Professor Christo Pimpirev is a lecturer in geology at the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, scientist and polar explorer. Chairman of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and director of the National Center for Polar Research. Leader of 32 Bulgarian Antarctic expeditions. Author of 11 books, 10 documentaries, one feature film and over 250 scientific publications. Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic, awarded to him by decree of the King of Spain, Felipe VI, for his significant contribution to the ties of friendship and cooperation between the Spanish and Bulgarian nations. Prof. Pimpirev is included in a world ranking of the hundred most prominent polar researchers on Earth. Pimpirev Peak on Alexander Island, Pimpirev Glacier and Pimpirev Beach on Livingston Island in Antarctica are named after him.

Iglika Trifonova has participated in five Bulgarian expeditions to Antarctica. As a photographer and journalist she has published in Bulgarian and foreign media. President of the Association of Young Polar Explorers (APEX Bulgaria). Member of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists and the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute. In 2022, she was included in a global ranking of 100 women in polar science and education who inspire the next generation of young explorers to become polar scientists.