Dr. Tracy Hatton is Joint Managing Director at ResOrgs, specialists in risk and resilience based in Christchurch. Tracy leads and contributes to a broad array of projects including climate change risk assessment and adaptation, crisis readiness and risk management.

Eleni Kalantidou is a design psychologist, researcher and educator. Her research projects investigate alternative models of behavioural change such as community-led behavioural change in conditions of climate change. Her research work on repair, social resilience and adaptation, has been published in journals and books and supported by grants and consultancies.

A/Prof Nalau is an adaptation scientist who is curious about the human nature and its ability to adapt as we navigate often through challenging decisions. Her research focuses on adaptation heuristics that are rules of thumb on how we can, could or should adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Suzanne is a Political Scientist/Human Geographer working in the fields of planning, policy and (urban) environmental management and she often draws on Social Practice Theory. Suzanne's work challenges conventions around resource management and natural hazards, positing that these are “people problems” created eco-political logics and practices.

Diego Portugal Del Pino is from Peru and he works on climate change adaptation and nature-based solutions, especially on providing technical and strategic assistance that covers aspects on implementation and capacity building. He is currently doing a PhD of the politics of trade-offs at the University of Bonn.

Dhanushki Perera is currently working as a sessional academic at CQUniversity, Melbourne, Australia. With four years of experience in this role, she has successfully delivered lectures and tutorials while guiding students to complete their postgraduate project management units. Her dedication and effectiveness have earned her student voice commendations for several units. Dhanushki graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 2015 and obtained a Master of Project Management degree in 2020 from CQUniversity, Australia. She has submitted her PhD thesis for examination, proposing a novel framework for climate change adaptation in Australia within the context of complexity management. She has also authored several journal articles as part of her PhD research.

Dr Woodward is a Team Leader in the Sustainability Pathways Program (CSIRO), who leads and supports applied research to effect sustainable transitions. This involves context-specific approaches to engagement of research partners in the processes of co-design, collaboration and knowledge co-production through a lens of equity and social justice.