Joey Bartolomeo is an editor, writer, consultant, and former executive editor of Seventeen magazine. She has more than 20 years of experience as a magazine writer and editor, covering entertainment, fashion, beauty, and fitness. She has held staff positions at Self, People, Us Weekly, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, and Condé Nast Women's Sports & Fitness (originally Condé Nast Sports for Women).

Liz Cheesbrough is director of research at Havas's trends and strategy agency SCB Partners, where she is responsible for boundary-pushing, creative research methodologies. Founder of video production start-up Ice Cream, she's a regular speaker at industry conferences and also works with Global Drug Survey to track international drug trends.

Charlotte Brohier is a creative strategist, journalist, and editor-in-chief of Hedonist magazine, where she regularly commissions Gen Z contributors. She works with brands to better understand Gen Z behaviours and find imaginative routes of engagement. She examines cultural theory, technology, and emerging trends for Refinery29, The Times, and the Just Opened Group.

Lara Piras is a copywriter, researcher, and brand strategist. Lara's expertise lies in creative copywriting, editing, trend and insight analysis and strategy, working with renowned global forecasting companies and brands including Nike, ASOS, adidas, IKEA and Peroni. Lara also writes features on wellness, diversity and inclusion, youth culture and future innovations for titles such as Vogue, Refinery29, and Included Magazine.