Paul Rankin ( UK )
- Founder, fund raiser and technology architect of project, ‘Voices in Your Hand'
- Previously senior Research Fellow with Philips Electronics: 40 patents and numerous international publications from 36 years project leadership in diverse scientific domains and interactive multimedia.
- Winston Churchill Trust Fellow: studying ‘Cultural Impact of Internet on Tribal Communities'
- Reuters ‘Digital Vision' Fellow at Stanford University , USA
- Widely traveled, organized expeditions to remote regions and peoples


Nicolas Villaume ( France )
- Founder of ‘Conversations with the World'
- Photographer and Project leader of current ‘Voices of the Andes': Multimedia exhibitions about andina's oral tradition. Presented in Bolivia, Peru, Equador, France (Alliance Francais & UNESCO sponsored)
- Online publisher/development director for international media groups
- Intrepid overland traveler and digital story teller for remote peoples, esp. in South America


Prasad Utturkar ( USA )
- Worked in Information and Digital Technologies for the past 15 years
- Professional IT manager. Primary responsibilities include global team building/mentoring and product/project life-cycle management
- Distinguished skills in converging business goals with best practices and technologies
- Founder of web portal http://www.kokanastha.com for reconnecting the diaspora of a small West India community
- Passionate about contributing services to communities. Keen interest in learning about diverse cultures.

Muki Hansteen-Izora ( USA )
- Former staff and board president for the NGO ‘Plugged-In', providing IT for underprivileged groups, see
- Over 10 years as lead or facilitator of multi-lateral partnerships focused on exploring ‘bottom of the pyramid' technology opportunities through bringing together communities, corporations, ngos, and other key stakeholders – partners included Cisco, Sun, HP, IBM, Americorps, United Way, and many others.
- Expert in Distance Learning Technology, especially new digital audio media for health education.
- Consultant on the 'digital divide' e.g. on the social impact evaluation of HP's e-Village initiatives.
- Consultant 'Voices in Your Hand' on community engagement and the participatory production of two-way interactive content & services

Robin Hansteen-Izora ( USA )
- BA in Cultural Anthropology focusing on using story as a form of cultural resistance.
- MA in Education from Stanford University : focus on Social Studies, Language and Literacy
- A decade of teaching and work in under-served populations in the US.- Participant in HP's digital village initiative as the first school site selected to integrate new technologies in the classrooms of disadvantaged school populations. - Contributor and active participant in multiple NGO's focused on youth development in minority populations