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Speakers & Presenters
Layla Abushamat
Christoph Arbet-Engels
Meena B. Bansal
Lily Dara
Julia P. Dunn
Mohamed Eid
Dimple Patel Desai
Bilal Hameed
Theo Heller
Kris Kowdley
Carel le Roux
Brian Lee
Ildiko Lingvay
Jessica Mellinger
Rashmee Patil
Domenica Rubino
Jörn M. Schattenberg
Ashwani Singal
David Soergel
Norah Terrault
Zobair Younossi

Liver Scientific Committee
Becky Taub, MD
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Belle Vivica van Rosmalen, MD
Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical
Brian P. Lee, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Gene Im, MD
Columbia University

Jane Hsiao, PhD
OPKO
Scott Friedman, MD
Mount Sinai Institute for Liver Research
Jörn Schattenberg, MD
Saarland University Medical Center
Juan Pablo Arab, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Kitty Yale
Akero Therapeutics Biopharmaceutical
Lily Dara, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Mary Rinella, MD
University of Chicago
Meena Bansal, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Naga Chalasani, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Nikhil Vergis, MD
GSK Biopharmaceutical
Norah Terrault, MD
USC Keck School of Medicine
Raj Vuppalanchi, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine

Ramy Younes, MD
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical
Rashmee Patil, MD
Pinnacle Clinical Research
Christophe Arbet-Engels, MD, PhD, MBA
Altimmune
David Soergel, MD
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

Obesity Scientific Board Committee
Carel le Roux, MBChB, PhD
University College Dublin
Ildiko Lingvay, MD, MPH, MSCS
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, TX
Domenica Rubino, MD
Washington Center for Weight Management and Research

Layla AbuShamat, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Abd Tahrani, MD, PhD
University of Birmingham (UK)
Isabel Kloer, MD, MSc
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
Isabel Kloer
Julia Dunn, MD, MSc, DABOM
Eli Lilly and Company
Georgios Dimitriadis, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP
Eli Lilly and Company

Connecting liver, obesity, and metabolic science to improve patient care.
This conference looks at the bigger picture—how liver disease, obesity, and metabolic dysfunction intertwine. It creates a space where clinicians, researchers, and industry experts can break silos, share insights, and shape the future of care together. By weaving cutting-edge science with real-world clinical strategies, it challenges participants to rethink how breakthroughs move from the lab to the patient.




















