The Second International Conference on Renal Fibrosis,hosted by the Kidney Disease Institute of Cardiff University, UK and the Kidney Disease Institute of SEU, was held in Nanjing. More than 150 experts were involved in the conference. SEU’s vice president Pu Yuepu and professor Tang Weixin, president of the Hospital Management Association of Jiangsu Province attended the conference and addressed the meeting. Some world-noted nephrotic experts namely John Williams, AO Phillilps and Visith Thongboonkerd also participated in the conference and delivered speeches, respectively.