Dr David Cunnington is a sleep physician at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He is Chair of the clinical committee of the Australasian Sleep Association and a Field Editor for the journal Sleep Medicine. David's clinical and research interests span insomnia and its behavioural and pharmacological management, sleep diagnostics, complex sleep disordered breathing, narcolepsy and disorders of hypersomnolence, and sleep in psychiatric conditions.

A/Professor Jasneek Chawla is an experienced Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane and a clinician researcher leading the Kids Sleep Research Group at the Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland. Her clinical and research interests include sleep in children with complex disability, other vulnerable populations and translating emerging paediatric sleep technologies for clinical practice. As the theme leader for Children and Disability within UQ’s Disability Collaboratory Group, Jas is a strong advocate for children with disability and works closely with many consumer representative organisations and individuals with lived experience in her work. Jas is the current president of the Australasian Sleep Association and is passionate about improving sleep for all Australians.

Dr. Doug Wilson, MB BS, FRANZCP, AFRACMA, PGDipSleepMed, has worked for 38 years in mental health and currently works half time at a community mental health centre and half time in a mixed private clinical practice. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide. Dr. Wilson has a particular interest in schizophrenia, chronic depression and the role of sleep in mental health presentations and treatment.

Clinical Professor Garun Hamilton is Director of Sleep Medicine at Monash Health and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. He leads the Non-Invasive Ventilation service and VRSS satellite service at Monash Health. His research interests include: 1) Endophenotyping to direct personalised sleep apnoea treatment, 2) cardiometabolic consequences of OSA, 3) life course epidemiology of respiratory/sleep disorders, 4) sleep and cognitive decline, 5) non-invasive ventilation, 6) obstructive lung disease. His contributions to the profession include: 1) Clinical guideline development/implementation, 2) National health policy impact and government interaction. He is the Immediate Past President of the Australasian Sleep Association.

Hiep is a Respiratory and Sleep Paediatrician at Royal Children's Hospital. His research is fuelled by a fascination for how the mind and mental wellbeing can influence respiratory health outcomes. He is completing his PhD examining longitudinal mental health outcomes in adolescents living with CF.

Dr David Cunnington is a sleep physician at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He is Chair of the clinical committee of the Australasian Sleep Association and a Field Editor for the journal Sleep Medicine. David's clinical and research interests span insomnia and its behavioural and pharmacological management, sleep diagnostics, complex sleep disordered breathing, narcolepsy and disorders of hypersomnolence, and sleep in psychiatric conditions.

Associate Professor Honey Heussler’s career has spanned different health systems and countries, giving me substantial and varied experience across Brisbane, Melbourne, and the United Kingdom in paediatrics. She is a clinical academic, with research closely aligned to her clinical passions in developmental paediatrics and sleep medicine — a dual specialisation unique in Australia and internationally rare. Her clinical work is predominantly in these areas. She leads the Centre for Clinical trials in Rare Neurodevelopmental disorders completing over 25 pharmacological trials in neurodevelopmental disorders. She is also engaged in establishing the mental health in Intellectual disability service at QCH

Dr Nicole Papadopoulos is a Senior research fellow and Clinical Psychologist at the Health and Social Care Unit (HSCU), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. She is internationally recognised for her expertise in child mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her program of research seeks to improve access to mental healthcare through the delivery of brief personalised interventions (BPI) targeting modifiable mental health risk factors including sleep in primary school aged children.

Dr Miriam Cameron is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician at the Queensland Children's Hospital and Royal Darwin Hospital. She is also completing a PhD with the University of Queensland, through funded scholarships through the NHMRC, Queensland Health and Children's Health Queensland. Her main areas of interest are aspiration lung disease, and complex paediatric sleep disorders.

Dr Daniel Sullivan is a Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer at Griffith University. His work examines the intersection between sleep and physical and mental health, including studies on sleep-related headache, and sleep and circadian influence on ADHD symptomatology. He is also interested in psychologist scope of practice, with prior projects examining deprescribing hypnotic medicines and prescribing melatonin in the sleep psychology setting (ExPEDiTe Sleep), and a recent study examining psychologist’s attitudes to prescriptive authority. In addition to qualifications in psychology, he holds an MSc in Sleep Medicine from the University of Sydney, and the Diplomate of Behavioral Sleep Medicine credential.

Daniel is an adult respiratory and sleep physician, working at both Monash and Austin Health in Victoria. He has an interest in chronic ventilatory failure, long-term tracheostomy care and complex sleep disorders.

