Founder of Open Knowledge, an award-winning international digital non-profit. Formerly a Shuttleworth Fellow, the Mead Fellow in Economics at Cambridge University.

French-Taiwanese performance artist, entrepreneur and educator. Co-founded Life Itself to build a wiser future through culture, space and community.

Cognitive scientist studying how body and feelings interact with thoughts, both within individuals and social groups. Studied Economics at Cambridge, PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Science from UCSD.

Pioneer within Life Itself and co-founder of the Riverside Hub. A Tenzo cook in the Zen tradition, she designs the Praxis Ecology and Awami conscious food-system courses, exploring a secular monastery framework for community living.

Philosopher and interdisciplinary thinker, co-lead of the Life Itself Research collective and curator of the Second Renaissance initiative. Studied Physics and Philosophy at Oxford, PhD in Philosophy of Consciousness at Essex.

A decade forging technology and innovation partnerships, and another decade in hospitality. Diversity of experience makes him a good steward, whether at a monastery, a dinner party, or a boardroom.

Communications specialist with a background in biology and marine sciences. Previously at the Human Rights Measurement Initiative in New Zealand. Fluent in English and French.