Mariana Cánepa Luna is an independent curator and writer based in Barcelona.

Christine Macel is the chief curator at the Pompidou Centre, Musée National d’Art Moderne and an art critic.

Tiffany Malakooti is a graphic designer and Head of Special Projects at Bidoun.

Guy Mannes-Abbot is a writer, essayist and critic who lives and works in London.

Samar Martha is Co-founder and Director of ArtSchool Palestine and a freelance curator.

Media artist, composer and educator Joe Namy’s practice often addresses identity, memory and power structures embedded in sound and music.

Ayeh Naraghi heads UNESCO Doha Office’s Culture programmes for the GCC countries and Yemen.

HE Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh is an advisor at the Presidential Court and interpreter for the President of the United Arab Emirates.

Siblings Selma and Sofiane Ouissi have been performing together since the beginning of their career.

Didem Özbek is an artist and Co-Director of PiST/// International Project Space, in Istanbul.

Daniela Pérez is an independent curator based in Mexico City.

Susanne Pfeffer is the Curator of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin.

Khalil Rabah is best known for rewriting and inventing history. Emerging from his deep involvement and background in architecture, his works aim to provide an alternative vision that challenges public perceptions and expectations.

Yasmina Reggad graduated with a degree in History from the Sorbonne University.

Oussama Rifahi joined the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture as Executive Director in July 2010.