Professor Paul Glasziou is the Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University. Former Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford. Focuses on removing barriers to using research in clinical practice and maximizing the impact of research. Co-founder of the International Society for Evidence-based Health Care and the RACGP's Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions. Prolific author with over 600 peer-reviewed articles and 7 books. Notable for efforts to address the annual loss of over $85 billion from unpublished and unusable research.

Gordon Guyatt is a McMaster University Distinguished Professor. His work, focused on Evidence-based Medicine, has resulted in over 1,500 peer-reviewed publications cited over 175,000 times - making him one of the world’s 20 most cited researchers – and had a profound impact on medical practice worldwide.

John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc is a Prominent Professor at Stanford University, specializing in Medicine, Epidemiology, Population Health, Biomedical Data Science, and Statistics. Co-Director of Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS). Born in NYC, raised in Athens. Renowned for outstanding academic achievements, including ~700 invited lectures and numerous awards. A distinguished researcher with over 1,500 publications and an exceptionally high citation rate, ranking among the top most cited scientists globally. Inducted into prestigious academies and recipient of multiple honors and honorary doctorates. Significant contributions to research synthesis and clinical investigation. President- Elect of the Association of American Physicians.

Tanja Kuchenmüller is Unit Head for Research and Ethics Ecosystem Strengthening in the Science for Health Department at the World Health Organization. She leads WHO’s work to strengthen research and evidence ecosystems — from clinical trials and research governance to ethics, knowledge translation, and research uptake. In this role, she spearheads global initiatives to ensure that high-quality research is generated, governed, and used to inform policy and improve health outcomes. This includes leading WHO’s Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet), which supports countries in strengthening and institutionalizing their capacities to use evidence in decision-making, and co-developing innovative tools and frameworks that connect research, policy, and practice.

Victor M. Montori, MD is the Robert H. and Susan M. Rewoldt Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. An endocrinologist, health services researcher, and care activist, Dr. Montori is the author of more than 780 peer-reviewed publications and is among the most cited researchers in clinical medicine and in social science. He is a recognized expert in evidence-based medicine, shared decision making, and minimally disruptive medicine. He is currently a Human Rights and Technology Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He works in Rochester, Minnesota, USA at Mayo Clinic's KER Unit, to advance person-centered care for patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. He is the author of the book Why We Revolt, and is leading a movement for careful and kind care for all.

David has been working in academia since 2000, with a focus on clinical care and evidence-based medicine since 2010. Upon completion of his PhD, he joined the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and his role is now divided between research, teaching and outreach activities.

Bianca Pilla is the Director of Global Relations at JBI, where she manages partnerships with 90+ Universities, NGOs and Health Facilities across 40+ countries, striving to improve healthcare quality and outcomes globally through Evidence-Based Healthcare, and a program of research focused on building equitable global health networks and science communication. Bianca is also the founder and Committee Chair for World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day, a global initiative established in 2020 that raises awareness of the need for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision-making to improve health outcomes globally. Her expertise is in multi-stakeholder partnership development at global, national and community levels; inclusive science communication; policy development; and program evaluation. With a background in International Development, Bianca has led development programs with several NGOs across diverse fields, including tertiary and vocational education and training, community health, livelihoods, gender and disability in Afghanistan, Australia, India and Kenya in both development and emergency contexts.

Rupa Sarkar is Editor in Chief of Cochrane, where she provides strategic and scientific leadership across global evidence production and publishing, and drives innovation in living evidence, AI integration, and equity-centred research. She was previously the founding Editor in Chief of The Lancet Digital Health, which she led from its launch in 2018 to becoming the highest impact journal in its field, shaping global research on artificial intelligence in healthcare. With over 15 years of experience spanning research, clinical science, and scientific publishing, Rupa has worked extensively with international partners including WHO and OECD to advance standards in AI and health and inclusive research. Her work focuses on ensuring that technological advances translate into trustworthy, timely, and equitable evidence for clinicians and patients worldwide. Rupa holds a PhD in stem cell regeneration from Imperial College London and completed postdoctoral training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY. She is a frequent international keynote speaker and a strong advocate for equity, and integrity in health research.

