Ms. Huopalainen is a qualitative researcher who studies the connections and possible conflicts between art and organization, leadership in creative organizations, and creative work in the post-industrial era. Her multidisciplinary research interests include organizational aesthetics, leadership for creativity, and interactions between art and management.

He is the leader of Kristiania’s Center for Arts Management and Leadership Research, and he has conducted research on relationships between autonomy and value creation across the creative industries, the digitization of entertainment industries and published on topics such as digitization and diversity in the film industry, new channel strategies, project strategy, and the economic efficiency of copyright enforcement. He is also responsible for Kristiania’s executive program in Strategic Storytelling. 

In addition to his academic work, Terje Gaustad is an associate partner in Menon Economics, a consultancy operating at the interface of economics, politics, and the market, and he has a professional entertainment industry background that includes producer credits for theatrical feature films such as the British comedies “Save Angel Hope” (2007) and “Nasty Neighbours” (1999). 

Terje Gaustad holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the BI Norwegian Business School and an M.A. in Communication Management from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California.

With a BFA in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design, Kristianssonhas worked with top global brands and earned multiple innovation awards. She is the founder of Apparel Entrepreneurship, an educational platform empowering sustainable apparel businesses, and is a successful author and podcaster.

Known for her dynamic speaking style, Kristiansson inspires audiences with insights on circular business models, branding, AI trends, and entrepreneurship, leaving a lasting impact.

Previously, he served as rector of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2015–2019), where he secured university accreditation and established a PhD program in artistic research. As dean of the Art and Craft department, he developed BFA and MFA curricula and launched a groundbreaking MFA in Art and Public Space.

Mortensen has advised Danish and Swedish higher education authorities and chaired the art selection committee for Oslo's July 22 memorials, selecting Jonas Dahlberg’s acclaimed “Memory Wound.” As ELIA vice president since 2018, he leads the Artistic Research Working Group and contributed to the Vienna Declaration and Frascati Manual updates on artistic research.

Mortensen is also an active musician.

She has expertise in building creative concepts and partnerships, developing private funding and business, and creating innovative approaches.

He has a colorful history overlapping design, business, technology, and society. The common denominator between these three roles is his endless enthusiasm to figure out how technology and society are intertwined: as a culture, in politics, in business, as well as in everyday life.

His research, teaching, and service design work have received several awards and much popularity.

Risto Sarvas holds a doctorate in Media Technology from the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University).

In 2023, she published the book "Bubblehopping: A Method for Understanding Others," which has been nominated for best marketing book and best HR book.

Stenström has won several teaching awards and is a frequently sought-after and appreciated lecturer and workshop leader. She has also been guest professor at Konstfack in Stockholm, hosted a tv-show on SVT, and a regular columnist in the daily business paper, Dagens Industri.