Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi (Turin, 1955) graduated from the Milan Conservatory of Music with Azio Corghi, later specializing with Luciano Berio, whose assistant he became, and with Karlheinz Stockhausen. He began his career as a classical composer, later embodying other styles and genres, including pop, rock, world music and popular music. He composed music for ballet, film, and theater, such as Sul filo d'Orfeo (1984), The wild man (1991), and several works for orchestra and ensemble that were performed at La Scala in Milan, Ircam in Paris, and Lincoln Center in New York. Over time he has composed soundtracks for numerous films and trailers.

Alice Rawsthorn—born in Manchester and based in London—is an award-winning design critic and author of books on design, including Hello World: Where Design Meets Life, Design as an Attitude and, most recently, Design Emergency: Building a Better Future. She is a co-founder with Paola Antonelli of the Design Emergency project to investigate design's role as a force for positive change. In all her work, Alice champions design's potential to address complex social, political and ecological challenges.