Dr. Andrea Tricco holds a MSc in Epidemiology and PhD in Population Health. She is a Scientist and the Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also an Adjunct and Associate Graduate Faculty with Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University and the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Her research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patient partners) through knowledge synthesis. Her research focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta- analysis, and scoping reviews. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users and has been recognized as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.

Loai is an Assistant Professor and NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow at the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University. He is a medical doctor (MD) from Palestine and completed an MSc in Clinical Epidemiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and a PhD in Evidence-Based Practice at Bond University in 2019. His research expertise includes evidence synthesis, evidence-informed healthcare, improving the uptake of effective non-drug interventions in primary care, and reducing overdiagnosis and overuse of unnecessary healthcare services.

Klara works as Senior Product Manager Elsevier Ltd, Clinical Solutions, currently taking a training course in the use of Generative AI for Product Managers. Between 2021 and 2026, she was leading a project with the Saudi Ministry of Health to establish a National Guidelines Program and develop its first 12 evidence-based guidelines. Prior to this role, she was part of Elsevier Clinical Solutions and Data Platform Operations in product manager roles with a special focus on the development of ML/AI-based clinical decision support and reference identification & mapping services.

With a background in medicine and health informatics, Klara has worked in medical and science publishing for over 30 years. Prior to joining Elsevier in October 2016, she spent 13 years at BMJ’s Evidence Centre in clinical editor and product manager roles.

Very early on in her career, she developed a passion for evidence-based medicine and has over the last two decades acquired extensive experience in the methodology and development of systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines. Ever since its inception in 2014, Klara has been part of the Evidence-Based Research Network that promotes the use of evidence syntheses for the planning and reporting of new studies to ensure valuable research and minimise research waste. She is Vice-Chair of the EBRNetwork’s Steering Committee, member of the EBR Conference Scientific Committee (2025 and 2026), and Co-Chair of the Global EBR Special Interest Group.

Dr. Maureen Dobbins is a Professor in the School of Nursing at McMaster University and the Co-Scientific Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. Maureen is a collaborative and passionate mentor, an expert in evidence-informed decision making, as well as an award-winning scientist.

Jamie is an Associate Professor and Clinical Stream Lead at the College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. He practiced for 15 years as a clinical pharmacist in family medicine and now focuses his research and teaching on optimized prescribing practices, approaches for minimizing patient burden, and promoting evidence-based knowledge translation. He is a PEER (Patients Experience Evidence Research) team member and co-chair of the annual Making Evidence Matter for Everyone (MEME) Conference in Vancouver.

Caitlin is a family physician at the Northeast Community Health Centre in Edmonton, AB, Canada. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, where she works as part of the PEER team. She has a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology, and is passionate about teaching evidence-based medicine to clinicians at all stages of their careers, from undergraduate to practicing clinician. She regularly contributes to Tools for Practice (one page evidence summaries), PEER Guidelines and other knowledge translation activities, including presenting at regional and national conferences. Outside of work, Caitlin spends her time with her husband and her toddler!

Gordon Guyatt is a McMaster University Distinguished Professor. His work, focused on Evidence-based Medicine, has resulted in over 1,500 peer-reviewed publications cited over 175,000 times - making him one of the world’s 20 most cited researchers – and had a profound impact on medical practice worldwide.

Drew Keister, MD joined the LVHN Family Medicine Department in 2008. He attended Cornell University and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, the sweetest place on Earth. He completed his residency at the Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), where he was introduced to Osteopathy. He joined the faculty at Offutt AFB’s family medicine residency in Nebraska and attended the UNC Faculty Development Fellowship. Drew participated in the LVHN FM residency's P4 (Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice) national pilot experiment. He has served as primary care clerkship director, Associate Program Director and Program Director. In 2017, he became Vice Chair for Education. He remains active in LVHN’s two FM residencies and has broadened his focus to include CME, fellowship programs, medical student education, and predoctoral training. He serves as an advisor for the Rural Residency Development Program Technical Assistant Center and a consultant for the Rural Medicine Training Collaborative.

