Manpreet Sethi is Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, India and heads their programme on nuclear issues. She is also Senior Research Advisor at the Asia Pacific Leadership Network. Since receiving her doctorate (1997), she has worked on nuclear energy, strategy & disarmament. She is a member of Science and Security Board, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and International Group of Eminent Persons on Nuclear Disarmament. She is recipient of K Subrahmanyam award (2014), and Commendations by Chief of Air Staff (2020) and Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command (2022)

Kanica Rakhra is Assistant Professor at the Kautilya School of Public Policy, Hyderabad, India where she teaches international relations and global affairs. Prior to this, she was working in India's G20 Secretariat during India's G20 Presidency. She has also worked with the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) at its Policy Planning and Research Division (2016-17) and at the Disarmament and International Security Affairs (D&ISA) Division (2017-2021). She is member of Executive Council of Women in Nuclear - India.