
Speakers

Stefan De Smet
Asst. Prof. at KU Leuven
Exercise Physiology Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences

Sharlene Greenwood
Prof. Sharlene Greenwood is a Consultant Physiotherapist at King’s College Hospital, a Professor in Exercise and Lifestyle Therapy at King’s College London, and the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer for Kidney Beam. Sharlene has worked with people living with kidney disease for over 20 years, mostly designing and evaluating different ways to motivate people to be more active. Most recently, Sharlene led on the development of Kidney Beam www.beamfeelgood.com, a novel digital platform that was rapidly developed to help people living with kidney disease manage their physical and emotional wellbeing during the COVID pandemic and beyond. Sharlene is an NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow currently working to scale the Kidney Beam digital health intervention across the UK. Sharlene leads one of the only commissioned renal exercise services in the UK.

Alessandro Nanni Costa
Italian National Transplant Center

Medical Director Leuven Lung Transplant Program, Adjunct-Head of Clinic, Dept. Respiratory Diseases, Univ. Hospitals Leuven; Associate Professor, KU Leuven; Senior Clinical Scientist, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)

National Advocacy & Projects Manager - Irish Kidney Association. Extensive experience in the not for profit sector.

Associate Professor in Lifestyle Epidemiology at UMCG Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

UCSF Endowed Professor of Liver Health and Transplantation | Physician Nutrition Specialist


















