Daphne Halkias, PhD, is a Professor of Management at the International School of Management Paris, a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School, a Research Affiliate at Cornell University and is Editor of the International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies.

Michael Neubert, PhD, is a Professor at the International School of Management in Paris, France, where he obtained his PhD and is now also Chair of the Strategic Management Committee. Michael is also a Visiting Professor at Universidad Paraguayo Alemana in San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

Paul W. Thurman, DBA, a Columbia MBA valedictorian, service award winner, and multiple teaching award recipient, has extensive experience helping a variety of governments and corporations realise value from innovative leadership, operations, and technology strategies. Prof. Thurman teaches strategic management and data analysis at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

Chris Adendorff, PhD, is a Futurist Professor at the Nelson Mandela University Business School, International School of Management (France), Ecole des Ponts Business School (France), the University of Johannesburg as well as Trinity University (USA), and is MD of various entrepreneurial ventures in South Africa, Greece, and England.

Sameh Abadir, PhD, is a Professor of Leadership and Negotiation at IMD and co-director of IMD's Negotiating for Value Creation program (NVC). He teaches in IMD's signature program Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP).