I am a Noongar man born in Perth. Worked lived in Northam which is a country town in the wheat belt 1 hour and 30mins drive east out of Perth I started my working journey in health there where I worked in the AMS for 5 years doing mostly community engagement work, but I have found that I have a passion in clinical work and so I moved to Perth to work for Derbarl Yerrigan Heath Service where I have been since, I am always looking for opportunities to engage in my community I am currently on the comity for a charity called Leading Youth Forward (LYF), I have been in health as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner for 11 years now where I found a new passion for Sexual Health. I have started my new role this year in the sexual health team at Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service, my hope is to get this subject of health a normal topic to talk about with our clients when they come through the clinic.

Associate Professor Thomas Tu leads a research group at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research focusing on developing an HBV cure and mitigating the associated liver cancer. He also lives with chronic Hepatitis B, providing him with unique perspectives as a researcher, patient, and advocate. He established the online support forum HepBCommunity.org and founded Hepatitis B Voices Australia, an advocacy group led by the affected community.

Dr Jessamy Stirling is a GP at Derbarl Yerrigan in Mirrabooka and passionate member of the CQI team. Her husband is an Arrente man and together they spend their time juggling three children, two dogs, a chook and rabbit.

Dr Lakhbinder Kang has specialised in Aboriginal Health for more than 12 years. Aboriginal health helped him to open his heart, find meaning and purpose, as well as a sense of belonging. He has special interests in chronic disease management, continuous quality improvement (CQI) and equity in healthcare.

Jacqui is a registered nurse and completed a PhD in 2006. She currently works at the Barwon Public Health Unit as the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Consultant and at the Burnet Institute in the Eliminate hepatitis C Australia partnership.

Mieken is the Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator, a state-wide role funded by the Victorian department of health, aimed at educating health professionals about viral hepatitis. Mieken has extensive experience in Public Health, specialising in sexual health and blood borne viruses, and is passionate about improving the health of marginalised communities.