Speakers

Expert speakers highlighted the latest insights and advances in diabetes care and research.

Plenary speakers

Dr Clare Hambling

National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity, NHS England

Colette Marshall

Chief Executive, Diabetes UK

Professor Guy Lubitsh

Professor of Leadership & Psychology, Ashridge Executive Education/Hult International Business School

Professor Helen Bevan

Professor of Practice in Health and Care Improvement, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

Professor Kamlesh Khunti

Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester

Dr Marc Atkin

National Speciality Advisor for Diabetes, NHS England

Professor Naresh Kanumilli

GP and Clinical Lead for Diabetes, Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Strategic Clinical Networks

Named Lecturers

Professor Claire Meek

Professor of Chemical Pathology & Diabetes in Pregnancy, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester UK

Professor Partha Kar

Consultant, Diabetes & Endocrinology & General Medicine, Portsmouth

Professor Samuel Seidu

Professor in Primary Care Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Medicine, GP Partner, Leicester Diabetes Centre

Professor Sarah Finer

Professor of Clinical Diabetes, Queen Mary University of London &, Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, Barts Health NHS Trust

Speakers

Dr Abi Merriel

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician, University of Liverpool

Professor Adrian Heald

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Salford Royal Hospital

Dr Ahmad Moolla

Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Free NHS

Professor Ahmed Ahmed

Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Professor in Metabolic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr Ahmed Iqbal

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes & Honorary Consultant Physician in Diabetes, University of Sheffield

Aisling Pigott

Senior lecturer and doctoral researcher, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Alexandra Robinson

Young Leader, Together Type 1 from Diabetes UK

Dr Alexandros Liarakos

Clinical Research Fellow, University of Nottingham & Chair, Young Diabetologists and Endocrinologists' Forum (YDEF) UK

Dr Alistair Lumb

Consultant Diabetes/AGM, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chair, Diabetes Technology Network-UK

Alison Holloway

Freelance Dietitian

Alison Northern

Implementation Lead, Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Professor Alok Tiwari

Consultant Vascular Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust

Dr Amanda Lim

Consultant Endocrinologist, National University Hospital Singapore

Andrea Gledhill

Podiatric Surgeon, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Anita Sehdev

Youth Voice Advisor, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Anna Hodgkinson

Consultant Pharmacist - Diabetes, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Aoife Slattery

Inequality and Engagement Lead, Diabetes UK

Professor Angus Jones

Professor and Honorary Consultant Physician, University of Exeter and Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz

CEO, Diabetes Africa

Bettina Platt

Chair in Translational Neuroscience, University of Aberdeen

Professor Brian Kennon

Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Glasgow

Calum Skye

Young Leader, Together Type 1 from Diabetes UK

Dr Camille Powe

Endocrinologist

Caroline Ovadia

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh

Catriona Howes

Consultant liaison psychiatrist, Western General Hospital in Edinburgh

Charlotte Cockman

Dietitian and Researcher, NHS

Dr Christopher Garrett PhD MRCP MRC

Consultant in Diabetes Psychiatry, Bart's Health and East London Foundation Trust

Dr Daniel Flanagan

Consultant endocrinologist, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust, Clinical lead for Diabetes Care Accreditation Programme

Dr Danielle Adewusi

Medical Doctor, Founder, Scrub The Stigma

Dr David Hopkins

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Jersey

Dr Davide Iacuaniello

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, East and North Herts

Dr Deepthi Lavu

Academic GP, University of Exeter

Dr Dominika Antoniszczak

Dentist with special interest in Periodontics and Diabetes &, Education Advisor Diabetes & Periodontitis Hub & Person with type 1 diabetes lived experience

Dr Duane Mellor

Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Dr Dulmini Kariyawasam

Clinical Lead for Diabetes, Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Duncan Bassett

Consultant Endocrinologist, Imperial College School of Medicine

Dr Elizabeth Morris

GP & Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford

Dr Elizabeth Robertson

Director of Research and Clinical, Vice chair of PCOC, Diabetes UK

Dr Emma Wilmot

Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, University of Nottingham and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton

Erica P Gunderson PhD, MPH

Professor, Department of Health and Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J.Tyson School of Medicine

