·Jane Pettigrew, United Kingdom / Freelance Tea Writer
·Pearl Dexter, United State of America / Editor/Publisher of TEA A MAGAZINE
·Anastasia Kudryashova, Russia /
Assistant Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University
·Xu Hongdao, China Exective Vice-Chairman of China International Tea Culture Institute
·Suk Yung-Un, South Korea / Zen Master, Choui Zen Temple
·Isao Kumakura, Japan / President, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture;Director, Hayashibara Museum of Art

(in order of presentation)