Rifat Latifi is a Professor and Chairman of surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC), School of Medicine, and Director of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Latifi is specialized in trauma, general surgery, and critical care-with special interests in complex re-operative surgery, geriatric surgery, telemedicine, and nutrition support for critically ill patients. He is the author or co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has written or edited 19 books, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals. He is the founding president of Kosovo College of Surgeons and the Editor-in-Chief of Kosovo Journal of Surgery. In addition, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Emergency  Surgery and section editor of Hernia Journal.

Fausto Catena is Chief of the Department of Emergency and General Surgery at Parma University Hospital, Italy. The author of more than 800 scientific papers, 40 book chapters and seven books, Dr. Catena has also been awarded more than 20 national and international scientific prizes. He is Editor in Chief of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery.  In addition to serving as General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, Dr. Catena is an internationally recognized opinion leader in emergency surgery, and has authored / co-authored various WSES guidelines and position papers in this field.

Federico Coccolini is a general, emergency and trauma surgeon working at Pisa University Hospital, one of the largest Level-I trauma centers in Italy. He has extensive experience in managing post-traumatic and non post-traumatic patients. His principal interests are: emergency surgery, trauma surgery, advanced oncology, oncologic gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, tissue engineering and experimental surgery, evidence based medicine and evidence based surgery. He has been principal investigator of several international studies. He has authored hundreds of papers and several book chapters. He has edited several books and is the main editor of a book series. In addition, he is currently a research editor for the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES).