Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Summit 2026 15th to 16th June 2026 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel University of Birmingham

Pre-Summit - Sunday 14th June 2026

Time
Session/Presenter/Topic
19:00 - 20:30

Welcome Reception - Composers Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel


Day 1 - Monday 15th June 2026

Time
Session/Presenter/Topic
08:00 - 09:00

Registration and Refreshments - Lloyd Suite

09:00 - 09:05 

Welcome

09:05 - 11:05

The Morning Session: Screening - Fry Suite

Chairs: Theodora Papanikolaou & Elizabeth Robertson, DUK



ELSA - Lauren Quinn, Birmingham (09:05 - 9:35)

T1DRA - Georgina Mortimer, Bristol (09:35 - 10:05) *Not Available Virtually


The Welsh Experience - Julia Platts, Wales (10:05 - 10:35)


The Australian Experience - Kirsty Bell, Sydney (10:35 - 11:05) *Virtual Presenter

11:05 - 11:30

REFRESHMENT BREAK - Lloyd Suite

11:30 - 13:00

NHSE Session: The rollout begins... - Fry Suite

Chairs: Fulya Mehta & Parth Narendran



Plans for UK Rollout - Marc Atkin, Bath (11:30 - 11:50)


Ab Testing - Kathleen Gillespie, Bristol (11:50 - 12:10)

Communication and Engagement - Hilary Nathan, Breakthrough T1D & Lucy Chambers, Diabetes UK (12:10 - 12:30)


Panel Discussion with all speakers (12:30 - 13:00)

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH - Lloyd Suite

14:00 - 15:30 

The Afternoon Session: Clinical Monitoring of those identified at risk - Fry Suite

Chairs: Renuka Dias & Kimber Simmons



Managing the psychological impact of an early T1D diagnosis - Korey Hood, Stanford (14:00 - 14:30)


BSPED Monitoring guidelines and clinical champions - Rachel Besser, Oxford (14:30 - 15:00) *Not Available Virtually


Diagnosing and monitoring early T1D in adults - Nick Thomas, Exeter and Erin Templeman, Exeter (15:00 - 15:30)

15:30 - 16:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK - Lloyd Suite

16:00 - 16:45  

Parallel Workshops (Attendees split into two groups according to specialism. Workshops not streamed or recorded.)

 

Adults - Setting up a FDR screening Programme in secondary care - Mo Elnaggar, Morecombe Bay - Lloyd Suite

 

Paeds - Follow of early T1D - case histories - Renuka Dias, Birmingham and Ruben Willemsen, London - Fry Suite

16:45 - 17:30

Parallel Workshops (Attendees split into two groups according to specialism. Workshops not steamed or recorded)


Paeds- Setting up a FDR screening Programme in secondary care - Mo Elnaggar, Morecombe Bay - Fry Suite

Adults  - Follow of early T1D - case histories - Nick Thomas, Exeter and Katharine Owen, Oxford - Lloyd Suite

CLOSE

19:00 - 22:30

Conference Dinner - Fry Suite, Edgbaston Park Hotel


Host: Colin Dayan

After dinner speaker: Lucienne Chatenoud, Paris *Not Available Virtually


Day 2 - Tuesday 16th June 2026

Time
Session/Presenter/Topic
08:30 - 09:00

Registration and Refreshments - Fry Lounge

09:00 - 11:00

Changing the T1D experience - Fry Suite

Chairs: Korey Hood & Olga Boiko



The UK BSPED/ABCD guidelines – Renuka Dias, Birmingham & Neil Wright, Sheffield (09:00 - 09:30)


The US Experience - Kimber Simmons, Denver (09:30 - 10:00)


UK experiences - patient and family perspective - Dora Papanikolaou, Birmingham & Parth Narendran, Birmingham (10:00 - 11:00)

11:00 -11:30

REFRESHMENT BREAK - Fry Lounge

11:30 - 13:00

The Future - Fry Suite

Chairs: Colin Dayan & Lauren Quinn



Replacing beta cells without immunosuppression - Per-Ola Carlsson, Uppsala (11.30 - 11.55) *Not Available Virtually


Novel approaches to protecting beta cells - Anath Shalev, Alabama (11.55 - 12.20) *Virtual Presenter


Regrowing beta cells - James Cantley, Dundee (12.20 - 12.45) *Not Available Virtually


Panel Discussion with all speakers (12.45 - 13.00)

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH - Fry Lounge

14:00 - 16:00

How can we move more quickly: updates and challenges… - Fry Suite

Chair: Fulya Mehta & Colin Dayan



PCDS – Naresh Kanumilli (14:00 - 14:15) *Virtual Presenter


BSPED – James Yong, Leeds (14:15 - 14:30)


The Children’s Network – Renuka Dias, Birmingham (14:30 - 14:45)


ABCD – Parth Narendran, Birmingham (14:45 - 15:00)


An international view - Esther Latres, Breakthrough T1D, New York (15:00 - 15:15)


All Party Parliamentary Group - Tom Gordon MP (15:15 - 15:30)

Panel Discussion (15:30 - 16:00)

16:00

Summit Close

16:15

Departure - Refreshments available - Fry Lounge

Sponsorship disclaimer: Sanofi have had no involvement in the agenda/speaker selection or the organisation of the meeting and are involved as an exhibitor only.

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As part of the organisation of this conference, the University of Birmingham is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Summit 2026 organising committee.

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