Andrew Krahn, M.D., FRCPC, FHRS, is a Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of British Columbia. He received his MD from the University of Manitoba. His clinical expertise is in management of cardiac arrhythmias. Current research interests include investigation of genetic causes of arrhythmias, causes of loss of consciousness and implantable arrhythmia devices. Dr. Krahn has research funded by a Foundation grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research through 2027. His research has been published in numerous high-impact scientific journals such as Circulation, JAMA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the European Heart Journal. He founded the Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO – www.heartsinrhythm.ca). He has published >500 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He sits on the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm and the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. Dr. Krahn is affiliated with several professional associations, including the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is past-President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and past-President of the Heart Rhythm Society. He was the Head of Cardiology at UBC from 2012-2023. He is the Paul Brunes Chair in Heart Rhythm Disorders, and the Sauder Family and Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Chair in Cardiology.

André heads the National Centre for Sports Cardiology that comprises a young team of multi-disciplinary researchers based at the HEART Lab, supported by St Vincent’s Institute and the Victor Chang Cardiovascular Research Institute. He has pioneered novel imaging techniques including exercise cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and contrast echocardiography. He has more than 300 peer-review publications and text-book chapters, serves on multiple international guideline statements and is regularly invited to present at all major international cardiology conferences.

A/Prof Belinda Gray is a Cardiologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Sydney. She is a Heart Foundation Future Leadership Fellow. Dr Gray completed her PhD in Genetic Heart Disease at University of Sydney and postdoctoral fellowship in Inherited Cardiac Conditions and Sports Cardiology at St George’s, University of London, UK. Dr Gray’s research focuses on risk stratification, genetics and prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young, including young athletes.