Carlos Alvarez Pereira is a senior professional combining more than 30 years of experience in research and innovation, entrepreneurship, and business management, with a passion for complexity thinking and transdisciplinarity. He is keen on exploring the cultural transformation required to cross the threshold towards equitable human wellbeing within a healthy biosphere. Carlos is the Secretary General at the Club of Rome International.

Mugur Isărescu has been Governor of the National Bank of Romania since 1990, and was also Prime Minister of Romania (1999–2000) and Director of the Institute of World Economy. A graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1971), he holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and has been a member of the Romanian Academy since 2006, authoring or coordinating over 60 books and research papers. Named “Central Banker of the Year” by The Banker in 2001, he has received numerous honours, including the Légion d’Honneur and the National Order “The Star of Romania”.

Paul Shrivastava is Co-President of The Club of Rome and a visionary leader in management and sustainability. A Professor of Management and Organisations, he previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at The Pennsylvania State University and Executive Director of Future Earth. He held the David O’Brien Professorship at Concordia University, Montreal, and founded the UNESCO Chair for Arts and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN Business School, France. He founded several companies and non-profits, and the ONE Division of the Academy of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and has published 17 books and over 100 articles.

Argentinean writer, philosopher and international lecturer. A disciple and collaborator of Jorge Luis Borges, she studied Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic literature with him, Anthropology at La Sorbonne, and Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. She is a columnist for La Nación, co-directed the Vatican’s 2017 Watershed Conference on Water, and coordinated “Dialogues in Paradise” in Japan. She is International Director of the Mokichi Okada Chair on Beauty, University of Bologna, and founder and President of the Argentinean Chapter of the Club of Rome and a member of its International Executive Committee. Author of Manuel y la lluvia, La Dimensión de 

lo Imposible, Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires,1992

La otra orilla. Ediciones Agón, Buenos Aires, 1992

Jack is a creative campaigner working at the intersection of education, democracy and culture. For the last 5 years he has stewarded the World's Largest Lesson in partnership with UNICEF and UNESCO, reaching millions of children worldwide. At Project Everyone he is part of the team that helped launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As a DJ, musician and Founder of Making Movements, he is passionate about harnessing the power of culture and creativity for impact. His work is increasingly focused on civic engagement and democratic system change, in response to the institutional crises we are facing worldwide.

Madlen Șerban is an associate professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, and a member of the Romanian American Fulbright Commission. For the past four years she served as Secretary General of the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO. From 2009 to 2017 she was Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF), appointed by the President of the European Commission. She also (co-)chaired the Human Capital Development Task Force under the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, and has worked with UNESCO, the OECD, the World Bank and Cedefop.

Raad has a development sector background, advancing sustainability and social justice through research, programme coordination and cross-cultural engagement. She holds a BA in Economics from BRAC University and two Master’s degrees from KU Leuven in Social and Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies.

Samia Dumbuya is a British-Sierra Leonean climate justice organiser, researcher and educator, and founder of The People’s Ark CIC, a community-led organisation building climate resilience and green skills. She is also a founding member of the Black Ecofeminist Network UK. Her work sits at the intersection of climate justice, community organising, sustainable transitions and collective power, with a focus on creating accessible spaces for communities to shape the futures they want. Samia is an MSc Sustainable Resources student at UCL and has worked across research, advocacy, education and grassroots organising. She is passionate about connecting climate action with joy, imagination,

Omágua woman connecting multiple leaders from Indigenous and local communities via Meli, a global Impact Network.

