Low Carb Sydney 2026
Presentations and discussions on low carbohydrate nutrition
for optimising weight and health.
WHEN: Friday 16th October to
Sunday 18th October
WHERE: PARKROYAL Hotel Parramatta
30 Phillip Street, Parramatta
Sydney, NSW 2150
EARLY BIRD TICKET: $480.00 (available until 3rd August)
REGULAR TICKET: $580.00
SINGLE DAY TICKET: $200.00
LIVESTREAM TICKET: $150.00
SATURDAY GALA DINNER: $80.00
TICKETS
‘Low Carb Sydney 2026’ will take place at the PARKROYAL Hotel Parramatta
from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th of October.
The event will start at 12:00pm on Friday, followed by welcome drinks at 6:00pm.
The program will continue on Saturday from 8:00am until 5:00pm,
followed by an optional Gala Dinner.
Re-commencing at 8:00am on Sunday, the conference will conclude at 5:00pm.
A delicious low carb lunch will be provided on Saturday
as well as tea and coffee in the breaks throughout the conference.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
- Dr. David Unwin – “T2 Diabetes: Real-world Success, N=1 and Hope!”
- Dr. Jen Unwin – “Low Carb and Keto for Food Addiction”
- Dr. Glen Davies – “The Metabolic Approach to Cancer”
- Dr. Marcus Hawkins – “The Food Fix”
- Jamie Hayes – “Muscle Preservation Training Tips”
- Dr. Paul Mason – (Two Presentations, (Titles to be Confirmed)
- Lee Liao PhD Candidate – “A Ketogenic Diet in the Management of Heart Failure”
- Dr. Denholm Crone – “What Greenlanders were Eating until the 1960s”
- Graham Phillips – “GLPs: Metabolic Superheros or Lean-Mass-Losers?”
- Chris Rewi – “Improving Foot Health with Nutrition”
- Dr. Penny Figtree – “The AMHS Position Statement on GLP1A’s”
- Dr. Ron Schweitzer – “Why Insulin Resistance Matters”
- Dr. Max Gulhane – “The Role of CT and MRI Managing Structural Metabolic Disease”
- Dr. David Jehring – “Elevate: Transforming Low Carb Care from Advice into Lasting Change”
- Dr. Tro Kalayjian (via ZOOM) – Title to be Confirmed
- Prof Caryn Zinn “The Nutrient Status of the Carnivore Diet”
- Dr Peter Brukner “Dietary Guidelines: Help or Hindrance?”
TICKETS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you would like to book a room at the PARKROYAL Hotel, please email us with the nights you would like to book and we’ll send you a link. The cost is a significant discount of $270 per night.
We are live-streaming this event which will help get the presentations out to a wider audience. Livestream also offers additional benefit for in person attendees who can re-watch the presentations at any time following the meeting with no additional cost. The talks will also be edited and released on the LCDU YouTube channel in the months following the event.
If you’re planning to attend ‘Low Carb Sydney 2026’ we suggest booking early as this event may sell out. We currently have an ‘Early Bird’ ticket rate which offers a significant discount on ticket prices available until August 3rd.
Please email us at lowcarbdownunder@gmail.com with any queries.
Cheers,
Dr Rod Tayler and the LCDU Team
Details of the venue and speakers are currently confirmed however circumstances beyond our control may necessitate substitutions of speakers or changes to arrangements.
PRESENTER INFORMATION
Dr. David Unwin is an award-winning UK general practitioner renowned for pioneering the low-carb approach to medicine. He is best known for helping hundreds of patients put Type 2 diabetes into drug-free remission through dietary changes rather than lifelong medication.
Dr. Jen Unwin is a clinical health psychologist who has worked for over 30 years in the NHS. Along with her GP husband David she has worked to help patients with Type 2 diabetes to achieve remission and together they have spoken about this all over the world.
Dr. Glen Davies is a GP specialist with dual fellowships in both general practice and lifestyle medicine. He works at Reversal NZ, Taupo, New Zealand and is a passionate advocate of lifestyle approaches to reversing chronic disease.
Dr. Marcus Hawkins is an Auckland GP and strong advocate for Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction as a means to improve/reverse a number of important conditions – obesity, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver and polycystic ovarian syndrome. He has just written an excellent book called “The Fat Fix”.
Jamie Hayes is a fitness industry professional and nutrition educator since 1981. Co-founder of Low Carb Down Under and founder of Healthy Inspirations and Dietflex.
Dr. Paul Mason is a sports and exercise medicine physician with an in-depth knowledge of nutritional science. Paul regularly presents his knowledge in lectures, challenging conventional wisdom in clinical practice where he treats the general public and elite athletes.
Lee Liao is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney’s School of Medicine. Her doctoral research examines the relationship between diet and heart failure and includes a clinical trial investigating the ketogenic diet in heart failure patients.
Graham Phillips is a registered UK pharmacist and Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He has styled himself as ‘The Pharmacist who Gave Up Drugs’. His project ProLongevity combines lifestyle interventions and de-prescribing.
