Program overview

Program Outline Draft. Subject to change.

Detailed program information, session descriptions and formats, and speakers coming soon.

Pre-Summit: Friday 27 March 2026
Time Session
6:00 pm Welcome reception and networking session including Exhibit and Poster exploration
Summit Day 1: Saturday 28 March 2026 Summit Day 2: Sunday 29 March 2026
Time Session Time Session
9:00 am Welcome: Creating a shared understanding 9:00 am Recap & objectives for Day 2
9:45 am Diabetes stigma around the world 9:15 am Creating stigma-free campaigns & Effective busting of diabetes myths
10:45 am Coffee and Tea Break 10:45 am Coffee and Tea Break
11:15 am #languagematters: Lessons learned and future directions 11:15 am Exhibit and poster presentations
12:15 pm Other health stigma reduction efforts: lessons learned 12:15 pm Industry innovation: a spotlight on stigma
1:00 pm Lunch and Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm Lunch and Exhibit Hall
2:00 pm Benchmarking and monitoring progress: How will we know when diabetes stigma has ended? 2:00 pm Using international human rights law to address diabetes stigma in healthcare, education and employment
3:00 pm Creative storytelling and advocacy 3:00 pm Harnessing the power of creative arts for advocacy
3:45 pm Coffee and Tea Break 3:45 pm Coffee and Tea Break
4:15 pm [Parallel sessions] Diabetes stigma in healthcare / community-based solutions to diabetes stigma 4:15 pm Next steps in addressing diabetes stigma: individual & organisational action plans
5:15 pm Day 1 Wrap-up summary 5:45 pm Closing address
5:30 pm Close 6:00 pm Close
7:00 pm Summit Dinner

About the Summit:

This Summit will provide an interactive and collaborative environment for participants to learn, connect, and contribute to the development of interventions, coordinated actions, and Summit deliverables.

Session formats include: Diverse panel discussions with audience Q&A; Interactive and creative workshops; Case-study explorations; Small-group discussions; Rapid-fire presentations

Speakers

Speakers will be announced closer to the date of the Global Summit. Watch this space!