Dr. Namson Lau is Senior Endocrinologist affiliated with Liverpool and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals, NSW with expertise in the management of complex cardio-metabolic conditions, diabetes related foot disease and diabetes in the hospital. Through UNSW Sydney, Namson has over a decade of research experience in these areas and for his primary institution, he is clinical lead for Diabetic Foot and Diabetes In The Hospital. It is through these roles that he is involved in protocol and clinical practice development, in order to improve the experience of people living with diabetes

Pete Lazzarini is an Associate Professor of Diabetes Foot Disease at Queensland University of Technology and Metro North Health in Brisbane, Australia. After practicing as a podiatrist for >10 years, Pete started his research career in 2011, was awarded his PhD in 2016, an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship in 2017, an Associate Professorship in 2020, an International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot Rising Star Award in 2023, and a further NHMRC Investigator Grant Fellowship in 2024. He has published >120 peer-reviewed papers, has a h-index of 42, attracted >$AU10 million in grant funding, and supervised 17 PhD/MPhil students.

Professor Golledge is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and vascular surgeon working in Townsville, Australia. He directs a research program on peripheral artery disease, aortic aneurysm and diabetes-related foot disease.

Prof. Stephen Twigg is Kellion Professor of Endocrinology and Stan Clark Chair in Diabetes at the University of Sydney, and Head of RPAH Endocrinology Department, Sydney. As a past- President of the ADS, current Diabetes Feet Australia Strategic planning committee member and past ADS Kellion Awardee, he is well recognised for his academic and clinical leadership in diabetes and its complications. He has published more than 250 scientific articles, with 15,000+ citations, and been primary supervisor of 18 PhD students. His presentation will focus on the challenging topic of painful neuropathy in diabetes, including its identification and progress in management