Sarah Whatley is Professor of Dance at Coventry University. Her research specialises in the interface between dance and new technologies, dance analysis, somatic dance practice and pedagogy, and inclusive dance. She led the AHRC-funded Siobhan Davies digital archive project and was Co-I on the AHRC-funded Digital Dance Archives project. She edits the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices and is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Screendance. She is PI on the InVisible Difference project.

Charlotte Waelde is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Exeter. Her research and teaching focusses on intellectual property and internet law and the intersection between the two. Her work is international in nature, and also has strong comparative, European and domestic influences appropriate to the subject areas. Charlotte is co-PI on the InVisible Difference project.

Shawn Harmon specialises in medical law, health research regulation,   including the impact of patenting in the pursuit of science, and the   governance of emerging and converging technologies. His research has   been funded by the ESRC, AHRC, the Challenge Investment Fund, the   Moray Fund, and other bodies. He is Joint Editor-in-Chief of Medical   Law International and former Editor-in-Chief of SCRIPTed.

Dr Abbe Brown is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Law School at the University of Aberdeen. Her research and teaching focus on intellectual property, human rights, and their intersection with other legal fields. Before returning to academia, Abbe practiced as a solicitor specializing in technology litigation in London, Melbourne and Edinburgh.

Karen Wood is a dance practitioner/researcher/educator. She is currently working on artistic projects, supported by Arts Council England, collaborating with other art forms, such as fine art, lighting design and music. For the Invisible Difference project, she is the part-time Research Assistant and is interested in how disabled choreographers contribute to our cultural heritage.

Hannah Donaldson graduated from the University of Stirling in 2006 with a BA (Hons) in History before completing her LLB in law in 2010. She is currently a third year PhD (law) student with the University of Stirling. Hannah has presented on the UN Disability Convention and it's legal enforcement and has also attended training on the UN Disability Convention provided by the Academy of European Law, Germany.

Following a career as a dance artist and teacher, Kate has worked in a variety of settings both in the U.K and internationally. In 2009 Kate completed a Masters in Dance by Independent study at DeMontfort University (Improvisation and Widening Participation in Dance). This sparked an interest in dance research and she is now undertaking a full time PhD studentship at Coventry University.

Mathilde Pavis started her Phd research with the InVisible Difference project and envisages in this context the issues between Intellectual Property Law and Disabled Dance. A graduate of the University of Exeter in International Business Law (LLM) in 2012, she completed her legal studies in France specialising in Business Law. Mathilde steps away from examining the economic perspectives of Intellectual Property by focusing on the relationships between the History of Arts and Intellectual Property Law in the context of Disabled Dance.

Janice Richardson is an Associate Professor in Law at Monash University. She researches at the intersection of continental philosophy, feminist philosophy and law. She is author of the following books: Selves, Persons, Individuals and The Classic Social Contractarians and co-editor of Feminist Perspectives on Tort Law and Feminist Perspectives on Law and Theory. Her articles appear in: Angelaki, Law and Critique, Feminist Legal Studies, Economy and Society, Ratio Juris, Minds and Machines, British Journal of Politics and International Relations and The Australian Feminist Law Journal.

Australian born but now Glasgow based performance artist and choreographer, Caroline Bowditch, describes herself as a performer, maker, teacher and speaker. She is currently Associate Artist at Dance 4, and working on a new project called ‘Falling in love with Frida’ and Artist in Association with Paragon Music. In early 2013, Caroline was Visiting Artist working with the 2nd Year Contemporary Performance Practice students at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She was recently commissioned by East London Dance (ELD) to create a new work on dancers from Candoco Dance Company as part of ELD’s 25th Anniversary celebration.