James Valentine
James Valentine founded Bedford Translations, a leading translation and localisation firm, in 1983. He was until recently a Director of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, of which Bedford Translations is a Corporate Member. He serves as an upper school governor, specialising in the needs of business and enterprise students.

Gerta Badde
Gerta Badde is a professional translator of German and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. As a partner in Bedford Translations she supervises teams of translators and places linguists in interpreting assignments through the UK. A recent PhD graduate of University College London, she is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University.