Dr. Mitch Bryson is currently the director for the undergraduate mechatronics program and a lecturer in the school of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a research expert in aerial and marine robotic navigation, mapping and sensor fusion, working in applications in marine science and forestry using computer vision, hyperspectral imaging and laser scanning. He leads the ACFR Forestry research group that performs research into new technologies and techniques for measuring and managing forest resources using state-of-the-art sensors, autonomous systems and intelligent processing algorithms.

Shaohui Zhang is currently an early-stage researcher with the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Joensuu, Finland. He received the MSc. Environment and Development at the University of Edinburgh, UK, in 2019; and in 2021 the joint MSc. European Forestry degree from UEF and AgroParisTech, France. His interests in remote sensing include large-area forest attributes mapping using multi-source LiDAR data.

Jesse Muhojoki is a researcher from Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI with a physics background. He works on developing robust and efficient tools for automatic derivation of individual tree attributes from point clouds, that are mainly collected with laser scanners operating both under- and above the forest canopy.

Gabija Bernotaite is a Research Software Engineer working in Sylvera Ltd which provides trusted carbon data for genuine climate action. Gabija Bernotaite has a computer science and Machine Learning background, focusing on 2D and 3D data: images, radar, LiDAR data. The main focus currcently of Gabija is applying SOTA algorithms on forest data and increasing AGB estimation accuracy.

Alexis Achim is a full professor and the Vice-dean for research in the faculty of forestry, geography and geomatics at Laval University in Canada. His research focused on the adaptation of silviculture to climate change. He is the principal investigator of Silva21 a Canada-wide research project that aims to provide data, tools and practical solutions to improve the resilience of Canadian forests to various disturbances and sources of stress, thereby contributing to the health of these ecosystems and the well-being of the communities that depend on them.

Jim leads the program for monitoring, remote sensing & geospatial analysis research, which involves the strategic planning and assessment of the latest technological advancements in remote sensing and geospatial analysis to produce the fundamental data and information for status, trends and conditions of the Nation's forest. Prior to joining WO/R&D in 2015, Jim worked for S&PF Forest Health Protection as the National Program Manager for Remote Sensing and Imagery Analysis for 17 years where he developed data, tools, and techniques for assessing forest risks from insects and diseases. Jim has a B.S. in Forestry Resources Management and an M.S. in Silviculture and Forest Influences from SUNY, State University of New York, College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry.

Dr. Peter Scarth is a Director at Ozius, leading Big Data and AI efforts. He specializes in creating precise data management frameworks and mathematical models to capture and visualize dynamic changes in global vegetation. Leveraging extensive earth observation datasets, Peter drives innovation in spatial data applications, striving to make them accessible to a broader audience. His interdisciplinary approach ensures that complex environmental data translates into actionable insights for land management, benefiting researchers and policymakers alike.

Professor Finn joined the University of South Australia in 2010 as a Research Professor of Autonomous Systems at the Defence And Systems Institute (DASI) and was appointed Director in 2012. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 with a PhD in Engineering. Before moving to South Australia to join the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in 1991, he worked as a research consultant for a number of commercial and government organisations in Europe. His current research interests are in the application and integration of Autonomous and Unmanned Systems, but he has a wide range of technical expertise in other fields including: remote sensing; radio wave and acoustic propagation; atmospheric modelling; tracking, target motion analysis and geolocation; geodetic surveying; satellite navigation; electronic warfare (EW); communications; spacecraft design and environmental test; hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) simulation; systems engineering; and, systems of systems integration.