Arthur Orsini started developing walk- and bike-to-school programs in 1996 in Vancouver, Canada. He is passionate about the need to involve the target audience in behaviour change strategies - and has collaborated on successful projects in many countries with leaders from as young as 10-years-old through to retirees. The successes he has achieved in ground-breaking programs in elementary, middle and high schools came from strong student leadership, empowerment and skill-building. Through www.urbanthinkers.ca, Arthur has offered youth engagement training and support to colleagues across Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. He lives in Metro Vancouver and has never owned a car.

Alex wears two fabulous hats at Wellington City Council: they’re a Behaviour Change Officer in the Climate Change Response Team and is the School Engagement Lead for the Transitional Cycleways Program. Drawing upon their experience in education, environmental science and community organising, Alex ensures youth voice gets the spotlight it deserves on the Paneke Pōneke Cycle Network and works with school communities in mode shifting towards carbon-friendly ways of getting around.

Suzie Olssen is a Behaviour Change Officer in the Climate Change Response team at Wellington City Council. In her role, she works with schools in Te Whanganui-a-Tara to fund and support school facilities, events and programmes that aim to increase the ease and accessibility of active transport use. Key within this is designing and running engagement sessions that better enable rangatahi to have their say on the future of transport in their city.

Tiffany Williams is a passionate public health practitioner turned doctoral researcher. Her special interests include the intersection of human health and local environments, empowering diverse groups to participate in decision-making, and collaborative methods. She is passionate about ensuring research insights are relevant and useful for addressing real-world challenges.

Matt has over a decade of experience working on innovative transport and building projects and advocating for significant improvement to outcomes for communities and the environment. Matt founded and leads Crank, a consultancy offering project management, community engagement and communication services to council-led transport projects seeking improved outcomes for people and the planet. These innovative and complex projects typically involve coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, innovative processes, and complex external stakeholder maps across community groups, elected Councillors, and local and central government teams.