Bryant Allen is a Senior Fellow in the Department of Human Geography and Convenor of the Division of Society and Environment, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly a senior lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea.

John Ballard is a Visiting Fellow in the Gender Relations Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly Professor of Administrative Studies at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Michael Bourke is an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Land Management Group, Department of Human Geography, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly Principal Horticulturalist in the Department of Primary Industry in Papua New Guinea.

Satish Chand is Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University.

Tim Curtin is a member of the Emeritus Faculty of The Australian National University. He was formerly a World Bank adviser in the Papua New Guinea Treasury.

Anne Dickson-Waiko is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Papua New Guinea.

William Dihm is Director of the National Coordinating Office for Bougainville Affairs, Department of the Prime Minister and National Executive Council. He was formerly Secretary of the Papua New Guinea Department of Foreign Affairs (and Trade).

Sinclair Dinnen is a Senior Fellow in the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He formerly taught in the Law Faculty at the University of Papua New Guinea, and was Head of the Crime Studies Division of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute and Law and Justice Adviser to the government of Papua New Guinea.

John Duguman is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Environmental Science at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Colin Filer is Convenor of the Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Papua New Guinea and Head of the Social and Environmental Studies Division of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute.

Martin Golman was, at the time of writing, a Divisional Manager with the Papua New Guinea National Forest Authority.

Richard Guy was, at the time of writing, the Head of the Education Studies Division of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute.

Hartmut Holzknecht is a Visiting Fellow in the Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly Director of the Morobe Province Research Centre and Provincial Planner in the Morobe Provincial Government.

Ben Imbun is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management, University of Western Sydney. He was formerly Deputy Executive Dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Valentine Kambori was, at the time of writing, Director General of the National Agricultural Research Institute of Papua New Guinea. He has also served as Secretary to the Department of National Planning and Monitoring.

Pascoe Kase is Director, Policy and Planning in the Papua New Guinea Department of Health.

David Kavanamur is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business Administration at the University of Papua New Guinea.

James Laki was, at the time of writing, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, on secondment as Head of the Political and Legal Studies Division of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute. He is currently a private consultant.

Clement Malau was, at the time of writing, Director of the Papua New Guinea National AIDS Council. He later served as Project Director for the Burnet Institute’s Pacific Regional HIV/AIDS Project, before being appointed as Secretary to the Papua New Guinea Department of Health.

Ronald May is an Emeritus Fellow of The Australian National University and Senior Associate of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly Director of the Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research (now the National Research Institute, to which he is currently an adviser).

Bob McKillop is a Sydney-based consultant. He was formerly an agricultural extension officer in Papua New Guinea and has undertaken consultancies for the Department of Primary Industry.

David Mowbray is Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Tony Power is Managing Director, Sago Industries Ltd. He was formerly Provincial Planner in the East Sepik Provincial Government.

Jane Thomason is a health policy analyst and consultant, and CEO of JTA International. She has undertaken health policy consultancies in Papua New Guinea.

Oswald Tolopa is Director, Policy Division in the Papua New Guinea Department of Lands and Physical Planning.

Mark Turner is a Professor in the Centre for Research in Public Sector Management, School of Business and Management, University of Canberra. He formerly taught at the Papua New Guinea College of Public Administration.

Edward Wolfers is Professor of Politics at the University of Wollongong. He has served for a number of years as Adviser, Governance and Constitutional, to the Papua New Guinea Department of the Prime Minister and National Executive Council and Consultant to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Charles Yala was, at the time of writing, Senior Research Fellow in the Economics Division of the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute. He is currently a Visiting Fellow in the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University.