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
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Ms | Renza | Scibilia | Breakthrough T1d / #dedoc° / Diabetogenic | United States | POC Chair |
| Ms | Anita | Sabidi | Persadia Persatuan Diabetes Indonesia | Indonesia | POC Co-Chair |
| Mr | Tim | Benson | Nile Health | Australia | POC Member |
| Ms | Johanha | Co | Young Leader in Diabetes (YLD) advocate | Philippines | POC Member |
| Ms | Janina | Gaudin | Portmanteau Studio | New Zealand | POC Member |
| Ms | Nupur | Lalvani | Blue Circle Diabetes Foundation | India | POC Member |
| Mr | Chris | Lee | Mindirrima Cultural Solutions | Australia | POC Member |
Stream 2: Diabetes Education and Quality Improvement
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Dr | Rajna | Ogrin | Bolton Clarke Research Institute | Australia | POC Chair |
| Ms | Erum | Ghafoor | International Diabetes Federation | Pakistan | POC Co-Chair |
| Ms | Hui-Chun | Hsu | Taiwan Association of Clinic Diabetes/ Lee's Clinic | Taiwan | POC Member |
| Ms | Leanne | Mullan | Deakin University | Australia | POC Member |
| Dr | Giuliana | Murfet | Tasmanian Health Service / University of Technology Sydney | Australia | POC Member |
| Mrs | Allira | Panebianco | Bolton Clarke | Australia | POC Member |
| Ms | Debbie | Rawiri | Te Whatu Ora Health Canterbury | New Zealand | POC Member |
| Dr | Ming Yeong | Tan | International Medical University | Malaysia | POC Member |
| Ms | Grace | Ward | Diabetes Australia | Australia | POC Member |
Stream 3: Metabolic Diseases 2026 – Discovery Science in Diabetes
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Prof | Tony | Tiganis | Monash University | Australia | POC Chair |
| A/Prof | Melkam | Kebede | The University of Sydney | Australia | POC Co-Chair |
| Dr | Jacky | Stoeckli | The Charles Perkins Centre | Australia | POC Member |
| Mr | Zane | Andrews | Monash University | Australia | POC Member |
| Mr | Weiping | Han | National University of Singapore | Singapore | POC Member |
Stream 4: Epidemiology, Public Health and Policy
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Prof | Dianna | Magliano | Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute | Australia | POC Chair |
| Prof | Lee-Ling | Lim | Universiti Malaya Medical Centre | Malaysia | POC Co-Chair |
| Dr | Kirstine | Bell | The University of Sydney | Australia | POC Member |
| Prof | Juliana | Chan | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China | POC Member |
| President | Chien-Ning | Huang | Chung Shan Medical University | Taiwan | POC Member |
Stream 5: Diabetes Complications
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Dr | Emma | Hamilton | Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group / University of WA | Australia | POC Chair |
| Prof | Horng-Yih | Ou | National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Hospital in Tainan | Taiwan | POC Co-Chair |
| Prof | Josephine | Forbes | Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland | Australia | POC Member |
| Dr | Nick Si Rui | Lan | Fiona Stanley Hospital | Australia | POC Member |
| Prof | Nan Hee | Kim | Korea University Ansan Hospital | South Korea | POC Member |
Stream 6: Clinical Diabetes Management and Therapeutics
| Title | First Name | Last Name | Organisation | Country | Member |
| Prof | Ronald | Ma | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | China | POC Chair |
| Prof | Sophia | Zoungas | Monash University | Australia | POC Co-Chair |
| Prof | Elizabeth | Davis | Children's Diabetes Centre | Australia | POC Member |
| Dr | Martin | de Bock | University of Otago | New Zealand | POC Member |
| Prof | Linong | Ji | Peking University People's Hospital | China | POC Member |
| Prof | So Hun | Kim | Inha University College of Medicine | South Korea | POC Member |
| Prof | Margaret | McGill | Royal Alfred Hospital | Australia | POC Member |
| Prof | Nikhil | Tandon | Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) | India | POC Member |