Dr. Ali Erginay, MD, a senior consultant ophthalmologist at Lariboisière Hospital. He specialises in vitreo-retinal disorders. His research is particularly focused on DR, and he is involved in various national and international clinical trials related to retinal vascular diseases. He is a member of the French Ophthalmological Society (SFO), the European Study Group on Diabetic Eye Complications (EASDEC), EURETINA, the European Ophthalmological Society (SOE), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

Hudson de Carvalho Nakamura, MD, Vitreo Retinal Consultant. Professor of Ophthalmology Residency and Retina Fellowship at Goias Eye Bank Foundation. Former Retina Fellow from the University of Toronto, Canada; Former Retina Fellow from the Brazilian Center of Eye Surgery, Goiânia, Brazil (CBCO); International Founder of Retinawesome Retina and Vitreous International; Brazilian Founder of Retinawesome Retina and Vitreous International Titullary Member of BRAVS - Brazilian Vitreoretinal Society

Ashraf Armia, MD, Consultant Cataract, Cornea, Refractive and Anterior Segment Reconstruction Surgeon; Founder and Medical Director of AshrafArmiaEyeClinic. Founder of AOTOA (Armia's Ophthalmology Training Observer-Ship Academy). Shareholder Of Watany Eye Hospitals WEH and Watany Research and Development Centre (WRDC), Cairo, Egypt. General Secretary of the Egyptian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery EgSCRS. Co-Founder of World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Science WCRS-VS, USA. Vice President of MEOM (Middle East Ophthalmology Meeting Academy), Dubai, UAE. Founder of PRESMENA (Presbyopia of Middle East and North Africa Foundation), Dubai, UAE; Honorary President of NexGen Ophthalmic Surgeon Society NEGOOS, Tunisia. Idea Founder and Global Co-Ordinator of Global Keratoconus School GKS. Faculty Member in ESASO (European School For Advanced Studies In Ophthalmology. International Board Member of the Moroccan Society of Ocular Imagery and Artificial Intelligence SMIO.AO

Dr. Sibylle Scholtz, Biologist, Chemist, PhD in Ophthalmology, International Science Correspondent, Associated Senior Research Fellow (Institute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Germany). She has a longstanding experience in the ophthalmic medical device industry, subject matter expert in biometry and IOL power calculation.

Since 1972, Frank Krogmann has been engaged in historical research, especially in genealogy. Since about 1990, he has been researching the history of medicine, especially in the field of ophthalmology. Since about 2000, he has been managing director of the JULIUS-HIRSCHBERG-GESELLSCHAFT headquarters: Vienna - [Association for the History of Ophthalmology]. He is the honoured recipient of various national and international lectures and articles. He is the editor of the ‘"Mitteilungen der JULIUS-HIRSCHBERG-GESELLSCHAFT zur Geschichte der Augenheilkunde" (Transactions of the JULIUS-HIRSCHBERG-SOCIETY on the history of ophthalmology"), which has now published 17 volumes