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Terrie Inder is dual trained in neonatology and child neurology and provides specialised care for critically ill premature and full‑term infants at CHOC in Orange County, California.

Ünőke Méder, MD, PhD, is a Consultant Neonatologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Department of Neonatology, Pediatric Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

Dr Amanda Kwong is a Paediatric Physiotherapy researcher at the Department of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and The Royal Women's Hospital. Special interest in using smartphones and the General Movements Assessment to screen for movement difficulties in high-risk infants.

Dr Amanda Poprzeczny is an obstetrician and maternal‑fetal medicine specialist at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and a clinical academic at the University of Adelaide. Her research examines how maternal health shapes pregnancy outcomes and preterm birth, focusing on fetal growth restriction and leading clinical trials to improve care for women at risk.

Dr Elyse Passmore is Head Biomedical Engineer of the Gait Analysis Laboratory at the Royal Children’s Hospital and a Clinician Scientist Fellow at MCRI. She develops digital tools to measure children’s motor function using 3D motion analysis, imaging and machine‑learning, alongside leading clinical data initiatives at the Centre for Health Analytics.

Associate Professor Joanne Davidson is a researcher at the University of Auckland studying how perinatal insults such as hypoxia‑ischaemia and infection cause brain injury. She integrates molecular studies with large‑animal physiology to develop neuroprotective strategies, including pioneering work on connexin‑43 hemichannels. Her research is funded by major New Zealand agencies.

Professor Jozef Gecz leads the Neurogenetics Research Program at the University of Adelaide, identifying genes underlying intellectual disability, autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. His team has contributed to discovering over 350 disease genes, revealing key pathways in brain development. His current work focuses on interpreting genetic variation using advanced cellular and genomic models.

Professor Nadia Badawi AM is a neonatologist and global leader in cerebral palsy and newborn encephalopathy. As Australia’s first Chair of Cerebral Palsy, she leads the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, driving prevention and treatment advances, major research collaborations and national and international CP registers that have helped reduce cerebral palsy rates.

Dr Robert Galinsky is a fetal physiologist specialising in developmental neuroscience, investigating how perinatal insults disrupt brain development. His team integrates preclinical models, biomedical engineering and biomolecular analyses to identify molecular signatures of injury and discover biomarkers that guide targeted neuroprotective treatments for vulnerable newborns.

Professor Roslyn Boyd is Scientific Director of QCPRRC at the University of Queensland, leading multidisciplinary research in early detection, intervention and rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy. A physiotherapist with a neuroscience PhD, she integrates advanced brain imaging to study neuroplasticity and has published extensively with major national and international research funding

Dr Tegan White is a postdoctoral researcher at The Ritchie Centre, Monash University, studying how pregnancy complications affect fetal brain development, particularly fetal growth restriction. Using innovative preclinical models, she investigates therapies to protect and repair the developing brain and has been recognised with national and international awards for her research.

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Professor Helen Liley is a neonatologist and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Mater Research, co‑chairing the Critical Care of At‑Risk Newborns Group. Her clinical research focuses on improving resuscitation and reducing brain injury in newborns, including leading the NHMRC‑funded PAEAN trial and multiple multicentre neonatal studies.

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