Seden is an independent journalist, podcast host, producer, and trainer with a background in law. Based in Brussels, for over seven years, she has covered intersectional social and climate justice issues, producing over 10 podcasts on topics including the climate crisis, capitalism, colonialism, and racism. She previously produced and co-hosted Europe, Day by Day, a daily and weekly news podcast, and Changing the Table, a podcast on migration, earning recognition as a "Visionary in Migration and Human Rights" by EUInsider.EU. She also trains podcasters and journalists at the Podcast Academy at Muntpunt, Brussels.

Julija Stankevičiūtė (NARA) is a journalist and photographer at NARA, a responsible journalism media collective in Lithuania, where she produces long-form narrative-driven stories and photo documentaries. Her work focuses on social and environmental issues, with a special focus on migration and LGBTQIA+ issues. With her story about Uganda's gorilla conservation efforts To Look Gorilla in the Eyes, Julija won the Romas Sakadolskis Young Journalist Prize in 2022. Currently, she is completing her BA in Journalism at Vilnius University and recently completed a Photojournalism course at The Danish School of Media and Journalism.

Vladimir Kocharyan is a curator, researcher, and documentary filmmaker. For over 10 years, he has been organising retrospectives, festivals, and educational film projects. He worked as a producer at Lendoc, a documentary film studio in St. Petersburg, and served as the executive director of Iskusstvo Kino magazine. Vladimir is also the author of a book and several documentaries on the film and culture of the Yakuts, a minority group native to North Siberia. Vladimir's research focuses on cinema as a method of social response, both artistic and political.

Radu Dumitrescu holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Bucharest and works for Romania Insider, an English-language outlet focusing on Romania, where he covers politics and capital markets. A former editor-in-chief of the pro-European web magazine, The New Federalist, Radu was nominated for the European Press Prize in the Opinion section in 2019. He is also the author of the book The Corporate Overlords will be Kind: Campaign Finance, Representation, and Corporate-led Democracy (2021), published by Vernon Press.

Toby is an experienced multimedia journalist specialising in public interest reporting. He has written for publications across Ireland and covers a wide range of issues including housing, healthcare and social inequality. Toby’s journalism brings clarity, empathy, and a particular focus on underreported voices. His work also includes international stories, from coverage of the Irish diaspora in Malaysia and Cambodia to personal reflections on volunteering in Palestine. Whether at home or abroad Toby thrives on telling stories from the fringes, where policy decisions hit hardest.