| Prof. Heribert Hofer [Chair] | Director Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Germany |
| Prof. Sándor Belák | Head of Joint R&D Division Departments of Virology, The National Veterinary Institute (SVA) & The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU); Head of OIE Collaborating Centre for Biotechnology-based Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Vet. Medicine Sweden |
| Matthew Hartley | Zoo & Wildlife Solutions UK |
| Prof. Sean May | Director Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre & Chair of Plant Cyberinfrastructure, University of Nottingham UK |
| Prof. Tracey McNamara | Chair of Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences USA |
| Dr. Elisabeth Erlacher-Vindel | Office Internationale des Epizooties (OIE – World Organisation for Animal Health), Scientific and Technical Department France |