Professor Mark Parsons B.Med (University of Newcastle), PhD (University of Melbourne), FRACP (Neurology), FAHMS (Fellow of the Academy of Australian Health and Medicial Scientists). Professor Parsons is an internationally recognised Neurologist and leader in Stroke Medicine, and a highly sought-after speaker, instructor and mentor, both nationally and internationally, in all aspects of clinical Neuroscience. He has recently been appointed as the new Executive Director of the NHMRC-accredited Advanced Health Research Translation Centre, SPHERE (Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research, and Enterprise). He moved to Sydney in 2020 as SHARP Professor of Medicine and Neurology at UNSW South Western Sydney Clinical School, Liverpool Hospital and The Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. There, he has established and leads a new Stroke and Neuroscience research team – the Sydney Brain Centre @ The Ingham Institute. He remains as a Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne. He is also a Conjoint Professor of Neurology at University of Newcastle. He also is a Visiting Professor at Fudan University, Shanghai.