Malavika is a creative octopus with over 10 years of experience in advertising, journalism, and brand-building. She started her career as a financial journalist with Bloomberg L.P., which gave her strong writing skills, a head for business, and a lot of frequent flier miles. More recently, Malavika has worked in the advertising industry, helping give brands like IndiGo, Fabindia, Royal Enfield, Pepsico, and Nestle a fresh voice. She has a Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Delhi, India, and a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

Allan is a musician who in the past has worked & organised live events, curated talents, ran a music blog and played in numerous bands. He has an eclectic taste and uncanny knack of discovering talent & music. Allan runs Unheard Music for BNT.

Sidharth has worked on some of the most recognisable brands in the world, including Budweiser, IndiGo Airlines, Royal Enfield Motorcycles Nike, Airbnb, Audi, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Kia Motors, Make-In-India (a Govt of India global initiative) Oberoi Hotels, FabIndia, Dalmia Cement, Cairn Energy and Mondelez. He believes that today commerce is at the intersection of design, technology and socio-cultural impact; resulting in corporations reconfiguring their purpose to help make the world a better place. Till 2018, he was Managing Director, Wieden+Kennedy, India and prior to that he held leadership roles across Australia and Singapore. In 2018, Sid also made the prestigious Campaign Magazine A-List as one of India’s top advertising and marketing professionals.

A graphic designer, typographer, and typeface designer, Naorem has over 20 years of experience in creating brand identity, editorial and typeface design. Naorem’s work has been commissioned by clients including Dorling Kindersley, The British Council Library, Picador, Harper Collins, National Geographic Channel, Microsoft, Alliance Francaise, Nestle, Google, The World Institute of Slowness (Norway), World Policy Journal (USA), and Pebble Road (Singapore). He is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, India, and has attended the Type@Cooper program at the Cooper Union, New York City. Naorem is also a visiting faculty of Communication design at the National Institute of Design.

A graduate of the National Institute of Design, Devika worked in the publishing industry for several years. Working closely with writers, editors and designers, she helped create visually rich content in digital and print media for multiple audiences. She went on to train as a user experience designer at General Assembly in San Francisco, where she advanced her understanding of information architecture, content strategy and user research. This blend of Editorial and User Experience Design has helped Devika combine a holistic systems-level thinking with incisive storytelling instincts. She is interested in creating a highly effective, truly immersive experience around the way users interact with content.

Neelakash is a typeface and graphic designer who has worked with some of the world’s best-known companies — Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Monotype, and Virgin comics to name a few. He has developed typefaces for Indian scripts working in close collaboration with Fiona Ross and John Hudson. His work centres around identity, culture, and multi-script typeface design. He studied graphic design at the National Institute of Design, India and has a Master’s degree in typeface design from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.

Biju started his career as a graphic designer while training with Tehelka, a news magazine. He later worked as a designer with an annual ideas event THINK, hosted by the publication. He has keen interest in photography and motor sports.