Julian Henderson is Professor of Archaeological Science at Nottingham University and Visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He has held senior management roles in Nottingham University, UK. He has published extensively on archaeological materials and increasingly on the archaeology of the silk roads. His primary collaborative research focus is silk roads archaeology and the application of science. He is Executive Director of the Global Institute of Silk Road Studies and Director of the Silk Road project.

Stephen L. Morgan is Professor of Chinese Economic History (Emeritus) in the Nottingham University Business School and has held senior management roles at the UK and China campuses. His research focus is on the economic and business history of China, with teaching and other research on international business, strategic management, and economic development in Asia broadly. In an earlier career, he was a journalist and editor of newspapers and news magazines in Australia, Hong Kong, and China.

Matteo Salonia holds a PhD in History from the University of Liverpool and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Currently, he teaches at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, where he also directs the Global Institute for Silk Roads Studies. His research interests include the economic and constitutional history of medieval Christendom, the Iberian contribution to early globalisation, and travel literature.