Explore the plenary sessions

Explore the plenary sessions

Explore the forefront of endocrinological advancements at ICE 2024 through our 12 plenary sessions.

PL01: International Consensus on Gaps & Opportunities for Precision Diabetes Medicine

Friday, 1st of March

Session Time
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Professor at Lund University and Harvard School of Public Health.
  • Director, Department of Translational Medicine, Novo Nordisk Foundation,
    Responsible for strategic initiatives in precision and translational medicine.
  • 500 peer-reviewed papers and over 70,000 citations

Prof. Paul Franks

PL02: International Guidelines on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Friday, 1st of March

Session Time
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • President Elect of ISE, Exec Director Monash Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre
  • Prof Women’s Health and Director Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation – MCHRI
  • Lead National Women’s Health Research Translation and Impact Network, NHMRC Investigator Fellow with over 600 publications

Prof. Helena J. Teede

PL03: Thyroid Cancer: What's new? (active surveillance, lobectomy, targeted therapies)

Friday, 1st of March

Session Time
03:00 AM – 03:40 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Professor of Medicine and Evans Clinician, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Director of the Multidisciplinary Thyroid Health Center and the Thyroid Nodule and Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center
  • Clinical expertise in thyroid disease evaluation and management

Prof. Stephanie Lee

PL04: Type 2 Diabetes Management in 2024

Friday, 1st of March

Session Time
03:41 PM – 04:20 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • M.D., the Joe C. Davis Chair in Biologic Science and Professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University
  • Director of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the Chief of the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism
  • Research on pancreatic islet biology, development, and function related to type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Prof. Alvin Powers

PL05: Hypertension Update

Saturday, 2nd of March

Session Time
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Clinician researcher, specializing in diabetes complications, emphasizing renal and cardiovascular issues. Since 2007, he manages Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen’s research team.
  • A professor in diabetic angiopathy at the University of Copenhagen since 2012, Rossing’s epidemiological studies identified markers predicting diabetic nephropathy, aiding individual risk prediction.

Prof. Peter R. Rossing

PL06: The Year in Pituitary: New Insights, New Approaches

Saturday, 2nd of March

Session Time
10:51 AM – 11:20 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Honorary Professor, University of New South Wales (UNSW); Consultant Endocrinologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
  • Inaugural Associate Editor, Journal of the Endocrine Society; Asia Pacific Editor, European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Specializes in pituitary medicine and metabolic health

Prof. Ken Ho

PL07: Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: Impact and Intervention

Saturday, 2nd of March

Session Time
02:20 PM – 02:50 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Senior Investigator and Chief of the Endocrinology Consultation Service at the NIH Clinical Center
  • Specializing in disorders of hypercortisolism, has overseeon over 1000 patients with Cushing’s syndrome at the NIH
  • Author or co-author of more than 225 publications, sponsoring three investigational drug applications to the FDA

Dr. Lynnette Nieman

PL08: NAFLD and Insulin Resistance

Saturday, 2nd of March

Session Time
02:50 PM – 03:20 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Medical Director and Principal Investigator, National Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine
  • Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of California San Diego
  • Over 20 years of involvement in diabetes and metabolism-related research – author of numerous publications in the field

Dr. Juan Pablo Frias

PL09: The Year in Obesity: 2024

Sunday, 3rd of March

Session Time
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Consultant Endocrinologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital (GSTT) &
    Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology at King’s College London
  • Chair, UK Obesity Management Collaborative (OMC-UK); Investigator for several obesity clinical trials, awarded an NIHR/RCP/CRN prize for outstanding NHS research
  • Explored the role of gut hormones and neuropeptides in appetite control

Prof. Barbara McGowan

PL10: Sex and Diabetes

Sunday, 3rd of March

Session Time
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Clinical investigator and Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University since 1999; Endocrinologist at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Specialized in general and reproductive Endocrinology at UCL Hospitals, London
  • Received the Outstanding Clinical Practitioner award from the Society for Endocrinology in 2023

Prof. Richard Quinton

PL11: Osteoporosis: Anabolics/Antiresorptives-what to Choose, When to Switch?

Sunday, 3rd of March

Session Time
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Investigates bone loss in normal and disease states, with a focus on age-related bone loss and skeletal microarchitectural changes. Strives to contribute to the development of new or improved methods for preventing and treating bone loss.
  • Scientific Advisory Board member for the Soft Bones Foundation since 2012.

Prof. Matthew Drake

PL12: Osteoporosis: Men from Mars & Women from Venus: Gender Differences CV

Sunday, 3rd of March

Session Time
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Sheikh Rashid Hall E

  • President of the European Atherosclerosis Society; Chair of the World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap; Chair for the Global Council for Heart Health
  • Specializes in lipids, diabetes, and population health; Global lead for trials and registries
  • Recognized by Clarivate Analytics as among the top 0.1% of authors in global medicine since 2018; Inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2023, the UK’s highest honor for clinician scientists.

Prof. Kausik Ray

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