Professor Dirk Pickuth, MD, PhD, MDs (honoris causa), FRCR, FFCI, FBCS, FRSPH, IPFPH, SFFMLM (Hon), FRSM, is Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and former long-standing Medical Director at CaritasKlinikum, Saarbruecken, Germany. He is the founding Director of the Digital Innovation and Strategy Hub (DISH), responsible for driving digital transformation across all radiological, clinical, operational and corporate environments. He also established the International Department of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (id:ai:mi). Professor Pickuth is the Lead for the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management in Europe. He studied in Kiel, London and Edinburgh, undertook a clinical research fellowship at the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research in London, and completed his specialist training in Heidelberg. He is the author of several textbooks on clinical radiology, artificial intelligence and healthcare leadership. Professor Pickuth has been awarded numerous visiting and honorary professorships at prestigious European universities. His work has also been independently recognised with honorary doctorates, reflecting the significance and lasting impact of his achievements.

Professor John T. Murchison, MBChB, BSc, PhD, DMRD, FRCR, FRCP, is a Consultant Radiologist at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He is a former examiner for the 2A and 2B examinations of the Royal College of Radiologists and a Past President of the Scottish Radiological Society. In 2012, he was appointed the Royal College of Radiologists’ Roentgen Visiting Professor. He has published extensively, particularly in the field of thoracic imaging and CT scanning.