Suparna Baksi Ganguly is the Co-founder trustee and office bearer of both Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and the Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation Center, Bangalore (WRRC). In recent years, Suparna has directed her focus and efforts to propel awareness and advocacy for the protection and rehabilitation of captive elephants all over India. Suparna was awarded the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar by the Hon'ble President Of India on International Women’s Day in 2016. She was also one of the finalists in the Namma Bengaluru Awards 2015-16, in which the field of animal welfare was recognised for the first time. She is on various committees for domestic animals and captive elephant welfare In Karnataka state and was a member of the national task force for wild and captive elephants in 2011.

Brinda Nanda Kumar is a practicing advocate and also a Mediator of the Karnataka High Court. Her love for animals led her to fight many critical cases for the protection of both wild and domestic animals in the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka. She has also conducted many campaigns and projects for animal welfare and rights and advises numerous animal welfare groups on these issues.

Dr. Shiela N Rao is a graduate from the Veterinary College in Bangalore. Along with Mrs. Suparna Ganguly, she has been instrumental in filing the Supreme Court petition for captive elephants after many years of research and documentation. She was awarded the Special Achievement Award by the Karnataka Veterinary Association for the promotion of animal welfare in 2016. She is also Chairperson of an Independent Ethics Committee, which reviews protocols for human clinical trials.

Prem O Koshy is an entrepreneur, theatre personality and avid animal lover. As an old Bangalorean, his passion for animal welfare led to his involvement at various levels.

Dr Sarah Chapman qualified as a veterinary doctor in June 2000 from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in Edinburgh. After qualification, she worked in mixed animal practice in East Yorkshire where she also worked with exotics and wildlife. In September 2004 she began the Masters course in Wild Animal Health and completed her dissertation on the Mortality of Captive Gorillas. She then worked in South East England, where she gained her Certificate in Zoological Medicine and was part of the veterinary team at Woburn Safari Park. Following this post, she worked at Paignton Zoo for three years as Associate Veterinarian working with a large variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. She was Head of Veterinary Services for Twycross Zoo for five years working with all four types of great apes and large mammals including big cats and hoof stock especially elephants. Whilst in this post, she was an Honorary Assistant Professor of the University of Nottingham Veterinary School of Veterinary Medicine and Science and developed the zoo residency programme. Sarah is the leader of the health sub-group of the UK Elephant Welfare Group; was the veterinary advisor for the UK Elephant Focus Group and also the Bongo Taxon Advisory Group. Her research interests include Great Ape heart disease, elephant herpes virus and animal welfare in captivity. Sarah gained her RCVS diploma in Zoo Medicine (Mammalian) in 2014 and became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine in 2015. She has spent time teaching in China and Romania, speaking at international conferences and in Cameroon doing veterinary work with rescued primates. She also works with local authorities on zoo inspections and inspects premises under animal welfare regulations. Her main interests include geriatric animal care and providing optimal welfare for any animal under human care.

Dr Sophie Hebert Saulnier graduated from the University of Montreal in 2010 and works at the Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital in Montreal. She taught Animal Health Technology at Vanier College and is associated with various projects such as the Belize Bird Rescue, Yellow-head Parrot Conservation Project, The Macaw Society, among others. An expert in medicine and surgery of exotics species (Birds, Small Mammals and Reptiles mainly), she holds a special interest in understanding Avian Behaviour and Enrichment.

Dr Charlene Yeong spent years working towards Ecology and Conservation in New Zealand and Southeast and East Asia before she went on to pursue a BVMS from the University of Murdoch in Australia. Following a few years of private practice in rural Australia, she returned to Singapore where currently holds the position of Manager, Conservation & Wildlife Health at Wildlife Reserves Singapore(WRS). As a veterinarian, she also oversees native wildlife rescue admissions and rehabilitation.

Dr. Maja Lukac, DVM, PhD, Dip. ECZM (Wildlife Population Health), EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Wildlife Population Health. Maja is a postdoctoral researcher and research associate who deals with exotic animals and wildlife at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb. She is a leader of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at the same Institution, and veterinarian at the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre in Pula, Croatia. Her main area of interests are Nature Protection, Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability.