Prof. Julia Gover is a Community Pain Champion for the Flippin' Pain Campaign, advocating for modern pain science. With over a decade of experience as a chiropractor, she serves as Secretary of the Specialist Pain Faculty at the Royal College of Chiropractors and is a trustee and council member. Prof. Gover's work focuses on engaging healthcare professionals and the public to improve understanding and management of persistent pain, significantly contributing to enhanced pain management practices and patient outcomes. Her efforts in education and advocacy have positioned her as a key figure in the field of pain science.

Prof. Carl Philpott is a leading expert in Rhinology and Olfactology at the University of East Anglia and Honorary Consultant Rhinologist at James Paget and Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals. He holds degrees from Leicester and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Prof. Philpott has pioneered ENT image-guided sinus surgery and leads substantial research, including the NIHR MACRO Programme Grant. He has received numerous awards, such as the UEA Public Engagement Award, and serves in editorial roles for Clinical Otolaryngology and Rhinology Journal, highlighting his considerable contributions to medical research and practice.

Prof. Dr. Hugo Pinto Marques is the Head of the Surgical Department at CHULC and a Professor of General Surgery at NOVA Medical School. A hepatobiliary surgeon at Champalimaud Foundation, he specializes in hepatobiliary surgery, transplantation and laparoscopic liver surgery. Prof. Pinto Marques has significantly contributed to innovative surgical techniques and practices. His leadership in surgery and education is evident through his roles in clinical and academic settings, advancing surgical care and training future surgeons. He is dedicated to enhancing surgical methods and improving patient outcomes through cutting-edge surgical practices.

Dr. Bon Verweij earned his medical degree from Leiden University and completed a neurosurgery residency at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), where he was awarded a two-year vascular fellowship from the Dutch Brain Foundation. He continued at the UMCU for 20 years with clinical focus on vascular, trauma, and craniofacial reconstruction. He worked at two of the busiest trauma centers in the United States: the Detroit Medical Center and UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He completed a PhD on Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurotrauma. His research is focused on vascular neurosurgery and the integration of innovative cutting-edge technologies, such as 3D printing, VR/ AR and AI, to enhance patient outcomes and safety—an interest sparked by his training as a pilot. He is dedicated to teaching. He served as the first Chair of the EANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee and enjoys engaging the public through lectures, including a TEDx talk, to make science more accessible and inspiring.

Prof. Olle Ljungqvist received his medical degree and PhD on glucose metabolism in hemorrhage at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. He completed his residency and held clinical positions in gastrointestinal surgery at the Karolinska Hospital and was appointed Professor of Surgery at rebro University, Sweden in 2009, retiring in 2023. He chaired the Center for Gastrointestinal Disease at Ersta hospital and co-founded the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society in 2010, serving as Executive Chairman until 2022. His research interests include surgical stress, metabolism, and nutrition, with a focus on ERAS, resulting in over 325 publications. He has co-edited several international textbooks and delivered numerous international lectures.

Prof. Joana Cardoso Vaz is a specialist in cancer genomics, with over 20 years of experience working closely with clinicians. She holds an MSc in Human Genetics from the University of Lisbon and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Leiden. Her expertise in oncogenomics was honed during her PhD and further developed in post-doctoral research at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, focusing on advanced genomic technologies. She is a co-founder and the Chief Scientific Director of Ophiomics, a Portuguese medtech company, where she integrates bioinformatics, AI, and genomics to create innovative diagnostic tools that support oncology treatment and clinical follow-up.

Prof. Dr. Helena Canhão is the Dean and Professor of Medicine at NOVA Medical School and Head of the Reumatology Unit at Hospital São José in Lisbon. She holds a PhD in Medicine from Universidade de Lisboa and a Masters in Clinical Research from Harvard. Prof. Canhão leads the Compreensive Health Research Center and REAL, co-chairs AICIB's Advisory Board, and co-leads the Patient Innovation Project. With over 300 publications in medicine and reumatology, she has made significant contributions to her field. Her leadership in research and education underscores her commitment to advancing medical science and improving patient care.

Dr. Miet Vandemaele is a resident in Radiation Oncology at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. Currently, combining her medical training with research as a PhD fellow, focusing on improving access to high-value radiotherapy interventions for patients in the Value-Based Radiation Oncology initiative of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO-VBRO). She was a board member for the Flemish association of medical residents (Vlaamse vereniging voor Arts-Specialisten in Opleiding – VASO) for several years, representing the interests of residents-in-training to educational and policy stakeholders and focusing on topics such as working conditions for residents and improvement of education.

Prof. Peter Indra is an orthopedical surgeon and health economist with a Master of Public Health from the Universities of Zurich, Bern, and Basel. He worked in various Swiss hospitals before shifting to health economy and politics. At Helsana, Switzerland's largest health insurance company, he developed managed care and later served as Vice Director of the Federal Office of Public Health in Bern, overseeing the national health, injury, and military insurances. From 2010, he led SWICA and managed Basel's healthcare system. Since April 2021, he directs the Office of Public Health for Zurich. He also served on several commissions, including the Drug Commission, and played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prof. Inês Fronteira holds a BSc in Nursing, an MSc in Public Health, and a PhD in International Health, with a specialty in Health Policies. She has a Habilitation in Public Health – Epidemiology. A professor at the NOVA National School of Public Health and a member of the Comprehensive Health Research Center, she also serves on the National Ethics Council for Life Sciences and the National Ethics Committee for Clinical Research. Prof. Fronteira leads the Portuguese team of the European Observatory on Health Systems and heads the NOVA Health System and Policies Group. She is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Health Management Association and editor-in-chief of BMC Human Resources for Health. Her research primarily focuses on Health Services, Policies, and Human Resources for Health.