Klaus Rose, a German MD with postgraduate degrees in General & Pharmaceutical Medicine, was 20 years with Big Pharma. In 2001, he became Global Head Pediatrics at Novartis & 2005 at Roche ; CEO of klausrose Consulting since 2011. He advises on pediatric drug development and FDA/EMA pediatric requirements. Private interests: languages, classical guitar, cooking, wine & gardening

Siri Wang is Scientific Director at the Norwegian Medical Products Agency (NOMA). She is pharmacist by education and holds a PhD in pharmacology from University of Oslo. She has worked in hospital pharmacy for 15 years, mainly as counseling/clinical pharmacist, specifically involved in paediatric and geriatric medicine. Since 2007 Siri has been delegate to the Paediatric Committee (PDCO) at EMA. She was chair of PDCO’s Formulation Working Group from 2008 until 2013 and chair of CMDh/EMA Working Party on Paediatric Regulation from 2019 until 2023. Siri has been at NOMA full time since 2010 and has in her role a particular focus on paediatric medicines, covering the life cycle perspectives from development to actual access for children.