Michelle Tigchelaar is a climate scientist with more than a decade of experience in interdisciplinary research for impact, spanning the aquatic and terrestrial and the ecological and human. Her research focuses on climate change impacts on the sustainable development outcomes of food systems and on scaling climate adaptation solutions.

Dr. Nguyen Van Nguyen is an expert in fish nutrition and aquafeed development. He is the Director of APOTEC-RIA2 in Vietnam. Over the past 24 years, he has collaborated on many international research projects and contributed to advanced aquafeed and management practices to improve sustainability in aquaculture.

Jie Su's current research focuses on elucidating the intricate interplay between climate change and small-scale aquaculture, viewing it through the lens of social-ecological systems. Through interdisciplinary collaborations and participatory research methodologies, she aims to enhance adaptive capacity of small-scale aquaculture communities under climate change, particularly in the Global South.

Thuy is a sustainability researcher who develops climate-informed business models for global supply chains. She leads high-impact client engagements with companies like PepsiCo and Mondelez, creating adaptation business cases that reduce investment barriers. Her expertise in qualitative research frameworks delivers insights that drive strategic, sustainable and scalable service design solutions.