William joined Scottish Government in January 2022 in the role of Associate Chief Nursing Officer. Prior to this William has held senior leadership and executive posts both in British Columbia, Canada and Scotland. He has chaired national groups on patient safety and quality. William is passionate about improving access to healthcare and reducing barriers to care for marginalised populations. William has led large scale change in telemedicine and digital infrastructure, he is focused on improving patient outcomes and bettering the patient and provider experience.

William also holds a Master’s Degree in Law and certifications in patient safety, risk management and digital health.

Rose Gallagher is the Professional Lead for Sustainability at the Royal College of Nursing. As a registered nurse she provides strategic leadership and specialist professional advice to the Royal College, its members and key stakeholders across the UK on climate change and the implications for Nurses, Nursing and our public. She has successfully led the RCN Glove Awareness Week and Small Changes Big Differences campaign focusing on procurement and use of consumables to influence sustainability in health and care delivery and is a Trustee of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Rose was awarded membership of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to nursing in her role at the Royal College.

Paul is a registered nurse and Queen's Nurse with over 38 years of experience. He currently provides advice to Ministers, the Welsh Government and the NHS on primary and community care. His previous roles include deputy director of nursing roles as well as senior management roles within the NHS in both acute and community organisations. Paul has undertaken leadership studies at Harvard University and visited integrated community services in the Netherlands to support his work. He acts as the nursing voice for decarbonisation and climate change within Welsh Government. He is the author of a number of papers including national guidance in Wales.

Paula is Senior Adviser for Advanced Practice leading the NMCs review of advanced practice. Paula is a registered general nurse, having trained in Australia and moved to the UK in 1995. Paula remains clinically active as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in general practice. Paula has worked in a variety of roles within acute, primary and community services, higher education and transformation, involved in the development of GP Federations and Training Hubs. Paula’s wider interests include population health and supporting equitable access to high quality services, as well as supporting high quality learning opportunities and supporting future workforce development across health and social care.

Mary Frances is a nurse and health visitor. She began her nursing career in Northern Ireland, where she currently holds the position of Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. She has professional responsibility for nursing, education and regulation, alongside providing support to the Government's Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland. Mary Frances was previously the Senior Nursing Officer for Public Health Nursing and has a strong interest in promoting health equity and reducing health inequalities. Mary Frances has held a range of clinical, managerial and leadership posts throughout her career and has undertaken a range of leadership programmes and holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Master's Degree in Health Promotion. Mary Frances is a Florence Nightingale Foundation alumna leadership scholar.

Ian is a prominent figure in the fields of nursing and health care, he is Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, founding Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and Consultant Editor International Journal for Advancing Practice. He was Consultant Editor of the Journal of Operating Department Practitioners. He is a respected nurse academic, author and editor with extensive experience in education and practice. Ian has authored and edited numerous textbooks and articles on nursing and health care, contributing significantly to the literature. His career has spanned various roles, including clinical nursing, nursing education and leadership positions. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and was awarded an OBE for his services to nursing and nurse Education.

Kendra who is a nurse practitioner, works with people who are at risk of homeless. She is Vice Chair for the London Network for Nurses and Midwives, Chair for the Manna Society and Director for the London Housing Foundation. Kendra has earned many accolades, including the Chief Nursing Officer’s (England) Silver Award. She is a Queen’s Nurse, Florence Nightingale Foundation Windrush Alumni and an NHS Assembly member. Kendra develops innovative services, to improve the health and social wellbeing of her patients and raise the visibility of Inclusion Health nursing, through her work and education of those not working in the speciality.

Bejoy Sebastian is a senior nurse working in critical care at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has previously held a number of positions at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Hailing from Kerala, he arrived in the UK in March 2011 after finishing his nursing studies at Kottayam Medical College. He was the Chair of the International Nursing and Midwifery Association network UK, where he has raised the profile of internationally educated nursing staff, helping them thrive in their careers and identifying the barriers they face in the workplace. He was also the founding General Secretary of the Alliance of Senior Kerala Nurses. He is an active volunteer for DKMS and with the help of Upahaar UK has organised numerous stem cell donor registration drives from global majority backgrounds to reduce the health inequities faced by them. He began his role as RCN President in January 2025 and will serve for two years.

Kirit is a registered nurse practitioner who has spent the past 12 years working in specialist services for vulnerable, and often marginalised, populations (refugees, asylum seekers, homeless people, GRTBS) across various settings including GP surgeries, hostels, day centres, on street outreach both in the NHS and with healthcare charity, Doctors of the World. Kirit works for the QNI as the Homeless and Inclusion Health Project Lead, facilitating support for a national network of practitioners who work with vulnerable people. Empowering people to have control over their health is something Kirit feels strongly about and tackling health inequalities is key to achieving this.

Professor Waterall has had a varied career, working in positions across local, regional and national organisations within the health and care sector. He has led several high-profile initiatives such as NHS Health Check, The National Cardiovascular Disease Prevention programme and the Healthy Child Programme. He currently serves as Deputy Chief Public Health Nurse for England. He has published on a wide range of subjects and continues to hold several honorary professorial appointments. Jamie strongly believes that the 2020s needs to be a decade of global transformation, that will see health and care systems placing a stronger focus on public health interventions.