Prof. Dr. Martin Eppler is the author of more than two hundred academic papers and twenty-four books, including How to Talk about Data (FT Publishing), of which several have won awards such as "International Business Book of the Year," "HR Book of the Year," and "Career Book of the Year." He has won numerous best papers and teaching awards, and his research has been featured in Inc. Magazine, the Harvard Business Review, Ted.com, BusinessWeek, the MIT Technology Review, and others. He is the inventor of the periodic table of visualization methods, the let's-focus software suite, the synergy map method, and the nudging approach to meetings. In addition to his university role (where he led an MBA program for many years), he is an advisor to organizations such as the United Nations, the European Central Bank, Porsche, Swiss Re, the Anti-Tobacco Fund, Salesforce, and others. He's been a guest professor at institutions such as Cambridge University, Georgia Tech, Simon Fraser University, and CUFE Beijing.

Andri Hinnen, MA is the Founder of Zense, a consultancy and agency that specializes in reframing complexity and communicating change. Andri is also a lecturer on storytelling and visualization at the University of St. Gallen.