Dr. Peviani was born in 1982, and his father, Mauro, has been a hearing aid specialist since 1978 and in 1984 founded Acustica Biellese, a company that celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024.

Passionate about computer science since childhood, he studied the subject until he graduated with a degree in computer engineering. Upon graduation, he worked for four years in the development of management software and industrial automation programs in the textile industry.

In 2009, he chose to return to his origins and join the family business, taking the path to become a hearing aid specialist and collaborating with his father to develop the company's current rehabilitation protocol.

Since 2017, he has been a university tutor and, since 2019, he has been a member of the evaluation committee for the internship exam of the Hearing Aid Techniques course at the University of Turin, contributing to the training of new generations of hearing aid specialists.

On March 16, 2023, he was a speaker, together with colleague Enrico Violin, at the course “From Diagnosis to Hearing Rehabilitation” held in Turin.

From September to November 2024 he participated in the first edition of the GMA for hearing aid specialists at SDA Bocconi in Milan, an experience of high management training in the field.

His mission is to raise the standards of the hearing aid profession so that professional quality and skills grow in step with technological progress. He also fosters greater collaboration among health professionals involved in hearing rehabilitation, from otolaryngologists and audiologists to hearing care professionals, speech pathologists and psychologists, with the goal of providing the best possible path for people with hearing loss.

Born in 1989, Enrico Violin graduated in Audiometric Techniques from the University of Turin in 2013, starting his professional career at the Audiovestibology service of the Circolo Hospital in Varese. Here he gained important experience as an audiometrist, eventually becoming head of the Cochlear Service Point, deepening his skills in the field of cochlear implants and biomedical customer service.

In order to complete his university education, he continued his studies in Hearing Aid Techniques and, in parallel with his work, he received his degree in 2018 from the University of Padua.

Since 2017 he has been working at Acustica Biellese, where he is involved in hearing rehabilitation through the fitting of hearing aids. He also collaborates with colleagues in the training of young hearing aid specialists enrolled in the Hearing Aid Techniques course at the University of Turin.

He actively participates in congresses and refresher courses. During his career, he presented a publication at the XXXV SIAF Congress in Siena on the activities carried out at Audiovestibology in Varese by the Cochlear Service Point.

On March 16, 2023, he was a speaker, together with colleague Doriano Peviani, at the course “From Diagnosis to Hearing Rehabilitation” held in Turin.

His goal is to continue to develop his expertise in the hearing aid field, offering an increasingly personalized approach for people with hearing loss and based on the latest technological innovations to improve their hearing experience and quality of life.

Dr. Mikael Karlberg is an Associate Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lund University, Sweden, with over 35 years of experience. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders and vertigo. Dr. Karlberg has authored over 60 articles in international scientific journals and co-authored the book "Det snurrar – Allt om yrsel och balanssjukdomar" (Bazar Förlag, 2023).
He is President of the Bárány Society and has served as the Scientific Secretary of the Swedish Society of Otorhinolaryngology. Dr. Karlberg is widely recognized for his contributions to research and clinical practice in vestibular disorders.

Physician (National University of La Plata) Otorhinolaryngologist (University of Buenos Aires)
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology (Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina)
Chief of Service British Hospital (Buenos Aires)
Medical Director Vestibular Argentina

• Degree in Speech Therapy. Del Salvador University.
• Professor of the Clinical Otoneurology Department of the Degree in Speech Therapy at the Universidad del Salvador.   
• Deg. Fga. staff of the British Hospital of Buenos Aires.
• Deg. Fga. staff of Vestibular Argentina.  

ENT doctor, graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She is currently part of the otorhinolaryngology team at the Hospital General de Agudos Parmenio Piñero in Buenos Aires.
She also carries out her medical/academic activity in Vestibular Argentina, together with her colleagues Dr Binetti and Maria Laura Eseverri, carrying out various works in the area of clinical and electrophysiological otoneurology in adults and children.

