National Diabetes Summit and Exhibition Australian Parliament House, Canberra Tuesday 31 March 2026 Summit: 9:00am–4:00pm, Theatrette | Exhibition & Networking Reception: 4:00pm–7:00pm, Mural Hall REGISTER About Hosted by Diabetes Australia, the National Diabetes Summit will convene leaders and decision‑makers from across the diabetes and broader health ecosystem, including people living with diabetes, policymakers, clinicians, service providers, researchers, and industry partners. The Summit will facilitate a whole‑of‑sector dialogue on the policy and system changes required to meaningfully reduce the impact of diabetes for all Australians. Across keynote addresses and dynamic panel discussions, the Summit will explore: Australia’s Diabetes Landscape: Context, Challenges and Momentum Turning the Tide: Prevention as the Cornerstone of a Sustainable Health System Closing the Gap: First Nations Leadership in Diabetes Prevention and Care Fit for Pace: How Australia Can Better Translate Emerging Diabetes Innovations into Equitable Real-life Care Care that Connects: Integrating Services Around the Person Following the Summit, the Exhibition & Networking Reception in the Mural Hall will showcase the latest technologies, services, treatments and research driving innovation in diabetes prevention and management. Why attend Help shape near‑term policy and system priorities on prevention, equity, technology and integrated care. Engage with influential voices driving national health policy Connect with peers and partners at the post‑Summit Exhibition & Networking Reception in Mural Hall. Experience technologies in the prevention and management of diabetes. Who will be in the room Invited representatives span lived experience voices, policy decision makers, peak bodies, clinical leaders, research partners, industry, PHNs, state prevention agencies, service providers and consumer organisations. Program at a glance Further details on the agenda and announcement of speakers will be shared soon. Provided below is the high-level draft agenda. 9:00am Arrival and morning tea 9:15am Welcome remarks9:40am Opening address – Department of Health, Disability and Ageing9:55am Panel: Australia’s Diabetes Landscape: Context, Challenges & Momentum 10:50am Panel: Closing the Gap: First Nations Leadership in Diabetes Prevention and Care 11:45am Keynote address 12:00pm Lunch 12:40pm Panel: Turning the Tide: Prevention as the Cornerstone of a Sustainable Health System 1:40pm Panel: Fit for Pace: How Australia Can Better Translate Emerging Diabetes Innovations into Equitable Real-life Care 2:40pm Afternoon tea 3:00pm Panel: Care that Connects: Integrating Services Around the Person 3:55pm Closing remarks 4:00pm-7:00pm Exhibition and Networking Reception Program and panel information Australia’s Diabetes Landscape: Context, Challenges & Momentum – This opening discussion sets the foundation for the Summit, establishing a shared understanding of Australia’s diabetes landscape, exploring the key drivers of prevalence, the pressures on current models of care, and the lived experience of people managing diabetes. It will highlight the systemic challenges that continue to shape outcomes, while also pointing to areas of growing momentum across policy, research and community‑led practice, setting the scene for the conversations ahead. Closing the Gap: First Nations Leadership in Diabetes Prevention and Care – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities face a disproportionate burden of diabetes. This discussion centres First Nations leadership, local workforce models, cultural safety, food security, and the realities of remote service delivery, highlighting practical pathways that are working and how policy can better enable them. Turning the Tide: Prevention as the Cornerstone of a Sustainable Health System - Preventing type 2 diabetes is essential to the long‑term sustainability of Australia’s health system. This session explores holistic, community‑led and policy‑enabled approaches to reducing incidence, addressing commercial and social determinants, local environments, culture and socioeconomic factors. Fit for Pace: How Australia Can Better Translate Emerging Diabetes Innovations into Equitable Real-life Care – From GLP‑1s and early T1D screening to connected devices, virtual care and AI, innovation in diabetes is accelerating. Are our policy and funding settings keeping up – especially for equitable access and real‑world implementation? This panel examines how research, policy and practice can better come together around the needs of people living with diabetes to ensure that innovation translates into real‑world benefit. Care that Connects: Integrating Services Around the Person - Integration is the difference between fragmented touchpoints and coordinated, wrap‑around care that prevents complications and hospitalisations. This discussion focuses on practical approaches to link primary care, hospitals and community services; enable data‑sharing; and align funding to outcomes within the Government’s reform priorities on prevention, equity, digital and system integration. Exhibition and Networking Reception - Hosted by the Parliamentary Friends of the Prevention of Diabetes, the Reception will include remarks from the Co-Chairs. The Reception will also feature reflections on the Summit and a special presentation on the KeepSight program. Registration Places are limited, please register by Friday 20 March 2026 to secure your place. Use the link below to register. REGISTER Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors
