Hannah Connon is a Lecturer in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Trained as a Certified Exercise Physiologist, Hannah teaches courses in exercise physiology, exercise testing, and exercise training. Hannah serves on the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Board of Directors and the Professional Standards Program Committee. Her work is driven by a passion for advancing the role of exercise as a fundamental component of healthcare and rehabilitation, and for training students to uphold evidence-informed, high-quality standards in the field. Hannah was appointed a Director of ICSESP in 2025.

Dr. Laura Newsome received her Ph.D. in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is currently a Professor at Radford University in the Department of Health and Human Performance. Laura is a Past-President of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA), an affiliate society of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She also serves on ACSM’s Committee on Certification Registry Board Executive Council (CCRB EC) as its Member-At-Large. Before switching to academia, Laura worked as a practitioner for several years in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in both the United States and in Canada. Her research areas include adaptative sport, as well as cardiovascular health and sleep disorders. Laura is very passionate about educating students in the area of clinical exercise physiology.

Nick Gant is a Professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he leads a diverse range of programmes offered by the Department of Exercise Sciences and sits on the Executive Board of Sport & Exercise Science New Zealand. Dr Gant’s research and teaching is focused within the fields of Exercise Physiology, Human Neuroscience, and Exercise Nutrition. He also works within elite sport, the food & beverage sector, and with defence science & technology. Nick is passionate about improving human performance & health and training the next generation of exercise scientists and practitioners.

Dr Andrew Scott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and was nominated as the Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES) Director of the ICSESP in January 2023. Andrew has a long impact on sport and exercise science practice, having lead a cardiac rehabilitation service, convened and lead the MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology course including clinical placements at the University of Portsmouth since 2010, Chaired the BASES Clinical Exercise Science and Practice Specialist Interest Group and is a registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, recognised by the UK National Health Service. His research and teaching interests are in the biological basis of exercise for improving health and implementation methods to include exercise in routine health care services in the UK and in Europe. He is a board member of Clinical Exercise Physiology UK and Chairs the CASES Degree Accreditation Working Group to support the development of graduates from sport and exercise science backgrounds into work-ready practitioners.

BSc., MExRehab., AEP, ESSAF, GAICD Nathan is a Lecturer at the School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University and is the program director for the Bachelor of Exercise Science. He is the Exercise Physiology discipline lead for inter-professional and simulated learning. Nathan has extensive experience in developing and leading intra and inter professional simulated learning events across the allied health and medical disciplines. Nathan is currently the Chair of the Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Standards Council, and Director and Company Secretary of the International Confederation for Sport and Exercise Science Practice. He was a Director on the ESSA national board from 2010-17, and ESSA President/Chair, Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee and committee member on the Audit Finance and Risk Committee from 2014-17. He previously sat on the ESSA Queensland State Chapter Committee as committee member and chair over a period of four years. Nathan is a practicing Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with an interest in the area of workplace injury prevention and management. He has consulted to federal and state government agencies and extensively across the private sector. Nathan is a graduate of the AICD Company Director and Mastering the Board courses.

Kade Davison is an Associate Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology and member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) at the University of South Australia. He served for over a decade as a Director on the board of the national peak body, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA), including 3 years as Vice-President and 3 years as President, and was acknowledged as one of the top 25 influencers in Exercise and Sports Science in Australia in ESSA’s 25 year history. Kade is an educator, researcher and practitioner in exercise physiology with a particular interest in the investigation of models of care for exercise services internationally, and the translation of research to evidence informed practice. He is passionate about continuing to advance the professions of Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science and Sports Science in Australia and around the world and has an ambition to achieve greater international recognition of the role of exercise in health care models.