Dr Ilse Aucamp is a Director of Equispectives Research and Consulting Services in South Africa. She conducts social, gender and human rights assessments, due diligence studies, public consultation, stakeholder management processes and designs and implement social impact management strategies. She has a keen interest in social development and social entrepreneurship. Ilse is an internationally published author and has a passion for research. As such, she has worked on large research projects with a focus on integrating social aspects of environmental management into the biophysical sciences. Ilse teaches Social Impact Assessment on a masters’ degree level at several universities in South Africa. She also supervises masters and doctoral students in the environmental and social fields. Her passion is working with grassroots communities. Ilse has 25 years’ experience as a social scientist and has worked all over the African continent. She also worked as a social worker in the United Kingdom and an English teacher in Taiwan. She holds a DPhil degree in Social Work from the University of Pretoria and a Masters’ degree in Environmental Management from North West University

Leandri is a senior lecturer at the Northeast University with 10 years experience in the primary fields of Environmental Management and Disaster Risk Management. She has published in numerous journal articles in co-authored and book chapters since her involvement at Africon Centre for disaster studies she has also contributed as a researcher for various national and international projects she has a transdisciplinary research interest in the social dimension of Environmental Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), SIA, social resilience and Disaster Risk Assessment

Danielle is an independent consultant with over thirteen years’ experience in environmental and social assessment and management in southern Africa. Her experience includes specialist work in social and socio-economic impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and environmental project management. Danielle has worked in a variety of sectors including oil and gas, renewable energy, mining, industrial, infrastructure, and waste management.