Jacqueline is a systems change researcher and social innovation practitioner exploring how we might redesign social, economic and organisational systems to create conditions conducive to life. Her work starts from a simple idea: our sustainability crisis is not only technical, but relational, requiring us to rethink our relationships with each other and the natural world. Drawing on 15 years across social innovation, organisational transformation and environmental and social justice, Jacqueline bridges research with practice. She holds a Master’s in Sustainability from Harvard and co-chairs the Society for Social-Ecological Systems Working Group on Equity, Justice and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Otilia MANTA is PhD supervisor at the School of Advanced Studies of the Romanian Academy (SCOSAAR) and Professor at the Romanian-American University. She is a scientific researcher affiliated with the Romanian Academy and Co-Supervisor within the Lincoln Global Postdoctoral Research Programme. She holds a PhD in Economics (Finance) and has over 25 years of experience in financial consultancy, banking, EU-funded project management, and interdisciplinary research. Her expertise includes digital finance, FinTech, financial innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable financial systems. She has authored books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles, and actively serves in editorial, evaluation, and advisory roles in international academic contexts.

Professor emerita in Futures Studies at University of Turku, Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC). Previously Chief Research Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in futures studies and technology foresight. PhD degree from Helsinki University and over 40 years’ experience in research and teaching in futures studies.  Member of the Club of Rome since 2005, Chair of the Helsinki Node and Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Project, and Director of FFRC Helsinki Office. Honorary Member of Futures Finland, and of the Finnish Society for Futures Studies.

Jack is a creative campaigner working at the intersection of education, democracy and culture. For the last 5 years he has stewarded the World's Largest Lesson in partnership with UNICEF and UNESCO, reaching millions of children worldwide. At Project Everyone he is part of the team that helped launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As a DJ, musician and Founder of Making Movements, he is passionate about harnessing the power of culture and creativity for impact. His work is increasingly focused on civic engagement and democratic system change, in response to the institutional crises we are facing worldwide.

Dr. Julia Bentz is a senior researcher at the University of Lisbon and a lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin. She has a background in interdisciplinary social sciences, with an MPhil in Development Studies and a PhD in Economics, and her research focuses on social-ecological resilience, nature-based climate change adaptation, and sustainability transformation. With more than 10 years of experience in art-science approaches, her particular interest lies in how to engage diverse communities in social-ecological resilience processes and how to foster learning.

Rosalie is an interdisciplinary activist-researcher, working with frontline communities towards environmental justice. Her work bridges the research-action gap through participatory research, creative cultural strategies, and community mobilisation tools that support bottom-up transformation. As Community Research Coordinator at the Human Impacts Institute, she leads projects exploring how art and culture can advance environmental justice. These projects provide grassroots groups with research and strategy that support narrative- and system-changing initiatives. Rosalie holds degrees from the University of Saint-Louis Brussels, Utrecht University, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Sabine Lettmann is an academic, design practitioner and consultant with international experience in teaching designing for and within local fashion systems based in Germany and the UK. Since the beginning of her career in 2001, she continuously challenges her practice to address the pressing environmental, social and cultural issues of the global fashion industry. Sabine holds a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy; she is also a Fellow of The RSA and an Associate of FACE (Fashion and the Arts Creating Equity). She currently pursues a PhD by Published Work at the London College of Fashion.

ADRIAN CURAJ is General Director of the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Science and Innovation funding Agency (UEFISCDI), head of the UNESCO Chair on Science and Innovation Policies at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration. He had been working as a consultant for the World Bank, UNESCO, UNIDO, ETF and EC for studies in Tertiary Education, Science and Innovation and Foresight, formerly at the forefront of foresight for policy, theory & practice of Smart Specialization and Open Science in Romania. He is a former minister of education, science and innovation, and fellow of WAAS.

Dr Giulia Pellizzato is the Education Manager of the project “Cambio io, cambia il mondo” [I change, the world changes], promoted by Be The Hope Foundation (Rome, Italy). In this role, she trains and works with teachers and volunteers to deliver empowering sustainability education in public secondary schools across Italy. She is currently completing her second PhD in Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship at DePaul University (Chicago, USA). Previously, Pellizzato worked at Brown and Harvard University, where she won accolades for her contribution to integrating sustainability education and innovative pedagogies at the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.

She is Secretary-General of the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO and Vice-Rector at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA). She served as Romania’s Minister of Education from 2022 to 2024, immediately before Daniel David, and has extensive experience in education policy and international cooperation, including coordinating the Bologna Process Secretariat and serving on the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession.

