Bruce is the hospital director at Donnington Grove Veterinary Group in Newbury. His interests include colic, arthroscopy and fracture repair. He has been one of the pioneers of surgery in the standing horse, and he is one of the most experienced equine surgeons in the UK. He has lectured and taught around the world on the techniques and results of equine surgery.  Bruce is currently President elect of BEVA.

Dr. Kawcak is Professor of Orthopedics at Colorado State University.  Dr. Kawcak is one of a team of researchers working to find ways to prevent and treat catastrophic injuries in equine athletes. Kawcak is assessing three-dimensional imaging techniques, MRI and CT to diagnose early joint disease and microscopic joint injuries before these develop into serious injuries.  Working with researchers in biomedical engineering the team has developed biomechanical models to assess risk factors specific to each individual athlete with implications for human bone and joint disease.

Dr. Mathieu Spriet is a Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He obtained his DVM degree from the National Veterinary School of Lyon (France) in 2002 and a Master Degree from the University of Montreal (Canada) in 2004. He has been a diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging since 2007, after completing his radiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Spriet joined UC Davis as a faculty member in 2007. He became a diplomate of the newly created ACVR- Equine Diagnostic Imaging specialty in 2019. Dr Spriet has over 75 peer-reviewed publications (full list of publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/mathieu.spriet.1/bibliography/public/). He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. His main area of interest is equine musculoskeletal imaging. He has pioneered the use of positron emission tomography in horses, leading to the development of a scanner specifically designed to image standing horses. He is a consultant for advanced imaging in racehorses at several racetracks in the USA, including Santa Anita and Churchill Downs. He serves as an expert on the Racing Victoria imaging panel. 

Chris developed and led Equine Orthopaedic research at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre a multidisciplinary research program combining microstructural analysis, histopathology, biomechanics, epidemiology and mathematical modelling, dedicated to developing preventative training and management protocols for racehorses. 

Chris trained as a specialist equine surgeon at the University of Sydney, Australia, gaining Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Equine Surgery by examination in 1995. He also completed a PhD at the University of Sydney in 1998. He has worked at The University of Melbourne since 2004. 

He has published over 80 peer reviewed papers and contributed to 16 book chapters.