As founder of Creative Connection, an author, poet and embodied creative leadership facilitator, Nicola Rose has created a world where the inner child is not expected to sit quietly while the grown-up gets on with business. Instead, the two are invited to dance together, make a mess, laugh loudly and discover that creativity isn't a luxury at all.

Delile Ndumo is a writer and mental health advocate creating honest content about bipolar disorder, creativity, and lived experience through poetry, storytelling, and social media platforms.

Nikki Reimer is a multimedia artist, poet, writer and senior digital communications specialist whose work explores grief, bodies and culture. Author of No Town Called We and DOWNVERSE, they lead digital strategy at University of Calgary Faculty of Arts.

Valerie Rivera (professionally known as VA Rivera) is a New York educator turned children’s poet‑author who inspires young minds one verse at a time.

Oluchi Igili - applied theatre practitioner specialising in legislative theatre projects. Theatre Studies and English Studies teacher, poet