Mr Jude Cobbing is currently working on a PhD in rural groundwater supply sustainability at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A hydrogeologist at the British Geological Survey from 2000 to 2005, Jude has worked as a researcher and consultant in South Africa since then. His interests include rural water supply hydrogeology in Africa, groundwater management, groundwater data, and the training of hydrogeologists. He has worked in Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Kingdom. He has a BSc in Geology from the University of Cape Town, a PGCE from the University of South Africa, and an MSc in hydrogeology from London University.

Dr Shafick Adams is currently employed by the Water Research Commission in Pretoria, South Africa where he manages research projects related to groundwater and water resources protection. He holds a PhD and MSc (cum laude) from the University of the Western Cape where he lectured prior to his appointment to the Water Research Commission. He currently chairs the Groundwater Division of the Geological Society of South Africa and is co-chair of the International Water Association's Groundwater Restoration and Management Specialist Group. Some of his research interests are in groundwater recharge assessments, chemical characterization of groundwater, capacity development, and water resource management.

Prof. Ingrid Dennis started her career as a hydrogeologist at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, South Africa. She later moved to the Institute for Groundwater Studies at the University of the Free State to complete her PhD in hydrogeology and work as a lecturer and researcher. She was appointed as the Director of the Institute for Groundwater Studies in 2007. Prof Dennis joined the North-West University in July 2011 as an Associate Professor and heads up