Alexandra Kenyon is a Course Director in Hospitality Management in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality at Leeds Beckett University. Alexandra was an FP7 European Commission Expert Evaluator and is on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Advertising Research. Alexandra also has knowledge and experience of empirical research and evaluation of matter congruent with the meetings and events industry and social media marketing for MPI Dallas, US, economic impact studies for the Tour de Yorkshire and social policy research for Leeds City Council of problem and at-risk gamblers following the opening of a large casino in Leeds City Centre.

Isobel Doole is an Emeritus Professor of International Marketing at Sheffield Hallam University and previously Dean of Sheffield Business School. She is an experienced marketing professional and senior academic in international marketing and in the international competitiveness of small firms. She has built an international reputation through her academic research and a number of highly successful textbooks. In her career she has worked with a range of companies from those with major international operations to small local exporters. She has also acted as an expert adviser on governmental committees.