Shuang Liu is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is an internationally recognised intercultural communication expert, specialising in the areas of immigration, acculturation, identity negotiation, particularly in relation to older migrants ageing in a foreign land.

Adam Komisarof is Professor of Intercultural Communication and Acculturation Psychology in Keio University's Faculty of Letters in Tokyo. Previously, he published 3 books, most recently Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalizing Universities (Routledge, with Zhu Hua), as well as numerous journal articles and chapters in publications such as International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, and Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology (2^nd edition). He has twice been a Visiting Academic at the University of Oxford (2012-13, 2022-23). Adam is a Fellow and former President of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (2021-23). 

Zhu Hua is a Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication and the Director of the International Centre for Intercultural Studies at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. She is also the Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (2021-2024), an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, UK, and an elected Fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research.

Prior to joining IOE, Zhu Hua was the Chair of Educational Linguistics and Director of the Mosaic Group for Research on Multilingualism and Director of Internationalisation at the School of Education, University of Birmingham (2020-2021). She also served as a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication at Birkbeck College, University of London (2007-2020) and held the positions of Head of Department and Assistant Dean in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London (2014-2020).

Levi Obijiofor is an Associate Professor of Journalism in the School of Communication and Arts at University of Queensland. He is an expert in comparative journalism examining journalistic practices in Western and non-Western contexts. This has led to international recognition of his contributions to the field. He is a leading scholar in Development Communication. His work provides fresh, innovative, and practical insights into emerging issues in the field. His publications include numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and three monographs. He undertakes regular research consultancies for international organisations such as UNESCO, Open Professional School (New York), and the UNDP.