss and circadian disruption in humans Jonathan Cedernaes, Sweden
16.20 15 min + 5 min Q&A 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? Dinner
Day 2
Friday 6th February
Theme 5 Genetics of obesity and the adipocyte, tba
Patient story and perspective (2 min)
09.00 15 min + 5 min Q&A ? Anders Albrechtsen, Denmark
09.20 15 min + 5 min Q&A ? Mikael Rydén, Sweden
Kirsi Pietiläinen
Ruth Loos, tba
09.40 10 min Oral poster TBA TBA
09.50 10 min Oral poster TBA TBA
10.00 -10.30 Coffee break, poster viewing (authors available at their posters) and exhibition
Elevator pitches
10.30
2 min x 10 Time restriced 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
12.45 15 min + 5 min Q&A ?
13.05 15 min + 5 min Q&A ?
13.25 15 min + 5 min Q&A ?
13.45 15 min + 5 min Q&A
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 (2 min)
15.20 10 min Patient story and perspective ?
15.30 5 min/ country Chairpersons from respective country?
15.55 Discussion
16.10 Panel discussion
16.30 - 17.00 Concluding remarks and thank you