Gunter Pauli (1956) is an established author who published his first books in 1987. His latest sequel of three editions of The Blue Economy has been translated into 43 languages and has reached over a million readers. Pauli is an entrepreneur who embraces groundbreaking and pioneering initiatives. He is dedicated to the transformation of society, designs a fundamentally new business model, and goes out of his way to turn vision into reality. Pauli witnessed, learned from, pushed forward, and/or started up over 200 projects in every corner of the world. He has also written about 280 fables to educate and inspire children about how nature works.

Marco Simeoni (1966) grew up in the Lausanne region in French-speaking Switzerland before studying engineering. An entrepreneur as well as an engineer, he created the IT consultancy firm Veltigroup, the largest not listed on the stock exchange IT provider in Switzerland. In 2010, Marco utilised his passion for the oceans and his expertise as an engineer-entrepreneur to found the Race for Water Foundation. “I’ve always been passionate about sailing and the oceans. I couldn’t stand by watching them deteriorate and do nothing”.

Jurriaan Kamp (1959) is founder and curator of the ‘solutions news’ platform, KAMP SOLUTIONS. In 1995, he left a successful career as the chief economics editor at the leading Dutch newspaper, NRC Handelsblad, to co-found the “solutions journalism” magazine Ode in the Netherlands. In 2004, he moved to California and launched the international edition of the magazine, renamed The Intelligent Optimist in 2012. In 2015, Kamp launched a daily online solutions news service, The Optimist Daily. He has since moved on launching KAMP SOLUTIONS. Kamp is the author of several books and has regularly come in ahead of the curve on stories that advance new visions for our world.