Prof. Paolo Angeli, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief of the Hepatic Emergiencies Unit, Dept. of Medicine, University of Padova, Italy. Member, AISF, EASL, AASLD. Present Secretary, International Club of Ascites. Associate Editor, Journal of Hepatology

Dr. Quentin Anstee, Consultant Hepatologist, Freeman Hospital. Member of Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcaslte University, Newcastle, England

Dr Thomas Baumert, Head, Virology Unit, University of Strasbourg; Professor of Medicine, University of Strasbourg and University Hospitals, Strasbourg. Co-Director and Coordinator, Inserm European Associated Laboratory (EAL), Strasbourg University of Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Marina Berenguer, Professor-Consultant Hepatology, La Fe University Hospital, coordinater, CIBER-ehd

Dr. Lasse Bremholm, Koege Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Medical Deptartment, Lykkebaekvej, 4600 Koege

Dr. Alison Brind, Consultant Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, City General Hospital, Stoke on Trent

Prof. Dr. Pierre-Alain Clavien, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Prof. Chris Day, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, NIHR Senior Investigator, Co-Editor, Journal of Hepatology, Executive Council member, Medical Schools Council

Dr. Philip Harrison, Consultant Hepatologist, London Bridge Liver Centre and King’s College Hospital London England; General Secretary, British Association for the Study of the Liver; Chair HCA HPB Tumour Board; Member of the Medical Advisory Committee, London Bridge Hospital

Prof. Dr. Markus Peck-Radosavljevic, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vice-Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Fellow of the Austrian College of Physicians, Member of American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the American Gastroenterologic Association, the Austrian Transplant Association, the Austrian Society for Infectious Diseases, Austrian Association for Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Secretary General of the Austrian Association for Internal Medicine; Vice-secretary of EASL

Prof. Jorg Petersen, Full Professor of Medicine, Head of the Liver Unit, IFI Institute for Interdisciplinary Medicine, Asklepios Klinik St. George, University of Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Ken Simpson, Senior Lecturer, Honorary Consultant Physician, New Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh