Thomas Walker is Professor of Finance and Concordia University Research Chair in Emerging Risk Management at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Prior to academia, he worked for several years in the German consulting and industrial sector at Mercedes Benz, Utility Consultants International, Lahmeyer International, Telenet, and KPMG Peat Marwick.

Dieter Gramlich is Professor of Banking & Finance at DHBW - Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Heidenheim, Germany, where he serves as Head of the Banking Department. He previously studied at the University of Mannheim and was an interim professor and Chair of Banking and Finance at the University of Halle in Germany.

Kalima Vico is a research associate at the Emerging Risks Information Centre (ERIC) at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She previously worked for Concordia's David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise.

Adèle Dumont-Bergeron is an MA student in English literature and creative writing at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She currently serves as a research associate at the Emerging Risks Information Centre.