Tena koutou katoa – nga mihi nui ki a koutou – warm greetings to you all. Associate Professor Khylee Quince is Dean of the School of Law at the Auckland University of Technology, the first Māori Dean of a law school in Aotearoa. She is from the Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungungu iwi/tribes of the North Island. Khylee is a former practising lawyer, with 24 years’ experience as an academic, teaching and researching in the fields of criminal law and justice, with a focus on Māori, youth and female offenders. She is a member of the New Zealand Parole Board, former chair of the New Zealand Drug Foundation and a regular media commentator on legal issues pertaining to Māori.

Benjamin Riordan is a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) at La Trobe University. Although his research interests are broad, he predominantly focuses on using emerging and new technologies to understand and intervene with young adults who use alcohol. Ben has also spent time at the University of Sydney as a post-doc (where he is still an affiliate; 2019-ongoing), Brown University (as a Fulbright Fellow), and the University of Otago.

Ms Rachel Petukhova is a Research Assistant at Turning Point, Richmond, VIC.

Elizabeth Knock is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Alcohol and Drug Service Outpatient's and Stimulant Treatment Program. She has many years experience working in the drug and alcohol and youth mental health sectors and is a 2021 NCCRED Allied Health clinical research scholar.

Caroline leads a research group in comorbid substance and mental health disorders, and has worked in addiction for 20 years in academia and service provision. She has particular interests in genetic and social factors contributing to chronic health conditions, and how support services are designed to respond to these challenges.

Lyra Egan is a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at the Matilda Centre, University of Sydney. Lyra works across several projects focusing on substance-use prevention strategies. She holds a Paul Ramsay Foundation PhD Scholarship for her research into preventing poor diet, alcohol use, tobacco smoking and vaping among disadvantaged adolescents.

A/Prof Clark is medical director of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room at North Richmond Community Health, and head of addiction medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He has >20yrs experience working with PWID, including 10yrs with the WHO in Geneva, and as clinical director of drug and alcohol services, South Australia

Georgina Lau is a Westpac Future Leader Scholar and PhD candidate at the Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the role of alcohol and other drugs in serious injury events.