Marco Hernandez has worked in graphics for over 20 years, including Reuters, Singapore; La Nación, Costa Rica; and The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. Marco joined The New York Times in 2021. Marco has received more than 160 awards from the Society for News Design, including “World’s Best Designer” in 2021, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for his work with Reuters covering the protests in Hong Kong. Marco was also part of the team that won the 2023 and 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of the war in Ukraine and Gaza, respectively. In 2023, Ball State University honored him with the Majeri Award for Innovation and Leadership in Journalism. Marco grew up in Costa Rica and speaks Spanish. Having lectured on information design, he is always happy to share his experiences.

Kaliz is a Hong Kong-based designer with expertise in newsroom infographics and commercial design, spanning both print and digital media. During her decade in the newsroom, she has consistently explored diverse approaches to visual storytelling. Her team’s visual reporting work has received numerous awards, including SND Best in Show, WAN-IFRA Gold, Malofiej, Sigma delta chi journalism award, Gerald Loeb Award and more. She currently serves as an assistant graphics editor at the South China Morning Post.

Beyond her newsroom role, she undertakes projects for a variety of clients, including NGOs, government agencies, commercial brands, and cultural institutions. Her illustrations and graphic novels, often reflecting humanistic concerns and social issues, have been exhibited locally and internationally at venues like the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Hong Kong Lingnan University, and Vitra Design Museum.

Matt Liddy is the Editor of ABC News Story Lab, a cross-disciplinary team of journalists, designers and developers at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Story Lab works on data journalism, visual journalism, explainers, breaking news, planned news and new format development. The team’s goal is to use the skills of its team members to find and tell stories in new and compelling ways for digital audiences. Its team members are the recipients of multiple SND awards over the past decade.

Peiying Loh is the Head and Co-founder of Kontinentalist, an award-winning data-driven editorial studio that aims to bring Asia to the forefront of global conversations. Since its founding in 2017, Kontinentalist has told innovative and rigorous data stories on topics ranging from how the rubber industry in Singapore and Malaysia was shaped by colonialism, to communicating climate change in Southeast Asia. Peiying’s background and passion for history is the driving force behind many of her stories at Kontinentalist, and her work experience includes stints at various heritage-related institutions, including three years at the Asian Civilisations Museum’s curatorial department. With Kontinentalist, she seeks to empower voices through cause-driven stories as well as change people’s perception about Asia and its cultures. Peiying recently completed an MSc in Data, Inequality and Society at the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute with support from the Chevening Foundation.

Alberto Lucas López is a Senior Artist, New Narratives at National Geographic Journalist, originally from Spain. His individual work has been recognized by more than 200 international awards from SND, Webby, SPD, WAN-IFRA, IIBA, DJA Global Editors Network, and CaGIS, among other organizations. It is worth highlighting he has been awarded with the Best of Show Malofiej—that distinguishes the best infographic in the world published of the year—, two Human Rights Award Malofiej, the Best Map of the World Miguel Urabayen Award, and the Impressive Individual Award from Information Is Beautiful Awards. Occasionally, he serves as a jury in journalistic contests such as the Premio GABO, WAN-IFRA World Media Awards or the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards, and leads talks and workshops internationally on visual storytelling. Former Graphics Director of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper, he is part of the National Geographic family since 2016. In recent years he has been spending his free time studying for a Ph.D. in Arts and Education (ongoing).