Prof. Diane Gromala, Ph.D.,is the Canada Research Chair in Biomedia and Interaction Design, and Associate Director of the School of Interactive Art and Technology at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is the co-author, with Jay Bolter, of the book Windows and Mirrors: Electronic Art, Interaction Design, and the Myth of Transparency, MIT Press. She is a Fulbright Fellow and holds degrees from the University of Plymouth and Yale University.

Dr. Pam Squire, M.D., is a prominent physician who specializes in complex pain. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Medicine and consultant for the Oncology Pain Clinic at Lions Gate Hospital. Dr. Squire has spoken nationally and internationally on medical issues regarding pain. She has a particular interest in patient-physician interactions and is an active member of the Canadian Pain Society.

Ronald Baecker is Professor of Computer Science, Bell Universities Laboratories Chair in Human-Computer Interaction, and Director of the Technologies for Aging Gracefully lab (TAGlab) at the University of Toronto. He has been named one of the 60 Pioneers of Computer Graphics by ACM SIGGRAPH, has been elected to the CHI (Computers and Human Interaction) Academy by ACM SIGCHI, and has been given the Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award.

Dr. Chris Shaw is the co-author of the first virtual reality application and has created numerous virtual environments for medical applications. His current other areas of expertise are in the areas of bioinformatics, visual analytics and two-handed interfaces for 3D applications. Dr. Chris Shaw teaches human-computer interaction, interactive visualization and video game design.