C. Hearings and witnesses

Tuesday, 20 June 2023 – Canberra

Diabetes Australia and the Australian Diabetes Society

• Dr Sof Andrikopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Diabetes Society
• Ms Taryn Black, Chief Strategy Officer, Diabetes Australia
• Ms Justine Cain, Group Chief Executive O Diabetes Australia
• Dr Gary Deed, Consultant, Diabetes Australia, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Mr Liam Ferney, National Corporate Affairs Manager, Diabetes Australia
• Ms Deanne Minniecon, National Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement, Diabetes Australia

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia

• Ms Suzanne Culph, Head, Government Relations and Advocacy
• Mrs Mel Eveille, Advocacy Program Manager
• Miss Emily Klimek, Volunteer advocate
• Dr Dorota Pawlak, Chief Scientific Officer and Director, Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network
• Mr Mike Wilson OAM, Chief Executive Officer
• Mrs Julie Klimek, Volunteer advocate

Friday, 15 September 2023 – Canberra

Australian Patients Association

• Mr David Clarke, Chief Executive Officer [by video link]

Public Health Association of Australia

• Professor Caroline Miller, Vice President, Policy and Board Member
• Mr Terry Slevin, Chief Executive Officer

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

• Dr Jason Agostino, Senior Medical Adviser

Diabetes Australia

• Ms Taryn Black, Chief Strategy Officer [by video link]
• Ms Justine Cain, Group Chief Executive Officer [by video link]
• Associate Professor Roger Chen, Adviser [by video link]

Australian Diabetes Society

• Associate Professor Anthony Russell, President

Australian College of Nursing

• Mr John Flannery, Director, Government Relations
• Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, Chief Executive Officer

Australian Diabetes Educators Association

• Ms Amanda Barlett, President
• Ms Susan Davidson, Chief Executive Officer
• Ms Melanie Gray Morris, Manager, Policy, Advocacy and Communications

Australian Medical Association

• Professor Steve Robson, President
• Ms Sally Witchalls, Policy Adviser

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

• Professor Louise Baur, Fellow

Monday, 18 September 2023 – Campbelltown

Mr Stephen Bali MP, Private capacity

Western Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District

• Professor Glen Maberly, Director
• Ms Janine Dawson, Diabetes Prevention Manager

Nepean Hospital

• Dr Kathryn Williams, Head of Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Lead of the Family Metabolic Health (Obesity) Service
• Mrs Elizabeth Trevor-Jones, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Lithgow Hospital [by audio link]
• Mrs Rossana van Meeuwen, Nurse Unit Manager, Nepean Hospital Diabetes Services, Nepean Hospital
• Mrs Amber Evans, Senior Dietitian, Nepean Diabetes Service, Nepean Hospital
• Mr Andrew Wilson, Private capacity

Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WentWest)

• Mr Ray Messom, Chief Executive Officer
• Conjoint Professor Diana O'Halloran, Board Chair

Western Sydney Diabetes

• Professor Glen Maberly, Director, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District

Campbelltown Hospital

• Dr Lisa Amato, Paediatric Endocrinologist
• Associate Professor Milan Piya, Clinical Academic Endocrinologist
• Mrs Fiona Taylor, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Credentialed Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Service
• Mrs Katrina Tran, Senior Diabetes Dietitian

Tharawal Aboriginal Medical Service

• Dr Annette Bemand, General Practitioner
• Dr Nic Kormas, Senior Staff Specialist Endocrinologist, Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation and South Western Sydney Local Health District
• Ms Jill Snow, Diabetes Educator

South West Sydney Local Health District

• Dr Jessica Lai, Endocrinologist

Campbelltown Hospital

• Dr Raymond Chin, Head of Paediatrics and Neonatology
• Associate Professor Vincent Wong, Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Service, Liverpool and Fairfield Hospitals

South Western Sydney Local Health District

• Dr Robyn Barnes, Diabetes Coordinator

Dr Emily Hibbert, Private capacity

Friday, 17 November 2023 – Canberra

Australian College of Midwives [by video link]

• Dr Zoe Bradfield, Vice President
• Ms Alison Weatherstone, Chief Midwife [by video link]

