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 ### Lead(s)
 
-- Venkata Satagopam  >, Johanna McEntyre, Aravind Venkatesan, Carlos Vega Moreno
+- Venkata Satagopam, Johanna McEntyre, Aravind Venkatesan, Carlos Vega Moreno
 
 ### Nominated participant(s)