Greg Watts is a Reader in Construction Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. With extensive experience in social value research and delivery, and wider business responsibility, Greg has contributed to BSI 8950 guidance and published widely across leading journals and textbooks. Prior to academia, Greg worked as a Senior Quantity Surveyor for major contractors, bringing both scholarly and industry perspectives to his writing.

Jason Challender is a Senior Lecturer of Building Surveying and Chair of the Property Industry Liaison Panel at Liverpool John Moores University. A Fellow and Board Director of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he also serves as Visiting Professor and Advisory Board Chair at the University of Bolton. Challender has spoken at national and international conferences and brings practical leadership experience to his analysis of value in construction.