Prof Ian Olver AM MD PhD is a medical oncologist, cancer researcher and bioethicist. He is currently Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Adelaide. His previous roles have included CEO, Cancer Council Australia and Clinical Director, Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre and he has been a President of MOGA (Medical Oncology Group of Australia) and MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer). He previously chaired the Australian Health Ethics Committee of NHMRC. His major research interests which have resulted in over 380 publications are supportive care in cancer and psycho-oncology. He chairs the AYA Strategic Advisory Group for Canteen and the Scientific Advisory Committee for the 6^th Global AYA cancer Congress. He received Membership of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2011.

Jeremy Lewin is the Medical Director of the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, a medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Jeremy holds responsibility for the strategic leadership of the service and has invested his career to improve outcomes for young patients. His research particularly focuses on investigating subtypes of AYA sarcoma with poor prognosis, improving AYA clinical trial access, and enhancing quality care for young people. In addition, he has been actively involved in professional organisations, notably the Royal Australian College of Physicians, where he has actively promoted the field of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine. Jeremy holds leadership and strategic positions across a range of organizations and frequently presents at Victorian, Australian and International forums around AYA oncology.

Dr. Sumit Gupta is an Associate Professor and Staff Oncologist at the Hospital for Sick Children. He joined the faculty there in 2014 after completing his clinical training and his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology. He holds the Garron Family Chair in Childhood Cancer Research, has been awarded the Canadian Cancer Society Williams Rawls Prize, and is currently the Vice-Chair of the Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Committee of the Children's Oncology Group, the largest pediatric cancer trials consortium in the world. One of his main foci of research is on using population-based data to identify and improve outcome disparities experienced by adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Dr. Michael Roth is a Professor of Paediatrics, Director of Cancer Survivorship, co-Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Program, and Director of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. In collaboration with many others, he has helped MD Anderson build the largest AYA Program in the United States. Within the Children’s Oncology Group, he is the Chair of the AYA Oncology Discipline Committee and is co-PI of the group’s NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Base Grant. His research is focused on identifying and addressing disparities in care and outcomes for AYAs diagnosed with cancer. He has a particular interest in improving the long-term health and quality of life for AYA cancer survivors.

Dr Michael Osborn MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA has led the Youth Cancer Service SA/NT at the Royal Adelaide Hospital since its inception in 2011. He is also a haematologist/oncologist at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, leads the Cancer Statewide Clinical Network in South Australia, and is a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide. Michael was actively involved in the development and implementation of Youth Cancer Services in Australia at a national and state level and continues to hold several roles within the Youth Cancer Service national network. He has co-authored 57 peer-reviewed articles (32 in the past five years) as well as three textbook chapters. His main clinical and research interests are acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA), paediatric chronic myeloid leukaemia, exercise in cancer, and improving healthcare delivery for AYA with cancer. 

Louise Soanes is the Chief Nurse at Teenage Cancer Trust where she is responsible for providing specialist, strategic advice to teams and representing the organisation among key stakeholders nationally and internationally. Louise also leads on the professional development programme for Teenage Cancer Trust funded staff and the wider TYA cancer workforce. She is also involved in work on the global development of adolescents and young adults (AYA) cancer care as a recognised specialism.

Louise is a cancer nurse and has spent over 30 years working in health care, the third sector and academia. She is passionate about improving cancer care and services for AYA with cancer in the UK and beyond. Her interests include quality improvement, workforce leadership and professional development.

Since 2018 Louise has been a Trustee for Trekstock, a charity working with young adults with cancer in their 20s and 30s to reduce social isolation and improve quality of life.

Louise has a Doctorate in Nursing.

Professor Gail Garvey is a proud Kamilaroi woman and Professor of Indigenous Health Research in The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine.

With a career spanning three decades of highly valued research collaborations, Gail currently leads the First Nations Cancer & Wellbeing Research program where she works to understand the psychosocial aspects of cancer care for First Nations Australians and measure the dimensions of wellbeing important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Gail’s instinctive leadership and collaborative approach brings First Nations consumers, researchers, and clinicians together to actively promote the translation of research knowledge into Australian public health policy and practice.

Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly is the Director of the Behavioural Sciences Unit, UNSW Medicine & Health, the largest research group dedicated to studying psychosocial, ethical and behavioural aspects of child/adolescent cancer in Australia. She is also a Clinical Psychologist at Sydney Youth Cancer Service, a multidisciplinary service specialising in care for adolescents and young adults with cancer.

 Dr Sansom-Daly applies evidence-based psychological models and methods to address the mental health implications of cancer among adolescents and young adults. She has led work developing online, group-based psychological support programs for AYAs after cancer treatment completion (the Recapture Life program) and also led the recent development of the Australian Voicing My Choices advance care planning communication guide. 

In 2023, Ursula was elected to the International Psycho-Oncology Society’s Board of Directors and was awarded a NSW Young Tall Poppy Award Winner from the Australian Institute of Policy & Science (AIPS). 

Kristina is a psychologist working with adolescents and young adults affected by cancer at Canteen Aotearoa (New Zealand). Kristina works with AYAs providing individual mental health support, as well as facilitating therapeutic groups for patients and survivors of cancer. Kristina is a behaviour analyst and has worked with neurodiverse youth who have faced cognitive and mental health challenges, as well as, providing parent training in this area. She graduated from The University of Auckland with a Master’s in Psychology and Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology under the Applied Behaviour Analysis programme.