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Invited speakers
Lectures in English:

Prof. Arne Astrup
Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pathophysiological aspects of obesity – effect of GLP-1 peptide on the regulation of appetite. Possibilities of using GLP-1 mimetics in the obesity therapy

Prof. Ketevan Asatiani
Endocrine Clinic "Healthy Life" Georgia
Various faces of obesity

Prof. Leszek Czupryniak
Department of Internal Medicine and Diabetology, Barlicki University Hospital No. 1, Medical University of Łódź, Poland
'It is my diabetes that makes me fat' - are patients right to see it this way?

Prof. Aldona Dembińska-Kieć
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Lipidomics and epigenetics in differentiation of adipose tissue progenitors – the recent suggested pathomechanism
of diabetes type 2 development

Prof. Martin Fried
Center for Treatment of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Czech Republic
New surgical operation for treatment of obesity - laparoscopic gastric plication (LGCP)

Prof. Nick Finer
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Principles of obesity treatment and the value of pharmacotherapy

Prof. Tomasz Jan Guzik
Department of Internal and Agricultural Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Role of perivascular adipose tissue in the regulation of vascular function

Prof. Vojtech Hainer
Obesity Management Centre, Endocrine Institute Charles University, Czech Republic
Eating behaviour and health risks

Prof. Eszter Halmy
Hungarian Association for Overweight and Obese, Hungary
Vitamins, macro and micro elements intake in obesity

Prof. Laszlo Halmy
President of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Hungary
Is the ratio similar in macronutrients intake by normal and obese classes?

Prof. Svetoslav Handjiev
National Multiprofile Transport Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
Balkan diet (Balkan antioxidant nutrition in prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome)

Dr Petr Hlavaty
Obesity Management Centre Institute of Endocrinology, Czech Republic
Role of n-3 PUFA in obesity treatment - human studies

Prof. W. Philip T. James
Chairman of the International Obesity Task Force, President of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, UK
Cost-effective ways of coping with the obesity epidemic
The continuing challenge of obesity in Europe

Prof. Jan Kopecky
Department of Adipose Tissue Biology Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Mechanisms behind beneficial effects of n-3 fatty acids on health.

Prof. Irina Kowalska
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
The role of adipose tissue in pathogenesis of insulin resistance

Prof. Marie Kunesova
Obesity Management Centre Institute of Endocrinology, Czech Republic
Nutrients in prevention and treatment of obesity

Prof. Anthony R. Leeds
Medical Director of the Cambridge Weight Plan
Experience with VLCD

Prof. Dana Müllerová
Institute of Public Health, Medical Faculty in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery and their surveillance and management

Prof. Krzysztof Olgierd Narkiewicz
Department of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
Sleep apnea as a link between obesity and cardiovascular disease

Prof. Marija Pfeifer
Department of Endocrinology University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia
The impact of vitamin D deficiency on the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Dr Michał Plewa
Department of Clinical Bases of Physiotherapy, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland
Biomechanical profile of obesity

Prof. Tarvo Rajasalu
Endocrinology Department of Internal Medicine University of Tartu, Estonia
Adiponectin: from insulin resistance to cardiovascular disease

Prof. Gabriela Roman
Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases, Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania
Myths and reality in weight loss fashion diets

Dr Martin Rossmeisl
Department of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids of marine origin administered as phospholipids are superior over triacylglycerols
in ameliorating hepatic steatosis and adipocyte hypertrophy induced by high-fat feeding in mice

Prof. Stephan Rössner
Obesity Unit Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Sweden
Fraud obesity treatment programmes

Prof. Constantine Tsigos
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Greece
Treating obesity in the elderly: is weight loss beneficial?

Prof. Jaakko Tuomilehto
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Best practices in diabetes prevention - what is necessary and what is sufficient?

Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska
Department of Obstetrics and Women's Diseases, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Obesity link to maternal morbidity and mortality

Dr hab. Mariusz Wyleżoł
Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Impact of bariatric surgery on the gut hormones
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