Committees

Congress Chair

David Harris (Australia) – ISN President

• Congress Organising Committee
  David Harris (Australia) - ISN President
  Masaomi Nangaku (Japan) - WCN 2019 SPC Chair
  Peter Kerr (Australia) - WCN 2019 LOC Chair
  Stuart Shankland (USA) - ISN Treasurer
  Vivekanand Jha (India) - ISN President Elect
  Luca Segantini (Belgium) - ISN Executive Director
  Matthieu van der Straten (Belgium) - ISN Meetings and Events Director

Scientific Program Chairs

Masaomi Nangaku (Japan) – Chair
Vivekanand Jha (India) – Deputy Chair
Marcello Tonelli (Canada) – Deputy Chair

• Scientific Program Committee
  Acute kidney injury
  Ravi Mehta (USA) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Azra Bihorac (USA)
  Rolando Claure-Del Granado (Bolivia)
  Neesh Pannu (Canada)
  
  Chronic kidney disease
  Myles Wolf (USA) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Gloria Ashuntantang (Cameroon)
  Brenda Hemmelgarn (Canada)
  Adeera Levin (Canada)
  Somchai-Eiam Ong (Thailand)
  Paula Orlandi (Brazil)
  Giovanni Strippoli (Italy)
  
  Diabetic kidney disease
  Josephine Forbes (Australia) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  David Cherney (Canada)
  Fredrik Palm (Sweden)
  Katalin Susztak (USA)
  Sophia Zoungas (Australia)
  
  Dialysis
  Peter Kerr (Australia) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Masafumi Fukagawa (Japan)
  David Johnson (Australia)
  Sandip Mitra (UK)
  Roberto Pecoits-Filho (Brazil)
  Brigitte Schiller (USA)
  Angela Wang (Hong Kong)
  
  Genetics and genetic disease
  Stefan Somlo (USA) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Stephen Alexander (Australia)
  Detlef Bockenhauer (UK)
  Sarala Naicker (South Africa)
  Xueqing Yu (China)
  
  Glomerulonephritis
  Rosanna Coppo (Italy) – Co-Chair of Sub-Theme
  Pierre Ronco (France) – Co-Chair of Sub-Theme
  Juergen Floege (Germany)
  John He (USA)
  Richard Kitching (Australia)
  Stuart Shankland (USA)
  Vladimir Tesar (Czech Republic)
  
  Hypertension
  Vlado Perkovic (Australia) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Rajiv Agarwal (USA)
  Akira Nishiyama (Japan)
  Marcelo Orias (Argentina)
  
  Pediatric nephropathy
  Allison Eddy (Canada) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Jonathan Craig (Australia)
  Xu Hong (China)
  Siah Kim (Australia)
  Elena Levtchenko (Belgium)
  
  Transplantation
  Toby Coates (Australia) – Chair of Sub-Theme
  Paolo Ferrari (Switzerland)
  John Gill (Canada)
  Karine Hadaya (Switzerland)
  Philip Li (Hong Kong)
  Adrian Liew (Singapore)
  
  Advisors
  Valerie Luyckx (Switzerland)
  Carol Pollock (Australia)
  
  Ex officio members
  David Harris (Australia) – ISN President
  Shira Strachova (Belgium) – ISN HQ Representative
  
  Abstract Selection Committee
  Stephen Holt (Australia) – Co-Chair
  Arpana Iyengar (India) – Co-Chair
  
  Course in Observational and Interventional Research Study Design in Nephrology
  Harold I. Feldman (USA) – Co-Chair
  Meg Jardine (Australia)– Co-Chair
  Kevan Polkinghorne (Autralia) – Co-Chair
  
  Interventional Nephrology Course
  Tushar Vachharajani (USA) – Co-Chair
  Prabir Roy-Chaudhury (USA) – Co-Chair
  Tim Spicer (Australia) – Co-Chair
  
  Late Breaking Clinical Trials
  Adeera Levin (Canada) - Co-Chair
  Marcello Tonelli (Canada) - Co-Chair
  
  Nephrology Biennial Review (NBR) Course
  Manisha Sahay (India) – Co-Chair
  Muh-Geot Wong (Australia) – Co-Chair
  
  Renal Nutrition, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Symposium
  Gloria Ashuntantang (Cameroon) – Co-Chair
  Paul Bennett (Australia) – Co-Chair
  Angela Yee Moon Wang (Hong Kong) – Co-Chair
  
  Renal Pathology Course
  Moira Finlay (Australia) – Co-Chair
  Ian Roberts (UK) – Co-Chair

Local Organising Committee Chair

Peter Kerr (Australia) – WCN 2019 LOC Chair

• Local Organising Committee
  Peter Kerr (Australia) – WCN 2019 LOC Chair
  Kathryn Barraclough (Australia)
  Neil Boudville (Australia)
  Fiona Brown (Australia)
  Lina Choong (Singapore)
  Ricardo Correa Rotter (Mexico)
  Jonathan Craig (Australia)
  Yizhi Feng (China)
  Bak-Leong Goh (Malaysia)
  David Harris (Australia)
  Steve Holt (Australia)
  Louis Huang (Australia)
  Vivekanand Jha (India)
  Matthew D Jose (Australia)
  Naoki Kashihara (Japan)
  Siah Kim (Australia)
  Yong-Soo Kim (South Korea)
  Murray Leikis (New Zealand)
  Philip Li (Hong Kong)
  Kuo-Cheng Lu (Taiwan)
  Stephen McDonald (Australia)
  Peter Mount (Australia)
  David Mudge (Australia)
  Ginova Nainggolan (Indonesia)
  Helen Ocdol (Philippines)
  Tim Spicer (Australia)
  Sydney Tang (Hong Kong)
  Nigel Toussaint (Australia)
  Huong Tran (Vietnam)
  Kriengsak Vareesangthip (Thailand)
  AWM Wazil (Sri Lanka)
  Luca Segantini (Belgium) - ISN Executive Director
  Matthieu van der Straten (Belgium) - ISN Meetings and Events Director