Salim Abdali, scientist, poet, translator (DK)
Associate Professor at Technical University of Denmark, DTU. Author of several translations, books and anthologies, from arabic to Danish and from Danish to Arabic, 1988-2004
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah 2000. Poetry recitation/translator
"Proposal for an Academy of Fine Arts in  Sharjah", 2001, Participant
"Anthology, a concise presentation of danish and arabic poetry" new translated anthology, 2005-06
"Moonlight Garden", participates in an ongoing site-specific project in Sharjah "Moon, Light & Sand", Copenhagen 2004
"Nomad Academy Goes Public", Sharjah Art Museum 2006

Muniam Alfaker, poet (DK/Irak)
Chairman of Assununu, a Danish-Arabic cultural association.
www.assununu.dk
"Copenhagen Moonchannel", Poetry reading, Copenhagen 2001
www.superflex.net/tools/superchannel/users/moon.shtml

Per Aage Brandt, Prof.,Dr. phil., poet (DK)
Center for Semiotics, Aarhus University
Author of a dozen books and some two hundred papers on the semantics of literature.
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah 2000. Poetry recitation/writer
Member of the initiative group concerning a concept for "An Arabic Cultural Institute in Copenhagen", 2001-?
Seminar: "Art, Faith, Thought and Power. A Dialogue among Arabic and Nordic philosophers", The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,Copenhagen, 2006. Director

Else Marie Bukdahl, Prof., Dr. phil. (DK)
Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Director of "Nomad Academy"
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah 2000. Protector/lecturer/writer
"Proposal for an Academy of Fine Arts in Sharjah", 2001. Director.
"The Sharjah IV. International Biennial", Sharjah 2001. Lecturer/jury member
Member of the initiative group concerning a concept for "An Arabic Cultural Institute in Copenhagen", 2001-?
"Seven from Afar", Sharjah Art Museum 2004. Lecturer
"Nomad Academy Goes Public", Sharjah Art Museum 2006.
"Arabic calligraphy, photography and video", The Royal Library, Cph 2006. Coordinator
Seminar: "Selected Aspects of Art, Poetry and Music in the Arab World", The Royal Library, Cph 2006. Coordinator
Seminar: "Art, Faith, Thought and Power. A Dialogue among Arabic and Nordic philosophers", The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,Copenhagen, 2006. Director
"Art, Body and Nature", Mygdal 2007

Lars Bukdahl, poet, critic (DK)
Works as a critic at the major Danish newspaper Weekend Avisen
Published two novels and eight collections of poetry
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah 2000. Poetry recitation/writer
"Seven from Afar", Sharjah Art Museum 2004. Lecturer, "Art & Language"
"Anthology, a concise presentation of danish and arabic poetry" new translated anthology, 2005-06
"Moonlight Garden", participates in an ongoing site-specific project for Sharjah
"Moon, Light & Sand", Copenhagen 2004
"Nomad Academy Goes Public", Sharjah Art Museum 2006

Marcus Burkhardt (GER)
Ph.D. cand., researcher in media and communication studies, University of Jena, Germany
Redesign and Administration of http://www.nomad-academy.org, 2007
"Art, Body and Nature", Mygdal 2007

Niels-Jørgen Cappelørn (DK)
Cand. theol, Honorary Doctor
President of the Soeren Kierkegaard Research Centre, Copenhagen University
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah Art Museum, 2000. Writer

Vera Dreyer, Dr. phil. (GER)
As specialist in communication sciences and co-director of the communication agency SOFT IN SPACE, Berlin, Vera Dreyer plans, designs and produces media projects, mainly in the fields of Arts and Medicine.
- Affected by (media) ecology and meditation
- Attracted to people with guts
- Assured that one "must probe everything, including the words and one's self" (McLuhan)
Publications:
Self-portrayal and authenticity reflected in media sciences' structures, based on Marshall McLuhan's theories. Berlin, 2006 Self-portrayal and Authenticity: a research project with students of the University of the Arts, Berlin. CD-Rom, Berlin, 2004.
www.softinspace.de

Niels Hav, poet, writer (DK)
Full time poet and short story writer.
In English he has We Are Here, a selection of poems published by Book Thug.
In his native Danish the author of six collections of poetry and three books of short fiction. His work is published in magazines and anthologized in e.g. Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Chinese.
"MOONLIGHT PERFORMANCE" - Nomad Academy Seminar, Copenhagen 2011.

Finn Ove Hvidberg Hansen (DK)
Prof. Dr. phil, researcher in Arabic language, University of Aarhus
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah Art Museum, 2000. Lecturer

Nasser Moaedi Jorfi, astrologist, numerologist (IRAN)
"Moonlight Garden", participates in an ongoing site-specific project for Sharjah
"Seven from Afar", Sharjah Art Museum 2004. Lecturer
"Moon, Light & Sand", Copenhagen 2004
"Nomad Academy Goes Public", Sharjah Art Museum 2006

Martin Lauritzen, Prof. DMedSci.
Brain Scientist, University of Copenhagen.
Chairman Research Priority Area "Body and Mind",
University of Copenhagen.
Humboldt Fellow,
Member of The Dana Alliance
Numerous publications in journals and books.
Member of the initiative group concerning a concept for "An Arabic Cultural Institute in Copenhagen", 2001-?

Jørn Ankjær Pedersen, physicist (DK)
Has been working in the field of chaos-physics at the Niels Bohr Institute 1999-2001.
Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen University, Institute of Art and Culture-science, dealing especially with space and colour.
"Seven from Afar", Sharjah Art Museum 2004. Lecturer

Nicolai Peitersen, political economist (DK)
Founder the international forum art/science "think-tank" KESERA. (www.kesera.dk) At the moment Nicolai Peitersen stays in London/Moscow – organizing KESERA LONDON and KESERA RUSSIA. He is engaged in discussing the possibilities of creating a KESERA UAE

Joshua A. Sabih, researcher (DK)
Ph.D. in Semitic language and Islamic Studies, University of Aarhus
"Overlaps. North-Southeast", Sharjah Art Museum, 2000. Lecturer/translator
Member of the initiative group concerning a concept for "An Arabic Cultural Institute in Copenhagen", 2001-?

Mike Sandbothe, Prof. Dr. phil. habil. (DK)
Research Professor for Art, Body and Nature at the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Medicine of Aalborg University Copenhagen (Denmark). Published a couple of books and numerous articles about time research, media philosophy, pragmatism, and body based learning. For more information see: www.sandbothe.net.
"Climate Change Cinema", 2007
"Art, Body, and Nature (Part 1)", Mygdal 2007
"Pragmatist Media Philosophy in Action: The Nomad Academy", together with Alain Apaloo, Dorte Dahlin, Joachim Hamou and Nana Gravesen, Nordic Conference on Media and Communication Research 2007: "Generation, Communication and Media Philosophy", Helsinki.
"Bedeep.tv: A pragmatist experiment in independent web TV". World Wide Web 2007ff.

Richard Shusterman, Prof. Dr. (DK)
Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair in the Humanities at Florida Atlantic University and practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method. For more information see: www.artsandletters.fau.edu/humanitieschair/

Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
Professor for Philosophy, University of Iceland, Department of Philosophy, Rejkjavik. For more information see: www.hi.is/nam/heimspekiskor/sigrthor/
"Art, Body and Nature", Mygdal 2007

Thomas Wicher (GER)
M.A. in media and communication studies. Deals with several media related projects. Redesign and Administration of http://www.nomad-academy.org, 2007