Roger Edward Clarke graduated from the University of Queensland and finished BVSc in 1964. Dr Clarke has made a very significant contribution to the profession at State, National and International levels. He has been an active member of the Australian Veterinary Association and its Divisions and Special Interest Groups since 1964. He has served on numerous committees, including periods as Secretary and as President of the Melbourne Metropolitan Practitioners' Branch, as President of the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association, and as National President of the Australian Veterinary Association. Internationally, Dr Clarke is a member of many veterinary associations. He has been Australian national representative to the World Small Animal Veterinary Association since 1980, Convener of their Committee on Companion Animal Welfare since 1994 and Convener of Continuing Education in Asia and the Pacific since 1996. In 2002, he was awarded the Association's Waltham Award for Service to the Profession for his work in continuing education. In recognition of his substantial contribution to veterinary science in Australia and Asia , Dr Roger Clarke is a very worthy recipient of the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science (honoris causa).

Graduated from the Royal Veteterinary College (RVC), London , UK .
2002 : Prof. of Veterinary Ophthalmology, Royal Veterinary College
1995-2001 : Head of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Royal Veterinary College
1995 : RCVS Registered Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology
1993 : Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
1992-2002 : GDBA Prof. of Canine Medicine and Surgery at The Royal Veterinary College
1982 : RCVS Diplomate in Vet. Ophthalmology
1977 : RCVS Fellowship for Studies on aqueous production and drainage
1974: PhD for work on the aetiopathogenesis and treatment of canine glaucoma

His past work was the President of the BSAVA (1982-1983) Past President of the ESVO (1987-1991) Past President WSAVA (1994-1996) Currently, he is the Chair of the WSAVA Hereditary Defects Committee Member of ECVO Hereditary Defects Committee Member of ECVO Examinations Committee.

Claudio Brovida graduated, cum laude, in 1974 at the Veterinary School of Turin, Italy.

Since 1976 he developed his profession in small animal practice, with particular interest in internal medicine/nephrology-urology. Actually he is the Director of the ANUBI Companion Animals Hospital in Moncalieri , near Turin , Italy .

He published articles on national and international journals and spoke in national and international meetings.

He has been involved in many activities related to our profession, the most important are:
- President of the Associazione Italiana Veterinari Piccoli Animali (AIVPA) 1991-94,
- President of the European Society of Nephrology and Urology (ESVNU) 1990-92,
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the XVII WSAVA World Congress, Rome 1992,
- Treasurer of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) 1992-96,
- President of WSAVA, April 2000- October 2002.
- Member of the IRIS (International Renal Interest Society)
- WSAVA Special Projects Coordinator, 2005 to date .

Dr. Burrows is a Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida , College of Veterinary Medicine .  His specialty is the study of canine and feline gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic disease.  His research has focused on canine gastrointestinal motility in health and disease, and on the relationship between diet and gastrointestinal disease.  Dr. Burrows is a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College , University of London (B.Vet.Med) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.)

Education:
1978-1982: College of Veterinary Medicine Yanbian Agricultural University BSc.
1982-1984: College of Veterinary medicine , Beijing Agricultural University MSc.
1989-1991: Department of Animal Science, Beijing Agricultural University PhD
1991-1992: Department of Animal Science. Cornell University , Visiting Fellow

Working Experience:
1984-1991: Lecturer and Assistant Professor
College of Veterinary medicine Beijing Agricultural University
1991-1992: Department of Animal Science, Cornell University , Visiting fellow
1992-1995: New England Animal Medical Center , West Boylston , Mass. USA Supervisor
1995-1997: New England humane Society, Manager of Animal Health Department
1997-1999: Rowley Memorial Animal hospital, Supervisor of ICU
2000-present: Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine , China Agricultural University

Membership of professional associations
Secretary of Chinese Small Animal Veterinary Association
Member of Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
Vice president of Beijing Small Animal Veterinary Associations
Representative of Beijing Small Animal Veterinary Association to the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) since 2004

