On the 3rd of May 2023, the India International Diabetes Expert Forum (IDEF) organized their International Speaker Program at Hyatt Regency, Trivandrum. Dr. Bo Ahren, Senior Professor of medicine, Lund University Sweden, was the invited faculty. The program was coordinated by Dr. B M Makkar, National President, RSSDI. Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev and Dr. A George Koshy served as the program chairs, and they, along with Dr. Bo Ahren, participated in the panel discussion.