Renza Scibilia has lived with type 1 diabetes since 1998. She is a diabetes advocate and activist, and is Senior Director of Global Responsibility at Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). She has worked for diabetes organisations for the last twenty-five years, promoting a person-centred approach to the development, design and delivery of diabetes technologies, services, resources, research and education programs. Renza is also the Global Head of Advocacy for #dedoc°, a European-based organisation which provides opportunities for diabetes advocates from across the world to become part of a peer network and attend professional conferences under the banner #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. Renza has extensive experience as a consultant, facilitator, presenter, and media spokesperson and is frequently invited to speak at conferences where she speaks about topics including the role of peer support in healthcare, diabetes technology and digital solutions, why language and communication matters in healthcare and how to reduce diabetes-related stigma. Renza is the author of Diabetogenic, (www.diabetogenic.wordpress.com) and a regular contributor to many online and print health publications.

Janina Gaudin is a visual health communication specialist and comic creator. Through her platform Miss Diabetes, she develops comics that improve health literacy, reduce stigma, and communicate the lived experience of diabetes. She has worked with organisations including the World Health Organization, diaTribe, and Save the Children, and is a commissioner for the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission on Type 1 Diabetes.

Chair IDF south east asia region DASG vice president DIABETESiNDIA Secratory MD PhD