Dr. Umesh Karkare, graduated from Bombay Veterinary College in 1984, Post graduated in 1986 in Preventive Medicine and Veterinary Public Health, thereafter worked as Research Assistant and then Assistant Professor in the Bombay Veterinary College till 1991. He had simultaneously established his clinic; this sees predominantly companion animals in one of the effluent suburb of Mumbai. He has Published 8 full length papers in the field of Vety. Public Health. Dr. Umesh Karkare involved in the Pet food revolution in India for last 14 years, and was instrumental in the first import of Pet food to India and thereafter worked with Special interest in Clinical Nutrition in Pet Animals. Dr. Umesh Karkare received a scholarship from the North American Veterinary Conference in 2006 to participate in a hands-on training program on Basic and Advance Ultrasound and in Emergency at NAVC in Orlando (Florida, USA). Also recipient of Scholarship by International Veterinary Emergency & Critical care Society (IVECCS) and participated in Basic & Advanced Ultrasound Workshop in New Orleans in 2007. Dr. Umesh worked as a visiting veterinarian at the University of Florida (Gainesville) State College, University of Pennsylvania and at Animal Medical Center, New York. Received training at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in Emergency & Critical Care in 2006, as well as in Cardiology 2007

Appointments:
1. Assembly Member, World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Represents India in WSAVA.
2. Member of Financial Advisory committee of WSAVA.
3. Member, International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (IVCCS)
4. Founder member of The Federation of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Association (FASAVA)
5. General Secretary, Federation of Small Animal Practitioners Association of India (FSAPAI).
6. Founder member and Managing Committee member of Pet Practitioners Association of Mumbai (PPAM)

JH Yoon graduated from College of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) at Seoul National University in 1986, Veterinary Medicine (MS) at Seoul National University in 1988 and Veterinary Medicine (PhD) at Seoul National University in 1996. He and his colleagues published articles on national and international journals, the most important are:

• Preliminary Report: Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Liver in Beagle Dogs. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 2002 (43): 37-42.
• Use of color doppler imaging for determining the resistive index of the medial long posterior ciliary artery in clinically normal conscious dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2002 (63): 211-214.
• A new herbal agent, on proteoglycan degradation in cartilage explant culture and collagenase-induced rabbit osteoarthritis model. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2002 (10): 471-478.
• Effect of Intravenous Mannitol upon Resistive Index in Complete Unilateral Renal Obstruction in Dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2003 (17): 158-162.
• Radiographic contrast study of the upper gastrointestinal tract of eight dogs using carboxymethyl cellulose mixed with a low concentration of barium sulphate. Veterinary Record, 2004 (154): 201-204.
• Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Canine and Feline Mediastinal Masses in 14 Patients. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 2004 (45): 542-546.
• Successful Stem Cell Therapy Using Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells for Buerger’s Disease and Ischemic Limb Disease Animal Model. Stem Cells, 2006 (24): 1620-1626.
• External-beam Co-60 radiotherapy for canine nasal tumors: A comparison of survival by treatment protocol. Research in Veterinary Science, 2008 (84): 140-149.

He graduated University of Tokyo in 1978, and was awarded PhD in 1983 for his work on the clinicopathological and virologic studies of feline leukemia. He worked as a research associate in Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, from 1983 to 1989. During the period, he worked on the molecular biological analysis of leukemia and immunodeficiency in cats and non-human primates. From 1989 to 1990, he worked on the molecular pathogenesis of lymphoid malignancies associated with integration of feline leukemia virus in cats at Beatson Institute in Glasgow, Scotland. He worked as Associate Professor from 1990 to 1998, and then as Professor from 1998 to present, in the Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, University of Tokyo. In 1998, he worked as Visiting Professor in Clinical Oncology Section (Dr. Mac Ewen) in University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is President of Asian Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine (AISVIM) and President of Japanese College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (JCVIM). His interests include many aspects of veterinary oncology, hematology, and immunology, and current research includes advanced diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to canine lymphoma.

Prof. Chung-Tien Lin is a graduate of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine at Taiwan University in the year 1991. His studies moved on and he gained his PHD in Veterinary ophthalmology at the University of Cambridge in the year 1998. A year following his PHD achievement, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University. And in the years 2002 to 2007, he became an Associate Professor. His research abilities have also led him in receiving an award for “Research Paper Prize” both in 2007 and 2008. His career growth continued and at present he is holding three positions at the National Taiwan University. He is a Professor in the Division of Veterinary Opthalmology, the Head in the Opthalmology Service and the Chief in the Section of Surgery. This successful Doctor has also more than 50 peer-reviewed journals and 2 published books.