About the Program Organising Committee
Our Program Organising Committee is made up of dedicated professionals who bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the planning and delivery of our event. Their insights and leadership ensure a high-quality, engaging, and relevant program that meets the needs of our diverse audience.

Please find below the list of Program Committee Members:

Program Organising Committee Congress Executives

Professor Jonathan Shaw – Congress Chair
Mr Gordon Bunyan – Congress Co-chair
Dr Ashley Ng – Congress Co-chair
Professor Christopher Nolan – Congress Co-chair

Stream 1: Living with Diabetes

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
MsRenzaScibiliaBreakthrough T1d / #dedoc° / DiabetogenicUnited StatesPOC Chair
MsAnitaSabidiPersadia Persatuan Diabetes IndonesiaIndonesiaPOC Co-Chair
MrTimBensonNile HealthAustraliaPOC Member
MsJohanhaCoYoung Leader in Diabetes (YLD) advocatePhilippinesPOC Member
MsJaninaGaudinPortmanteau StudioNew ZealandPOC Member
MsNupurLalvaniBlue Circle Diabetes FoundationIndiaPOC Member
MrChrisLeeMindirrima Cultural SolutionsAustraliaPOC Member

Stream 2: Diabetes Education and Quality Improvement

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
DrRajnaOgrinBolton Clarke Research InstituteAustraliaPOC Chair
MsErumGhafoorInternational Diabetes FederationPakistanPOC Co-Chair
MsHui-ChunHsuTaiwan Association of Clinic Diabetes/ Lee's ClinicTaiwanPOC Member
MsLeanneMullanDeakin UniversityAustraliaPOC Member
DrGiulianaMurfetTasmanian Health Service / University of Technology SydneyAustraliaPOC Member
MrsAlliraPanebiancoBolton ClarkeAustraliaPOC Member
MsDebbieRawiriTe Whatu Ora Health CanterburyNew ZealandPOC Member
DrMing YeongTanInternational Medical University MalaysiaPOC Member
MsGraceWardDiabetes AustraliaAustraliaPOC Member

Stream 3: Metabolic Diseases 2026 – Discovery Science in Diabetes

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
ProfTonyTiganisMonash UniversityAustraliaPOC Chair
A/ProfMelkamKebedeThe University of SydneyAustraliaPOC Co-Chair
DrJackyStoeckliThe Charles Perkins CentreAustraliaPOC Member
MrZaneAndrewsMonash UniversityAustraliaPOC Member
MrWeipingHanNational University of SingaporeSingaporePOC Member

Stream 4: Epidemiology, Public Health and Policy

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
ProfDiannaMaglianoBaker Heart and Diabetes InstituteAustraliaPOC Chair
ProfLee-LingLimUniversiti Malaya Medical CentreMalaysiaPOC Co-Chair
DrKirstineBellThe University of SydneyAustraliaPOC Member
ProfJulianaChanThe Chinese University of Hong KongChinaPOC Member
PresidentChien-NingHuangChung Shan Medical UniversityTaiwanPOC Member

Stream 5: Diabetes Complications

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
DrEmmaHamiltonFiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group / University of WAAustraliaPOC Chair
ProfHorng-YihOuNational Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Hospital in TainanTaiwanPOC Co-Chair
ProfJosephineForbesMater Research Institute - The University of QueenslandAustraliaPOC Member
DrNick Si RuiLanFiona Stanley HospitalAustraliaPOC Member
ProfNan HeeKimKorea University Ansan HospitalSouth KoreaPOC Member

Stream 6: Clinical Diabetes Management and Therapeutics

TitleFirst NameLast NameOrganisationCountryMember
ProfRonaldMaThe Chinese University of Hong KongChinaPOC Chair
ProfSophiaZoungasMonash UniversityAustraliaPOC Co-Chair
ProfElizabethDavisChildren's Diabetes CentreAustraliaPOC Member
DrMartinde BockUniversity of OtagoNew ZealandPOC Member
ProfLinongJiPeking University People's HospitalChinaPOC Member
ProfSo HunKimInha University College of MedicineSouth KoreaPOC Member
ProfMargaretMcGillRoyal Alfred HospitalAustraliaPOC Member
ProfNikhilTandonInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)IndiaPOC Member