Mauro is Professor and Chair of Orthodontics, Head of the Postgraduate Programme in Orthodontics (Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry), and Director of the Research Programme “Craniofacial Research”, at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Otago, New Zealand.

His current main research interests include clinical orthodontics, biomechanics, craniofacial growth and imaging, jaw function, translational research using animal models, and development of wearable devices in dentistry and orthodontics. In addition, he is a widely recognised expert in orofacial muscles and temporomandibular joint research. Internationally, his past research endeavours have been supported with research grants amounting to over one million Euros.

Giorgio received the degree in Dentistry, the Specialty in Orthodontics and the PhD in Oral Sciences from the University of Naples Federico II. He received the Certificate of Excellence in Orthodontics in Italy (Italian Board of Orthodontics) and the E.B.O. (European Board of Orthodontics). Honorary Senior Lecturer and Clinical Tutor at the University of Naples Federico II and at the University of Otago (New Zealand), he is Vice President 2024-2026 of the Italian Board of Orthodontics (IBO), past-President 2020-2022 of the European Begg Society of Orthodontics (EBSO), past-President 2020-2021 of the Italian Association of Specialists in Orthodontics (ASIO), past-President of the Italian Society of Aligners (SIALIGN), provisional member of Angle Society of Europe (ASE), active member of SIDO, EOS, SIBOS, AIDOr and ASIO.

Marie received both her dental degree (1999) and postgraduate specialist degree in orthodontics (2003) from the University of Louvain, in Brussels. In 2007, she was visiting research scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She defended her PhD about miniplates as temporary skeletal anchorage in Brussels in 2008. Between 2009 and 2014, she was Assistant Professor at the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Geneva. From 2014 to 2020, she was Associate Professor and Postgraduate Program Director of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University, and in 2015 she became Head of Section. In 2021, Marie became Professor and Head of Orthodontics at the Melbourne Dental School. Marie was awarded the WJB Houston Oral Research Award of the European Orthodontic Society in 2008 and the Dewel award as an author of the best clinical paper in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in 2012 and in 2023.

Paolo is a Professor of Research at the Melbourne Dental School, the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is an Honorary Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia, and is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. His research interests focus on dental biomechanics, 3D imaging in orthodontics, and analysis of dento-alveolar structures and their interaction with external mechanical stimuli studied using in-vitro, in-vivo, and in-silico models. At present, he is actively involved in projects dealing with clinical outcome analysis in 3D. He has authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and book chapters.

Adith is a specialist orthodontist currently working as a Senior Lecturer, Orthodontics in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor and Clinical instructor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He was previously in a private practice at Pachem Dental Hospital, Phnom Penh where he practiced exclusive labial, lingual & aligner therapy.

Adith completed his Ph.D. in Orthodontics from Kyungpook National University, South Korea under the eminent Prof Hee-Moon Kyung. He completed his Clinical M.S. with an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Orthodontics from the University of the East (2014), Manila and earned a bachelor’s degree in Dentistry (B.D.S.) from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India.

Peter is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer Department of Oral Sciences, Dental School, University of Otago and a former Clinical Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics at the Dental School, University of Bristol. Peter undertook his dental training at the University of Otago and postgraduate orthodontic training at the University of London. He holds a Fellowship in Orthodontics from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons; a Diploma of Orthodontics Royal College of Surgeons England; a Membership in Orthodontics Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh as well as a Fellowship Faculty of Dental Trainers Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh; a Fellow of the Higher Educational Academy (UK) and a Fellow of the NZDA. In 2019 Peter completed a PhD at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.

Practising in general dentistry, periodontics and dental sleep medicine for over thirty years, Anikó suffered frequent neck, back and shoulder pain. Doctors and physical therapists offered short-term symptom relief without identifying her condition as work related.

Anikó recovered when she learned about biomechanical design, and how to recognize and change harmful work postures by applying the Inner Ergonomic principles of the Alexander Technique.

Professor Kathryn Beck is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian and Discipline Lead for the MSc in Nutrition and Dietetics at Massey University in Auckland, NZ. Her research interests include the development of dietary assessment tools, dietary pattern analysis, nutritional epidemiology, iron deficiency, and sports nutrition. Kathryn has published over 95 manuscripts, is a fellow of the World Cancer Research Academy and in 2020 won the Massey University Early Career research award. Kathryn has supervised or co-supervised over 50 PhD and MSc students to completion. She has received research funding as primary investigator from the New Zealand Health Research Council and the Heart Foundation of New Zealand.