Australasian Diabetes Congress 2025

ADEA Plenary Speaker

Dr. Mark Barone, living with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease for 33 years, holds a PhD in Human Physiology and two post-graduate diplomas in Diabetes Education and Communication. With over 25 years of experience in research (5,000+ citations), health education, advocacy, public and global health, he has worked with various organizations to develop programs and policies that improve care access and empower healthcare professionals and individuals with Non-Communicable Conditions (NCCs). He joined ADJ Diabetes Brasil in the early 2000s, contributing to movements that led to comprehensive diabetes care in Brazil. In 2017, he co-founded the Intersectoral Forum of NCCs/NCDs in Brazil (ForumCCNTs), which now includes over 200 public, private and not-for-profit institutions partnering to improve health quality and reduce premature deaths due to NCCs (SDGs 3.4 and 17). He has been collaborating with the WHO’s Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (GCM/NCD) on its framework for the meaningful engagement of people with lived experience (PWLE / PLWNCD). From 2020 to 2022, he served as the Vice-President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Currently, he is a member of several advisory and scientific committees of various institutions, including: IAPO, BMJ Patient Panel, RICPHI, NCD-Lab/GCM/WHO, FIND and LFAC.