Cheetham is Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge, UK. He has been: Director, Materials Research Laboratory, UC Santa Barbara; Reader and University Lecturer, University of Oxford; E. P. Abraham Cephalosporin Junior Research Fellow, Lincoln College, Oxford. He has contributed extensively to research on advanced materials, including magnetic oxides, defect structures, porous solids and catalysis. His work on open framework inorganic and hybrid materials is particularly noteworthy. His honours include: Corday-Morgan Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, London; Chaire Blaise-Pascal, Paris; Leverhulme Medal, Royal Society; TWAS Medal lecturer; Raman Professor, IAS; Honorary Doctorates, Versailles, St. Andrews and Tumkur Universities. His membership includes Royal Society, London, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences and the Leopoldina.

Youdeowei (PhD in agric. entomol., U. of London) is a consultant and IPM specialist for Global IPM Facility, FAO Reg. Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana, and World Bank, Washington, DC, USA. He is also Dir., Pesticides Action Ntwrk UK; Dir., West Africa Book Publ. Ltd, Nigeria, Vis. Prof., U. of Greenwich, UK in Capacity Strengthening for Afr. Agric. Research. He was: Dean, Fac. of agriculture and forestry, 1976-79; act. vice chanc., 1978, U. of Ibadan, Nigeria ; research associate, Intl. Ctr. for Insect Physiology and Ecol., Nairobi, 1973-77; sci. coord., ICIPE/UNEP Group, Pest and Vector Mngmnt. System, 1978-82; and dir., Training and Communications, West Africa Rice Devlpmnt. Assocn., Côte d’Ivoire, 1990-97. He is a founding fellow of: African Acad. of Sciences; Science Assocn. of Nigeria; Entomol. Soc. of Nigeria; Royal Entomol. Soc., London. Winner Intl. Plant Protection Award of Distinction, IPPAD 2015

Blundell is Professor Emeritus and Director of Research in Biochemistry, Cambridge, UK, having been Professor of Biochemistry and Head, School of Biological Sciences, until 2009. He obtained D.Phil at Oxford University in 1967, and held positions at Oxford, Sussex and London before moving to Cambridge in 1996. He is a member of Academia Europaea; Fellow of Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian Natl. Academy of Science and Chilean National Academy; and has hon. doctorates from 16 universities. He was member of advisory group to Prime Minister; founding CEO, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; Chair, Royal Commission Environmental Pollution; President, Biosciences Fed., Biochemical Society and Science Council. He co-founded Astex Pharma, sold recently for USD886M.

Anthony Clayton is the Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies, Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey and Affiliated Scholar at Florida International University. He was formerly a Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh, Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology (Jamaica), and an International Associate at the University of St Andrews. He is a Fellow of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Fellow of the Caribbean Association of Eastern European Trained Professionals. He has over thirty years of international experience in policy development in national security and policing, energy security, environment and resources, and planning and development. He is the Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica. In 2015 he was awarded Jamaica's Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander.

Tata obtained his BSc (hons.) from U. of Bombay, MSc at Indian Inst. of Science (IISc) Bangalore, and docteur ès-sciences at U. of Paris Sorbonne. He is snr. scientist emeritus at the Medical Research Council, UK; previously trustee, Oxford Intl. Biomedical Centre; sci. adviser Avesthagen, India; chairman, Royal Soc. Research Grants and Intl. Awards Schemes. Previously, he was: vis. prof. in biochemistry, King's College, London; vis. prof., UC Berkeley; Fogarty scholar, NIH, Bethesda; and head, Lab. Dev. Biochemistry, National Inst. of Medical Research, London. His awards include: Van Meter Prize; Colworth Medal; Medal, Soc. of Endrocrinology; Jubilee Medal, Indian Inst. of Science; Doctor h.c., Ecole Normale Superieure, France. He is a fellow of the Royal Society, London, Indian Natl. Science Acad. and Natl. Acad. of Science India, and Member, European Molecular Biology Organisation.