1:00 - 1:30 pm: Opening Ceremony: Al-Quran Al-Kareem
Dr. Mahmoud Zirie and Dr. Abdul Badi Abou-Samra




1:30pm - 3:15 pm:  Diabetes Mellitus

Chairs: Dr.Tarik Elhadd and Dr.Noor Hamed

  • 1:30 - 2:00: Monogenic Diabetes:Dr.Rochelle N.Naylor
  • 2:00 - 2:30: DM (2) in Young: Dr. Khalid Hussain
  • 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Diabetes Technology: An Update: Dr. Peter Hammond
  • 3:00 - 3:15 pm: Panel Discussion 



3:15 - 3:30 pm: Prayer and Coffee Break




3:30 - 4:20 pm: Platinum Lecture (Non-CPD accredited)

Chair: Dr. Amin Jayyousi
Truly more possibilities for your T2D patients: Prof. Paolo Pozzilli
Chair: Dr. Noor Suleima

4:20 - 5:30 pm: Two Parallel Sessions


Session One:
Learning objective: how to treat obesity in children and adolescent
Chair: Dr. Noor Suleiman
  • 4:20 - 4:55 pm:  Obesity in Children and Adolescent: Dr. Seema Kumar
  • 4:55 - 5:30 pm:  Gold Lecture (Non-CPD accredited)
    Semaglutide Ow: expanding the treatment options for type 2 Diabetes: Dr. Amin Jayyousi
Session Two: 
Learning objective: Update on obesity treatment
Chair: Dr. Sharad Taheri  
  • 4:20 - 4:55 pm: Novel and Emerging Treatment in Adult Obesity: Dr. Carel Le Roux
  • 4:55- 5:30 pm: Gold Lecture (Non-CPD accredited)
    Diabetes Continuum - Prediabetes and Diabetes Management: Dr. Amin Jayyousi


5:30- 6:00 pm: Prayer and Coffee Break



6:00 - 7:00 pm: Plenary 1:

Learning objective: Controversies on obesity treatment: medical versus surgical
Chair: Dr. Ibrahim Al-Janahi and Dr.Buthaina Ibrahim

  • Debate: Management of Obesity: Medical VS Surgical
  • Medical Management: Dr. Sharad Taheri (Bariatric Surgery Rests in Peace)
  • Surgical Management: Dr. Motaz Bashah