Professor Julie Considine AO is the Deakin University Chair in Nursing at Eastern Health, one of Victoria’s largest health care services. Professor Considine is an internationally respected clinician, educator and researcher whose expertise spans both industry and academic sectors. Professor Considine's research is aimed at improving the quality and safety of patient care by optimising clinical decision-making, increasing use of research evidence in practice, and ensuring effective models of service delivery. Professor Considine is a foundation member of the Deakin University's Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research and Institute for Health Transformation. She is a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Council and Senior Leadership Team at Eastern Health. She is a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing, Life Fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, and is a Senior Editor of Australasian Emergency Care. Julie represents the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia on the Australian Resuscitation Council where she is also deputy convenor of the Education and Implementation subcommittee. She is also an Emeritus Member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Basic Life Support Taskforce. In 2023, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (General Division) for distinguished service to medicine in the field of emergency nursing, to tertiary education, and to professional associations.

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Phillip Della AM has had an outstanding career in nursing for more than 40 years. He has wide-ranging experience in strategic, operational planning and workforce regulation. He has led vital nursing initiatives, including legislative and policy changes to enhance and advance the nursing scope of practice. This complements extensive clinical and nursing management experience, including serving as Western Australia's Chief Nursing Officer for ten years. His contribution to nursing education, health care combined with his innovative approach have been recognised by being awarded the Order of Australia, a Lifetime Achievement Honour, and the John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor award.

Julia has held leadership roles in emergency nursing for more than a decade, and is the Immediate Past President of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA). Her career work and outcomes integrate her leadership and expertise in emergency nursing and in education, and both inform her research, focused on health workforce (preparation for practice, transition to practice); and the patient experience in the emergency department. She has had >100 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals, and has supervised >25 research students to completion. In 2021, Julia was awarded the Julie Finucane OAM Medal for Leadership in Emergency Nursing, the highest honour of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, bestowed upon an emergency nurse who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the leadership of the profession and discipline of emergency nursing.