Hans Bogaardt is a leading expert in speech pathology with a distinguished career spanning clinical research, academia, and international collaboration. As Director of Speech Pathology at Monash University, he drives curriculum development, research initiatives, and student mentorship. His work focuses on dysphagia and communication disorders in neurological conditions.

Amy Freeman-Sanderson is a PhD trained Certified Practising Speech Pathologist at the University of Technology Sydney. She holds an Honorary Clinical Specialist Speech Pathologist appointment at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, is an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Critical Care Division at The George Institute for Global Health and is an Affiliate of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Amy has experience across research design processes including study design, recruitment, data collection, data analysis and reporting. Following her PhD, Amy has continued to research and publish in the area of communication and swallowing function in critical care. She also works with other healthcare professionals in outcome and recovery space. She is currently an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow and a CI on an NHMRC Funded Clinical Grant and MRFF. Amy enjoys solving complex problems with teams of people.

Katina Swan is a lecturer at Edith Cowan University, teaching undergraduates and PhD students. Her work specialises in dysphagia and outcome measurements, with a special focus on instrumental assessments of dysphagia. She has worked clinically for more than 15 years, and continues to work as a senior speech pathologist at Midland Hospital in Perth.