Diana Barker 

Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Practice Panel

Diana is an experienced small animal surgeon and the managing director of a practice group in Melbourne’s inner suburbs employing more than 60 staff. She holds an Executive MBA from the Monash Business School and obtained her Membership with Australia New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal surgery. Diana has represented the profession at both regional and state level including roles with the Melbourne Metropolitan Practitioners Branch and the Victorian AVA Division, as well as being an active member of the AVA’s Veterinary Business Group and the Chair of the Veterinary Wellness Steering Group. Diana was President of the AVA in 2023 – 2024. 

Tom Brownlie

Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Practice Panel

Tom, a veterinary epidemiologist, data scientist and founder of ingenum, a veterinary data science company. Graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2001 into the UK Foot and Mouth disease outbreak, Tom worked as a field vet. Moving to New Zealand in 2006, he pursued his MVS at Massey University and a PhD with Dr Scott McDougall. In 2021, he developed Sentinel-AI, a deep learning model for animal disease detection, based on a pilot syndromic surveillance system developed for Australia in 2018. Tom consults for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and lectures at Massey University while managing a family farm in Otago.

Steve Joslyn

Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Practice Panel

Steve Joslyn, a veterinary radiologist, pioneers veterinary medicine through technology and informatics. Graduated from Murdoch University and completing his radiology residency at the University of Glasgow, he consults globally across four continents, specializing in 3D printing, hospital design, imaging workflows, teleradiology, and clinical services. Founder of Vedi, a veterinary medical data company, his blockchain-based universal health record transforms veterinary data management. As Co-Chair of the ACVR and ECVDI Artificial Intelligence and Education Committee, he evaluates AI's impact on veterinary radiology, ensuring responsible implementation. Dedicated to enhancing animal welfare, Steve embraces tech's challenges, seeking innovative solutions in caregiving.

Mark McKeon

Mark McKeon is one of Australia’s leading experts on Sustainable Peak Performance, combining change, resilience, productivity, work life balance and high-performance culture. He is the designer of the innovative ‘Every Day Counts’ and ‘Go Zone’ peak performance programs. Mark’s background includes 18 years in the AFL, first as a Player with Melbourne FC, then as a High-Performance Coach with Collingwood, including 5 years with the Victorian State of Origin Team. Mark is a member of the Collingwood Hall of Fame. He is also the Author of 4 books, with numerous international reprints or translations and he recently achieved the 2,000 presentation milestone!

Kendall Crocker

Kendall Crocker, a 1989 University of Melbourne veterinary graduate, served in various roles in Victorian and Tasmanian mixed practices before reactivating his Army Reserve career. With deployments to Afghanistan, Kiribati, PNG, and others, his work heavily involves One Health. He also served as Australia's Senior Veterinary Army Officer. Transitioning to the Department of Agriculture, he became an expert in animal welfare for livestock export. In mid-2023, he joined the Department of Health and Aged Care, aiding in establishing the Australian Centre for Disease Control. As the inaugural Director of its One Health Unit since January 2024, Kendall continues his impactful career.

Peter Reid 

Peter is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Agricultural Science, and Veterinary Science with First Class Honours and the University of Queensland Medal for academic excellence. He conducted an equine veterinary practice in Brisbane servicing mainly the Racing Industry and was the attending clinician who investigated the largest ever recorded outbreak of the hitherto unknown deadly Hendra virus in racehorses in Brisbane in 1994. He received the Queensland Racing Industry Achievement Award for this work, the first ever awarded to a "non-licensee” in the Racing Industry. In 2010, Peter successfully lobbied the Commonwealth and State Governments to fund the crucial Hendra virus vaccine challenge trials in horses at the CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory.  

He represents the AVA and EVA on several key Government Stakeholder Groups, provided scientific submissions to Animal Health Australia's AUSVETPLAN Hendra virus Response Policy Brief, and represented the AVA and EVA at the 2016 Queensland Government Parliamentary Inquiry into Hendra virus vaccine and its use by Veterinary Surgeons in Queensland. Peter maintains strong local and international scientific collaborative links particularly in the US with researchers in the field of emerging viral diseases in horses and has published several scientific papers in this field. He also pioneered the Australian Horses as Sentinels for Emerging Infectious Viral Diseases project resulting in the identification in 2021 of a hitherto undiagnosed variant of Hendra virus HeV-g2. He is an AVA Life Member, and received the AVA Meritorious Service Award in 2015, the EVA Award For Excellence in the Equine Veterinary Field in 2017, AVA Fellowship in 2018 and the Gilruth Prize in 2024. 

