Dr Ching graduated from Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) and obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and the Certificate of Specialist Accreditation (Cardiology). He went on to complete his clinical fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at the Cleveland Clinic, USA. He was inducted as a Fellow of the ASEAN Society of Cardiology, Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore), and Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, USA. He is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Director of Quality Management, Chief Data and Digital Officer and Vice-Chair (Clinical Service) of the CVM ACP. He holds Associate Professor appointment at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and lectures in Yong Loo Lin and Lee Kong Chian Schools of Medicine. Dr Ching successfully organized the 15th Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society conference 2022, during the COVID pandemic. Currently he is the Second Secretary General, APHRS, Asst Hon Secretary of Singapore Heart Foundation and the Immediate Past President, Heart Rhythm Association Singapore, He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze), Singapore National Day Award in 2022 and the COVID Resilience Medal in 2023.

Wei Hua is a Professor of Cardiology, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital & Cardiovascular Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. He completed his MD at Shanghai Medical University in 1985 and then PhD at Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College. He joined Fuwai Hospital in 1985. He was trained in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology in Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia, from 1994 - 1996. His main work is on “Clinical cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, cardiac arrhythmias service”. He is now Chairman of Chinese Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (CSPE) and Vice President of APHRS. He is a Fellow of Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS), and Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (FESC).

Dr. Kim is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

He completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine at Korea University Medical Center and research fellowship training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

He has participated in many professional societies’ scientific-program development and consensus documents. He served as the president of Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society(APHRS), Korean Heart Rhythm Society (KHRS), and CEO of Korea University Medicine.

His principal research interests are catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, and mapping of underlying mechanisms of various arrhythmias. Dr. Kim published more than SCI 500 papers and 8 books, including the recent “Design Futuristic Hospital” in 2023.

Professor Chu-Pak Lau is Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong. He graduated in The University of Hong Kong and received cardiology training in St. George's Hospital Medical School, Department of Cardiological Sciences, London, U.K. His main research interest is on cardiac arrhythmias and implantable device therapy. He has published over 500 international papers, 28 chapters in cardiology textbooks on cardiac arrhythmias. He edited an international textbook on cardiac arrhythmia entitled ”Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy”. He contributed to international guidelines on device therapy for arrhythmias. Professor Lau is Past Presidents of Hong Kong College of Cardiology, World Society of Arrhythmia, and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society.

Current Position:
Professor of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
Director, Department of Medical Administration, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University

Education:
1985-1992 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical College
2008-2014 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University

Professor of Medicine, Yonsei University
President of APHRS2026 Scientific Sessions, 2024-Present.
President of Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, 2024-Present.
Chairman of International Service Committee of Korean Heart Rhythm Society, 2025~Present
Director of Heart and Vascular Intervention Center, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, 2019-Present.

Professor Wataru Shimizu currently serves as Vice President of New Tokyo Hospital in Chiba, Japan. Shimizu’s primary research interest has been in cardiac arrhythmias, particularly inherited arrhythmia syndromes and sudden cardiac death. As a primary or co-primary investigator, Shimizu has conducted many clinical and basic research on inherited arrhythmia, such as congenital long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome. Shimizu has also contributed to many national and international guidelines and expert consensus statements on inherited arrhythmia syndromes and pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Shimizu was awarded First Prize of YIA of Basic Research at 1997 NASPE (HRS), YIA of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Pathology at 1998 ACC, and 33rd Sato Award, Japan Heart Foundation at 2008 JCS. Shimizu is now Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine (2023-) and Deputy Editor of JACC Asia (2021-). Shimizu is an immediate past president of Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS), and of Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS).

Dr. Soejima is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Kyorin University. She specializes in the management of cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death prevention, including catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias and device therapy.

Dr Teo Wee Siong graduated with MBBS (NUS) in 1982. Obtained Master of Medicine (Int Medicine, NUS) and MRCP (UK) in 1987. Trained in Cardiology at the National Heart Centre in Singapore from 1987 and went for advanced training in Pacing and Cardiac Electrophysiology under Dr George Klein in University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada from Nov 1989 - Dec 1990. Obtained FRCP (Edin), FACC (USA) in 1998. FHRS (Fellow Heart Rhythm Society) in 2006. Performed the first catheter ablation in SE Asia in Oct 1991 and implanted the first implantable cardioverter defibrillator in Singapore in 1992 when he was in the National Heart Centre, Singapore and was the Director of the Electrophysiology and Pacing Service till 2000. In private practice since 2000 as a Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Mt Elizabeth Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital. Presently also Visiting Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Senior Advisor Electrophysiology and Pacemaker Service at the Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, Singapore. 

Important other roles include: Chairman, National Resuscitation Council 1998-2007; Organizing Chairman, 1st Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Session, 27-29 November 2008; President of APHRS Jan 2016-Dec 2016; Founding president of Heart Rhythm Association Singapore in 2021Have delivered more than 379 lectures, and published more than 137 articles in local, regional and internationally.

Professor Hung-Fat Tse is Chairperson of the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. He is also Chief of the Cardiology Division, Honorary Consultant and Chief of Service of the Department of Medicine at Queen Mary Hospital.

Professor Tse received his medical degree from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, and his cardiac-electrophysiology training fellowship at the University of Michigan, USA.

Professor Tse is an international expert in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, and cardiovascular regenerative medicine. He has significantly contributed to the understanding of the mechanisms as well as development of novel therapies for treatment of heart rhythm disorder. In addition, Professor Tse is at the forefront of applying stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine. His research center and basic laboratory together with the Sun Chieh Yeh Cardiovascular Research and Training Laboratory (for large animal research) are dedicated to the training and development of novel device and biological therapies for cardiovascular diseases. Prof. Tse has published over 520 original scientific reports in international scientific journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine, Lancet, Cell Stem Cell, Circulation, Blood, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, European Heart Journal and Stem Cell.