Dean Hamer is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker and NYT Book of the Year author with a long history in communicating complex and controversial ideas to diverse publics. Joe Wilson got involved in documentary filmmaking following a career in international development and human rights. Their short films pioneered citizen-generated content on the Internet and cable television, and were used by numerous community and educational organizations. They formed Qwaves to make documentaries that emanate from the voices of sexual minorities.

Lesley Yiping Qin holds an MA degree in Cinema Studies from NYU Tisch. She was the program manager of the NYC-based Asian American International Film Festival from 2013 to 2014, and curated several screenings for venues such as Ran Tea House in Williamsburg, Anthology Film Archives, and such. She is now based in Shanghai, managing a filmmaking workshop jointly held between ShanghaiTech University and USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Lilian Shen is the co-founder of Queer Talks and Women Up!，and a member of TransTalks and ShanghaiPRIDE. Queer Talks is a bilingual discussion-based event that discusses queer-related issues in China and overseas. Women Up! focuses on raising awareness on anti gender-based violence. TransTalks is Shanghai's first trans-focused organization dedicated to promoting trans rights and performing crisis intervention. ShanghaiPRIDE is one of China's oldest LGBT organizations. By profession, Lilian is an applied improvisation corporate trainer with Zmack Shanghai and delivers her own bilingual Diversity & Inclusion program.

Wei Wei is a professor from East China Normal University studying social development. His main research and teaching interests are gender and urban studies, with a particular focus on the queer community in contemporary cities of China. He is the author of Public: The Formation and Change of Contemporary "queers in Chengdu" and Cool Reading of Chinese Society: Urban Space, Pop Culture and Social Policy.