Maria Karina Garilao is a heritage interpreter, historian, and heritage management consultant. Currently the Principal at FuturePastIMCS. Kara has two decades of experience in heritage interpretation and management, cultural tourism development, and historical research in the Philippines and overseas.  She is an expert member of the International Committee on Interpretation and Presentation of ICOMOS. She has been the heritage consultant and trustee of CARDMRI-Hijos Tours since 2014, bridging heritage, microfinance, and sustainable development.

Katherine G. Lacson is an Assistant Professor of the History Department at the Ateneo de Manila University. She took her PhD at the University of Cote d’Azur in Nice, France. Her main research interests are Philippine history, women’s studies, visual history, and business history. She was also involved in the production and research of various award-winning documentary projects on Philippine History.