Sarah Webb

Sarah Webb graduated from the University of Queensland in 1976 .  

She moved to Canberra in 1986 and became a Small Animal Specialist Surgeon in 1996,  working for many years as the only registered specialist surgeon in south east NSW outside of Sydney.  She was instrumental in the building of Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital and the first specialist hospital in Canberra -  Animal Referral Hospital Canberra.

Sarah served on the ACT Veterinary Surgeons Board for 17 years (President 2014–2017), was a Council Member member of the Sydney Post Graduate Foundation (now CVE), for 14 years. She contributed to the founding and early development of the Veterinary School at Charles Sturt University. In 2005 she was awarded the Belle Bruce Reid Medal by the university of Melbourne.  

Sarah retired in 2023. 

Gregory K. Ogilvie (US)

Dr Greg Ogilvie, a board-certified internist and oncologist, leads Veterinary Oncology at UC San Diego's Moores Cancer Center and directs the Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists. Based in San Diego, he pioneers cancer therapies and educates interns, residents, and students. He authored multiple books and over 200 scientific articles, securing patents and millions in research grants. An Ironman triathlete from a Colorado-native lineage, he's honored with teaching, research, and clinical awards. Passionate about veterinary oncology, he lectures globally, impacting students, veterinarians, physicians, and scientists worldwide.

Crystal Loh (NZ)

Dr Crystal Loh, a board-certified veterinary dentist, owns New Zealand Veterinary Dentistry Ltd., offering specialized dental services in Waikato. Graduating from Ontario Veterinary College in 2007, she completed an internship at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville before practicing as a general practitioner in New Zealand for over a decade. Acquiring memberships in Small Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery, she completed a three-year residency program, becoming a diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College in 2022. Dr Loh shares her expertise through lectures globally and has a keen interest in oral and maxillofacial surgery, providing support and education to referring veterinarians with enthusiasm. 

Chris Tan (AUS)

Chris, a small animal surgery specialist in Sydney, balances clinical practice, education, and research. As a hospital director at SASH Alexandria and associate professor at the University of Sydney, he focuses on quality education with AOVET Asia Pacific. Holding an academic role at the University of New South Wales, he collaborates across veterinary and human surgery fields to enhance patient outcomes. Despite limited spare time, Chris cherishes moments with his family away from the city.

Jaume Fatjo (ESP)

Born in Barcelona in 1969, Jaume holds a veterinary medicine degree and a PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. As a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine, he served as President from 2012 to 2014. Since 2010, he's been an assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine at the same university. Leading the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health since 2012, he directs Ethogroup, a behavioral medicine referral service in Barcelona. As head of behavioral medicine and animal welfare at VetPartners Spain since 2023, his research delves into human-animal relationships and the assessment of animal behavior.

Duncan Lascelles (US)

After graduating from the veterinary program at the University of Bristol, U.K., with honors, in 1991 Dr. Lascelles completed a PhD in aspects of pre-emptive/perioperative analgesia at the University of Bristol. After an internship there, he completed his surgical residency at the University of Cambridge, U.K. He moved to Colorado for the Fellowship in Oncological Surgery at Colorado State University, then a period of post-doctoral research in feline pain and analgesia at the University of Florida and is currently Professor in Small Animal Surgery and Pain Management at North Carolina State University. He is board-certified in small animal surgery by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the European College of Veterinary Surgeons, and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

He is director of the Comparative Pain Research and Education Centre (CPREC). His research program (Translational Research in Pain [TRiP]) is dedicated to answering critical questions about pain control and pain mechanisms through high quality, innovative research. 

He has authored over 180 peer reviewed research papers and reviews and 190 research research abstracts, as well as over 30 book chapters.