Often collaborating with others across borders and communities, Shezad Dawood employs film, painting, neon, sculpture and virtual reality to deconstruct systems of image, language, site and narrative.

Hydar Dewachi is London-based artist, photographer and freelance IT engineer.

Michelle Dezember is the Head of Education at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar.

Paul Domela is Programme Director of Liverpool Biennial after being Deputy Chief Executive from 2001-2007.

Dr Cynthia P. Schneider teaches, publishes and organises initiatives in the field of cultural diplomacy, with a focus on relations with the Muslim world.