Australasian Diabetes Congress 2025 - Speakers

Speakers

Join us at this year’s Congress to hear an amazing line up of speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise, and learn about the latest advances in diabetes research and clinical practice.

The following speakers have already been confirmed, with many more to be announced soon.

Keynote Plenary Speakers

Professor Michael Roden
Professor Michael Roden ADS Plenary Speaker
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Dr Petter Bjornstad
Dr Petter Bjornstad ADS Plenary Speaker
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Professor Chantal Mathieu
Professor Chantal Mathieu ADS Plenary Speaker
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Dr Amelia Linnemann
Dr Amelia Linnemann ADS Plenary Speaker
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Dr Mark Barone
Dr Mark Barone ADEA Plenary Speaker
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Dr Daphne Gardner
Dr Daphne Gardner ADEA Plenary Speaker
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Dr Sandro Demaio
Dr Sandro Demaio ADEA Plenary Speaker
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Invited Speakers

David Burren
David Burren ADEA Invited Speaker
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Elif Ekinci
Elif Ekinci ADS Invited Speaker
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Thomas Kay
Thomas Kay ADS Invited Speaker
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Joel Lasschuit
Joel Lasschuit ADS Invited Speaker
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Dr Melinda Morrison
Dr Melinda Morrison ADEA Invited Speaker
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Elaine Pretorius
Elaine Pretorius ADS Invited Speaker
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Michaela Watts
Michaela Watts ADS Invited Speaker
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John Wentworth
John Wentworth ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Natalie Wischer
Natalie Wischer ADS Invited Speaker
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Ella Zomer
Ella Zomer ADS Invited Speaker
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Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas ADS Invited Speaker
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Jennifer Couper
Jennifer Couper ADS Invited Speaker
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Kate Lomax
Kate Lomax ADS Invited Speaker
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Stephen Stranks
Stephen Stranks ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Brian G. Drew
Brian G. Drew ADS Invited Speaker
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Melinda Coughlan
Melinda Coughlan ADS Invited Speaker
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Emma Hamilton-Williams
Emma Hamilton-Williams ADS Invited Speaker
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Jen Snaith
Jen Snaith ADS Invited Speaker
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Stuart Mannering
Stuart Mannering ADS Invited Speaker
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Professor Christopher Nolan
Professor Christopher Nolan ADS Invited Speaker
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Jocelyn Drinkwater
Jocelyn Drinkwater ADS Invited Speaker
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Melanie Burkhardt
Melanie Burkhardt ADEA Invited Speaker
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Maria Craig
Maria Craig ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Nur Abdul Jafar
Nur Abdul Jafar ADEA Invited Speaker
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Rajna Ogrin
Rajna Ogrin ADEA Invited Speaker
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Chinmay Marathe
Chinmay Marathe ADS Invited Speaker
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Candice Hall
Candice Hall ADEA Invited Speaker
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Aveni Haynes
Aveni Haynes ADEA Invited Speaker
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Shannon Lin
Shannon Lin ADEA Invited Speaker
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Catharine McNamara
Catharine McNamara ADEA Invited Speaker
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Jennifer Nicholas
Jennifer Nicholas ADEA Invited Speaker
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Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu
Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu ADEA Invited Speaker
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Amy Rush
Amy Rush ADEA Invited Speaker
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Robyn Compton
Robyn Compton ADEA Invited Speaker
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Giuliana Murfet
Giuliana Murfet ADEA Invited Speaker
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Jake O'Brien
Jake O'Brien ADEA Invited Speaker
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Sanjeev Balakrishnan
Sanjeev Balakrishnan ADEA Invited Speaker
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Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan ADS Invited Speaker
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Yvette Mikaheal
Yvette Mikaheal ADS Invited Speaker
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Kirstine Bell
Kirstine Bell ADEA/ADS Invited Speaker
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Milan Piya
Milan Piya ADEA Invited Speaker
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Matthew Hare
Matthew Hare ADS Invited Speaker
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Sian Graham
Sian Graham ADS Invited Speaker
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Grant Brinkworth
Grant Brinkworth ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Nicole French
Nicole French ADEA Invited Speaker
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Linn Hui Lee
Linn Hui Lee ADS Invited Speaker
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Sunita De Sousa
Sunita De Sousa ADS Invited Speaker
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Tanya Cooper
Tanya Cooper ADEA Invited Speaker
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Michelle So
Michelle So ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Matthew Watt
