David M. Herold is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Transport and Logistics Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Austria. David is a logistics and supply chain academic with more than 10 years of professional and management experience in the logistics industry.

Greg Joachim is Lecturer of Strategy and Innovation with a focus on Sport Management at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Stephen Frawley is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management and Olympic Studies at University of Technology Sydney's Business School, Australia. Having worked for the organising committee for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Stephen completed his PhD and has published 5 books on how sport mega-events are planned and managed.

Nico Schulenkorf is Associate Professor of Sport Management at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters, and has co-authored and co-edited 10 books in the fields of sport and event management.