Dr Josh Hilton is a General Medicine Advanced Trainee at the Royal Melbourne Hospital interested in pursuing dual training in Cardiology. He is currently completing a Master's degree at the Biostatistics Unit within the Monash University School of Public Health. Outside of medicine he enjoys cycling and beekeeping.

Siyan (Kevin) Li is a fourth and final year medical year at the University of Melbourne and its Western Clinical School with an avid interest in the field of Cardiology. Whilst he is an early-career researcher, under the mentorship of Professor William Chan, he has gained significant first-hand research experience building up and leading this multi-centre retrospective cohort study investigating outcomes of patients with anomalous coronary arteries. Additionally, he is also currently conducting research on the management of vasospastic angina. He aspires to learn from many esteemed experts and clinician researchers in Cardiology at this meeting.

Dr Claire Lawley is a paediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in 2019. She subsequently undertook post graduate fellowships in paediatric inherited cardiovascular disease at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and paediatric electrophysiology and inherited cardiac conditions at The Royal Brompton Hospital. Her clinical and research interests include paediatric arrhythmia, sudden cardiac death and genetic heart disease in children.

Dr Andrew Martin is a general paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital with a distinguished record of contribution to the field of paediatric familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in Australia. He led the development of the first national paediatric FH guidelines in 2012 and has since focused on innovative approaches to earlier detection, including population-based screening models in early childhood. He leads the FH in Kids study, a programme dedicated to improving the care of children with FH in Western Australia, and serves as Medical Lead of the recently established WA Paediatric Centre for High Impact Lipid Disorders. Dr Martin is a committed advocate for a fundamental shift in cardiovascular medicine: from treating established disease in adults, to proactively safeguarding the heart health of children. He believes that clinicians caring for children have both the opportunity and the responsibility to prevent premature cardiovascular disease before it begins.

Bridget O’Malley is a PhD candidate on her thesis titled Genetic and Environmental Factors Determining Congenital Heart Disease Recurrence and Associated Psycho-social Considerations under A/Prof Gillian Blue. She has been working as a research assistant at the Kids Heart BioBank fueling her passion for clinical research. Bridget has a special interest in the genetic aetiology of congenital heart disease and the associated psychosocial impacts of congenital heart disease on children, adolescents and their families affected by CHD.

Dr Simone Gong is a basic physician trainee at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. She has a broad interest in cardiology, and is involved in research spanning cardiovascular disease in women, coronary artery disease, and transplant medicine.

Phidias is currently a Cardiology Advanced Trainee at Westmead Hospital with an interest in congenital heart disease.

Dr Ayer is an academic paediatric cardiologist with a clinical interest in cardiac imaging, pulmonary hypertension, transition and adult congenital heart disease. His research interests relate to early life origins of cardiovascular disease, imaging, long term outcomes in congenital heart disease and exercise.