Australasian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society

• Professor David Simmons, President

The Obesity Collective

• Ms Tiffany Petre, Director

Butterfly Foundation

• Ms Melissa Wilton, Head of Communications and Engagement [by video link]
• Miss Sienna Wiltshire, [by video link]

Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Fraser, Private capacity

Ypsomed

• Mr James Mayjor, Head of Australian Operation

Dr James Muecke AM, Private capacity

Dietitians Australia

• Miss Tara Diversi, President
• Ms Natalie Stapleton, General Manager Policy and Advocacy, Acting Chief Executive Officer

Monday, 20 November 2023 – Brisbane

National Retail Association

• Dr Alan Barclay, Health and Nutrition Consultant
• Mr David Stout, Director, Policy

The George Institute for Global Health

• Ms Veronica Le Nevez, Head, Impact and Engagement Australia
• Professor Jason Wu, Head, Nutrition Science

Exercise and Sports Science Australia

• Miss Ashley Boniface, Accredited Exercise Physiologist
• Mrs Judy Powell, Policy and Advocacy Manager

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

• Dr Dan Halliday, President [by video link]

Dr Shanal Kumar, Private capacity

Miss Leah Hardiman, Private capacity

Professor Jenny Doust, Private capacity

Professor Paul Glasziou, Private capacity

Triple P - Positive Parenting Program

• Associate Professor Alina Morawska, Program Author

Pacific Islands Council of Queensland

• Ema Vueti, President
• Dr Heena Akbar, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland; and Member, Pasifika Women's Alliance [by audio link]
• Dr Lisa Ward, Board Member, Oceania Pacific Health Association [by audio link]

Tuesday, 21 November 2023 – Yarrabah

Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service Aboriginal Corporation

• Dr Jason King, Director of Clinical Services

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 – Cairns

Dr Ashim Kumar Sinha, Private capacity

Mr Raymond Sambo, Private capacity

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network

• Mrs Ruth Azzopardi, Executive Director, Health Services Commissioning
• Ms Deearne Lee, NQ Health Priorities Chronic Conditions Manager
• Ms Gilyan Thorn, North Queensland Health Priorities Lead

Thursday, 23 November 2023 – Melbourne

National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Professor Garry Jennings, Chief Medical Advisor

Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne

• Dr Sarah Price, Director of Obstetric Medicine

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

• Dr Gary Deed, Chair Diabetes Specific Interest Group [by audio link]

Ms Saba (Siba) Diqer, Private capacity

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

• Dr Nisha Khot, Vice President

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

• Associate Professor Neale Cohen, Head of Clinical Diabetes
• Professor Alicia Jenkins, Head of Clinical Research Domain and Lab Head, Diabetes and Vascular Medicine
• Professor Jonathan Shaw, Deputy Director, Clinical and Population Health

Professor Peter Brukner OAM, Private capacity

Professor Hugh Taylor AC, Private capacity

Friday, 16 February 2024 – Canberra

Private Healthcare Australia

• Mr Ben Harris, Director, Policy and Research
• Julia Medew, Public Affairs and Policy Officer

Australian Food and Grocery Council

• Ms Tanya Barden, Chief Executive Officer
• Dr Duncan Craig, Director, Nutrition and Regulation

Australian Health Promotion Association

• Dr Dimitri Batras, Board Director and Company Secretary [by video link]
• Associate Professor Freya MacMillan, Board Director [by video link]

JDRF Australia

• Dr Dorota Pawlak, Chief Scientific Officer, Director, Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network
• Miss Emma Shipley, Head, Communications and Public Relations
• Mrs Melissa Eveille, Advocacy Program Manager

Australian Diabetes Society

• Associate Professor Sofianos Andrikopoulos, Chief Executive Officer
• Professor Josephine Maree Forbes, President-Elect, and Chair of Research Advisory Committee [by video link]
• Professor Anthony Russell, President

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Diabetes-related Foot Complications Program, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute

• Ms Courtney Hammond, Community Engagement and Education Officer, Walk Strong, Walk Tall
• Ms Tanya Hosch, Person with lived experience
• Ms Saraid Martin, Podiatrist, State Program Coordinator, Walk Strong, Walk Tall
• Ms Kim Morey, Theme Co-Lead, Aboriginal Health Equity

