Prof. Dr. Enis Alpin Guneri was graduated from Ege University and completed his residency, as well as MSc degree in Audiology in Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkiye. Prof. Guneri is experienced in otology and neurootology, cohlear implants and implantable hearing devices, skull base surgery and laryngology and phoniatrics. He is the Chairman of the Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Department and head of the Otology and Neurootology, Cochlear implant and Vestibular medicine programs, as well as the Voice laboratory unit of Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty,

Prof. Guneri is the former president of Turkish Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He is a board member of the Turkish Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Prof. Guneri is the founder president of Aegean ENT Physicians Association, founder member and executive board member of the Vertigo Academy International. He is the past president and an executive board member of Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology. He is a former board member of Turkish Society of Otology Neurootology. Prof Guneri is a board member of ASPCI and the President elect of APSCI 2029. He is a member of International Working Group of Endoscopic Ear Surgery, and also an active member of many other professional medical organisations including Turkish Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society, Turkish Society of Otology Neurootology, European Academy of Otology and Neurootology, Politzer Society. He is an associate editor in Frontiers in Neurology and an editorial consultant in Intenational Advanced Otology, as well as a reviewer for many other scientific journals. His major interests are cochlear implants, endoscopic ear surgery, diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders (especially BPPV and Ménière's disease), skull base surgery and phonosurgery.

Stephen O’Leary holds the William Gibson Chair of Otolaryngology at the University of Melbourne and is a Senior Otolaryngologist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

He obtained his PhD in 1994 under Prof Graeme Clark and has undertaken post-doctoral research at Oxford and the University of Utrecht.

Prof O’Leary’s clinical and research interests are in cochlear implantation, drug delivery to the ear and otology. His group specializes in clinical translation of experimental research and CI-related clinical research.

Prof O’Leary’s special interest has been in the preservation of inner ear function during surgery on the cochlea.

Norio Yamamoto is the director of the Department of Otolaryngology at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan. Before joining Kobe City Medical Center, Dr. Yamamoto was an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Before that, Dr. Yamamoto worked as a visiting fellow at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, USA. Dr. Yamamoto graduated from the medical school of Kyoto University and obtained a PhD from the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University. Dr. Yamamoto specializes in Otology and Neurotology surgeries, including CI surgeries, as well as basic research on cochlear regeneration.

Prof. WU has long been committed to the basic and clinical research of otology and auditory medicine, especially in sensorineural hearing loss, auditory implantation and acoustic neuroma surgery. He led the Chinese newborn hearing screening and intervention programe for more than 20 years and developed systematicly the management strategy of congenital hearing loss. He was elected as the President of Chinese Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Society in 2019.

Jong Woo Chung, MD, is a professor and former chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine. Dr. Chung and his colleagues lead multiple clinical research projects focusing on sensorineural hearing loss, cochlear implantation, middle ear implants, chronic ear disease, and pediatric otitis media. His recent research interests have expanded into robotic-assisted ear surgery, artificial intelligence applications in otology, and endoscopic ear surgery.

Dr. Chung earned his medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency and Ph.D. training in Otolaryngology. Following advanced training in general otology, neurotology, skull base surgery, and cochlear implantation, he joined Asan Medical Center, where he further developed programs in skull base surgery, audiology, endoscopic ear surgery, and cochlear implantation. He also initiated basic research on noise-induced hearing loss.

Dr. Chung has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCI/SCIE journals. He has held numerous leadership roles, including President of the Korean Audiological Society (2014–2016), President of the Korean Skull Base Society (2017), and President of the Korean Association of Institutional Review Boards (2020–2023). He currently serves as President of the upcoming World Congress of Audiology 2026, which will be held in Seoul.