Steve Baty is founder of Meld Collective and UX Australia, Director at the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, was inaugural CEO of the Australian Design Council, and co-founder of Meld Studios, winners of the 2022 Good Design Team of the Year. His work focuses on the application of strategic and systems design to complex organisational, service, and infrastructure challenges. He has led design research and strategy initiatives across government, transport, and industry sectors, including the customer experience design of Sydney's metro rail network. He is co-author of Designing Tomorrow.

Martin Tomitsch is Professor and Head of the Transdisciplinary School at the University of Technology Sydney. His research investigates how new technologies will shape people's lives in cities and explores methods and processes for responsible innovation. He has published over 150 academic articles and seven books, including Making Cities Smarter, Design Think Make Break Repeat, and Designing Tomorrow. He is a founding member of several international design and research networks, including the Media Architecture Institute and the Life-centered Design Collective.