| 4:00–8:00 PM | Registration |
| 6:00–8:00 PM | Welcome Mixer |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Poster Setup |
| 8:15–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 8:30–8:40 AM | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:40–9:30 AM | Keynote Address |
| Lora K. Heisler †, Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen Hypothalamic Control of Body Weight |
| 9:30–11:45 AM | Rewiring Energy Balance: Neural Circuit Plasticity and the Control of Energy Balance |
| Anna Bowen †, University of Washington Neural Circuit Mechanisms Regulating Feeding Behavior |
| Kevin W. Williams †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Effects of Exercise and Bariatric Surgery on Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain |
| Jong-Woo Sohn †, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Synaptic Plasticity in Hypothalamic Circuits Regulating Energy Balance |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 10:00–10:20 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:55–12:55 PM | Panel Discussion 1: From Discovery to Therapeutics: Academia–Industry Partnerships in Obesity Research |
| 12:55–2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:30 PM | Posters |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 1 |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Beyond Incretins: Expanding the Therapeutic Landscape of Obesity |
| Sharon Barr †, AstraZeneca Amylin-Based Therapeutics |
| Katrin J. Svensson †, Stanford University BRINP2-Derived Peptide Therapeutics |
| Filip K. Knop †, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen LEAP2 as an Emerging Obesity Therapeutic |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Poster Setup |
| 8:15–5:00 PM | Poster Viewing |
| 8:30–9:30 AM | Keynote Address |
| Paul Kenny †, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Compulsive Eating Circuits: Prefrontal-Striatal Connectivity and Food Preoccupation |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 9:30–11:30 AM | The Brain Under the Influence: Food Addiction, Ultraprocessed Diets, and Obesity |
| Ashley Gearhardt †, University of Michigan Food Addiction, Food Noise, and the Yale Food Addiction Scale |
| Rachel L. Batterham, Eli Lilly Effects of Ultraprocessed Foods on the Human Hypothalamus and Reward Circuitry |
| Filip Morys †, McGill University The Impact of Obesity on Brain Structure and Function |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 11:30–12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:30–2:30 PM | Posters |
| 3:00–4:30 PM | Career Roundtable |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–7:00 PM | Genetics of Body Weight Disorders |
| Michael Lutter †, Private Practice The Genetics of Eating Disorders |
| Isabel Huang-Doran †, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories Human Hormone Cell Atlas: Cellular Insights into Body Weight Disorders |
| Luca Lotta †, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. GPR75 Discovery and Computational Genetics of Obesity |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | On Own for Dinner |
| 7:30–8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | Interoceptive Sensing by the Gut-Brain Axis |
| 8:30–11:30 AM | Keynote Address |
| Charles S. Zuker †, HHMI, Columbia University Pre- and Post-Ingestive Sensing of Nutrients |
| Greg Seongbae Suh, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Postingestive Sensing of Nutrients |
| J. Nicholas Betley †, University of Pennsylvania Linking Gut–Brain Signaling to Memory and Cognitive Aging |
| Akiyuki Taruno †, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Taste and Salt Sensing Mechanisms in Energy Homeostasis |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 9:30–9:50 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:40–12:40 PM | Panel Discussion 2: From Patient Data to Precision Medicine: AI-Driven Prognosis and Therapeutic Stratification |
| 12:40–2:30 PM | On Own for Lunch |
| 2:30–4:30 PM | Symposia Spotlight 2 |
| Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts |
| 4:30–5:00 PM | Coffee Available |
| 5:00–6:45 PM | A Sympathetic View of Feeding and Metabolism |
| Lori M Zeltser †, Columbia University Sympathetic Projections to Brown Fat Regulate Thermogenesis and Glucose Tolerance |
| Wenwen Zeng †, Tsinghua University Sympathetic Innervation of White Adipose Tissue and Beiging |
| Jeffrey M. Zigman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Metabolic Responses to Exercise and Fasting Depend on Sympathetic Nervous System-Mediated Ghrelin Secretion |
| Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts |
| 6:45–7:00 PM | Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
| 7:00–8:00 PM | Social Hour with Dinner |
| 8:00–11:00 PM | Entertainment |
| 8:00–11:00 PM | Cash Bar |
| 12:00–11:59 PM | Departure |