Industry Symposia

Industry Symposia Program

Discover the industry sessions that took place at WCN on Sunday, April 14 and Monday, April 15. These 13 sessions, delivered the latest advancements in global kidney care, and were scheduled at either 8:30a.m. or 1:45p.m. Selected sessions were live streamed. All symposia are now available on-demand on the ISN Academy with open-access.

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SESSIONS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024

  • Navigating Newer Approaches to Managing IgA Nephropathy
  • Organized by Physicians’ Education Resources, supported by Travere Therapeutics
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C1

  • Caring for the kidney to protect the heart: hitting two birds with one stone
  • Organized by Bayer AG
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C2

  • Emerging Concepts on Chronic Kidney Disease: From Nephroprotection to Hyperkalemia
  • Organized by AstraZeneca
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C3

  • IgA Nephropathy and APRIL: From bench to the clinical world
  • Scientific content by ISN, supported by Otsuka, Visterra
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C4
  • Complement in C3G and IC-MPGN: where do we stand and what does the future hold?
  • Organized by Novartis
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall D
  • Comprehensive Approaches to Chronic Kidney Disease: Improving Diagnosis and Patient Management
  • Organized by Med Learning Group, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim & Lilly
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall E

SESSIONS ON MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024

  • Evolving care for people with CKD: the role of SGLT2 inhibitors
  • Organized by Boehringer Ingelheim & Lilly
  • 8:30 – 9:00 | Hall C2

  • Evolving Landscape of eGFR and Proteinuria Surrogate Markers in IgA Nephropathy
  • Organized by Calliditas Therapeutics
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C1

  • Clinical and Real-World Evidence: Immediate, Complete and Sustained C5 Inhibition in aHUS
  • Organized by Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C2

  • GLP1 RA: Setting a new chapter in T2D & CKD
  • Organized by Novo Nordisk
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C3

  • Targeting the Source of IgA Nephropathy: Focus on BAFF and APRIL Pathways.
  • Organized by Vera Therapeutics
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall C4

  • Managing Patients with IgA Nephropathy: Taking it to the Next Level
  • Organized by Novartis
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall D

  • A KDIGO Session on State-of-the-Art Management of ADPKD
  • Organized by KDIGO, supported by Otsuka
  • 13:45 – 14:45 | Hall E

How to Host an Industry Symposium

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Symposia

Organize an industry symposium session for a unique opportunity to exchange valuable information and engage kidney professionals in scientific debate. Sessions take place in the main program session rooms during three different slots throughout the day.

What is included?

  • Your organization’s 30-60 minute program presented live in a main session room of the congress venue
  • Theater set-up with stage, lectern and speaker table
  • AV equipment and dedicated technical support during your session
  • Five (5) symposium passes for your staff and faculty to access
  • Session is recorded and available online post-congress for 12 months (Open-access / no paid registration required)

  • How are industry symposia shared with delegates?

    • Display of your program flyer in the symposia e-book online
    • Full industry schedule displayed on the WCN website (session title and time/date)
    • Full industry schedule promoted via email and social media before, during and post-congress
    • Your program flyer displayed on venue digital signage
    • Optional: 190 x 600 px banner in pre-congress email sent to all delegates with link to your program for $6,000 USD

Scheduling and Fees

Hall E
300-350 pax		 Hall D
300-320 pax		 Hall C4
275-300 pax		 Hall C1
200-220 pax		 Hall C2
200-220 pax		 Hall C3
160-180 pax		 Spotlight Stage 20-30″
30-40 pax
08:30 – 09:00 $25,000
Slot: #1		 $25,000
Slot: #2
09:00 – 10:30 Sessions
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Plenary
12:15 – 13:15 Sessions
13:45 – 14:45

(CKD)
(C3G)
(IgAN)

(IgAN)

(CKD/Diabetes)
(Hyperkalemia)
15:00 – 16:00 Sessions $10,000
Slot: #3
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Sessions $10,000
Slot: #5
17:45 – 18:45 $40,000
Slot #9		 $40,000
Slot: #10		 $15,000
Slot: #6

Hall E

300-350 pax

Hall D

300-320 pax

Hall C4

275-300 pax

Hall C1

200-220 pax

Hall C2

200-220 pax

Hall C3

160-180 pax

Spotlight Stage 20-30″

30-40 pax
08:30 – 09:00
(CKD)

$25,000

Slot: #12
09:00 – 10:30 Sessions
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break Reserved
Slot #7
11:00 – 12:00 Plenary
12:15 – 13:15 Sessions $10,000
Slot: #8
13:45 – 14:45

(ADPKD)
(IgAN)

(IgAN)

(IgAN)
(aHUS)
(Diabetes)
15:00 – 16:00 Sessions
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break Reserved
Slot #10
16:30 – 17:30 Sessions $10,000
Slot: #11
17:45 – 18:45 $40,000
Slot: #19		 $40,000
Slot: #20		 $15,000
Slot: #12

Additional Information

Catering

Lunch is provided for all fully-registered delegates during the main days of the congress. Lunch boxes will be served at the entrance of all session rooms 15-minutes prior to the start of the session. In an effort to reduce waste and ensure various dietary needs are considered, the ISN will manage catering at lunch and this is reflected in the symposium package fees. Breakfast and evening symposia slots are not catered for by the organizer. Companies hosting an industry symposium during a breakfast or evening slot may organize their own catering at an additional cost. Please get in touch with Romane Blondel at rblondel@theisn.org for more information.

Program and faculty

Industry content must be reviewed and approved by the WCN Congress Organizing Committee (COC) who will ascertain the scientific value of the program. Companies will be notified of any need for revisions, which must be taken into consideration. All modifications must be approved by the COC. The symposium program will only be added to the WCN’24 website once the COC has approved and full payment has been received.

Program/speaker management by ISN is offered for a limited number of industry sessions. Please get in touch with Charleigh Claire at cclaire@theisn.org for more information.

The travel, accommodation or registration of the faculty participating in industry symposia faculty and/or spotlight stages are not included in the fees.

Rehearsal slots

It is possible to organize a rehearsal slot for industry symposia. The fee is $1,000 USD. Limited slots are available.