Following 26 years nursing in general practice for 10 years Carol was Gloucestershire ICB Respiratory Clinical Programme Group and is CYP Asthma Clinical Lead. Carol is co-clinical lead of the NHSE Southwest Respiratory Network.

Carol is past Executive Chair of PCRS – the first non-doctor and first female to take the chair. She is current a trustee of the charity.  She is vice chair of the Lung Health Task Force and also co-chairs the Taskforce early and accurate diagnosis group. Carol received Queen’s Nurse award in 2007 and in 2016 was awarded an MBE for Services to Nursing and Healthcare.

A Clinical Fellow Pharmacist in North West London with a keen interest in preventative medicine. He has a real passion in respiratory and chairs and supports various societies in the UK and internationally. Darush helped develop NHS RightBreathe. In 2019 Darush was awarded PCPA GP Pharmacist runner up and his team highly commended at the HSJ awards in 2017 and 2024 

Ioulia Mariaki, known professionally as Julie Mariaki, is an Advanced Specialist Practitioner at Barts Health NHS Trust, where she provides senior clinical and operational leadership in the development and delivery of the Newham Respiratory Virtual Ward service. Alongside her NHS role, she continues to work clinically in general practice, delivering specialist respiratory clinics and giving her a unique perspective across primary, community and acute care.

Julie has a particular interest in Respiratory Virtual Wards, integrated care, digital transformation, service redesign and workforce development. She is passionate about improving patient outcomes through collaborative leadership, education, quality improvement and the development of innovative models of respiratory care.

She is also the founder of Lung Line Learning, an independent respiratory education and consultancy initiative launching in September 2026, dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals and organisations through accessible, practical and evidence-informed respiratory education, professional development and service improvement.

Julie is committed to contributing to the wider respiratory community, sharing innovation and best practice, and supporting the development of high-quality, integrated respiratory care across organisational boundaries.

Michaela has worked in prevention for more than 30 years and now has a portfolio career as Director of Smart Health Solutions, Associate in Nursing at C3 Collaborating for Health, and former Clinical Advisor for CVD Prevention at OHID. In 2020, she founded Learn With Nurses CIC, which has provided free training to almost 38,000 healthcare professionals across 88 countries. She chairs HEART UK’s Healthcare Committee and contributes to the British and Irish Hypertension Society. Her career highlights include writing for WHO, presenting at the American Heart Association, and serving as a Trustee of PoTS UK.

Ravijyot is an experienced respiratory specialist pharmacist and recognised leader committed to transforming care. A former Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow and Population Health Fellow, she has led national system readiness for biologics and contributed to a range of cross sector workstreams including respiratory/sustainability guidelines/frameworks nationally and globally. She sits on key national groups (NHSE, NICE, NRAP, UKCPA), including as BTS Biologics Co Chair, and is an honorary clinical lecturer with various publications. Her expertise spans leadership, policy, health economics and medicines optimisation, shaping value based healthcare. A coach, QI practitioner, NICE Prescribing Associate and ALUK council member, she advocates for inclusive sustainable, personalised care to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities