Scientific Program > Scientific Program
| September 12
| ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN ASIA |
| 17:30-19:30 |
Chairpersons:
Philip Barter / Chee Jeong Kim |
| Opening Remarks |
Jean-Pierre Després & Chee Jeong Kim |
| Abdominal Obesity: State of the Art |
Yuji Matsuzawa |
| Abdominal Obesity in Korea |
Soo Lim |
| Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Risk in Asia |
Juliana Chan |
| Closing Remarks |
Philip Barter |
| Jean Vague & Per Björntorp Award |
Michael Jensen |

| September 13
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I |
| 08:15-10:15 |
Chairpersons:
Denis Richard / Moon Suk Nam |
| Adipose Tissue and Cardiometabolic Risk: Mechanistic Insights |
Samuel Virtue |
| Visceral Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Human |
André Tchernof |
Ectopic Fat: An Important Feature of Visceral Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes |
Marja-Riitta Taskinen |
| Partition of Dietary Fatty Acid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes |
André Carpentier |
| September 13
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II |
| 10:45-12:45 |
Chairpersons:
Marja-Riitta Taskinen / Hyun Chul Lee |
| Obesity, Adiponectin and Cardiometabolic Risk: An Update |
Mitsuyoshi Takahara |
| Inflammation, Adipose Tissue and Cardiometabolic Risk |
André Marette |
| Abdominal Obesity, Adipocytes and Inflammation |
Ulf Smith |
| Molecular Aspects of Insulin Resistance in Abdominal Obesity |
Fredrik Karpe |
| 12:45-13:45 |
Luncheon Symposium |
| September 13
| ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN CARDIOLOGY/CVD RISK |
| 13:45-15:45 |
Chairpersons:
Luc Van Gaal / Young Bae Park |
| Abdominal Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Is Inflammation the Missing Link? |
Peter Libby |
| HDL as a Therapeutic Target: A Critical Appraisal |
Philip Barter |
| Ectopic Fat: The True Culprit Linking Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease? |
Amalia Gastaldelli |
| Cloning of New Receptor for Resistin: Mechanism of Inflammation at Adipose Tissue and Atherosclerosis |
Hyo-Soo Kim |
| 15:45-16:30 |
Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| September 13
| CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK: FROM BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL ASPECTS |
| 16:30-18:30 |
Chairpersons:
Ulf Smith / Hun Taeg Chung |
| Lipid Dysregulation and Metabolic Complications |
Jae Bum Kim |
| Regulation of PDH (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase) Flux and Insulin Resistance in Vascular Calcification |
In Kyu Lee |
| Nuclear Receptors and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle |
Kyong Soo Park |
| Thermogenic Agent in the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk |
Yangha Kim |

| September 14
| ASSESSMENT / MANAGEMENT OF ABDOMINAL OBESITY |
| 08:15-10:30 |
Chairpersons:
Frank Hu / Hyun Ho Shin |
| Targeting Abdominal Obesity in Diabetology: What Can We Do? |
Luc Van Gaal |
| To Target or not to Target LDL-Cholesterol? That Is the Question |
Kwang Kon Koh |
| Hypertriglyceridemic Waist: A Simple Tool |
Benoit Arsenault |
| Global Cardiometabolic Approach Organization as a Model (CMDO) |
Denis Richard |
| September 14
| PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/EXERCISE |
| 11:00-12:15 |
Chairpersons:
Michael Jensen / Sung Chull Chae |
| Physical Activity/Exercise in the Management of Abdominal Obesity |
Robert Ross |
| Targeting Cardiometabolic Risk in Clinical Practice: Is Weight Loss the Right Target? |
Jean-Pierre Després |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Luncheon Symposium |
| 13:30-14:30 |
Poster Viewing |
| September 14
| NUTRITION & GLOBAL MANAGEMENT |
| 14:30-17:00 |
Chairpersons:
Jean-Pierre Després / Moon-Kyu Lee / Yangha Kim |
| Nutrition and CVD Prevention: What Should We Aim For? |
Peter Clifton |
| Reshaping Nutritional Habits in Clinical Practice |
Benoît Lamarche |
| Healthy Drinking: An Important Component of a Healthy Lifestyle |
Frank Hu |
| Panel Discussion |
Local and International Speakers |
| Congress Summary |
Jean-Pierre Després |