Kristin is a futurist and the Director of MOD. at the University of South Australia. MOD. is a futuristic museum of discovery, a place to be and be inspired by dynamic, changing exhibition showcasing the edge of knowledge. MOD. opens in 2018 and aims to surprise and delight young adults, opening new possibilities and pathways so that we can all live well.

Prior to this role, Kristin was the founding director of foresight agency Bridge8, facilitating futures and engagement on water sustainability, nanotechnology, health, advanced manufacturing, clean technologies and climate futures for government, corporates and not-for-profits.

She is a member of the Board of the Australian Institute of Urban Studies, the Inspiring South Australia Steering Group, and the Annesley College Council. She was the inaugural licensee and host of TEDxAdelaide.

Kristin has had various careers in engineering, human resources, strategy and product development for companies including BHP Billiton, Ansett-Air New Zealand, the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and Nanotechnology Victoria. She holds a PhD in process engineering and a Masters of Management in Strategic Foresight. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation and an Adjunct Lecturer in foresight at the University of Adelaide.

Marianna Sigala is Professor at the University of South Australia and Director of the Centre for Tourism & Leisure Management. Prior to her current position, she has been an academic staff at the Universities of Strathclyde and Westminster in the UK, and the University of the Aegean (Greece). She also has professional hospitality industry experience. Her interests include service management, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in tourism and hospitality and e-learning. She has published six books and her work has also been published in several academic journals, books and international conferences. She is currently the editor of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases, co-editor of the Journal of Service Theory & Practice and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management. She is a past President of EuroCHRIE and a past member of the executive board of CHRIE. She currently serves at the executive boards of IFITT and CAUTHE. In 2016, she has been awarded the prestigious EuroCHRIE Presidents’ Award for her lifetime contributions and achievements to tourism and hospitality education.

Mark Pesce co-invented VRML, was a panellist on ABC’s The New Inventors, writes a fortnightly column for The Register, and is the author of six books including The Playful World. After founding postgraduate programs at the University Senior College (USC) and at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Pesce now runs the Digital Growth Partnership, a Sydney consultancy helping clients to identify and benefit from the opportunities of connected business.

Darren Sharp is a sharing economy strategist with a background in community engagement, research and consulting.  As Director of Social Surplus, he leads strategy and facilitates capacity-building using strength-based approaches including asset-based community development, appreciative inquiry and human-centred design. He works with clients to design programs that amplify the strengths of people and communities through sharing. As the Australian editor of Shareable and Melbourne coordinator of the Sharing Cities Network, Darren provides thought leadership in social innovation, the urban commons, platform cooperativism and Sharing Cities. He is also part of an international team writing a book on Sharing Cities to be published in mid-2017. Darren is a PhD candidate at Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute where he is undertaking research into Urban Experiments for Sustainability Transitions funded by the CRC for Low Carbon Living.