Tick Box: Identity, Belonging and How We Live Now

Dr Anna Sulan Masing is an academic, poet and journalist exploring food, culture and identity. Masing co-founded the research platform SOURCED and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Cheese magazine. Masing’s podcasts include Taste of Place, examining pepper, colonialism and nostalgia, and To Be Delicious, exploring MSG, diaspora and racism in Britain. Chinese And Any Other Asian is Masing’s debut book.

Emma Slade Edmondson is a sustainability consultant, writer, journalist, podcaster, TEDx speaker and presenter. A change maker and leader in the sustainable fashion and retail space for over ten years. She is the co-host of the award-wining podcast Mixed Up, which is a deep dive into race and identity from the mixed perspective. She founded ESE Consultancy, a creative strategic marketing agency working to elevate brands, initiatives and organizations that are committed to a more sustainable future. She is recognised as a Forbes 100 environmentalist and is deeply interested in an intersectional approach to environmentalism.

Kit Fan is a novelist, poet and critic. Born and educated in Hong Kong and now living in the UK, he has written for The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement and Telegraph. His first novel is Diamond Hill (2021) and second novel Goodbye Chinatown is published in 2026. His third poetry collection The Ink Cloud Reader (2023) was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and Forward Prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Vice-Chair of Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), and Co-Chair of Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA).

Tasneem Chopra OAM is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, MC and Cross-cultural consultant whose award winning work champions inclusion, leadership and social change. With over 800 clients across the globe, Tasneem is sought after for her signature wit, warmth and captivating stage presence.
She has charmed audiences at AGM’s, flagship Keynotes, IDERD, IWD, academic conferences, Writers Festivals, policy launches and more.
A published writer, TEDx presenter and media commentator featured on the ABC, SBS, BBC, and Al Jazeera, Tasneem has been recognised with an Order of Australia for advancing equity, is the inaugural Ambassador for Women of Colour Australia and a former Anti Racism Champion with the Australian Human Rights Commission.