Naresh Kikkeri is Professor and Section Head of Pathology at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. He is a Visiting Professor at the Centre of Haematology, Imperial College London. He is an expert haematopathologist known internationally for his expertise in lymphoma and bone marrow pathology.  Earlier, he worked at the Hammersmith Hospital and the Imperial College for 17 years. He has held many key positions in several UK institutions and for The Royal College of Pathologists. He previously trained and worked in India and has been involved in research in many African countries.

Professor Danny David Jonigk is currently the Director of the Institute of Pathology at RWTH Aachen University and the Head of the National Reference Center for Thoracic Pathology, as well as the Head of the outpatient unit of the University medical Center of RWTH Aachen. Previously, he was the Head of the Lung Research working group at the Institute of Pathology, MHH. In his career has has been one of the finalists for the 'Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022'.

Dr. Omar Layth Qassid is a highly accomplished Consultant Anatomic Pathologist and Lead Breast Pathologist at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi. With over 12 years of expertise in breast pathology, he has served at leading breast screening units across London and the East Midlands. A graduate of Iraq’s prestigious MBChB program in 2005, Dr. Qassid refined his skills through histopathology training at renowned institutions in London, achieving consultant status in 2015.

Throughout his career, Dr. Qassid has held prominent leadership roles, including Clinical Director of Pathology, Haematology, and Oncology, as well as Lead Breast Pathologist in the UK. His work in multidisciplinary care and diagnostic excellence has earned him recognition as a leader in breast pathology. He is an International Fellow of the American College of Pathologists (iFCAP).

A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Qassid holds an honorary senior lectureship in Cancer Studies in the University of Leicester and has contributed to several publications. His interests in breast and skin pathology, digital pathology, and medical education have driven his efforts to advance diagnostic techniques and training. His innovative contributions to digital pathology, particularly through the ‘iHistopathology’ channel, earned him the prestigious Royal College of Pathologists’ Achievement Award in 2022.

Professor Deodhar obtained his medical degree as well as a post graduate qualification in pathology from Mumbai University, India. After a Fellowship in Oncopathology in Mumbai India, He trained in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and completed MRCPath Histopathology in 2001, before joining Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, in 2003. He currently works as a Professor of Pathology affiliated to Homi Bhabha National University. The Institute is a referral Oncology centre which believes strongly in multidisciplinary approach. Professor Deodhar's special interests have been Gynecological pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Audits in Pathology. His involvement with IARC projects on cervical screening helped improve his understanding in the field. Moreover he has served on Institutional Ethics Committee for 6 years and been an assessor for the National Accreditation body (ISO 15189:2012). His hobbies include music and literature.

Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer passed his MD from the Armed Forces Medical Coilege Pune India. Following a brief period of lecturership at the Department of Microbiology, KEM Hospital Bombay, he was appointed as a Consultant Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Prevention at the Breach Candy Hospital, Bombay, India for over 8 years. At the present time, he has been affiliated as a Consultant Clinical Microbiology & Infection control at the Gleneagles Global Hospitals and Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India. He has been a Chairperson for the Infection Control and Prevention at both the hospitas for over a decade. He completed his DNB Microbiology and Diploma In Pathology and Bacteriology in 1997, the FRCPath (UK) in Medical Microbiology and Infection control in 2007.

He has been interested in Antimicrobial Therapy for the management of Infections in Solid organ transplant recipients, paediatric and neonates patients as well as Infection control and prevention in these patients. He has been associated with teaching responsibilities over 10 years as a postgraduate teacher for DNB Microbiology conducted by the National Board of Examinations. He has been associated with the Royal College initially as a Country Lead Coordinator for India, and additionally as a Associate Regional Advisor SE Asia since 2021.

He has over 40 national and Internationa Publications to his credit with contributions to 4 textbook chapters, including a chapter on Beta Lactam antibiotics to the acclaimed 'Comprehensive Pharmacology’ published by Elsevier in 2022.

Dr Brian Lam received MBBS from the University of Hong Kong with Gold Medal in Pathology. He completed his Anatomical Pathology training in Hong Kong, and was awarded FRCPath in 2018. He also holds Fellowships at the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA), Hong Kong College of Pathologists (FHKCPath), Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (FHKAM), International Academy of Cytology (FIAC), Faculty of Pathology in Ireland (FFPath RCPI) and Faculty of Public Health in the UK (FFPH). He completed MSc in Precision Medicine at the University of Oxford with Distinction in 2022, followed by Master of Public Health (MPH) at Johns Hopkins University in 2025.

Dr Lam is a registered Pathology Specialist in Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. He is now Consultant at the Department of Pathology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, where he practices general histopathology with subspecialty interests in head and neck pathology, breast pathology and cancer genomics. He also serves as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently Examiner in Histopathology and Country Advisor for Hong Kong SAR at the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath), as well as Hong Kong Councillor at the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA). He was awarded the Ho Hung Chiu Medical Education Foundation Fellowship to undertake subspecialty training in head and neck pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital between April to June 2024, Boston, where he worked under the tutelage of Professors William Faquin and Vania  Nose  of Harvard Medical School.