9:20 Welcome

Symposium One - Obesity and brain function​
9:30 The consequences of obesity for brain health
Professor Louise Dye, University of Leeds, UK

09:55 Impact of obesity and diet on brain structure and function
Dr Veronica Witte, Max Planck Institute, Germany

10:20 Break in Programme

10:35 The BARICO study: Impact of bariatric surgery on brain structure and function
Professor Amanda Kiliaan, Radboud University, The Netherlands

11:00 Panel Discussion

11:20 Break in Programme

12:00 Plenary Lecture One
Nutrient sensing and predictive neural coding
Professor Dana Small, Yale School of Medicine, USA

12:45 Break in Programme

13:45 Original Communications Session One

15:00 Break in Programme
Nutrition Society Training Academy (NSTA) Workshop - ‘Ideas for Careers’ 

Symposium Two - Current challenges for behaviour change interventions
15:30 Barriers to behaviour change in children
Dr Helen Croker, World Cancer Research Fund International and University College, London, UK

15:55 Maintaining weight loss: a behavioural science perspective
Professor Falko Sniehotta, University of Twente, The Netherlands/University of Newcastle, UK 

16:20 Panel Discussion

16:35 Break in Programme

16:50 Cuthbertson Medal Lecture
Low-energy total diet replacement weight loss programmes- from bench to bedside
Dr Nerys Astbury, University of Oxford, UK

17:40 Closing remarks 

17:40 Drinks Reception 
*The Drinks Reception is complimentary to all in-person registrations