Gil is a multidisciplinary designer, researcher and educator specializing in interaction, communication and service design. Originally from Brazil, he holds a PhD in Architecture and Design, an MSc in Electrical Engineering, and a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo. Gil was a Visiting Professor at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and a professor at FAUUSP (Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo), one of the world’s top design programs.

Nadia Beyzaei is a researcher, designer, educator, and health design consultant. She addresses healthcare challenges through behavioural science and design research, communication design and service design strategy. She is Principal Designer at Bettr, leading initiatives to advance equitable healthcare. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences + Mathematics from the University of British Columbia, a Communication Design Certificate from ECU and a Master of Research in Healthcare + Design from the Royal College of Art.

Annette Blum is Adjunct Faculty teaching in the Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies. She holds the position of Associate Professor Emerita at OCAD University, Toronto, where she taught in the Faculty of Design as permanent full-time faculty, and in the Faculty of Visual Arts as Sessional Faculty at York University and Seneca at York, Toronto. She holds an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from York University, and a BFA (Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where she also taught painting and drawing in the Department of Fine Arts before emigrating to Canada.