David Birch is a widely recognised thought leader in digital finance, and an expert in digital money and digital identity. He's also a board-level advisor, a respected media commentator, and a blogger, and has consulted with some of the world’s biggest banks, financial services organisations, telecommunications providers, IT companies, and others about the future of electronic transactions. He has spoken at events across the globe and appeared on radio, TV, and digital media.

Laura Whateley is an award-winning journalist and author of The Sunday Times best-seller Money: A Users Guide. She has experience contributing to high-profile international publications, including The Times, Grazia, The Guardian, and Elle.

Dharmesh Mistry is the CEO of AskHomey, a platform that helps new property developers deliver ground-breaking and exceptional experiences for their buyers. He also manages his own property portfolio and is an investor and mentor in proptech and fintech.

Izzy Wharton is a senior strategist, trend forecaster, editor, and futures consultant with expertise in sustainability and innovation in design. Committed to re-imagining systems and structures, she's worked across multiple sectors with some of the world’s best-known brands on research and strategy projects as well as insights content.

Sabrina Faramarzi is an international journalist, trend analyst, and data storyteller. Her work explores patterns across sociocultural phenomena through a future-focused lens, with an interest in new media development and storytelling innovations. Faramarzi has worked and written for publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Vogue Business, Wired, and VICE, and has helped brands such as Google, Meta, Airbnb, Lush, Tempur, Regus, and GSK to create relevant content for their audiences. She founded Dust in Translation, a boutique creative storytelling agency helping organisations build and produce innovative, data-driven content and communications strategies.