Ekaterine Pirtskhalava with 28 years of experience in the media industry and 18 years in the educational field.She began her career as a journalist, freelancing at Rustavi-2 TV, and within a few years, became head of the radio and later, Head of TV. As a trainer and consultant, Eka has worked for organizations such as Internews, OSGF, USAID-IREX, and DW Academy, making a significant contribution to the development of independent online media.

As a lecturer, she started teaching at the Tbilisi State University, then at IBSU, and currently continues her collaboration with the Webster University.

Mamuka Andguladze is a Georgian media rights advocate and academic. He serves as the Chair of the Tbilisi-based Media Advocacy Coalition, bringing together 16 prominent non-governmental organizations to advance media freedom, journalistic rights, and pluralism. Andguladze holds both an LL.M. and a Ph.D. in Media Law from Saarland University in Germany. His academic work focuses on human rights and media law, and he has authored extensive research on media environments and journalists’ rights.  

Guram Tsibakhashvili has been lecturer of photography since 1991. He has participated in over 90 exhibitions, including around 20 solo exhibitions. He has published articles on photography and contemporary art. From 2007 to 2009, he served as a co-editor of the Amarta photo magazine. Since 2007, he has been a co-founder of the Tbilisi House of Photography. He has taught photography at two universities in Georgia: Tbilisi State University and Caucasus University. He is also a co-founder of the Container – the first photo gallery in Tbilisi.