Nynke Tromp

Holland http://www.io.tudelft.nl

Nynke Tromp works as an Assistant Professor Social Design & Behavior Change at the department of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology. After her PhD and working as a social designer in practice at Reframing Studio, she now continues her study to the hidden power of design to counteract social problems. Nynke is also a member of 'Redesigning Politics', a creative think tank aiming for redesigning thinking, institutions, structures and interaction in the field of politics.

Joel Chadabe

United States www.chadabe.com

Joel Chadabe, composer, author, is an internationally recognized pioneer in the development of interactive music systems. He has performed at the Venice Biennale, Wellington Festival (New Zealand), New Music America, Inventionen (Berlin), IRCAM (Paris), Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), Electronic Music Festival (Stockholm), and other venues and festivals worldwide . He is the author of Electric Sound, a comprehensive history of electronic music. His articles have been published in leading journals.

jaime del val

Spain www.reverso.org

Jaime del Val (Madrid 1974) is a multidisciplinary artist, composer and pianist, visual and digital artist, performer and choreographer; activist (gay/queer and environmental); metahumanist philosopher; producer, editor and director of the REVERSO Project from where he coordinates various initiatives at the crossroads of the body, art and technology. His meta-performances and interactive, electroacoustic, video, virtual architecture and urban intervention dance performances have been presented in Europe, South and North America and Africa, as well as the Nomad Body Technologies Workshop, which he has organized since 2003, and his research writings theory have been disseminated in numerous print and online publications. In 2000, he edited Reverso Magazine, the first academic publication on queer theory in Spanish.

marco gazzano

Italy 

Theoretical Cinema, Electronic Arts and Intermediality Theory, PhD 1987, since 1980 he has been a university professor. Since 2003 he has been Associate Professor of Interpretation and Analysis of Cinema at the University of Roma Tre (Philosophy, Communication and Spectacle Department) where he teaches "Cinema, electronic arts and intermedia" and "Theories of intermediality" and where he has edited numerous international conferences and He is a member of the Academic Council of the Doctorate (Ph.D.) "Landscapes of the contemporary city. Political, technical and visual studies".

Since 1984 he has taught at various Italian and European universities and collaborated on the cultural programs of the experimental RAI [Italian Radio and Television] and TSI [Swiss Italian Television].

Pedro Soler

Singapore / Spain / Ecuador www.root.ps

Trained in Digital Arts at the Audiovisual Institute of the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona – Spain (1997-1998), he has developed an intense professional career as a creator and cultural agitator. Articulator of numerous initiatives related to multimedia, art, theater and free culture, both individually and collaborating with various international groups, such as Fiftyfifty (independent distributor of multimedia content), Dadata (audiovisual creation), Didascalie.net (platform for theater and multimedia), GISS.tv (streaming services with free software).

santiago ortiz

Colombia / Argentina / USA www.moebio.com

Santiago Ortiz is an artist, mathematician and researcher. In his work he explores themes of art and science and investigates multiple visualization spaces. His works address paradigms of artificial life and the dynamic representation of information. His main axis of interest are the notions of relationship, networks, complex interactions, ecological systems. He divides his time between Barcelona, where Bestiario is (www.bestiario.org) company of which he is a founding partner, and Buenos Aires, where he lives.

Nina Czegledy

Canada - Hungary www.ninaczegledy.net 

Nina Czegledy, artist, curator, educator, works internationally on collaborative art& science& technology projects. The changing perception of the human body and its environment as well as paradigm shifts in the arts inform her projects. She has exhibited and published widely, won awards for her artwork and has initiated, lead and participated in workshops, forums and festivals worldwide at international events.

eva quintas

Canada http://www.agencetopo.qc.ca

Artist, cultural manager and co-founder of the Agence TOPO center. He has an interdisciplinary practice in photography that includes literature and multimedia, narrative and interactive processes. She acts as coordinator of TOPO's artistic committee and vice-president of the board of directors. At a professional level, he has specialized in cultural policies and cultural mediation, having worked for the last 15 years to develop the organizations Culture Montreal and Culture pour tous.