Professor Elif Ekinci is an endocrinologist, clinician–scientist and Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. She is also Director of the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI), a national research collaboration accelerating translation of diabetes research into clinical practice. Her work focuses on diabetes complications, improving access to specialist care and reducing health inequities. Professor Ekinci has authored more than 240 publications and secured over $50 million in research funding. Her research has influenced international clinical guidelines and driven innovations in diabetes care and clinical trial networks.

Dr Elizabeth Holmes Truscott (Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes; ACADI Behavioural Platform Lead) brings expertise in the psychosocial aspects of diabetes, focusing on stigma, barriers to self care, and embedding community voices throughout the research process. She has lived experience of gestational diabetes.