Jason Felch is an author and investigator who has studied the black market for looted antiquities over two decades.He began as an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times.His writing on the role of the Getty and other American museums in the illicit antiquities trade was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting.In 2011, he co-authored Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum. He continues writing about this trade at ChasingAphrodite.com. Since 2014, he has led a consulting firm conducting open-source investigations for law firms, companies and NGOs.

Katie A. Paul is an anthropologist and investigative researcher directing the Tech Transparency Project, tracking extremism, disinformation, and crime on platforms like Facebook.She co-founded and co-directs the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project.As a founding member of the Alliance to Counter Crime Online, she investigates trafficking, terror finance, and organized crime on Big Tech platforms.Previously, she was chief of staff and a research fellow at the Antiquities Coalition in Washington, combating cultural racketeering.Paul holds a BA in Anthropology and Ancient Greek from Miami University, and an M.A. in Anthropology from The George Washington University.

Amr Al Azm earned his 1991 doctorate from the Institute of Archaeology at UCL.He founded and directed the Scientific and Conservation Laboratories at the General Department of Antiquities and Museums from 1999 to 2004, teaching at Damascus University until 2006.Currently, he is a tenured Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University, and teaches at Qatar University and Georgetown University-Qatar.A renowned commentator on Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs, he writes for major outlets like the New York Times and Time Magazine.Furthermore, he co-founded The Day After project and co-directs the ATHAR Project.