Caroline Pidcock has been shaped by the mighty water systems of the lands in which she was born and raised in Australia. She is inspired by the creative capacity of architecture and finding ways to explore potential for innovative and regenerative ideas. Her architectural practice commenced in 1992 with an aim to explore sustainability and now regenerative design can positively influence architecture. Additionally, her authentic interest and experience have been developed and enhanced through her involvement in leading, initiating and participating in a diverse range of significant professional, academic and community organisations. This has included being President of the NSW Chapter of the AIA and Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, and co-founder of both the Living Future Institute Australia and the Australian Architects Declare Movement. She has been recognised with many awards including the 2021 AIA National Leadership in Sustainability Prize, a 2014 LF Hero and the 2011 Marion Mahony Griffin Award.

Dr Fiona Gray is a registered architect and Living Future Accredited practitioner. She is the founding Director of Bioliving by Design, a consulting firm specialising in healthy building and biophilic design principles that draw on the ingenuity of nature in the built environment. Her diverse executive experience spans roles including CEO of the national not-for-profit sustainable living organisation Renew, City Design lead in local government, and Adjunct Associate Professor in Urban Design and Ecologies at Deakin University. Central to Fiona's work is an unwavering commitment to creating sustainable, healthy, and equitable built environments that prioritise the wellbeing of both people and the planet.

Deborah A. Early, PhD is an artist and scientist whose cross-cultural, educational, wellbeing work is at the intersection of healthcare, recreation and the built environment. She has considerable international experience in multiple areas of the life sciences and has worked across five countries in academic, corporate, non-profit and small business organisations. She incorporates contemplative reflection with biophilic art and evidence-based research as an interdisciplinary bridge to encourage professionals to explore their own identity, wellbeing and relationship with the natural world. Dr Early is the author of Forest Bathing with My Clothes On: One Woman's Biophilic Journey of Belonging, Wellbeing and Transformation with a Path towards Adapting to Change. She offers workshops for cross-cultural, professional teams designing for wellbeing and currently lives, boat access only, on the Queen Charlotte Track in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sonja Donauer-Dums is a passionate advocate for biomimicry-inspired leadership and sustainable organisational development, with a diverse background spanning over two decades in marketing, communication, and strategic leadership roles. As Founder of Anthophila Zukunftsarchitektin, Sonja specialises in nature-inspired methods, fostering successful teams and organisations. Promoting biomimicry as a sustainable mindset, she empowers individuals and companies to integrate natural principles into their strategies for future readiness. Currently, Sonja serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Alpine Genius Think Tank, delivering regenerative solutions inspired by the Alpine natural bioregion. Additionally, she is a Leadership Team member at Biomimicry Switzerland, an Advisory Board Member at AxessImpact and a Member of the Extended Network at Nested CoLab LLC. In these roles Sonja contributes to global initiatives aimed at transforming innovative ideas into actionable strategies.

Rokhshid is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Interiors at School of Architecture, the University of Portsmouth. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an Affiliate Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Rokhshid has a Doctorate in Architecture, awarded by the University of Sheffield in 2009. She also has obtained a MA in Interior Design, and a Master’s degree in Architecture. Her research and teaching combine interests in school design, biophilic design, participatory design (co-design with children). Since 2020, she worked on a number of funded research projects - Healing by Nature: Implementation of Biophilic Design Model for the Post-Disaster School Reconstruction (GCRF Networking), Green Living Walls in Primary Schools for Children’s Well-being (funded by The Royal Society) and assessing impacts of moss walls on indoor air quality and wellbeing (TRIF fund by UoP).

Head of Landscape Architecture I am a strong believer in the idea of ‘rewilding’ the urban environment and bringing back nature’s importance in people’s lives. As a strong advocate for this concept, my upbringing in a public historical garden, profoundly shaped my worldview. Grateful for a childhood immersed in nature, it undoubtedly influenced my career trajectory. Starting my journey in landscape architecture in Denmark in 2014, I have since expanded my expertise through work experiences in the USA and the UK. I have been involved in diverse global projects, from Canada to the Middle East, China to Australia, where I integrate a central focus on Eco-harmony—an integrative approach uniting nature, technology, and humanity. Central to my practice is the ethos of 'rewilding' urban spaces, integrating external and internal greenery to enrich sustainable and environmentally conscious architecture. Today, as a chartered landscape architect in the UK and Head of the Landscape Department at WW+P, I am dedicated to fostering a holistic approach.

Jo Petroni is an architect and advocate for regenerative design. With a passion for transforming the industry and developing innovative concepts, Jo bridges the gap between architects, developers, and investors to drive meaningful change forward. The 'Listen to Your Land' approach and Regenerative Patterns work emphasise responsiveness to the unique characteristics of each site and an integrated understanding of the project, helping communities fall back in love with their Places. Jo is passionately involved in the discourse on what regenerative architecture might be and what we need to change in our workflows to get there. Her stealth mission is to recalibrate the way we design by bringing ecological systems thinking into the architectural design process. She focuses on bringing a regenerative architecture lens to projects, adopting a biophilic and circular approach, context-driven design and integrative processes to the way we build. She's a co-creator at The Carbon Almanac as well as cofounder of Connecting the Carbon Dots.

Ludo is a Director in Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at WSP, UK, with project management and design advice experience. Ludo has a focus on technically demanding urban design, transportation and architectural design projects, including town centre regeneration, public realm strategies, streets & public spaces, mixed use development, architectural features and pedestrian studies. Ludo specialises in Design integration and urban design project definition and briefing, Street design and town centre improvements, Innovation and Community Engagement.

Elizabeth Calabrese, AIA, WELL AP/Faculty/Advisor, LFA is a leading educator of biophilic design and co-authored The Practice of Biophilic Design with Dr. Stephen Kellert in 2015. Her professional and educational focus is promoting human and environmental health and wellbeing by connecting humans to nature and to each other in the built environment. She has national and international projects to her credit and believes that ecology and biophilia belong at the foundation and core of professional design and engineering programs. As a consultant, she encourages a holistic, integrated, “eco-system” approach when incorporating biophilia into projects including those seeking Living Building Challenge and WELL Building certifications.