Erin Boyle

Young Leader, Together Type 1 from Diabetes UK

Eva Lynch

Diabetes Project Manager - Diabetes Care Accreditation Programme, Royal College of Physicians

Dr Fareed Oomer

ST6 Psychiatry Trainee, Bart's Health and East London Foundation Trust

Frank Arsenyadis

Clinical-Academic Dietitian, Leicester Diabetes Centre

Dr Finola Cullenbrooke

ST6, Psychiatry, Bart's Health and East London Foundation Trust

Professor Francis Stephens

Professor of Exercise Physiology, University of Exeter

Dr Fulya Mehta

National Speciality Advisor for Children and Young Adults, NHS England

Dr Garry Tan

Consultant and Clinical Lead, National Diabetes Audit

Professor Gerry Rayman

Consultant Diabetologist, Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Giuseppe Maltese

Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Diabetic Medicine, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals

Hannah Beba

Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Hannah Greer

Campaigns Lead - Diabetes Stigma, Diabetes UK

Harriet Launders

Anti-Infectives Pharmacist, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust & Hampshire Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Helen Colhoun

AXA Chair of Medical Informatics and Life Course Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh

Helen Day

Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Ormskirk Hospital, Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS

Dr Hellena Habte-Asres

Lead Clinical Research Nurse in Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease, Royal Free Hospital

Hina Jawaid

GP

Iain M Lumsden

Lived experience with type 1 diabetes and using technology

Dr Ian Lawrence

Diabetes Consultant Phyisician, Head of Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Dr Itunu Johnson-Sogbetun

GP (Consultant in Family Medicine)

Jackie Sturt

Professor of Behavioural Medicine in Nursing, King's College London

Jacqueline Barry

Chief Clinical Officer, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

Jade Topping

Principal Practitioner Dietitian, T1DE Service for Cheshire and Merseyside

Professor James Cantley

Chair of Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Dundee

Professor Janaka Karalliedde FRCP PhD

Professor of Diabetes & Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, King's College London

Professor Jane Blazeby

Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Professor of Surgery, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Jayne Robbie

Specialist Podiatrist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust

Joelle Baynham

Consultant Podiatrist, Diabetes Inpatients and Deputy NMP Lead, Bournemouth

Dr Jolyon Dales

Consultant Diabetologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Dr Jonathan Golding

Specialist registrar, University Hospitals Sussex

Professor Jonathan Valabhji

Clinical Chair in Medicine at Imperial College London and Consultant Diabetologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Jeremy Turner

Consultant Endocrinologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

John Grumitt

Chair, IDEAL CIC & Ambassador, Diabetes UK & , Person with type 1 diabetes lived experience

Jon Matthias

Communications Manager, Together Type 1 from Diabetes UK

Joseph Jones

Strategy Manager, Net Zero Clinical Transformation, Greener NHS, NHS England

Julia Gosling

Senior Diabetes Clinical Research Nurse, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust

Dr Julia Platts

National Clinical Lead for Diabetes in Wales and Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Dr Jyothis George

Chief Medical Officer, NodThera

Kate Hunt

Consultant in Diabetes and General Internal Medicine, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Kalyaani Persad

FY1 Doctor, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Professor Katharine Barnard-Kelly PhD

Professor of Health Psychology, Spotlight-AQ Ltd

Professor Ketan Dhatariya

Chair ABCD and Consultant in Diabetes and Endocinology

Professor Ken Ong

Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology, University of Cambridge

Katie Hards

Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Clinical Lead Adults Service, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katie Lamb

Person living with type 1 diabetes

Professor Kathleen Gillespie

Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol

Kirsty MacLennan

Consultant Clinical Psychologist (diabetes, adult weight management and sexual health), Clinical Lead , NHS Grampian Diabetes Managed Clinical Network

Dr Kriss Owen

GP Partner and GP Clinical Lead for Diabetes, Derby and Derbyshire, Littlewick Medical Centre

Dr Lalantha Leelarathna

Clinical Associate Professor, Imperial College School of Medicine &, Consultant in Diabetes, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Professor Laurence Taggart

Professor of Implementation Science, Queen's University Belfast

Liesl Richardson

National DAFNE educator and development specialist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT

Liva Emmatty

Living with Type-1 diabetes, Co-Chair of Diabetes UK Lived Experience Advisory Committee

