Pearse is Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and a consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Since 2020, he has been funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) as a Future Leaders Fellow, and in 2023 he became a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator. He is originally from Ireland and received his medical degree from University College Dublin (UCD), graduating in 2002. Pearse has led collaborative research projects, including with Google DeepMind, on AI algorithms for early detection of retinal disease, and at Moorfields to develop an early warning system for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), by far the commonest cause of blindness in many countries.

Dr Pablo Prieto Barja is a recognised industry leader with over 15 years of experience developing high-performance, cloud-native solutions for analysing multi-omics data. His expertise spans technology domains, including federated technology, AI, workflow languages, cloud/hybrid/HPC architecture and high-performance databases. With a PhD from Pompeu Fabra University, Pablo has delivered impact in research, co-inventing Nextflow, a bioinformatics workflow management system that has become the industry standard for coding high-performance bioinformatics pipelines. As Chief Technology Officer at Lifebit, Pablo oversees all technical aspects of products and is responsible for the operational delivery of the platform and support services.

Paola joined HDR UK in February 2020 as Alliance Delivery Manager to lead the day-to-day management of all activities of the Health Data Research Alliance. Her role is integral to manage and deliver the Alliance work programme and support its growth and development, working in partnership with Alliance members and stakeholders from the user community as well as regulators and funders. Prior to joining HDR UK Paola worked at Cancer Research UK, where she oversaw the development of data sharing and open science policies for researchers. She was responsible for ensuring that research data are managed appropriately and are shared to maximise reuse. Paola holds a PhD in microbiology from Imperial College and before moving to the charity and public sector she worked in open science publishing.