Edward Melhuish is Emeritus Professor of Human Development at the University of Oxford and Birkbeck, University of London and a visiting professor at Zhejiang University, Beijing City University, Beijing Normal University. He is an international expert on longitudinal studies, child development, parenting, early learning, social exclusion. His seminal studies include the Effective Pre-school, Primary & Secondary Education project, the Study of Early Education and Development and the National Evaluation of Sure Start. He has researched in 12 countries, including longitudinal studies in Norway, UK, Australia & China. He has over 450 publications including articles in Nature, Science, Lancet, BMJ. He contributes to policy development internationally, and is an advisor to OECD, UNESCO, WHO, and European Commission. In 2016 he was awarded an OBE for services to Social Science and has undertaken substantial pro bono work for charities involved with child well-being, including being chair of the Foundation Years Trust.

Prof. Joan-Lluis Vives-Corrons, MD, PhD is Emeritus Prof. at the University of Barcelona and honorary researcher at the Joseph Carreras Institute for Leukemia Research (IJC). His professional activity has centered on rare anemias and other hematologic diseases. For over 30 years, he was the head of the Hematology Laboratory Department (1976-1997) and the Red Blood Cell Pathology Unit (1998-2016) at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. As principal investigator of 35 research projects has focused on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of red blood cell (RBC) disorders as the hereditary hemolytic anemias, including enzymopathies, membranopathies, and hemoglobinopathies. In 2002, he coordinated the European Network for Rare and Congenital Anemias (ENERCA), sponsored by the EC, establishing a pan-European platform for rare anemia clinical care and research. In 2016, ENERCA contributed to the creation of Euro Blood Net, the EU’s Reference Network for Rare Hematological Diseases. He now chairs the Scientific Board of the Rare Anemias International Network (RAIN). Prof. Vives-Corrons has authored over 300 scientific publications and played a key role in the establishment of the official Newborn Screening Program for Sickle-Cell Disease in Catalonia (2015). Since 2017, as an emeritus professor, he continues his research on rare anemias at the IJC.

Dr. Zeigler’s work has significant implications for healthcare and pediatrics, particularly in the development of digital twins for public health decision support. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), and his prolific research continues to bridge the gap between computationally-based systems theory and real-world medical applications.

Prof Dr Willie Sai Ho Chan, LLB, MD, is a multi-faceted writer whose diverse educational background and life experiences shape the rich narratives he weaves. He is currently serving as the National Representative, Professor, and Fellow of the European Association for Predictive, Preventive, and Personalized Medicine (EPMA, Brussels, Belgium) in Taiwan, China. www.epmanet.eu (Taiwan). He acts as Coordinator among other countries to promote the aim of the Association. Born and raised in the vibrant city of Hong Kong, his early surroundings ignited a passion for stories, blending the dynamic culture with an unquenchable curiosity about the world. Educated at the prestigious Queen's College, Hong Kong, he cultivated a strong foundation that would lead him to explore an impressive array of disciplines. He also attended Oberlin College, Tai Tung Middle School and completed his full-time business studies course at the Hong Kong School of Commerce. He studied and completed a course in Aeronautical Engineering at the Hong Kong Far East Flying & Technical School, former Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong. It is a testament to his fascination with flight and technology, before transitioning into the realms of law and medicine. Later, he worked in the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) as a technician for a period of time. He also interested in radio engineering and studied courses at the Hong Kong Columbia Computer and Radio Institute, and Hong Kong South East Radio College respectively.

Ernest L. Carter, MD, PhD, is Director of Health, Research & Innovation at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Associate in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A physician-scientist, Dr. Carter specializes in pediatric systems transformation, health informatics, and technology-enabled care coordination. His work focuses on improving outcomes for children with chronic and complex conditions through coordinated, family-centered models of care. He has led cross-sector initiatives spanning healthcare delivery, public health, and digital health modernization, with current efforts centered on equity-oriented decision support that integrates clinical, family, school, and community contexts. Dr. Carter earned an AB in Physics from Harvard College, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Zhenhuan LIU, professor of pediatrics, chief physician, doctoral supervisor, chief expert of Nanhai Maternity and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. Enjoy The State Council special allowance famous children rehabilitation medical experts. The first batch of leading medical talents in Guangdong Province. He was appointed as Visiting Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and honorary director of the California Autism Treatment Center. Evaluation expert of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Vice Chairman of Child Health Care and Health Education Professional Committee of World Federation of Chinese Medicine, vice president of Children Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Branch of World Federation of Chinese Medicine. Vice Chairman of Children's Encephalopathy Professional Committee of Chinese Acupuncture Society. Deputy leader of Neurology Group, Pediatrics Committee of Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine. "Chinese Acupuncture", "Chinese Child Health Care", editorial board member. In 1997 and 1998, Professor Zhenhuan Liu went to Germany in the United States to study the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. He has been engaged in pediatric clinical and child rehabilitation for 40 years. Led the rehabilitation team to treat more than 40,000 cases of children with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and autism from China and more than 20 countries including France, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, etc. More than 26800 children returned to school and society, and became self-sufficient. The rehabilitation effect ranks the international advanced level. Professor Liu has been invited to give lectures on pediatric acupuncture and neurorehabilitation in more than 20 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Norway, and has a high influence in the international field.Professor Liu presided over the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Ministry of Science and Technology major science and technology special projects, presided over the "Clinical research on the treatment of mental retardation in children with perinatal brain injury combined with traditional Chinese and Western medicine", "Clinical application research on the comprehensive treatment of children with cerebral palsy" and other four scientific research won the second prize of provincial science and Technology Progress. Clinical and Experimental Study on the Treatment of Cerebral palsy Children by Acupuncture and Massage "" Head acupuncture therapy of Autism spectrum Disorder" won the Chinese Rehabilitation Medicine Science and Technology Award. His acupuncture technique for pediatric neurological rehabilitation has been included in the pediatric guidelines of Chinese Traditional Medicine. He has published 288 papers and obtained 6 national invention patents.Professor Liu has trained 25 doctoral and master students. He has trained 260 medical talents for children rehabilitation in China. He has authored books such as Atlas of Early Intervention Training for Children's Brain Development, Practical Acupuncture Science for Children, and Rehabilitation Training for Children with Motor retardation.Professor Liu was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Golden Needle Award in World Traditional Medicine. He was honored young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions by the Ministry of Health of China. Professor Liu was included in the Cambridge University Dictionary of Who's Who in the World in 1996.