Hans Lund is professor at Section for Evidence-Based Practice at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. Hans Lund has been promoting and teached evidence-based practice for more than 25 years.

Dr. Janet Martin is Professor of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Ontario, Canada. She is also Director of the Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity & Clinical Impact (MEDICI). In this role, she partners with clinicians, patients, policymakers and educators in low, middle, and high-income settings to support right-sized research, policy development, and evidence-based implementation strategies to improve clinical outcomes and health systems outcomes in surgery, anesthesia, and critical care settings. She has served in leadership roles at the NIHR Global Surgery Unit and as collaborator with the WHO. Dr. Martin has won multiple teaching and evidence-based practice awards, including the Medical Advisory Committee City-Wide Evidence-Based Practice Change Award, and the Distinguished Leader of Excellence in Grad/Postgrad Medical Education.

Clarisa Martinez is an Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California. Dr. Martinez is director of three courses in the Evidence-Based Practice series in USC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Her focus is to reduce the gap between research, education and clinical practice. Dr. Martinez’ research and teaching interests include evidence-based practice education, AI literacy, knowledge translation, and health systems research.

Heather McCulloch is the Science Communicator for JBI at the University of Adelaide. Through her research and practice, Heather focuses on making health evidence more accessible, engaging, and impactful for diverse global audiences.

Heather's research interests include the use of AI-assisted tools to communicate health evidence across various formats accurately, and inclusively. She has contributed to publications spanning digital knowledge transfer, artificial intelligence in inclusive science communication, and citizen science.

Heather chaired the Communications Committee for both Global Evidence Summits, and since 2020 Heather has chaired the World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day Communications Committee.

Ashima Mohan is the Director of Strategic Communication and Policy Advocacy at Campbell South Asia, where she leads the organisation's communication and policy engagement efforts across the development sector. With over 20 years of experience, her work centres on translating research and evidence into accessible narratives that inform decisions by governments, NGOs, and international organisations.

Her research and programme interests span evidence synthesis, knowledge translation, and grant and portfolio management, with a particular focus on themes such as gender equality, social protection, and human rights. She has led the development of policy notes, briefs, and evidence products across diverse sectors including childcare, disability, homelessness, and women's economic empowerment, and has overseen large-scale grant portfolios supporting evidence-informed policy globally.

Ashima holds an MA in Sociology from Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Dr. Sarah Neil-Sztramko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University and the Co-Scientific Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. Sarah has expertise in evidence synthesis methods, knowledge translation and implementation science.

David has been working in academia since 2000, with a focus on clinical care and evidence-based medicine since 2010. Upon completion of his PhD, he joined the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and his role is now divided between research, teaching and outreach activities.

Nina Rydland Olsen is a physiotherapist with a PhD specializing in teaching evidence-based practice within physiotherapy education. Since 2020, she has been the Head of the Section for Evidence-Based Practice at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) in Bergen, Norway. She also leads the fully online master’s program in evidence-based practice at HVL. Olsen has been teaching evidence-based practice since 2005 and has developed expertise in active learning technology. She created a mobile application called EBPsteps and an interprofessional course in evidence-based practice that is now implemented across all health and social care programs at HVL and at three other universities in Norway. Her research focuses on the pedagogy of teaching and learning evidence-based practice, as well as the translation of evidence into practice, including the implementation of fall prevention guidelines. Additionally, Olsen is affiliated with Cochrane Norway and participates in international implementation networks such as the Knowledge Utilization Colloquium.

Danielle is a Clinical Evidence Expert at the College of Family Physicians of Canada and Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. She is a registered nurse, graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2014 and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Alberta. At CFPC, Danielle plays a key role in leading systematic reviews and guideline methodologies, contributes to Tools for Practice, and designs and delivers workshops that help clinicians make sense of evidence in the real world. Outside of work, she’s happiest spending time with her husband and their son, Gus.

