Kara Melchers is the content strategy director at Canvas8. She first joined the company as part of the cultural intelligence team and, following a year as interim editorial director, she now leads public-facing thought leadership projects. A specialist in disruptive storytelling, she works with some of Canvas8’s biggest clients to help them demonstrate authority, leadership, and expertise. Outside of Canvas8, she can be found in a welding mask making furniture and sculptures from metal.

Dr. Christos Makridis is passionate about the ways in which technology shapes the ways we work and live and how to promote human flourishing. He serves as a research affiliate and professor at Stanford University, Columbia Business School, Arizona State University, and Baylor University, as well as a senior advisor on the National AI Institute at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has also written for Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal, has a Web3 start-up focused on the arts and multimedia production, and holds dual doctorates and master's degrees in economics and management science and engineering from Stanford University.

Lee Chambers is a psychologist, entrepreneur, and expert on wellbeing and human performance. He works with leaders and athletes, while his company advises a range of FTSE 100 companies on wellbeing strategy and bespoke training utilising performance psychology. Lee has been interviewed by Vogue, The Guardian, and Newsweek, and is regularly featured on broadcast and radio in the UK, delivering cutting-edge advice in a simple and accessible way. He also speaks on a range of topics, including health innovation and the future of wellbeing. He is the winner of the Service Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and has been identified as a Top BAME Voice in Science.

Annie Corser is the Senior Insights Editor at Canvas8. She's worked as a research editor in London since studying English literature and modern culture at KCL and UCL. She loves walking on the beaches of North Wales, solo trips to the cinema and getting lost in internet culture.