Professor Alex Brown, Professor of Indigenous Genomics and Director, National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, Australian National University; and Telethon Kids Institute

Planning Institute of Australia

• Professor Susan Thompson, Member and Fellow [by video link]

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

• Ms Michelle Gannon, Director, Territories Health and Wellbeing
• Mr David Mackay, Deputy Secretary, Regions, Cities and Territories
• Ms Sarah Vandenbroek, First Assistant Secretary
• Dr Jodie McCoy, Medical Superintendent, Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service [by video link]

Friday, 1 March 2024 – Canberra

Ms Jessica Hart, Private capacity

Department of Education

• Genevieve Watson, Assistant Secretary, Teaching Practice Branch
• Ms Rachel O'Connor, Assistant Secretary, Student Engagement and Wellbeing

Department of Health and Aged Care

• Mr Chris Carlile, Assistant Secretary, Hearing Services and Chronic Conditions
• Ms Tiali Goodchild, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Population Health
• Dr Leanne Laajoki, Director, Chronic Conditions Strategic Policy
• Professor Robyn Langham, Chief Medical Adviser, Health Products Regulation
• Professor Anthony Lawler, Deputy Secretary, Health Products Regulation
• Ms Adriana Platona, First Assistant Secretary, Technology Assessment and Access

Wednesday, 6 March 2024 – Alice Springs

Alice Springs Town Council

• Mr Matt Paterson, Mayor

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress

• Ms Donna Ah Chee, Chief Executive Officer
• Dr John Boffa, Chief Medical Officer Public Health
• Ms Laura Stuart, Health Policy Officer

Ms Jacinda Roberts, Private capacity

Alice Springs Hospital, Department of Medicine

• Dr Elna Ellis, Head of Endocrinology
• Dr Kirsten Neal, Endocrinologist

Alice Springs Hospital - Diabetes Educators

• Ms Licke Lewis, Diabetes Educator
• Ms Doreen Quian, Diabetes Educator
• Ederina Tsvanhu, Diabetes Nurse Educator

Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation, The Purple House

• Ms Sarah Brown, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Patrick Torres, Private capacity

Ms Shiree Mack, Private capacity

Mrs Dawn Ross, Private capacity

Ms Rosemary Hodgkinson, Private capacity

Ms Joeanne Silverton, Private capacity

Thursday, 7 March 2024 – Darwin

Northern Territory Primary Health Network

• Dr Roxane Craig, Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospital General Practice Liaison
• Ms Michelle Pollard, Health Workforce Access Team Lead
• Mrs Lisa Sparrow, Health Strategy and Planning Manager
• Mrs Gillian Yearsley, Chief Executive Officer

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT

• Dr Ruwani Peiris, Public Health Registrar

Diabetes across the Lifecourse Partnership

• Mrs Sian Lee Graham, Senior Researcher and Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group, Menzies School of Health Research
• Dr Matthew Hare, Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
• Professor Louise Maple-Brown, Deputy Director of Research, Menzies School of Health Research

Menzies School for Health Research

• Professor Alan Cass, Director
• Mrs Sian Lee Graham, Senior Researcher and Chair, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group
• Dr Matthew Hare, Senior Research Fellow
• Professor Louise Maple-Brown, Deputy Director of Research

Royal Darwin Hospital - Endocrinologists

• Dr Diana MacKay, Endocrinologist and Clinical Lead
• Dr Anna Wood, Head of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology

Royal Darwin Hospital - Diabetes educators and dietitian

• Miss Sumaria Mary Corpus, Aboriginal Health Practitioner and Diabetes Educator
• Mrs Elizabeth Watkins, Clinical Nurse Manager and Diabetes Educator

Northern Territory Health

• Dr Elna Ellis, Head of Endocrinology, Alice Springs Hospital; and Chair, Northern Territory Diabetes Clinical Network
• Professor Louise Maple-Brown, Deputy Director of Research, Menzies School of Health Research
• Dagmar Schmitt, Director, Preventive Health Strategy

