Dr Neal Haddaway is a freelance senior researcher specialising in evidence synhtesis methodology. He has been providing training in systematic reviewing and mapping for over 12 years, with extensive experience in developing methodology, best practices, guidance and tools for evidence synthesis across disciplines. Neal has authored over 150 research articles, mostly related to evidence synthesis methods, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence, he established and co-chaired the Campbell Collaboration Climate Solutions Coordinating Group, co-founded and runs the Evidence Synthesis Hackathon, and leads the Evidence Synthesis and Meta-Analysis in R Conference (ESMARConf). He co-edited the book Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Evidence Synthesis. Neal is an endorsed CEE trainer in systematic review and map methodology.

Dr. María D. López Rodríguez is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Almería (Spain) in the Research Group of Applied Sociology. Her main area of work is focused on conducting transdisciplinary science and participatory action-research to bridge the links between science and other parts of society in order to support sustainability transformations in different cultural, social and institutional frameworks. She is especially interested in examining elements and methodological pathways that may (or may not) act as driving forces for activating cooperative action behaviours for sustainability transformations, especially between scientists and non-scientists. Her work includes a wide variety of research publications, including articles in indexed journals, books, book chapters, and outreach publications. She has led and conducted numerous knowledge co-production workshops in diverse countries to translate scientific outcomes to policy and society. Her research has produced relevant scientific contributions while achieving instrumental impacts on policy and society. She is part of the relevant global scientific network "the Program on Ecosystem Change and Society" and other networks at local and national levels focused on facilitating scientific knowledge to drive societal learning and policy changes to advance towards sustainability.

Dr José Luis Vicente Vicente is a postdoctoral researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), at the Center for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS). He is currently focused on assessing the socio-ecological impacts from the implementation of food initiatives aiming at transforming the agri-food system. He is currently leading a project on fostering the agroecological transition in Madrid city-region through a combination of a spatial approach and the implementation of living labs. During his career he has worked on mitigation and adaptation to climate change in agriculture. Because of this, he has participated as an expert reviewer in a number of IPCC reports. José Luis’ work has also focused on evidence synthesis research projects, including leading a number of meta-analyses and systematic reviews on the topic.