aaks is a student, educator, cultural producer and co-creator of MISERY, a playful mental health community led by and for queer, trans, intersex, people of colour with lived experience of mental health problems, madness, addiction, disability, trauma, & neurodivergence. They started their career as an LGBTQ youth worker, but over the last few years, their work has been focused on collaborating with QTIBIPOC artists and collectives to redistribute wealth and resources and build resilience to sustain grassroots queer, disabled-led and BIPOC collectives. As a Capricorn, they are often dreaming about a world where we do things differently and scheming safe and sustainable ways to make it happen. Trying to understand how to "hack the system" led them to their current day job as the Relationship Manager for Diversity in London at Arts Council England.

Helena Kate Whittingham founded Lover Management Ltd. in 2019, is a London-based bespoke management company and creative agency specialising in all things content. We are currently working with a diverse group of zietgeists, cultural commentators, content creators, DJs, producers and other creatives. Our work includes talent management, brand partnerships, growth strategy, media relations, styling, creative direction, event production and casting. Working predominantly within music, communications and entertainment industries globally, we are committed to creating tailored ways of working with people who inspire us most. Our current roster includes: Beam Me Up Softboi, Swipes for Daddy, The White Pube, Poundland bandit, Pxssy Palace, Club Quarantine, Becky Tong and more. Our recent collaborators include Chakrubs, Unbound, Feeld, Goodhood, Nike, Nandos, Somerset House Studios, Wolf & Badger, London Fashion Week, Instagram, Bumble, NTS and record companies like Polydor, RCA, Relentless, Domino, Dirty Hit, Caroline, Colors x Studios, Island, Atlantic, and September.