Christine Girard is a Canadian weightlifter and double Olympic medalist whose bronze at Beijing 2008 and gold at London 2012 were awarded in 2018 following the disqualification of athletes for doping violations. This historic reallocation made her the first Canadian woman to win both an Olympic medal and an Olympic title in weightlifting. A Commonwealth and Pan American Games champion, she is a strong advocate for clean sport and has held leadership roles including Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athlete Services Officer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

George joined WADA in January 2015 and since July 2022 is the Head of Innovation for the Testing Department at WADA. He is responsible for managing the Strategic Testing Expert Advisory Group and monitoring the implementation of the Technical Document for Sport Specific Analysis. He is also coordinating the ADAMS Testing Working Group, which aims to improve the ADAMS functionalities for recording, monitoring and reporting of Testing data. George is currently a member of the 2027 IST Update Drafting Team.

Pernille has been a DCO for over 10 years and is based in Denmark. She has worked as Operations Manager and General Manager for private sample collection agencies, with tasks including test planning, education and administration of the overall anti-doping procedures. She planned and distributed the pre-competition testing program for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Pernille has also worked as a testing coordinator for GAISF and ITA, with roles including In-Competition planning and execution, test distribution planning, inclusion and communication with athletes and IF representatives.

Dr Kuuranne is director of the Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analysis and its Athlete Biological Passport Management Unit (APMU) in Lausanne since 2016. Tiia Kuuranne graduated from the University of Helsinki (PhD in 2003), where she holds a position of Academic Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Her academic publications and co-authored papers are mainly related to mass spectrometric techniques and applications, enzyme-assisted synthesis of drug metabolites, athlete biological passports and general aspects of doping control. Dr Kuuranne has served as president of the World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists (WAADS; 2020-2023), represented laboratories as a member of several WADA working groups and Laboratory Expert Advisory group (2013-2022), and she has been Associate Editor of the Drug Testing and Analysis journal since 2009.

Louisa is Science & Medical ABP Manager at the ITA since 2022 and has been involved in the fight against doping since 2013. Louisa has a Bachelors in Medical Science from the Australian National University, Honors in Sports Science from the University of Canberra and a PhD from the University of Western Australia. Louisa’s PhD was focused on plasma volume as a confounding factor of the ABP Hematological Module. Between 2012 to 2015, Louisa worked in the Hematology and Biochemistry laboratory at the Australian Institute of Sport and the research department of Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital in Qatar. In both institutes, she was involved in numerous anti-doping research studies. Louisa has also competed as an elite cyclist with the Australian Nation Team in Europe and America.

A DCO for 35 years and a commercial pilot for 22 years, Richard has attended both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, many international events and worked as a delegate for Athletics and World Rugby. As a pilot, he has flown both long-haul and short-haul aircraft. As part of the ITA IDCO Training Team, he trains both new and existing doping control personnel. His extensive experience in both industries makes him well-placed to consider some of the similarities and learning points between aviation and doping control.

Adele Weekes is Anti-Doping Testing Training Manager at Sport Integrity Australia, responsible for the training, accreditation and ongoing development of SIA’s Sample Collection Personnel (around 180 SCP across the country).

Deslyn is Senior Doping Control Coordinator at the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS). A Sport Management graduate with 14 years of experience in National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) operations, her technical knowledge of the WADA Code and International Standards has allowed Deslyn to assist numerous burgeoning NADOs and RADOs in Africa in establishing and implement doping control operations. Her administrative skills have seen her manage and administer the doping control services at numerous international sports events in South Africa. Deslyn was a key member of the doping control administration at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup and 2023 Netball World Cup, among other international sports events. She currently serves as an iNADO Board Member and a member of the ITA IDCO Expert Advisory Committee. Deslyn is committed to sharing her knowledge and expertise with NADOs on achieving operational efficiencies within the framework of the Code and International Standards.