The Organising committee comprises academics from both local hosts Tshwane University of Technology and the Adventure Tourism Research Association:
- Ndivhuwo Tshipala – Tshipala Tshwane University of Technology
- Portia Sifolo – Tshwane University of Technology
- Uwe Hermann – Tshwane University of Technology
- Manuel Sand – University for Applied Management, Germany
- Jelena Farkić – Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
- Peter Varley – Northumbria University, UK
- Steve Taylor – University of the Highlands and Islands, UK