Elena Conde has been a Professor of Public International Law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) since 1997. She holds a PhD in Law from UCM (cum laude, 1996), and her research covers a wide range of topics, including the Arctic and Antarctica. She led Spain's first Arctic research project on social sciences and served as Spain's delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) from 2013 to 2021. Professor Conde also led the WP6 of the H2020 JUSTNORTH project. Additionally, she is the Director of the Polar Studies Diploma at UCM.

Dr. Corine Wood-Donnelly is an Associate Professor of International Relations and the High North at Nord University, focusing on Arctic governance, maritime law, and state practices. Her research explores territorial and resource sovereignty, search and rescue, geopolitics and justice. She now coordinates NORD Arctic and was the Scientific Coordinator for the EU-funded JUSTNORTH project.