A/Professor Jasneek Chawla is an experienced Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane and a clinician researcher leading the Kids Sleep Research Group at the Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland. Her clinical and research interests include sleep in children with complex disability, other vulnerable populations and translating emerging paediatric sleep technologies for clinical practice. As the theme leader for Children and Disability within UQ’s Disability Collaboratory Group, Jas is a strong advocate for children with disability and works closely with many consumer representative organisations and individuals with lived experience in her work. Jas is the current president of the Australasian Sleep Association and is passionate about improving sleep for all Australians.

Fiona Hudson is a Psychologist and Industry Fellow with the Respiratory and Sleep Department, jointly appointed at Queensland Children's Hospital and The University of Queensland. With specialized expertise in child and adolescent psychology, Fiona collaborates closely with healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents facing sleep and respiratory challenges. Her work bridges clinical practice and research, contributing to advancements in paediatric sleep health. .As a member of the MRFF/AIM 3-funded Behavioural Sleep Program for Children with Neurodisability project, she is helping develop novel sleep interventions for children and families with neurodisability. In addition to her hospital and academic roles, Prior to this, Fiona has had an extensive career in both Australia and the UK, where she has worked within Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS). Her research and practice focus on areas such as sleep psychology, particularly child and adolescent sleep health and disorders, neurodisability, anxiety, and extended scope models of care in psychology.

Aliza Werner-Seidler is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist at the Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney, where she leads the Adolescent Mental Health Research Group. She completed her PhD at UNSW Sydney before undertaking postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge. Aliza’s research interests include the prevention of depression, anxiety and sleep problems in adolescents and young people. She leads a large longitudinal cohort study into risk and protective factors for adolescent mental health (Future Proofing Study) with a goal of enhancing our knowledge about novel ways to reduce the risk and impact of mental ill-health in young people. One of the questions being addressed by her research is how improving sleep health and reversing poor sleep during adolescence may reduce risk mental health risk. Aliza has published over 100 manuscripts and has co-developed and evaluated several digital interventions to support teenagers experiencing insomnia and mental health problems (Sleep Ninja, ClearlyMe). These programs are now freely available and have been used by thousands of young Australians.

Dr Sara Winter is a clinical psychologist and Honorary Associate Professor at The University of Queensland, specialising in behavioural sleep medicine. She leads Queensland’s only public-hospital adult sleep psychology service at The Prince Charles Hospital and is Program Manager for the Australasian Sleep Association’s Commonwealth-funded primary care sleep health program. With more than 20 years’ experience, her clinical and research interests include insomnia, CBT-I, CPAP adherence, stepped-care and digital interventions. Sara co-chairs the ASA Behavioural Management of Sleep Disorders Education Subcommittee, is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and contributes to national guidance and multidisciplinary education.

Dr Sanil Rege is a consultant psychiatrist, educator and founder and academic lead of Psych Scene and The Academy by Psych Scene. He has trained more than 10,000 mental health professionals, including over 4,000 psychiatry registrars. His clinical practice at Vita Healthcare spans outpatient, inpatient, addiction and consultation–liaison psychiatry. His teaching integrates neuroscience, phenomenology, clinical formulation, psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, with a particular focus on translating complex psychiatric concepts into practical frameworks for individualised patient care.

Dr David Cunnington is a sleep physician at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He is Chair of the clinical committee of the Australasian Sleep Association and a Field Editor for the journal Sleep Medicine. David's clinical and research interests span insomnia and its behavioural and pharmacological management, sleep diagnostics, complex sleep disordered breathing, narcolepsy and disorders of hypersomnolence, and sleep in psychiatric conditions.

Fiona Hudson is a Psychologist and Industry Fellow with the Respiratory and Sleep Department, jointly appointed at Queensland Children's Hospital and The University of Queensland. With specialized expertise in child and adolescent psychology, Fiona collaborates closely with healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents facing sleep and respiratory challenges. Her work bridges clinical practice and research, contributing to advancements in paediatric sleep health. .As a member of the MRFF/AIM 3-funded Behavioural Sleep Program for Children with Neurodisability project, she is helping develop novel sleep interventions for children and families with neurodisability. In addition to her hospital and academic roles, Prior to this, Fiona has had an extensive career in both Australia and the UK, where she has worked within Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS). Her research and practice focus on areas such as sleep psychology, particularly child and adolescent sleep health and disorders, neurodisability, anxiety, and extended scope models of care in psychology.

A/Professor Jasneek Chawla is an experienced Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane and a clinician researcher leading the Kids Sleep Research Group at the Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland. Her clinical and research interests include sleep in children with complex disability, other vulnerable populations and translating emerging paediatric sleep technologies for clinical practice. As the theme leader for Children and Disability within UQ’s Disability Collaboratory Group, Jas is a strong advocate for children with disability and works closely with many consumer representative organisations and individuals with lived experience in her work. Jas is the current president of the Australasian Sleep Association and is passionate about improving sleep for all Australians.