Rima’ati of Māori Kuki Airani descent values Akono’anga Māori. She has extensive experience in the public and private sectors. Her social sciences background is a strength to her environment related development and advocacy work, policy analysis and community engagement across her climate change, policy, research, health and education interests.

Descending from Rarotonga, Mangaia and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, Tina is affiliated to the University of Auckland and Te Vairanga Kite Pakari (Cook Islands Research Association). Her research interests include Climate change (Im)mobility, mental health and wellbeing, indigenous research, Island sovereignty and development.

Sieni Tiraa is from the island of Rarotonga. She is in the process of completing her Master of International Development with Massey University. Her previous experience in the field of tourism and her focus on Rarotongan land tenure as a thesis has facilitated her insights on their relationship in the face of Climate Change.

Yvonne Jasmine Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaroa Underhill MNZM is a Pacific development geographer and feminist scholar. She is Professor in Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland, and a trailblazer in the field of development and Pacific Studies.

Ms Juliana Ungaro is a Climate Services Scientist at NIWA with fifteen years of post-graduate experience in implementing applied research and international development projects in the fields of climate services, climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, risk analysis, renewable energy and environmental conservation. Dr Andra Whiteside is a Climate Services Scientist at NIWA, holding a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Oceanography. She has 10 years of study and work experience in the Pacific focusing on climate change adaptation, climate risk analysis, marine biodiversity management and ocean colour remote sensing.

Dr Sareh Moosavi is a lecturer in Environmental Planning and Design at the University of Melbourne. Her research and teaching activities focus on innovative landscape-led and nature-based approaches for climate responsive circular cities. Associate Professor Cathy Oke is the Director of Melbourne Centre for Cities, and Associate Professor / Melbourne Enterprise Principal Fellow in Informed Cities in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning. Cathy's interests focus on research, policy and practice boundary spanning for increased nature and climate action in cities. She is Senior Advisor to the Innovate4Cities program of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.

Jenn Pylypiw is Settler-Métis/ Ukrainian from Southern Alberta, Canada. She holds a MSc in Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation from the University of Copenhagen and currently works as the Senior Policy Advisor of Climate Change for the Métis National Council. She is passionate about Indigenous-led climate solutions and environmental justice.