Chris O'Brien is based in France and is European Correspondent for VentureBeat and a freelance writer. Before moving to France, he spent 15 years in Silicon Valley covering technology for the San Jose Mercury News and the Los Angeles Times.
Katherine Whelan is a British journalist based in London. She has been health correspondent for The Times and has written for a variety of other national newspapers and magazines.
Lindsay Clark is a freelance journalist specializing in computing. He has won industry awards as news editor at Computer Weekly. He has also written for newspapers including The Guardian, The Financial Times...
Sole Møller is a Danish freelance journalist based in San Fransisco. He writes about new technologies and contributes to several publications including DirectIndustry e-magazine.
A recovering print journalist, David Wilson has explored much of SE Asia and every subject from terrorism to hairdryers. He’s written for the New York Times, the Guardian, Asia Times and many more.
Hicham Dhouibi is a mechanical and process engineer who graduated from Esslingen University in Germany. He possesses extensive experience in a range of industries including automotive (he worked at Mercedes), plastic processing, automation, production, and telecom. Since 2008, he has been serving as a content manager and industry analyst for online sourcing platform DirectIndustry as well as DirectIndustry e-magazine.
Hilary Edesess is a freelance journalist currently based in Nantes, France. Her research and writing focuses on culture, art and design in the context of urban regeneration.
Jennifer Oladipo is the owner of X Editorial and has experience in editorial planning and reporting on a range of business topics including manufacturing, biotechnology, technology, sustainability and finance.
Monica Hutchings is a Canadian writer and translator from Toronto who has worked on everything from technical descriptions to academic journals. She is a contributor to the magazine as well as our copy-editor.