Tom Standage is deputy editor of The Economist and editor of the yearly “The World in..” series. He is also responsible for the newspaper’s digital strategy and the development of new digital products, including Espresso and Economist Films. He joined The Economist as science correspondent in 1998 and was subsequently appointed technology editor, business editor and digital editor. He is the author of six history books, including “Writing on the Wall” (2013), “The Victorian Internet” (1998) and “A History of the World in 6 Glasses” (2005). He studied engineering and computing at Oxford University and has written for other publications including the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Wired, taking a particular interest in the internet’s cultural and historical significance.

Nemo Kim is a journalist for the Guardian and Adjunct Professor at Soonchunhyang University.

Nemo writes on the two Koreas for the Guardian (UK) and appears regularly on BBC World TV, BBC Radio and BBC World Service to discuss issues related to the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding region. Previously, she wrote for Variety, Billboard and Monocle and reported for NHK World (Japan) and KBS (South Korea). Besides journalism, she teaches courses in Korean politics and Korean popular culture at universities in Korea. Educated at the Univ. of Cambridge and the Univ. of London and she has an MA in Comparative Literature and a BA (Hons) in English Lit. Currently based in Seoul, Nemo grew up in London.

Journalist and author Andrew Salmon is the Northeast Asia Editor of Hong Kong-based Asia Times, where he covers the geopolitics, politics, macro economics and micro economics of the Koreas, Japan and the wider region. His books on the Korean War have been honored with a Korean Wave award from the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea and an MBE from the UK's Queen Elizabeth II.

Jacco Zwetsloot has lived in Korea for 20 of the last 25 years, with a broad range of work experience in the communication, legal, tourism, training and broadcasting sectors. He has worked as an English teacher, a tour guide for the US military, a regular radio show guest, and a translator of North Korean propaganda. Currently, Jacco works as a content creator for a communications consultancy Insight Communications Consultants, hosts a weekly podcast about North Korea, moderates panel discussions, writes a monthly Korean newspaper column and still leads occasional lunchtime walking tours in downtown Seoul for the Royal Asiatic Society Business & Culture Club. Jacco holds a Master of Arts degree in Korean Studies from Leiden University, a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Monash University and a separate Bachelor of Arts in Modern European Studies and German Language from the University of Melbourne.