Ruth Bridgstock is an educational futurist, researcher and scholar of graduate capabilities and learning for the 21st century. She is based at Queensland University of Technology, where she also convenes the flagship interdisciplinary Bachelor of Creative Industries course. She is co-editor of Creative Work Beyond the Creative Industries: Innovation, Employment and Education (2014). Ben Goldsmith is Senior Lecturer in Screen and Media, and Program Coordinator of the Bachelor of Creative Industries, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. His research interests include media education and the use of screen media in education, Australian cinema, media policy, public service broadcasting, sports media, and smartphone apps. Jess Rodgers is a sessional academic and senior research assistant for the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology. With a background in media, communication and journalism, Rodgers is published in queer theory and queer history, and is a co-editor of Creative Work Beyond the Creative Industries: Innovation, Employment and Education (2014). Greg Hearn is Research Professor in the Creative Industries Faculty at Queensland University of Technology.

His work focuses on policy development and R&D for new technologies and services in the creative industries. His books include The knowledge economy handbook (2005 and 2012), and Eat Cook Grow: Mixing Human-Computer Interactions with Human-Food Interactions (2013).