Tatiana Bachkirova is a Professor of Coaching Psychology and Co-Director of the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies at Oxford Brookes University. She also leads an internationally renowned program of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision.

Tatiana is a recognized author, international speaker, active researcher, and holder of many achievement awards from various professional bodies for her distinguished contribution to coaching and coaching supervision.

Michael J Cavanagh is an internationally recognized academic, practitioner, and consultant in the fields of leadership and coaching psychology. His work focuses on preparing leaders, teams and coaches to work effectively and sustainably in complex settings.  In his academic work, he is the Deputy Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the University of Sydney (Australia) and Visiting Professor at Middlesex University (UK). He has coached leaders and managers from a diverse range of public and private, national and multinational organizations.

Along with numerous publications in peer-reviewed press, Michael is the principal author of the Standards Australia Handbook of Organizational Coaching. He is also the Australian editor of the International Coaching Psychology Review. 

Dr. Nicky Terblanche is a senior lecturer and research supervisor on the MBA, MPhil Coaching and PhD programmes at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), South Africa. His academic interests include both leadership coaching and information system.

He also runs an executive and leadership coaching practice. He has an MPhil in Management Coaching, an MScEng in electronic engineering and a PhD in Business Management. His research interests include transition coaching, transformative learning, Social Network Analysis, complexity theory and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in coaching and management. He has published in a number of international academic journals and regularly presents at international conferences. 

Dana E. Crawford, PhD is a scholar in residence at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University, where she collaborates with faculty, researchers, and staff to support structural changes aimed at making the Zuckerman Mind Brain and Behavior Institute a more inclusive, equitable and diverse place of scientific discovery. Her residency is hosted by Rui Costa, MVM, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, and Neurology, along with serving as Chief Executive Officer of the institute.

Dr. Crawford is a paediatrics and clinical psychologist who developed the Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training (CBRT), a systematic approach to reducing bias, prejudice, and racism. She has a thriving private practice in Manhattan and has treated patients with high incidences of trauma in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, New Orleans, San Antonio, the Bronx, and New York. Dana is a graduate of Howard, Temple, and Miami universities and has degrees in counselling, African American studies, psychology, and the arts. She has certifications in Practical Nursing, medical hypnosis, and biofeedback.

Jonathan Passmore is a Professor of Coaching and Behavioural Change at Henley Business School and leads the Henley Centre for Coaching. In addition, Jonathan recently joined CoachHub, the digital coaching platform, as Senior Vice President. He is a chartered psychologist with five degrees, including an MBA and a doctorate in occupational psychology. He also has a postgraduate certificate in coaching and two professional qualifications. His doctoral thesis focused on coaching relationships and behaviors.

His research interests include coaching supervision and ethics, coaching neuroscience, coach impact evaluation and coaching competences. Professor Passmore has published over 100 scientific papers and book chapters and 200 conference papers; has edited and written 30 books, including Excellence in Coaching, Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management; series editor of the Wiley-Blackwell Handbook series on organizational psychology and has won international awards, including the Association for Coaching Global Award (2010), the British Psychological Society Coaching Research Award (2012) and the Association for Business Psychology Chairman’s Award for Excellence (2015).