Adnan Masood, PhD is an artificial intelligence and machine learning researcher, visiting scholar at Stanford AI Lab, software engineer, Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), and Microsoft's regional director for artificial intelligence. As chief architect of AI and machine learning at UST Global, he collaborates with Stanford AI Lab and MIT CSAIL, and leads a team of data scientists and engineers building artificial intelligence solutions to produce business value and insights that affect a range of businesses, products, and initiatives.

Heather Dawe, MSc. is a renowned data and AI thought leader with over 25 years of experience in the field. Heather has innovated with data and AI throughout her career, highlights include developing the first data science team in the UK public sector and leading on the development of early machine learning and AI assurance processes for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Heather currently works with large UK Enterprises, innovating with data and technology to improve services in the health, local government, retail, manufacturing, and finance sectors. A STEM Ambassador and multidisciplinary data science pioneer, Heather also enjoys mountain running, rock climbing, painting, and writing. She served as a jury member for the 2021 Banff Mountain Book Competition and guest edited the 2022 edition of The Himalayan Journal. Heather is the author of several books inspired by mountains and has written for national and international print publications including The Guardian and Alpinist.