Bianca Pilla is the Director of Global Relations at JBI, where she manages partnerships with 90+ Universities, NGOs and Health Facilities across 40+ countries, striving to improve healthcare quality and outcomes globally through Evidence-Based Healthcare, and a program of research focused on building equitable global health networks and science communication. Bianca is also the founder and Committee Chair for World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day, a global initiative established in 2020 that raises awareness of the need for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice and decision-making to improve health outcomes globally. Her expertise is in multi-stakeholder partnership development at global, national and community levels; inclusive science communication; policy development; and program evaluation. With a background in International Development, Bianca has led development programs with several NGOs across diverse fields, including tertiary and vocational education and training, community health, livelihoods, gender and disability in Afghanistan, Australia, India and Kenya in both development and emergency contexts.

Martin Ringsten’s work focuses on methods for evidence synthesis, systematic reviews and guidelines in his role at Cochrane Sweden. Alongside his research, Martin is involved in teaching related to evidence synthesis at Lund University for doctoral and master’s students, and contributes to methodological development and knowledge translation within Sweden and beyond.

A research focus in recent years has been the value, use and policies for systematic reviews within the academic system. This includes questions related to if, when and how systematic reviews and other forms of evidence synthesis can be used to their full potential to inform evidence-based practice, guide primary research and teach valuable research skills.

Julie Tilson is a Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Director of the USC DPT program and Associate Chair of DPT Education. She specializes in understanding the most effective methods for translating rehabilitation research into clinical practice. Dr. Tilson teaches evidence-based practice in USC’s doctor of physical therapy program and to clinicians nationally and internationally. Her curricula emphasize active learning and the integration of scientific research, clinical expertise and patient perspectives into clinical decision making.

Dr. Tilson is co-author of Evidence Based Physical Therapy, 2nd ed. (FA Davis, 2019) and has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications. Her clinical area of specialty is vestibular rehabilitation and she is a board-certified specialist in neurologic physical therapy.

Dr. Andrea Tricco holds a MSc in Epidemiology and PhD in Population Health. She is a Scientist and the Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. She is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She is also an Adjunct and Associate Graduate Faculty with Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University and the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Her research interests are related to responding to decision-makers (including policy-makers, healthcare providers, and patient partners) through knowledge synthesis. Her research focuses on advancing the science of knowledge synthesis and she is leading research projects related to rapid reviews, network meta- analysis, and scoping reviews. She currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis for Knowledge Users and has been recognized as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.

Susanna Wallerstedt is Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Gothenburg and Senior Consultant in Clinical Pharmacology at the Centre for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, both located in Gothenburg, Sweden. In August 2026, she will be appointed Professor of Medical Science with a focus on Evidence-Based Medicine, taking up a newly established professorship that forms part of a strategic initiative to strengthen evidence-based medicine in both academic and clinical practice. Susanna Wallerstedt is engaged in conducting and supervising activity-based HTAs based on systematic reviews and has published systematic reviews across a wide range of medical specialties, including clinical pharmacology, psychiatry, cardiology, oncology, surgery, and obstetrics and gynaecology. She has a particular interest in methodological aspects of systematic reviews and other types of clinically relevant research. In addition, she is actively involved in practical training on the conduct of systematic reviews for medical students, physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Jennifer Yost is a Professor in the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University. Promoting the use of research evidence in decision-making, Jennifer utilizes her expertise in systematic review methodology and knowledge translation. She collaborates in international efforts to advance the mission, vision and goals of the Evidence-Based Research Network (EBRNetwork) and efforts of various stakeholders (e.g. patients, researchers, educators, funders) to reduce research waste across all sectors by advocating for no new studies without a systematic approach to reviewing existing research evidence. As a Senior Scientist Consultant with the American College of Physicians, Jennifer supports the development of recommendations based on the best available evidence to help clinicians deliver the best health care possible.