Born in Aotearoa and of Samoan descent, Mino is pursuing a PhD at the Centre for Sustainability. Mino's research focuses on the societal impacts of climate change in Samoa, specifically exploring qualitative social science research and Indigenous approaches to understanding these impacts.

Roana has a background in Iwi economic development that meets the needs and aspirations of Iwi, hapu and whanau. She specialises in strategy development and implementation, and works within her own Iwi on education, business and environmental initiatives. She is a business award winner and a previous finalist in the New Zealander of the Year awards.

Elva specialises in the development of indigenous-led, values-based frameworks, plans and strategies. Areas of specialty include freshwater and geothermal planning, land use sustainability, natural hazards and climate change, as well as spatial planning. She is the winner of multiple awards for indigenous-led plan writing.

Danian Singh is a PhD student at University of Auckland, focusing on traditional knowledge in disaster and climate change With experience in teaching, research, and policy development, he has contributed to marine conservation and food security projects. He has represented the Pacific Islands at global conferences, advocating for sustainability.

Dr Md Khalid Hossain is a Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. He focuses on community informatics and environmental informatics with a strong interest in climate action and natural resources management through ICT.

Marc Zebisch heading the centre for climate change and transformation at Eurac Research in Bolzano / Italy. His work focuses on climate risk assessment (CRA). He was involved in CRAs in for Germany (since 2005), the first European CRA (EUCRA) and several local to regional CRAs around the globe.