2026 PROGRAM AGENDA
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
(2nd Floor Gallery & Auditorium)
686 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 0A4
Thursday, September 24, 2026
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Registration &
badge pick-up open
Gallery (2nd Floor)
Registration is also offered on Friday starting at 7:00 a.m.
Friday, September 25, 2026
7:00 a.m. onwards
Buffet breakfast & registration
Gallery (2nd Floor)
7:15 a.m.–8:15 a.m.
Breakfast: Meet the Experts Roundtable
Gallery (2nd Floor)
In-person attendees only
Complement and Hematology
Regis Peffault de Latour
Satheesh Chonat
Katerina Pavenski
Complement and the Kidney
Valetina Bruno
Anne-Laure Lapeyraque
Jocelyn Garland
Complement and Secondary TMAs
Sonata Jodele
Sjoerd Timmermans
Josh Thurman
Chia Wei Teoh
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Welcome address
Christoph Licht
Chris Patriquin
Complement & Hematology
8:45 a.m.–9:05 a.m.
CAPS
Shruti Chaturvedi
9:05 a.m.–9:25 a.m.
Complement in Sickle Cell Disease
Satheesh Chonat
9:25 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
HSCT TMA
Sonata Jodele
9:45 a.m.–10:05 a.m.
New treatments in PNH
Regis Peffault de Latour
10:05 a.m.–10:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
All
10:35 a.m.–11:05 a.m.
Coffee break & networking
Gallery (2nd Floor)
Complement & Nephrology
11:05 a.m.–11:25 a.m.
Renal limited TMA
Sjoerd Timmermans
11:25 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Complement and podocytes
Valentina Bruno
11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
New treatments in C3G/IC-MPGN
Anne-Laure Lapeyraque
12:05 p.m.–12:25 p.m.
Complement + IgAN
Kevin Yau
12:25 p.m.–12:55 p.m.
Panel Discussion
All
12:55 p.m.–1:55 p.m.
Lunch break & networking
Gallery (2nd Floor)
Fellow Committee Sessions
1:55 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
- Patient perspectives and unmet needs in complement care
- Training gaps and the Toronto complement fellowship model
- Fellows’ perspectives and the future of complement training
Anu Kaskinen
Priyanka Khandelwal
Valentina Bruno
Audrey Segal
3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Coffee break & networking
Gallery (2nd Floor)
Young Investigators Forum
4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Young Investigators Forum
5:00 p.m.–5:05 p.m.
Day 1 closing remarks
Christoph Licht
Chris Patriquin
5:15 p.m.
Group Photo
Gallery Stairs (2nd Floor)
5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
Poster reception
Wine & cheese
Gallery (2nd Floor)
In-person attendees only
Group Dinner
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Off-site group dinner
Terroni Adelaide
(Private Dining Room: Sala da Pranzo 2nd floor)
In-person attendees only
57 Adelaide Street East
(#57B Entrance - to the left of the main entrance)
Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Buffet breakfast served
Gallery (2nd Floor)
7:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Breakfast: Exploring Abstract Posters
Gallery (2nd Floor)
In-person attendees only
This breakfast session is an informal opportunity to meet the abstract authors from Friday's Poster Reception, ask questions and discuss their research further.
8:15 a.m.–8:20 a.m.
"Welcome Back" address
Christoph Licht
Chris Patriquin
Sponsor Symposium
8:20 a.m.–8:40 a.m.
Sponsor Presentations
Hot Topics in Complement
8:40 a.m.–9:05 a.m.
Complement + Solid Organ TX
Chia Wei Teoh
9:05 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Complement at the Brain Border: Understanding and Targeting Age-Dependent Neurodegeneration
Valeria Ramaglia
9:30 a.m.–9:55 a.m.
Pregnancy-related TMA
Katerina Pavenski
9:55 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
All
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Coffee break & networking
Gallery (2nd Floor)
Debate: Should we use biomarkers to guide care of complement-mediated renal diseases?
11:00 a.m.–11:10 p.m.
Yes
Jocelyn Garland
11:10 a.m.–11:20 a.m.
No
Josh Thurman
11:20 a.m.–11:25 a.m.
Rebuttal
Jocelyn Garland
Josh Thurman
11:25 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Discussion
All
Plenary
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Keynote Presentation:
Extracellular vesicles + complement
Robert Myette
12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Awards & closing remarks
Christoph Licht
Chris Patriquin
1:00 p.m.
Boxed Lunch
Delegate departures
Gallery (2nd Floor)
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