Professor Soumit Dasgupta is an award winning consultant neurotologist/audiovestibular physician and clinical lead in paediatric audiology at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Hypatia Dizziness and Balance Centre in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He is a honorary senior lecturer in the University of Liverpool UK, a honorary lecturer, Audiology and Deafness, in the University of Manchester UK and a honorary visiting professor, Otology and Skull Base Surgery, in the University of Siena, Italy.
He is a globally acknowledged expert in paediatric vestibular disorders leading one of the few tertiary paediatric vestibular centres in the world and a paediatric vestibular research laboratory.
He is well published in peer reviewed index journals and has written several text book chapters.
He is leading the UK in looking into genetic hearing loss and ototoxicity in the paediatric population with dedicated monitoring protocols and represents the UK in the International Ototoxicity Monitoring Group (IOMG), a global consortium of experts researching in ototoxicity.
He is the international secretary of the International Vestibular Society, the Chairman of Education in the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians and an executive committee member of the British Society of Neurotology and Otology.
He is an expert reviewer for 9 index journals on Neurotology and Genetics, in the editorial board of four index journals and is an expert adviser to the General Medical Council, United Kingdom.

Dr. Vishal Pawar - Specialist Neurologist MBBS, DNB Medicine, DNB Neurology, SCE Neuro (RCP UK), VAM (American institute of Balance), International Vestibular diploma, Fellow of European board of Neurology.
Dr. Pawar is a licensed neurology specialist with several years of experience in the field. His area of expertise focuses on the treatment of patients suffering from headaches, vertigo, strokes, and back pain. He is speaker at national and international congresses, seminars, and webinars and author of publications in national and international scientific journals.

Consultations in neuro-ophthalmology and neurology of vertigo and balance disorders at the Brugmann and Erasmus hospitals. Taking over from Dr Van Nechel at the Vertigo Clinic.

Dr. Stavros Hatzopoulos has been a faculty member of the Audiology & ENT Clinic at the University of Ferrara, Italy, since 1994. His background is in Biomedical Engineering and Hearing Science (BS from the University of Southern California, MSc from Texas A&M University, and PhD from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts). He received his habilitation as an associate professor in 2014. He is the author of more than 245 book chapters, peer-reviewed papers, and conference presentations. He has participated in numerous European Concerted Action projects in the fields of Otoacoustic Emissions, Genetics, and Nanotechnologies. His main areas of interest are clinical Auditory Electrophysiology, Teleaudiology, and Long-Distance Learning. Currently, he serves as the editor of the Portal on Otoacoustic Emissions and as the Managing Editor of the Hearing, Balance & Communication journal.

Dr. Vishal Pawar - Specialist Neurologist MBBS, DNB Medicine, DNB Neurology, SCE Neuro (RCP UK), VAM (American institute of Balance), International Vestibular diploma, Fellow of European board of Neurology.
Dr. Pawar is a licensed neurology specialist with several years of experience in the field. His area of expertise focuses on the treatment of patients suffering from headaches, vertigo, strokes, and back pain. He is speaker at national and international congresses, seminars, and webinars and author of publications in national and international scientific journals.

Dr. Maione graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1985 (University of Naples) and specialised in Otolaryngology in 1988 (University of Naples). 
From 1989 to 2023, he was medical director at the SOC of Otolaryngology of the ‘S. Maria degli Angeli’ hospital in Pordenone, with responsibility for Vestibology activities. 
He is currently a freelancer. 
He is the author of numerous scientific publications in national and international journals and presentations at congresses in the field of audio-vestibology. 

Dr Frédéric Xavier is an expert in vestibular physiotherapy, neuroscience and sensorimotor rehabilitation. He holds a doctorate in biology and health, specialising in neuroscience, obtained in 2024 from the LNSC-UMR 7260 at Aix-Marseille University, and combines solid academic expertise with a wealth of clinical experience. For more than two decades, he has worked in the fields of otoneurology, physiotherapy, osteopathy and psychotherapy, with a particular focus on the rehabilitation of balance disorders. He is the author of numerous scientific articles published in international journals. His work focuses on the vestibular error signal, predictive markers of vestibular compensation and innovative approaches to the rehabilitation of balance disorders. He has collaborated with research teams at the LNC-AMU, notably on animal models and clinical studies.