Matthew Watt ADS Invited Speaker
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Lisa Raven
Lisa Raven ADS Invited Speaker
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Shamasunder Acharya
Shamasunder Acharya ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Rebecca Munt
Rebecca Munt ADEA Invited Speaker
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Achamma Joseph
Achamma Joseph ADS Invited Speaker
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Stephanie Baddock
Stephanie Baddock ADS Invited Speaker
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Lauren Cusack
Lauren Cusack ADEA Invited Speaker
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Richard MacIsaac
Richard MacIsaac ADS Invited Speaker
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Virginia Hagger
Virginia Hagger ADEA Invited Speaker
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Mingxia Zhang
Mingxia Zhang ADEA Invited Speaker
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Craig Taplin
Craig Taplin ADEA Invited Speaker
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Tracey Stamates-Roerty
Tracey Stamates-Roerty ADEA Invited Speaker
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Meaghan Read
Meaghan Read ADEA Invited Speaker
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Amy Zheng
Amy Zheng ADEA Invited Speaker
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Tim Benson
Tim Benson ADEA Invited Speaker
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Ashley Ng
Ashley Ng ADEA Invited Speaker
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Yanchuan Shi
Yanchuan Shi ADS Invited Speaker
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Sabrina Sharp
Sabrina Sharp ADEA Invited Speaker
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Samantha Stuk
Samantha Stuk ADEA Invited Speaker
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Sahar Keshvari
Sahar Keshvari ADS Invited Speaker
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Dr Pam Chen
Dr Pam Chen ADS Invited Speaker
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Jade Eccles-Smith
Jade Eccles-Smith ADEA Invited Speaker
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Kruthika Narayan
Kruthika Narayan ADEA Invited Speaker
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Mark Shah
Mark Shah ADEA Invited Speaker
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Pratik Choudhary
Pratik Choudhary ADS Invited Speaker
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Rachel McKeown
Rachel McKeown ADEA Invited Speaker
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Laurel Messer
Laurel Messer ADEA Invited Speaker
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Duncan Read
Duncan Read ADEA Invited Speaker
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Alison Roberts
Alison Roberts ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Gael Holters
Gael Holters ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Spiros Fourlanos
Spiros Fourlanos ADS Invited Speaker
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Fran Brown
Fran Brown ADEA Invited Speaker
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Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis ADS Invited Speaker
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Erich Makemeyer
Erich Makemeyer ADEA Invited Speaker
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Tim Jones
Tim Jones ADS Invited Speaker
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David Bloom
David Bloom ADS Invited Speaker
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David Simmons
David Simmons ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Melkam Kebde
Melkam Kebde ADS Invited Speaker
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Konrad Kangru
Konrad Kangru ADS Invited Speaker
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Áine Peoples
Áine Peoples ADS Invited Speaker
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Amelia Berner
Amelia Berner ADEA Invited Speaker
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Jasmine Zhu
Jasmine Zhu ADS Invited Speaker
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Ashley Makepeace
Ashley Makepeace ADEA Invited Speaker
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Michael Hancock
Michael Hancock ADS Invited Speaker
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Amelia Harray
Amelia Harray ADEA Invited Speaker
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Beck Newton
Beck Newton ADEA Invited Speaker
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Anthony Russell
Anthony Russell ADS Invited Speaker
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Martin de Bock
Martin de Bock ADEA Invited Speaker
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Shane Hamblin
Shane Hamblin ADS/ADEA Invited Speaker
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Angela Jin
Angela Jin ADEA Invited Speaker
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Elizabeth Oliver
Elizabeth Oliver ADEA Invited Speaker
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Jacqueline Curran
Jacqueline Curran ADEA Invited Speaker
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Mervyn Kyi
Mervyn Kyi ADS Invited Speaker
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Laurens Manning
Laurens Manning ADS Invited Speaker
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Sheryl Moore
Sheryl Moore ADEA Invited Speaker
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Charlotte Rowley
Charlotte Rowley ADEA Invited Speaker
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Mahnaz Aghabozorgi
Mahnaz Aghabozorgi ADEA Invited Speaker
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Grant Morahan
Grant Morahan ADS Invited Speaker
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Neda Meshgin
Neda Meshgin ADEA Invited Speaker
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Alicia O'Brien
Alicia O'Brien ADEA Invited Speaker
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Natalie O'Brien
Natalie O'Brien ADEA Invited Speaker
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Samantha Hocking
Samantha Hocking ADS Invited Speaker
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