Dr. Sarah Spelsberg serves as the Director of U.S. Operations for World Extreme Medicine, the medical lead for Project NEPTUNE 100, works part time in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic where she holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor and is a Wilderness Emergency Medicine physician.

Kevin Grange is a critical care flight paramedic and also works as a firefighter paramedic with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS in Wyoming.

JC began working in public safety 2003 and has since worked in Bexar County - Tx, Billings Mt, and Chapel Hill NC in various roles of Fire and EMS.

Benedetta Beltramelli, MD Anesthesiologist and critical care physician with experience in HEMS, Antarctic missions, and remote/hostile environments.

Christina “Rocky” Combs is a former Senior Enlisted Leader at the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC), where she operated at the nexus of national-level search and rescue coordination across the continental United States.

Marcia Koenig has been in dog search and rescue training since 1972 in the United States. She has responded to disaster situations such as plane crashes, mud slides, fire scenes, tornados, hurricanes, snow, and water with her SAR dogs.

Dr. Alun Newsome is a senior search and rescue professional with operational, academic, and advisory experience across complex, multi-agency environments.

Dr. Barbara Olga Hild specializes in adventure tourism, safety training, and risk management in High Arctic environments. Her PhD research on guide competencies and tourist safety draws on years of field experience in Svalbard, Greenland, and Iceland.

I have been a sar member with the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue in Canada for 15 years with being a search manager for the past 5.5 years. I have managed over 280 tasks so far.

Andrew is an emergency manager in Australia who recently completed a Churchill Fellowship researching how communities mobilise to help in a disaster. He will speak about the increasing role of community in search and rescue, and how emergency agencies can harness collective community action while mitigating risks.

Ross MacLeod works for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), helping lead partnership, advocacy and communications to prevent drowning across the UK and Ireland. He has led the development of the Float to Live campaign, and is also deputy chair of Water Safety England.

Dario is professor emeritus in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico (UNM), USA, and medical director for the International Mountain Medicine Center.

Jake Cleal-Cook is a Rescue Crew Officer with the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter in Sydney, Australia, specialising in helicopter winch operations in the ocean environment.

Matt Wheble is an experienced emergency management and search and rescue practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience across frontline response, incident coordination, senior advisory, and governance roles in high‑risk, time‑critical settings. 

Charles Combs has more than two decades of experience in public safety, including emergency medical services, Search and Rescue, and incident response operations. He is a former tactical medic and emergency medical services director with extensive operational experience in high-risk, complex environments.

HEMS/SAR/USAR Critical Care Paramedic Registered Nurse with 20 years HEMS/2500 Mission experience base and 40 years in health. Currently based in Rural Victoria Australia which covers Alpine and Marine environments in a Paramedic based HEMS system.

Matthew believes in the volunteer and humanitarian spirit. Rescue provides the opportunity to create greater meaning and purpose in the marine environment he loves.

Aebhric is a former US Army Green Beret, a Tropical Nurse and a board-certified Critical Care Paramedic. He is the Founder and Dean Emeritus for the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine Foundation and a member of the Faculty Advisory Board for the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

I am the leader of the MSi Mountain Emergency Medicine Workgroup. I live in Aotearoa New Zealand and may attend as a speaker or one of our Icelandic members will do the presentation.

I’m Vigdis Kristin, a PhD student at the University of Reykjavík. I study the mental health of trained volunteers who respond to natural disasters. The research I’m working on focuses on anxiety, depression, PTSD, and burnout among ICE-SAR volunteers following the Grindavík volcanic eruption.

Dr Jorian (Jo) Kippax is a Retrieval Consultant with Ambulance Tasmania’s Critical Care and Retrieval Service (AT-CCR), a Trauma Specialist at the Royal Hobart Hospital, a reservist officer in the Australian Defence Force.

I am a PhD in military psychology from Karolinska institutet in Stockholm. Currently I am working as a humanfactor specialist at a energy company in Sweden (vattenfall AB).

Colonel Brenda Dietzman (Retired) is an internationally recognized speaker and trainer specializing in resilience and wellness for high-stakes professions. 

Dr. Angela Trego, PE, PMP is a rocket scientist, dynamic keynote speaker, and award-winning professor who has inspired and trained thousands across six continents. She inspires, creates, and fosters confidence through her speaking and training, with a focus on imposter syndrome and soft-skills development. 

For over two decades, Dave Weber has worked as a rescue technician, remote site medic, rescue helicopter manager, and skills instructor. He is the owner of the Mountain Rescue Collective, LLC, a technical training and rescue program assessment firm.

Julie is the Curriculum Director for Wilderness Medical Associates International and has been a Lead instructor with them since 2002. She is a paramedic, registered nurse, and flight nurse based in Haines, Alaska where she also serves as the EMS director for the Haines Volunteer Fire Department.

Swedish consultant in anesthesiology, ICU and HEMS. Doing my PhD-thesis in experimental traumatology and hypothermia. Member of Swedish Ski Areas Industry Organization's medical board. On the faculty on multiple courses, e.g. ATACC, ATLS, ETC, APLS, SPEAR, ARREST, MTACC etc.

Jamie Pattison is an experienced Paramedic and adventure athlete specialising in pre-hospital care in remote, cold, and high-consequence environments.

Kyle has been a member of the Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue Service in Chattanooga, TN for 10 years. He has participated in numerous cave rescues around the Southeastern United States.

Eoin volunteers with Exmoor Search & Rescue, where he serves as Chair, Team Member and Training Officer.

Dr. Smith is an EMS and Emergency Medicine physician practicing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Seamus Bradley has actively involved in Mountain Rescue in Ireland since 1993. Operationally he has been the team leader of the North West Mountain Rescue Team and the Donegal Mountain Rescue Team in the North West of Ireland.

53y old commissioned officer (captain) at DEMA Danish Emergency Management Agency and have worked with national fire and rescue services for more than 30 years, both nationaly and international.