Debbie Collier is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and is an associate of the Institute of Development and Labour Law. After receiving her BA LLB from Rhodes University, Debbie completed pupillage and later articles and practiced as an attorney in the Eastern Cape specialising primarily in employment law matters. In 2001, Debbie joined the UCT Law Faculty as an assistant lecturer and IT co-ordinator and was subsequently awarded her LLM and PhD at UCT. Debbie's core teaching responsibilities, and primary field of research, is in employment law and development, with a focus on workplace discrimination and the law. Ann Crotty was born in Ireland, and educated in Ireland, England, Wales and Malaysia. With an MA from Trinity College in Dublin and an MBA from University College, Dublin, she has always been hot on the heels of investment issues. Her MBA thesis covered the use of derivatives by the institutional investors in Dublin. In 2010 she received her MPhil in Company Law from UCT.

Her thesis covered conflicts of interest presented by share repurchasing. Since first coming to South Africa, Ann has risen through the ranks of South African journalism to become one of the best financial writers the country has to offer. From uncovering questionable incentive arrangements at Nedbank to her decisive work on executive pay, she never fails to keep her readers enthralled or incensed. Ann was named journalist of the year in 2005, along with her colleague Renee Bonorchis, for their work on executive pay, which was published in Business Report. In 2006, Ann was names Sanlam Financial Journalist of the year for her work on the contentious proposal to merge Sasol and Engen. In 2013 she won the Economy and Industry Section of the Sanlam Award for coverage of the farm workers' protest in the Western Cape. Kaylan Massie was born and raised in Canada. She received an Honours degree in Economics from Queen's University and a Law degree from the University of British Columbia.

During her university studies she received numerous academic awards and scholarships. After graduating from law school and completing her articles at one of the leading corporate law firms in Canada, Kaylan qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor in 2009. Upon qualification, she began practicing litigation, labour and employment law, representing clients before courts, the labour relations board and labour arbitrators. In 2011, she moved to South Africa with her husband and enrolled in postgraduate studies at the University of Cape Town. She graduated with distinction with a Master's degree in Labour Law in 2012.