Opening Ceremony
| Tuesday, August 18, 2026 |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Plenary 2 (Ground Floor) |
Speaker
Master of Ceremonies
Opening Ceremony Commences
5:30 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Master of Ceremonies
Master of Ceremonies Welcome
5:45 PM - 5:47 PMBiography
Local Representative
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
Welcome to Country
5:47 PM - 5:57 PMBiography
Ms Anita Sabidi
Persadia Persatuan Diabetes Indonesia
Lived Experience - "My Why"
5:57 PM - 6:04 PMBiography
Prof Alicia Jenkins
Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Lab Head
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
IDF Welcome
6:04 PM - 6:09 PMBiography
Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP
Destination Welcome & Opening Remarks
6:09 PM - 6:15 PMBiography
WPR Member Associate Submissions
"Voices of Region"
6:15 PM - 6:30 PMBiography
Prof Josephine Forbes
Professorial Research Fellow
Mater Research / University of Queensland
Host Welcome
6:30 PM - 6:42 PMBiography
Justine Cain
Host Welcome
6:30 PM - 6:42 PMBiography
Prof Ann Bush
Host Welcome
6:30 PM - 6:42 PMBiography
Prof Christopher Nolan
Endocrinologist
Canberra Health Services
Program Introduction
6:42 PM - 6:45 PMBiography
Prof Jonathan Shaw
Deputy Director
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
"The Future of Diabetes in the Western Pacific"
6:45 PM - 7:00 PMBiography
Master of Ceremonies
Farewell & Close
7:00 PM - 7:00 PMBiography
