Muhammad Nafisur Rahman is an Assistant Professor of the Communication Design program at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, where he has been teaching typography core courses and design methodology since 2019. Trained as an architect in Bangladesh, Muhammad holds a M.Des. in Graphic Design from University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC and Post-Graduate Studies in Typography from Institute of Visual Communication (FHNW) Basel, Switzerland and Graduate Certificate in Urban Design from University of Cincinnati.

Michael Lee Poy is an Afro-Caribbean artist-activist and architect in Trinidad and Tobago. His practice and interests are centered on post-colonial Caribbean design and fabrication in the festival arts – especially Carnival. A graduate of Pratt Institute of Technology in architecture (B. Arch.) and the Yale Graduate School of Architecture, Environmental Design (MED), Michael aims to use interdisciplinarity to augment the innovative, creative, and collaborative process of design.

Dr Willhemina Wahlin is a Lecturer in Design and the Acting Associate Head of School for Charles Sturt University’s School of Communication and Creative Industries. She is also the Creative Director for the New York-based non-profit organisation, PROOF: Media for Social Justice, which uses visual storytelling for social justice and human rights advocacy.

Debra Satterfield is the Owner at BrainCreate in Orange County, CA. 

Debra Satterfield is empowering and mentoring tomorrow’s Thought Leaders today through high impact, individualized education experiences both online and face-to-face. Debra provides mentoring in User Experience Design, Design for Social Inclusion, Design for Behavioral Change, Design for Aging and Life Stages, and Design for Supporting and Empowering Persons with all Levels Of Cognitive and Physical Abilities. 

Neeta Verma is Associate Professor in Visual Communication Design at the University of Notre Dame. A graphic designer, story teller and a social advocate by profession, she has over 25 years of professional experience working exclusively for not-for-profits, museums and cultural institutions in New York, Albuquerque and India. As a graphic designer, she describes her role as a catalyst within a societal context, a solution finder, and an experience creator.