Tríona McCaffrey is Associate Professor of Music Therapy at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland. She holds a BA in Music and Irish (Trinity College Dublin), MA in Music Therapy (UL), Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Open University) and PhD in service user evaluation of music therapy in mental health (UL). She has worked in adult mental health with an emphasis on recovery-oriented practice where she developed the first full-time music therapy service in mental health in Ireland. She has a strong track record of collaborative working with health service users and providers, completing several Public and Patient Involvement projects to date. Her research is most often interdisciplinary with a key focus on music and music therapy for perinatal mental health. At UL she leads the ‘Music for Parental and Infant Wellbeing Research Group’ who have carried out several research projects on related topics including music therapy for perinatal mental health, music listening in childbirth, maternal songwriting in pregnancy and maternal singing in neonatal intensive care settings. Tríona is an editorial board member on the journal 'The Arts in Psychotherapy' and has several academic publications and funding awards. She is lead author on a chapter on music listening in childbirth in the Oxford Handbook of Music and Parental Wellbeing and member of the 'Music and Parental Wellbeing Alliance' (Royal College of Music London).

Kevin studied Science & Technology at NUI Galway and has also completed studies in Operations management and Marketing. Kevin had held numerous roles with Medtronic Galway in a career spanning 16 years (2002 – 2019). In his time with Medtronic Kevin gained experience in people management, training & development, change management, project management, and problem solving (Lean Sigma). Kevin parted with Medtronic as Senior Logistics and Distribution Supervisor in 2019 having decided after a battle with cancer to pursue a long-held goal of starting his own business. He is currently working on several micro projects while preparing post pandemic business plans.

Emma Martyn is a trainee chartered accountant. She was classically trained in the violin under the Suzuki method, which she studied with Athenry Music School. She was heavily involved with the orchestra and orchestra camps during her time with the music school. She studied commerce and French in NUIG, specialising in accounting, before beginning her chartered accountant training contract in 2017.

James Lohan is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries with over 20 years’ experience in the life assurance and pensions industry. He has extensive expertise in product development, project management, strategic planning and regulatory implementation. Throughout his career, James has combined deep technical knowledge with practical delivery skills, contributing to the successful design and execution of complex projects across the financial services sector.

Outside of his professional work, James is also a keen musician who plays regularly in traditional and folk sessions and gigs around Galway and beyond.