Dr Niamh Chapman is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney and leads the People and Systems Hypertension Team. Niamh completed her PhD in 2021 at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania and maintains an ongoing collaborative connection to Tasmania, as Adjunct Senior Research Fellow.

Dr. Ross Tsuyuki is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Director of the EPICORE Centre (a health research coordinating centre) at the University of Alberta and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Journal. Having previously served on Hypertension Canada’s Board of Directors, Dr. Tsuyuki was elected in 2019 and appointed Vice-President. He also serves as a Chair of the Education & Implementation Committee and is a member of the Hypertension Canada Guidelines Committee. Dr. Tsuyuki’s interests are in clinical trials design and execution, hypertension, heart failure, community practice-based research, cardiovascular risk factors, and in the provision of support for clinical researchers through the EPIRCORE Centre. Dr. Tsuyuki has received several awards for teaching, as well as an appointment as a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, the American College of Cardiology and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2005, he was recognized as the Canadian Pharmacist of the Year by the Canadian Pharmacists Association and the International Society of Hypertension.

Cathleen Biga, MSN, MACC, is president and CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, a cardiology physician practice management company. She has worked with more than 100 cardiovascular providers in the Chicago area and partners in their cardiovascular service lines at more than 14 acute care hospitals. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the Mayo/College of St. Teresa and master of science in nursing from Northern Illinois University School of Nursing. Biga has more than 40 years of experience as a registered nurse, service line director, hospital vice president and CEO. She is focused on facilitating the integration of strategic, financial, and quality perspectives between cardiovascular service lines at practices and hospitals. In addition, she consults and lectures on numerous contemporary cardiovascular topics. Biga is a Past President of the American College of Cardiology, a member of ACC's Board of Trustees, a past member of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Board and was the inaugural chair of MedAxiom's Board of Managers.

Dr Marie-Claire Seeley is a Senior Research Fellow at Adelaide University, Churchill Fellow, and CEO of the Australian POTS Foundation. A leading nurse clinician researcher in autonomic disorders, she specialises in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, and autonomic dysfunction in non-obstructive cardiac disorders. She established Australia’s first POTS registry and champions consumer-led research to improve clinical care and health policy, informed by more than 30 years of lived experience.

Anastasia is a Senior Hospital Scientist, who runs the Diagnostic Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Clinical Service at Royal North Shore Hospital. As Head of Cardiovascular & Hormonal Research, she engages in both biomedical and clinical research. Her current research focus of sex differences in hypertension. Recognition of her contribution to the hypertension field includes The Lancet appointing her as one of the Commissioners for their Commission on Cardiovascular Disease in Women. She is currently Nucleus member of the Working Group “Hypertension in Women” of the European Society of Hypertension and member of the Clinical Council Committee for Hypertension Australia. Recognition of her science communication skills has been with the American Heart Association inviting her to serve as one of their Lead Science Communicators and last year, the Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand, inviting her to Lead the Science Communication Champions. Anastasia was also invited by Her Heart as a Key Opinion Leader for Hypertension in Women. Her leadership and contribution to the cardiovascular field is recognised both nationally and internationally with invitations to speak and developing international consensus documents on blood pressure monitoring and editorial boards. She currently is a member of the Steering Committee for developing Australian Pediatric Guidelines for Hypertension management.

Dr Catherine Stephen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of Wollongong and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium. Her research focuses on team-based management of hypertension in primary care, with a particular interest in nurse-led models, cardiovascular disease prevention, and improving blood pressure control through multidisciplinary approaches.