Amanda D. Lotz is a professor of communication studies and screen arts and cultures at the University of Michigan. Her research examines the operations of US television and the representation of gender on TV. She teaches courses about media industries and gender in media.

Martyn Whistler is the global lead analyst for media and entertainment at EY.

James Cridland is the editor of Podnews, a daily podcast newsletter. He is a radio futurologist – a writer, consultant, and public speaker on radio and audio's future. He launched the world’s first streaming radio smartphone app in March 2005 for the original Virgin Radio in London, launching daily podcasts earlier that year. In 2007, he joined the BBC iPlayer team for radio, achieving a dramatic increase in the service’s audio quality.

Dr. Pamela Rutledge is the director of the Media Psychology Research Center, a non-profit dedicated to research, assessment, and development of media technologies based on positive and cognitive psychology.

India Doyle is the editorial director of Canvas8's Library. She oversees the editorial direction of research across content types to ensure Canvas8 members understand changes in consumer behaviour and culture and the opportunities around behavioural change. India has worked as a journalist for ten years, interviewing industry and cultural leaders including Christy Turlington, Olympic boxer Ramla Ali, and Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. She has contributed to SHOWStudio, Dazed and Confused, ekathimerini, Wonderland, and Dapper Dan magazine.