University of Melbourne

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Matthew Watt obtained his PhD from the Deakin University in 2002, completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Guelph (Canada), RMIT University and St. Vincent’s Institute, then established a research team in the Department of Physiology at Monash University where he was supported by continuous National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) fellowships for over a decade. Matt moved to the University of Melbourne in 2018 where he was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology. He is currently the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. 

Matt’s research vision is to deconvolute complex metabolic and endocrine regulation to facilitate the development of new therapies for obesity-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cancer. His team works closely with clinical and industry partners, such as CSL and Eli Lilly, to advance the discoveries made in pre-clinical models towards solutions for patients.

Matt has enduring links with the Australian Physiological Society and is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Yale University

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Mona Sharifi, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Yale School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Yale School of Public Health. She serves as Chief of General Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Health Services and Implementation Research, and Co-director of the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale. Dr. Sharifi is board-certified in both pediatrics and clinical informatics and practices pediatric primary care at Fair Haven Community Health Center. As a health services and implementation researcher, she studies the implementation of interventions in pediatric primary care and community-based settings to prevent chronic diseases, promote health equity, and improve outcomes, with a focus on childhood obesity prevention and treatment. Her work has been continuously supported by US federal funding since 2010 from AHRQ, NIH, and CDC. She is also a co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2023 clinical practice guidelines on childhood obesity.

University of Auckland

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University of Sydney

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Louise Baur is Professor of Child & Adolescent Health and an NHMRC Leadership Fellow (L3) at the University of Sydney. She is a consultant paediatrician in Weight Management Services at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. She has made research contributions in many aspects of the treatment and the prevention of child and adolescent obesity and in paediatric nutrition. Louise is Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Translating the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood (EPOCH CRE – www.earlychildhoodobesity.com). Louise is President of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences (2023-2026) and Immediate Past-President of the World Obesity Federation (2024-2026). She was a member of the Lancet Commission on Diagnostic Criteria for Clinical Obesity.

Child and Adolescent Community Health, Child and Adolescent Health Services

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I’m an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 11 years of experience working across diverse clinical and community settings throughout Australia. I’m also a qualified Diabetes Educator and a proud Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal woman. My work has focused on paediatrics, bariatrics, and chronic disease management across hospital, private practice, public health, and telehealth settings. Currently, I coordinate the CAHS Healthy Lifestyle Program in Perth, leading clinical service delivery, strategic planning, and multidisciplinary collaboration. I’m deeply passionate about culturally safe care and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. With a strong foundation in evidence-based practice, I also enjoy mentoring students and early-career professionals. I look forward to contributing to the ANZOS Annual Scientific Meeting and sharing insights on integrated care and health equity in vulnerable communities.

Western Australian Gynae & Surgery

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Stuart Salfinger is a Certified Gynaecologic Oncologist. He is Past President of the Australasian Gynaecologic Endoscopy and Surgery Society and past executive Board member of the Australian Society of Gynaecologic Oncologists. He is a College examiner for the RANZCOG Gynaecologic Oncology subspecialty exams.

He has over 60 peer review publications and has given over 150 presentations at national and international meetings. He also serves as a committee member on the NHMRC MRFF Grant Assessment Committee.

Stuart’s particular clinical interest is in Gynaecologic Cancer Surgery and complex laparoscopic surgery. He specialises in this area with a particular emphasis in the laparoscopic management of gynaecologic cancers.

Edith Cowan University

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University of Western Australia

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Child and Adolescent Community Health, Child and Adolescent Health Services

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University of Western Australia

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