Laura Barr is an Advanced Orthotic Practitioner, working within the Orthotic and Orthopaedic services at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. She graduated from the University of Strathclyde with BSc honours in 2007 and completed her MSc at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2016. During her employment in NHS GGC she developed a specialist interest in musculoskeletal conditions of the foot and ankle, and subsequently has held leadership and advanced practice roles within the Orthotic and Orthopaedic services. Laura is currently undertaking post-graduate study in Management and Leadership at Glasgow University, and she has completed qualifications in the Theory of Podiatric Surgery and Injection Therapy.  She has taught internationally and extensively throughout the UK on the subject of foot and ankle pathologies.

Nina Bondre, CPO, FAAOP is the Clinical Educator for Cascade Orthopedic Supply, LP. She completed her BS in Neuroscience at Duke University, followed by a Master's in Prosthetics & Orthotics at Northwestern University. Nina's clinical focus as a CPO was working with pediatric and spinal cord injury patients. She is an active member of the profession, serving on the AOPA Clinical Content and Women in O&P Workgroups, as a Peer Reviewer for JPO, and is a founding member of Ottobock's DE&I council. She has presented at numerous regional and national conferences, and has participated in several DE&I panels.

Karen Edwards is a Senior Area Manager for Össur Prosthetics and the founder and Director of the Össur Women’s Leadership Initiative. She also consults women and girls, educating them on professional success and feminine power via the Strong and Skyward program. Karen is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and has a 30-year business background in media negotiating and medical sales, and she is certified in women’s leadership. Karen lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hildur Einarsdottir is an Electronics Engineer with a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering with focus on biomechanics and computational neuroscience. Following academic research and work in the biotech industry in the UK, Hildur joined Össur in early 2009. Hildur has held several roles within Össur, originally as a design engineer on the bionic (computer controlled) prosthetic products, followed by several years leading the Global Product Management team for Prosthetics and lately leading the Strategy & Operations division within Research and Development. Hildur is a native Icelander and is works from Össur’s headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Jennifer Ernst is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon at the University Medicine Center Göttingen where she is the Specialist Coordinator for the Sarcoma Center and for Amputee Care. She is also head of the junior research group MOBILISE.

Marissa Nel is a healthcare practitioner, specializing as a Certified Prosthetist Orthotist. Marissa was the first woman in South Africa to qualify as a CPO in 1993 and the first female to own a private practice in South Africa (1994). She founded Marissa Nel & Associates in 2001 as a leading orthotic and prosthetic facility with 9 clinics within South Africa and Mauritius. Marissa was awarded the Regional Businesswoman of the Year award by the Businesswomen’s Association in 2016 and was also recognized by CEO Global Awards in 2017 as Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government within the Medical and Veterinary sector in three categories: Regional, Country, and African Continent winner. She successfully designed and implemented the first mobile prosthetic clinic in South Africa in 2005 and has since completed 500 mobile clinics in rural areas of South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and Malawi.