Liz Simmonds

Head of Research Culture, University of Cambridge

Professor Lora Heisler

Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Aberdeen

Louise Cooper

PhD Candidate, MRC Epidemology Unit, University of Cambridge

Dr Marina Politis

Academic Foundation Doctor, Newcastle

Mark Tiller

Person living with type 2 diabetes

Professor Mark Evans

Professor of Diabetic Medicine & Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Mary Masoud

Senior Paediatric Trainee, Ormskirk Hospital, part of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Professor May Ng OBE

Professor of Child Health, Edge Hill University, Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Endocrinologist, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr Mayank Patel

Consultant Diabetologist, University Hospital Southampton

Megan Peck

Research Assistant and D-stree doctoral candidate, King's College London

Michelle Law

Person living with type 1 diabetes and Honorary Professor, Exeter University

Michelle Quinn

Paediatric Diabetes Patient Advocate and Educator, NHS Mersey and West Lancashire Trust

Professor Mike Edmonds

Consultant Diabetologist, Kings College London

Milly Williams

Person living with type 1 diabetes

Michael Gibbs

Consultant in crisis, conflict management and leadership

Professor Michael Weiss

Distinguished Professor and Precision Health Initiative Endowed Chair in Chemical Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Professor Naveed Sattar

Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine & Honorary Consultant Physician

Nicola Hawdon

Vaccination and Screening Inequalities Team, NHS England

Nicola Milne

Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse Lead, Manchester

Professor Nick Oliver

Professor of Human Metabolism & Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr Nick Woodier

Senior Safety Investigator, Health Services Safety Investigations Body

Noel Morgan

Editor-in-Chief, Diabetic Medicine, Emeritus Professor of Endocrine Pharmacology, University of Exeter

Dr Omar Mustafa

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and General Medicine, King's College Hospital

Patrick Rankin

Quality & Improvement Lead, NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes

Professor Paul Chadwick

Consultant Podiatrist

Dr Parizad Avari

Consultant Diabetologist, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London

Paula Johnston

Diabetes Specialist Nurse, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Pedro Cardoso

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Peter Jacob

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Barts Health NHS Trust

Dr Peter Scanlon

Consultant Diabetologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Pratik Choudhary

Professor in Diabetes, University of Leicester &, Honorary Consultant in Diabetes, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Dr Rachel Besser

Consultant in Paediatric diabetes and Researcher, University of Oxford

Professor Rachel Elliott

Professor in Health Economics, University of Manchester

Dr Rahab Hashim

Advanced Diabetes Nurse Practitioner and Diabetes Researcher

Dr Raj T Than

Leicester City Lead for Diabetes, GP Partner, Humberstone Medical Centre

Professor Ramzi Ajjan

Consultant Diabetologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust &, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds

Rebecca Griffiths

Net zero and sustainability lead, NHS England

Dr Renuka Dias

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Birmingham Children's Hospital

Dr Reza Zaidi

Consultant, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

Richard Holt MA MB BChir PhD FRCP FHEA

Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton

Dr Rose Stewart

Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Diabetes Psychology Lead, BCUHB & Wales Performance & Improvement Unit

Ruth Harris

Professor of Healthcare for Older Adults, King's College London

Dr Sangeetha Steevart

General Practitioner, Helsby Street Medical Centre

Professor Sankalpa Neupane

Clinical Professor, Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK &, Hon Consultant, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sara Crowley

Transition Coordinator for Wales, Diabetes Strategic Network

Dr Sarah Ali

Consultant Diabetologist, Royal Free Hospital

Sarah Alicea

Clinical Lead Dietitian for Diabetes and Eating disorders, Barts Health NHS Trust

Dr Sarah Davies

GP Partner, Woodlands Medical Centre, Cardiff

Sarah Dib

Post-doctoral researcher, University of Leicester

Dr Shivani Misra

Consultant Physician, Associate Professor and Head of Section Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College London

Soniya Saroya

Senior diabetes specialist dietitian - Young adult service, Barts Health NHS trust

Dr Sophie Jones

Imperial College London

Sophie Steculorum

Principal Investigator, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research

Dr Srikanth Bellary

Reader (Metabolic Medicine), Aston University, Birmingham &, Consultant (Diabetes and Endocrinology), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Stella George

