Sarah Lake is the digital preservation librarian at Concordia University Library. She holds a Master of Information Studies from McGill University. Natalie Greenberg works as a Student Librarian for Concordia University Press and is in the Master of Information Studies program at McGill University. She has a PhD in Film and Moving Image Studies from Concordia University.

Micky Lindlar leads the Digital Preservation Team at TIB. A member of the PREMIS Editorial Committee, the EOSC-A Long-Term Data Retention Task Force and various international digital preservation working groups, Micky is interested in what makes cultural heritage institutions and data archives stronger together. Fen Zhang, PhD in Psychology, specializes in neuroscience and data modelling. She is a project manager at LIBIS, KU Leuven, contributing to EU projects such as EOSC EDEN. As a member of the EOSC-A Long-Term Data Retention Task Force, she advocates for Open Science and data sustainability. Anu Märkälä, Project Manager at CSC - IT Center for Science, has been contributing to the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) through active participation in EOSC-related EU-projects since 2020. She holds a master’s degree in social sciences. Julie Allen is the former Executive Director of the Open Preservation Foundation. She is now their special project consultant, advocating for open-source software, digital preservation strategies and contributing to EU projects such as E-Ark and EOSC EDEN. Juha Lehtonen, PhD, Senior Service Manager of the Digital Preservation and Fairdata Services at CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland, has an extensive expertise on digital preservation and data management processes. He is the technical coordinator of the EOSC EDEN EU-funded project and a member of the METS Editorial Board. Philipp Conzett, Senior Research Librarian at the University Library at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, is head of repository management of DataverseNO and chair of the Global Dataverse Community Consortium Steering Committee. Wilko Steinhoff is a Research and Development System Engineer lead at DANS-KNAW, with a background in institutional CRIS systems and research information infrastructures. He is involved in the DANS archiving systems for both short- and long-term preservation, as well as in various EU Horizon RIA projects related to these subjects. Kris Dekeyser, Lead Software Architect and Preservation Expert at LIBIS, KU Leuven, has extensive experience in digital preservation and technical implementation. He plays a key role in advancing preservation strategies and regularly attends the iPRES conferences. He also represents KU Leuven in the DPC. Roxanne Wyns, Innovation Manager at LIBIS, KU Leuven, has over 15 years of experience in Research Data Management and Open Science. She co-promotes projects like iCANDID, contributes to EOSC EDEN, and serves as EOSC-A Director (2025–2027). She also advances Open Science initiatives and advises on the CDIF Advisory Board.

Dr Laura Molloy (she/her) is senior research lead at CODATA, the Committee on Data of the International Science Council. A qualitative researcher, she is interested in translating between the concepts of research data management, digital curation, and digital preservation, on the one hand, and various professional sectors on the other – hopefully for mutual benefit. Micky Lindlar (they/them) leads the Digital Preservation Team at TIB. A member of the PREMIS Editorial Committee, the EOSC-A Long-Term Data Retention Task Force and various international digital preservation working groups, Micky is interested in what makes cultural heritage institutions and data archives stronger together.