Gunnar is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Anthropology at the University of Iceland and a doctor of tourism and anthropology from Roskilde.

Jón Gestur is an M.Sc. Student at the University of Akureyri and project manager at the ITRC.

Edward is the director of the ITRC and heads the organising team, bearing ultimate responsibility for the event. Edward is a reader at the department of business and science at the University of Akureyri