Beth White is the Course Director for BA(Hons) Fashion Business and Promotion at Birmingham City University. Beth has published widely on the impact of participatory democracy, collective decision making and the social construction of knowledge, both within the education sector and the wider business environment.

Zoë Hillyard is Course Leader for BA(Hons) Textile Design at Birmingham City University with a background in embroidery and knitwear design. She is an established craft practitioner and is interested in the role craft plays within livelihood activities. She seeks to build circular design competencies and resilience through pedagogy, community engagement and material transformation.

Sabine Lettmann works as a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University as well as a Module Leader on the MA Sustainable Fashion at Falmouth University. She teaches systems thinking and circular fashion design internationally. In her research, she explores the nexus of circular fashion practices and design education.