Timothy Allen is an award-winning British photographer, filmmaker, and podcast host known for documenting remote cultures and exploring the future of governance and human organization.

He began his career as a photojournalist on Fleet Street, working for British broadsheet newspapers and magazines, before going on to a wide-ranging international career that included serving as the lead photographer on the BBC's Human Planet. His immersive, on-the-ground approach has taken him around the world, capturing how people live, adapt, and survive in some of the most challenging conditions on Earth.

His productions have included collaborations with major international broadcasters such as the Discovery Channel, alongside a broader shift into long-form storytelling and independent media.

Today, Allen is the host of The Free Cities Podcast. His work now sits at the intersection of storytelling and systems thinking, examining how governance, economics, technology, and culture shape the possibilities for individual liberty.

Nicholas Anthony is a research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, a fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), and a member of the Economic Inclusion Group’s Advisory Board. Anthony’s research covers a wide range of topics within the field of monetary and financial economics, including central bank digital currency (CBDC), financial privacy, cryptocurrency, and the use of money in society. Anthony is the author of Digital Currency or Digital Control? Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money and his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Business Insider, and numerous other outlets. Anthony has testified before Congress and maintains the HRF CBDC Tracker, which documents CBDC development and civil liberties concerns around the world.