Mark is an Assistant Head of School in the School of Arts at the University of Westminster and Director of DigiTales, a media research and production company hosted by the Institute of Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths. His research explores participatory media practices and his most recent major publication is Digital Storytelling Form and Content (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).

Gareth Jenkins is an experienced design, facilitation and innovation expert. His focus is on effective storytelling in sustainability.

With over 20 years of professional experience, he designs, manages, and runs innovation-led experiences and programmes for some of the world's biggest companies, working directly with senior leadership. His work draws on highly creative thinking, collaboration and empathy to address some of the most complex challenges in sustainability today. Gareth’s background as an entrepreneur includes building and scaling numerous design and community-based organisations, including scaling his design practice in the Caribbean through a merger with Ogilvy.

Dr Simon Woodward has worked in heritage tourism for more than 30 years, advising public, private and third sector clients on how to valorise cultural heritage in ways that support both local economic development and resource conservation. He has worked in destinations as diverse as Saudi Arabia, Lesotho, Morocco and central Sweden.

He is currently advising on a World Bank project preparing the new strategy for the tourism and visitor economy of Bethlehem. Later this year will see the publication of his first academic textbook "World Heritage: Concepts, Management and Conservation" (Routledge) which he is co-authoring with Dr Louise Cooke from the University of York.

Rebecca Armstrong, is a Sustainable Tourism Specialist for the Travel Foundation

In 2008, Rebecca left her lawyer job for a new career in sustainable tourism and never looked back! First gaining an MSc in Responsible Tourism Management, she has since helped shape strategy and policy for destinations and businesses, as well as practical stakeholder engagement and capacity building.

Hannah Methven, is a Sustainability Specialist at Explore.

Hannah took on responsibility for sustainability at Explore in August 2021. Working in the product team for the previous 11 years has given her a deep understanding of the challenges and huge rewards of trying to run tours in a more sustainable manner.

Diving into projects with unlimited enthusiasm she can be found measuring carbon footprints, seeking nature-based solutions to mitigate the environmental impacts of travel, or just searching for great plastic-free snack options for the office.

Rob Holmes is the Founder and Chief Strategist at GLP Films.

Rob founded GLP in 2008 with the simple goal of building a unique and successful production and marketing company committed to award-winning authentic storytelling on important global issues. Rob has a diverse background in multi-media production, storytelling, conservation, tourism, and entrepreneurship.

Prior to GLP, Rob has worked with leading organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Appalachian Mountain Club, Woodland Park Zoo, Trails.com, and REI.

Willem Timmers, is a Freelance Audiovisual Storyteller and Filmmaker.

As a freelance audiovisual creative he crafts documentaries, journalistic programs and travel reports for a myriad of Dutch and international broadcasters and production houses. Themes he explores in his work are cultural encounters, us vs them, power relations, identity, prejudice, injustice and diversity.

Willem's passion lies in crafting stories that have the power to bring positive change. As he is rooted in the international development sector, he also creates commissioned films for NGO's whose vision he share. Some of you will know him for his first and award-winning film “Framing the Other” which portrays the complex relationship between tourism and indigenous communities experienced through group tours visiting Mursi women in Southern Ethiopia.