Sonja de Groot studied Human Movement Sciences and graduated in 1997. She obtained her PhD in 2003 from the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. From 2004 to 2024, she worked as a senior researcher with a primary focus on Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation at Reade, Center for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, in Amsterdam. Currently, Sonja de Groot works as a senior researcher in Spinal Cord Injury at De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Additionally, she holds the position of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Dr. De Groot served as the coordinator of Dutch multi-center research programs titled: 'Restoration of mobility in SCI rehabilitation' and 'ALLRISC'. Over the past 20 years, she was also the secretary of the research committee of the Dutch Flemish Spinal Cord Society (DuFScoS). Dr. De Groot's current research interests encompass spinal cord injury rehabilitation, exercise physiology, healthy lifestyle, and (wheeled) mobility.

Piia Haakana is a PhD researcher from University of Helsinki and BioMag laboratory at the Helsinki University Hospital. In her PhD project she studies physiological effects of paired associative stimulation. Additionally she works as a clinical biomechanist at the New Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital. Research interests: Neuromodulation, rehabilitation, treatment of paralysis

Dr. Maya Panisset is a physiotherapist with a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Melbourne, specialising in neurorehabilitation and digital health. They have a passion for person-centred care and early intervention for people with neurological conditions. Maya recently coordinated an adaptive trial of transcutaneous spinal cord neuromodulation (TESCoN) led by Prof. Mary Galea to restore upper limb function in people with tetraplegia, funded by MRFF and TAC. Their research team also develops digital biomarkers of mobility and aim to co-design a mobile health tool to enable remote monitoring of digital biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes, facilitating early detection of deterioration and timely access to interventions.

Dr. Harvinder Singh Chhabra is a renowned spine surgeon and Director of Spine and Rehabilitation at Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi. With over 30 years of experience, he has led major global initiatives in spinal cord injury care, research, and prevention.

Dr. Claudia Angeli is the Assistant Director of the Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation at Kessler Foundation. Her research background and interests are focused on understanding mechanisms of control of human locomotion following neurological injury. She has examined the impact of activity-based retraining on the nervous system following spinal cord injury. For the past decade, Dr. Angeli has been studying the use of spinal cord epidural stimulation combined with intense activity-based therapies for the restoration of function following motor complete spinal cord injury. Epidural stimulation uniquely targets recovery of movement patterns and augments functional gains through increased excitability of the spinal networks. The results of these studies contribute to the knowledge about the functional mechanisms of control of human locomotion and provide strategies for the rehabilitation of patients after neurologic injury.