Dr. Thomas Greven is an associate professor of political science at Freie Universität Berlin, a senior research fellow of the German Institute for International Relations, and an independent political consultant. His research interests include US politics and foreign policy, labour unions and industrial relations, globalisation and development policy, right-wing populism and extremism, graphic literature, and African politics. He teaches at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies and at the Global Labour University.

Christina Adane is a founding co-chair of the Bite Back 2030 youth board, a youth-led movement aiming to fight the injustices of the food industry. She's known for her work on leading the free school meal campaign in the UK and campaigning against junk food marketing, as well as broader work on the intersections of climate, food, and race. Alongside this, Christina is a Debate Mate ambassador, a member of Google's Z-Council, and an honorary fellow of the British Science Association. Her efforts in campaigning and youth empowerment led Christina to be recognised as one of the BBC’s top 100 most influential women of 2020, a 2021 Diana Legacy Award winner, as well as a finalist in the International Children's Peace Prize 2021.