Julival Ribeiro, MD, PhD is the Head of Infection Control and Prevention of Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, the largest tertiary hospital in Brasília, Brazil.

Founder and President of the Association of Infection Control and Prevention of Distrito Federal.

Areas of research and expertise: health-care associated infections, outbreaks, antibiotic-resistant pathogens, environmental hygiene in health service.

A registered nurse with training in epidemiology and extensive experience in managing and strengthening programs for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

She actively participates in the departmental infection control program, which focuses on strengthening the technical capacities of healthcare professionals in Antioquia, Colombia. She promotes the implementation of clinical and institutional support strategies and interventions for infection prevention and control, as well as the containment of antibiotic resistance, using a One Health approach.

Dr. Lorena Lazaric-Stefanovic, MD, MSc, is a lecturer at the Nursing Study Program of Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
Head of the Microbiology Department at the Teaching Institute of Public Health of Istria County
Member of the Infection Control Team at the General Hospital Pula
Areas of expertise: infection prevention, hospital epidemiology, diagnostic stewardship in microbiology

Szava Bansaghi, MSc, is a biologist specializing in molecular biology, with a research focus on infection prevention and control.

Her work centers on healthcare-associated infections, hand hygiene compliance and interventions, pathogen transmission pathways, and environmental microbiology in healthcare settings.

Areas of research and expertise antimicrobial resistance, microbiome research, role of environmental and behavioral factors in the spread of infectious agents.

Dr. Hassoun-Kheir, MD, MSc (epidemiology, LSHTM), is a specialised physician in internal medicine, infectious diseases and infection prevention and control.

She is head of the Infection Prevention and Control Unit, in Beilinson hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.

Her main areas of research include burden of antimicrobial resistance, transmission of multidrug resistance organisms in healthcare settings, hospital environmental hygiene and one health research.

Dr. Pamela Lee, MD,MHM, PhD, is a medical doctor and hospital administrator with training in Global Public Health and a focused interest in Infection Prevention and Control, having trained at the University Hospital of Geneva.

Subject matter expert representing Malaysia in the ASEAN CDC–IPC Task Force.

Areas of research and expertise: behavioural change, infection prevention and control, environmental hygiene, global health, public health, hospital management, patient safety, sustainable healthcare, health systems

Dr. Paing Phyo Thant, MBBS is an Infection Control Doctor and Centralized Medical Records Manager at the Mandalar Healthcare Group, Myanmar.

He leads Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs at Mandalar Hospital, a JCI-accredited hospital, and four other hospitals within the group.

Areas of expertise: infection prevention and control, healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, centralized medical records management.

Mr. Gonzaga, MPH works for the Ministry of Health of Oman in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
He holds a Masters of Public Health, and is a registered Medical Technologist, and board certified in Infection Prevention, CBIC
His expertise is infection control, environmental cleaning & disinfection, CSSD, endoscopy, laundry management, food, drugs & clinical laboratory, microbiology, healthcare waste management, and policy & procedures, and guidelines development.

Paulo Brois, RN, DVM, MSN is an operating room nurse at the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (Beja, Portugal). He also serves as an IPC link nurse in his department and is a guest lecturer at the Jean Piaget Algarve School of Health (Piaget Institute, Portugal).
He holds postgraduate qualifications in IPC and is currently enrolled in the EUCIC IPC Certificate Programme (2024–2026).
An elected full member of the National Nursing Council of the Portuguese Order of Nurses, he is also active in several scientific associations and IPC-related projects.
Areas of research and interest: healthcare environmental hygiene, prevention of surgical site infections, perioperative nursing, hand hygiene and use of gloves.

With dual specializations in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, and teaching experience at the University level, also in WHO and ECDC, Dr. Andreea Capilna is currently working at the Emergency Military Clinical Hospital in Brașov, Romania.
Areas of expertise: Management of infectious disease patients, antibiotic stewardship programs, infection prevention and control, training, evaluation and audit, development and implementation of clinical procedures and guidelines.

Jincy Jerry, MSC, FFNMRCSI, PGDip IPC, DHA, is the Director of Infection Prevention and Control at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland.

Areas of research and expertise: healthcare innovation, use of AI and robotic process automation in IPC, decontamination, healthcare ventilation, engineering aspects in infection control, outbreak management, surveillance and health-care associated infections.

Mr. Ibrahim Muhić, BSc Sanitary Engineering, is an environmental and occupational health and hygiene professional with strong expertise in infection prevention and control in healthcare settings.

He brings hands-on experience from tertiary and oncology care, supported by postgraduate training in hospital hygiene and infection prevention.

He is currently completing his Master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences.

Ms. Fernández Moreno, RN, MS, is a nurse specializing in infection prevention and control and microbiology. Master's degree in program management and nursing service management.

Founder and president of the Spanish Association of Nursing for the Prevention and Control of Infections (AEEPyCI).

Areas of research and expertise: Infection prevention and control, hand hygiene, safe practices.

Professor Timurkaynak, MD is a professor of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseasesand the Chief of the Infection Prevention & Control Committee and Microbiology Laboratory at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye

Areas of research and expertise: Infection prevention & control, infections in immunocompromised patients, antibiotic-resistant pathogens, microbiology laboratory management

International Experience Scientific Collaborator & Visiting Doctor, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Switzerland

Priya Pandya-Orozco, DNP, RN, PHN, CIC, LTC-CIP is the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare Director of Infection Prevention and Control, USA.
Dedicated to building safer systems, empowering frontline teams, and elevating the science and practice of infection prevention across diverse care settings.
Successfully led multiple transformative initiatives that were nationally recognized at APIC which strengthened organizational readiness, reduced healthcare-associated infections, and cultivated a culture where safety, accountability, and compassion guide every decision.