María Botero Omary, is Principal at The Omary Group, a consultancy organization that works on food packaging, food product development, and food and environmental policies. She has taught and researched extensively in food science, food engineering and food packaging, and related subjects and has also served on the IFT Education Division Board.

Kurt A. Rosentrater, is Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, USA. He has taught and researched extensively in food science, process engineering, and related subjects.