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, East and North Herts

Dr Stephen Lawrence

Associate Clinical Professor, University of Warwick

Dr Steve Jackson

Consultant Physician and Chief Medical Information Officer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Tara West

Dental hygienist with advanced training in diabetes and periodontics

Dr Teifion Luckett

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter

Teresa Niccoli

Associate Professor - Genetics, Evolution & Environment, UCL

Verity Hawkes

Senior Project Manager, NHS Diabetes Programme

Professor Victoria Salem

RD Lawrence Professor of Diabetic Medicine, Kings College London

Dr Vincent Simpson

Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust & University of Exeter

Professor Vinod Patel

Endocrinology and Diabetes, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton

Professor Wasim Hanif

Professor of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Consultant Physician, & Head of Service, University Hospital Birmingham

Dr William Scott

Welcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellow, Institute of Clincial Science, Imperial College London

Dr Zehra Yonel

Clinical Lecturer - Restorative Dentistry, University of Birmingham

Chairs

Chair: Professor Alan Sinclair

Professor in Diabetes Care, Kings College London & Director of Foundation for Diabetes Research

Chair: Dr Alistair Lumb

Consultant Diabetes/AGM, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chair, Diabetes Technology Network-UK

Chair: Allan McMillan

Co-Chair of the Diabetes UK Lived Experience Advisory Committee

Chair: Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz

CEO, Diabetes Africa

Chair: Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea

UK Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions, Royal College of Nursing

Chair: Dr Cheong Ooi

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT

Chair: Professor Claire Meek

Professor of Chemical Pathology & Diabetes in Pregnancy, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester UK

Chair: Dr Danielle Adewusi

Medical Doctor, Founder, Scrub The Stigma

Chair: Dr Emma Wilmot

Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist, University of Nottingham and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton

Chair: Dr Fulya Mehta

National Speciality Advisor for Children and Young Adults, NHS England

Chair: Georgia Weston

Academic Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Leicester Diabetes Centre

Chair: Helen Murphy

Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia

Chair: Dr Ian Lawrence

Diabetes Consultant Phyisician, Head of Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Chair: Dr Jason Cheung

Consultant Diabetologist, Chair of PCOC, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chair: Jayne Robbie

Specialist Podiatrist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust

Chair: Professor Jonathan Valabhji

Clinical Chair in Medicine at Imperial College London and Consultant Diabetologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chair: Joelle Baynham

Consultant Podiatrist, Diabetes Inpatients and Deputy NMP Lead, Bournemouth

Chair: Dr Jolyon Dales

Consultant Diabetologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Chair: Professor Ken Ong

Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology, University of Cambridge

Chair: Dr Kevin Fernando

Portfolio GP, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh

Chair: Dr Kriss Owen

GP Partner and GP Clinical Lead for Diabetes, Derby and Derbyshire

Chair: Dr Lauren Hickling

Clinical Psychologist, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Chair: Megan Heague

SFP Doctor, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group

Chair: Professor Mike Edmonds

Consultant Diabetologist, Kings College London

Chair: Natasha Macdonald

PhD Student, University of Exeter

Chair: Nicola Milne

Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nurse Lead, Manchester

Chair: Noel Morgan

Editor-in-Chief, Diabetic Medicine, Emeritus Professor of Endocrine Pharmacology, University of Exeter

Chair: Dr Pooja Sachdev

Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Associate Professor of Paediatric Endocinology

Chair: Dr Raymond Arhin

Senior GP

Chair: Reena Patel

Practice Nurse, Spinney Hill Medical Centre, Leicester

Chair: Professor Roy Taylor

Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Metabolism, University of Newcastle

Chair: Dr Rose Stewart

Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Diabetes Psychology Lead, BCUHB & Wales Performance & Improvement Unit

Chair: Professor Simon Heller

Professor of Clinical Diabetes, University of Sheffield

Chair: Professor Susan Wong

Professor of Molecular Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolism &, Honorary Consultant Physician in Diabetes, University Hospital Wales

Chair: Dr Tabitha Randell

Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nottingham Children’s Hospital

Chair: Professor Tahseen Chowdhury

Consultant in Diabetes, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust

Chair: Professor Wasim Hanif

Professor of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Consultant Physician, & Head of Service, University Hospital Birmingham

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