Professor Julie Brimblecombe, Professor, Public Health Nutrition, Department of Nutrition Dietetics and Food, Monash University

Miss Edwina Murphy, Participant, Youth Diabetes Peer Support Group, Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service [by video link]

Dr Michelle Scerri, Clinical Lead, Women's and Children's Program, Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service [by video link]

Dr Angela Titmuss, Paediatric Endocrinologist, Royal Darwin Hospital; and Senior Research Fellow, Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership, Menzies School of Health Research

Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation

• Ms Laura Baddeley, Nutrition Manager

Friday, 8 March 2024 – Darwin

The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne

• Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs, Private capacity [by video link]
• Ms Helen Burumbil Dhurrkay, Private capacity
• Dr Hasthi Dissanayake, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
• Ms Ruth Gulamanda, Chief Investigator, University of Melbourne and Galiwin'ku Community through Helen Burumbil Dhurrkay, interpreter
• Mr George Gurruwiwi, Chief Investigator, University of Melbourne and Galiwin'ku Community, through Helen Burumbil Dhurrkay, interpreter

Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation

• Ms Hilary Bloomfield, Chronic Conditions Lead
• Rebekah Clancy, Nutrition Team Lead and Public Health Nutritionist
• Mr Nathan Garrawurra, Regional Renal Coordinator
• Mr Stuart McGrath, Medical Dhawu, Dhawu Yolngu Project Worker
• Ms Natarsha Whelan, Clinical Outreach Dietitian

Wednesday, 20 March 2024 – Canberra

Australian Olympic Committee

• Mr Lewis Matthew Carroll AM, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General
• Professor Richard Telford AM, Professorial Fellow, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra

Friday, 22 March 2024 – Canberra

Eli Lilly Australia

• Professor Rachel Batterham, Senior Vice-president, International Medical Affairs
• Mrs Victoria Brown, President and General Manager
• Dr Gabrielle Reppen, Associate Vice-president, Corporate Affairs and Market Access

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd

• Mr Cem Ozenc, Corporate Vice-president and General Manager, Oceania
• Dr Ana Svensson, Senior Director, Clinical, Medical and Regulatory, Oceania

Dexcom/AMSL Diabetes

• Dr Greg Norman, Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research
• Mr Donald Rentoul, Director, Market Access and Policy, Asia-Pacific
• Mr Samy Saad, Senior Director, Commercial Operations, Australia and New Zealand
• Mr Paul Sim, Lead Market Access Specialist, Asia-Pacific

Global Diabetes Solutions

• Lord Timothy Benson, Consultant
• Ms Helen Jackson, Co-founder; Credentialed Diabetes Educator; and Dietitian
• Dr Sook Mei Khor, Lecturer, University of Malaya [by video link]
• Professor Kashif Latif, Partner and Adviser [by video link]
• Dr Desmond Dev Menon, Medical Scientist, R3GEN [by video link]

Aarian Health Pty Ltd

• Dr Alan Barclay, Program Author and Scientific Adviser
• Dr George Koumantakis, Medical Director
• Mr Hemant Verma, Director
• Mrs Simmi Verma, Director

Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations

• Professor Elif Ekinci, Director; Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Professorial Fellow in Metabolic Medicine; and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow, University of Melbourne
• Ms Naomi Hodgson, Council Member
• Mr Ray Kelly, Chairperson, Indigenous Advisory Committee

Medical Technology Association of Australia

• Mr Paul Dale, Director, Policy

Johnson and Johnson MedTech

• Mr Daniel Kildea, Director, Government Affairs and Policy

Medtronic

• Ms Liz Carnabuci, Vice-president, Diabetes Asia Pacific and Greater China, and Vice-president, Enterprise Accounts and Services, Japan and Australia and New Zealand

Insulet Australia

• Ms Joanna Sader, Country Manager

Pharmacy Guild of Australia [by videoconference]

• Mrs Demi Pressley, Private capacity
• Professor Trent Twomey, National President

Ms Jane MacDonald, Private capacity

Australian Beverages Council

• Ms Cathy Cook, Head, Corporate Affairs
• Mr Geoff Parker, Chief Executive Officer