Indy is co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and Architecture00, and a pioneer in open-source housing and furniture through WikiHouse and Open Desk. He serves on several advisory boards, teaches internationally, and was awarded an MBE for Services to Architecture in 2023. Photo: @nickonken.

Leon Tikly is a UNESCO Chair at the University of Bristol, specialising in transforming education for just and sustainable futures. His work focuses on improving education quality in disadvantaged contexts, especially Africa, and explores the intersections of decolonial scholarship and global education policy.

Dr. Alan Watkins is an internationally renowned physician, neuroscientist, and leadership expert. He has coached thousands, transforming organizational cultures and guiding top leaders worldwide. With over 3.5 million views for his TEDx lectures and numerous acclaimed books, including "The HR (R)evolution" and "Coherence," Watkins champions enlightened leadership and human potential.

Rand Spiro, a professor of educational psychology and technology, pioneered Cognitive Flexibility Theory for promoting adaptive expertise through instructional hypermedia. His research spans deep online learning, knowledge acquisition in complex domains, new literacies, case-based professional training, and assessing 21st century skills for tackling global challenges like climate change.

Jasmine Pradissitto is a London-based artist and scientist pioneering environmentally sustainable art. As the world's only sculptor using pollution-absorbing NOXTEK, her innovative work at the art-science intersection has raised environmental awareness through collaborations with leading institutions like WHO, Tate, and the Crick Institute.

Rob Nail is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, and strategic advisor driving innovation. As a co-founder and former CEO of Singularity University, he grew it into a global leader for exponential technologies. Currently, he mentors at Nomura-SRI and CompTIA, experiments with AI/blockchain for future work/education, and coaches as part of Marshall Goldsmith's leadership cohort. His diverse achievements span founding companies acquired by Agilent and Samsung, serving on boards like Harman, and holding engineering degrees from UC Davis and Stanford.

Dr. Merritt Moore is a trailblazer bridging quantum physics and ballet. A Harvard and Oxford graduate, she pursued a professional dance career while programming robots for performances worldwide, including at Louis Vuitton and Forbes events. Featured in TIME, FT, and BBC, she was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and underwent astronaut selection for BBC's "Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?", exemplifying her multidisciplinary talents spanning science, art, and exploration.

Dr. Iain McGilchrist, a renowned psychiatrist and Fellow at Oxford, Johns Hopkins, and Royal Colleges, has made groundbreaking contributions through his seminal works "The Master and His Emissary" on the divided brain's impact on Western civilization, and "The Matter with Things" exploring neuroscience, epistemology, and ontology's interplay.

Howard Gardner is renowned for his groundbreaking theory of multiple intelligences, challenging the notion of a single measurable human intelligence. A recipient of the MacArthur Prize Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous honorary degrees, Gardner has been recognised as one of the world's most influential public intellectuals. He leads Harvard's Project Zero and has authored 30 books translated into 32 languages, including his recent memoir "A Synthesising Mind."

Steve Fuller is the founder of the research program of social epistemology and the Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology at the University of Warwick. A prolific author of 25 books, including works on the future of humanity or 'Humanity 2.0', he has delivered keynotes in over 30 countries. Awarded a D.Litt. by Warwick in 2007, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the UK Academy of Social Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

David Edwards is a pioneering scientist, inventor, and writer renowned for groundbreaking innovations. His FEND device for cleansing lungs was named Time's Best Invention of 2020. At Harvard, he pioneered translational learning programs and authored the Nautilus Award-winning "Creating Things That Matter." Edwards holds memberships in the National Academy of Engineering (US and France), National Inventors Hall of Fame, and is a Chevalier of Arts & Letters. His diverse accomplishments span FDA-approved products, multiple startups, and authoring books across genres.

Giulio Ceppi is the founder of Total Tool Milano, a pioneering design network consulting for global brands like 3M, Lamborghini, PepsiCo, and Unilever. His innovations have earned prestigious accolades, including the Compasso D'Oro for new silicone materials, ICSID Hall of Fame induction, and the National Prize for Innovation in Service Design from Italy's President. Ceppi has curated notable exhibits worldwide and is a long-time Domus Academy professor, founding their Master in Business Design in 2004. Copy

Veronica Boix Mansilla, EdD, is a senior principal investigator at Harvard's Project Zero, pioneering research on global and intercultural education. Her frameworks and tools have shaped high-quality interdisciplinary programs at OECD, Asia Society, Smithsonian, and International Baccalaureate, advancing understanding and action on pressing issues like migration and climate change.

Marc de Swaan Arons is a globally renowned marketing thought leader, serving as the CMO for Kantar Vermeer and spearheading WPP's Institute for Real Growth. With over 30 years of global marketing experience, he has authored books, taught senior marketing programs, and delivered impactful public speaking engagements worldwide, while also dedicating his efforts to non-profit youth organisations.