Matthew Stevens is a Senior Research Fellow and Early Career Researcher at the University of Adelaide. Dr Stevens' research focuses on prevention and early intervention approaches for substance-based and behavioural addictions.

Dr Claire Garnett is a NIHR Advanced Fellow at the University of Bristol (UK) in the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. Her research focuses on alcohol harm reduction, the role of digital technologies to support behaviour change, and the population level influences on alcohol consumption and smoking.

Emma is a PhD Candidate, Research Assistant and Casual Academic at UOW working in AOD research for the past 5 years. During this time she has worked across multiple randomised controlled trials, measure validation studies, and systematic reviews. Her current research focus is outcomes and effectiveness for residential rehabilitation.

Dr Tremonti is an addiction specialist and clinical pharmacologist working at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, and undertaking his PhD with Sydney University on the long term health outcomes of opioid treatment programs. He has published on QT prolongation in opioid treatment, nitrous oxide risks and clinical drug testing.

Stacey is a Staff Specialist in Addiction Medicine with the Hunter New England Local Health District. She has a has a Fellowship of the RACP in General and Acute Care Medicine and is nearing completion of her Fellowship in the Chapter of Addiction Medicine.

Natasha is a research fellow at Turning Point and the school of public health at Monash University. She completed her PhD in 2024, which aimed to determine the societal economic burden associated with opioid use disorders in Australia and identified treatment barriers for those experiencing opioid use disorders.

Nicholas is an addiction medicine specialist and researcher with 35 years of experience in AOD sector. He has been involved in medicinal cannabis developments for over 10 years in Australia, and has led a number of clinical trials for the treatment of CUD.

Dr Llew Mills is a postdoctoral researcher with the Discipline of Addiction Medicine, University of Sydney and South-Eastern Sydney Local Health District. His interests are cannabis dependence in a clinical and medicinal context, and in using routinely-collected clinical drug and alcohol data to improve drug and alcohol treatment.

Amelia is 2nd year PhD Candidate and Medical Doctor based at Drug and Alcohol Services SA. She completed a Masters of Addictive Behaviours and has held roles supporting registrars in conducting research. In her clinical roles, she has worked as a GP in Aboriginal and Prison Health Services

Alison is a regional doctor with a variety of roles. Her clinical work spans primary care as well as the hospital system with roles in opioid substitution therapy and women’s health. She is also a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Rural Clinical School and the National Drug and Alcohol Centre (NDARC).

Jie (Jenna) Yang is a third-year PhD candidate from Monash University. Jenna has been awarded a Monash University-China Scholarship Council (CSC) Joint Scholarship. Her PhD is looking at the prevalence and correlates of pain among people with opioid use disorder to provide insights into optimal clinical management.

Richard Armour is a critical care paramedic with experience in Australia, the U.K, and Canada. As the Paramedic Practice Leader for Harm Reduction & Substance Use in British Columbia, he developed a passion for improving the care paramedics provide to people who use drugs.