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 ILFI Living Hero Award 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. She incorporates contemplative reflection with biophilic art as an interdisciplinary bridge to encourage professionals to explore their own identity and relationship with the natural world. She currently lives, boat access only, on the Queen Charlotte Track in Aotearoa New Zealand.

My main interests are projects where regenerative thinking drives the value our growing human communities need to become more inclusive, reconnect with nature and thrive in the long term. I like to keep things simple, but I also have a particular affinity for complexity and for projects where biophilia, biomimicry, permaculture and the whole-systems thinking approach can be integrated as framework (s) for the promotion of healthier future living places. I worked for 10 years at Gensler, the leading global firm in architecture, design and planning, where I served as design manager at their Costa Rica and Australia offices. At the end of 2022 I worked at the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction drafting their new NextGen Accelerator program. I'm a registered architect holding my degree with a focus in tropical climate from the Universidad de Costa Rica. I am also a Living Future Accredited Professional from the International Living Future Institute, Certified Biomimicry Practitioner and Permaculture Designer.

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).

Dr Alexia Barrable is a lecturer in Psychology and Education at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Her research primarily explores human-nature interactions in a variety of spaces, including formal educational settings. In the past she has looked at how our interactions with nature and the pedagogies employed can promote (or hinder) our nature connection: the construct that describes a subjective positive relationship with the natural world. She is also keen to understand how childhood nature interactions have an impact on adult nature connection, as well as our health and well-being across the lifespan.

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.

Kaitlyn Gillis is a Senior Advisor, Sustainability and Social Impact with hcma, an architecture and design firm based in Vancouver, BC. Kaitlyn has a multidisciplinary background in engineering, deep green architecture, and environmental psychology, and has conducted research on the perceived restorative potential of biophilic design in work and living environments. She has published, researched, and presented widely on biophilic design and healthy buildings. Kaitlyn currently resides in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Cara Gillis is a philosopher who specialises in ethics, particularly in the areas of animal ethics, environmental ethics and the problem of harm. She is currently exploring questions about the relationship between moral obligation, procreative harm, and environmental ethics. She is currently a Professor of Philosophy at Pierce College in Los Angeles, California.

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.