We are grateful to all our sponsors and exhibitors whose funding have contributed towards this independently produced meeting and programme. Sponsors and exhibitors have not had any editorial input or control over the agenda, scientific content development or choice of speakers, excluding dedicated industry symposia and masterclasses. Our sponsors include Abbott Medical, Amarin, Amicus, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bracco UK Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Canon, Daiichi Sankyo, Edwards Lifesciences, Medis, Medtronic, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Novartis, Novartis Medical, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Pharma Nord, Philips, Sanofi and Zoll.