Dr. María Angélica Mejía Cáceres is an educator, researcher and Learning Architecture specialist at the Learning Planet Institute and Université Paris Cité, France. Her work focuses on transformative education, sustainability, and the role of diverse knowledge systems in addressing complex socio-environmental challenges. She holds a PhD in Science and Health Education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and has worked across Latin America and Europe. Her research and practice explore how education can foster critical thinking, collective agency and new ways of relating to knowledge, society and the living world, contributing to the transformation of learning systems.

Dana Aly López Solís, PhD, is a sustainability scholar, educator, and environmental humanities advocate whose work explores the intersections of ecological intelligence, ecocentric thought, education, and cultural transformation. She holds a PhD in Environment and Sustainable Development from the Complutense University of Madrid and currently teaches doctoral programs in Sustainable Development and Sustainable Business Administration. Dana is the founder of Naturaleza, Arte y Cultura, a platform dedicated to ecoliteracy and environmental humanities. She advocates for educational paradigms that cultivate ecological awareness, responsibility, and hope, drawing on insights from sustainability science, Indigenous knowledge systems, and the study of intelligence and agency

Rajat Chaudhuri is an acclaimed bilingual writer, climate communicator, and researcher whose work spans climate fiction, translation, and non-fiction, including novels like The Butterfly Effect and Spellcasters, and critical texts like The Climate Crossroads. He has co-edited noted solarpunk anthologies like Multispecies Cities and contributed to the climate change video game Survive the Century. Rajat’s bibliography also features a collection of children’s climate stories and translated Bengali literature. A British Council Charles Wallace Fellow and Hawthornden Fellow, Rajat has advocated for developing nations at the UN and he is a co-author of an upcoming publication by the Club of Rome.

Emil Constantinescu former President of Romania from 1996-2000, following his tenure as Rector of the University of Bucharest and President of the National Council of Rectors. He currently chairs the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization and the Romanian Foundation for Democracy. He is a member of the governing bodies of the World University Consortium and the World Academy of Art and Science. A distinguished geologist and advocate for democracy, peace, and the rule of law, he has received numerous international awards, including the European Statesman of the Year Award and the Coudenhove - Kalergi European Prize.

Till Kellerhoff is Director of Content & Programmes at the Club of Rome, where he shapes and connects the organisation's programmatic work on systems change, political economy and socio-ecological transformation. He is Director of Earth4All, a global initiative developed with leading economists and scientists to accelerate a just and sustainable future. His writing includes Tax the Rich (2024), co-authored with Jørgen Randers, contributions to the SPIEGEL bestseller Earth for All (2022) and Earth4All Deutschland (2024), a roadmap for transformation in Germany.

Ugo Bardi was a faculty member of the University of Florence (Italy) until 2022. He is a member of the Club of Rome Board, member of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS) and the Italian Society of System Dynamics Executive Committee.

He is the author of a number of books and articles on the subject of sustainability, mineral resources, renewable energy, climate change and ecosystem stability. Among them is, The Limits to Growth Revisited (2011), the reports to the Club of Rome: Extracted (2014), The Seneca Effect(2017), The Empty Sea (2019), Limits and Beyond (2022), The Future of Transportation (2024 – in Italian) and The End of Population Growth (2026).

Bardi’s work focuses on promoting a sustainable transition to renewable energy on the basis of a quantitative energy yield analysis. In his blogs, The Seneca Effect and The Carbon Conundrum, he examines the collapse of complex systems and the current modifications of the ecosystem created by human activity.

Bardi lives in Florence (Italy) with his wife, Grazia.

Daniel Dăianu is chairman of Romania's Fiscal Council, adviser on EU affairs to the Governor of the National Bank of Romania, member of the Romanian Academy and professor of economics at the School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest. He is a former Finance Minister (1997–1998), Chief Economist (1992–1997) and Board member (2014–2019) of the National Bank of Romania, and a former member of the European Parliament (2007–2009). He has held visiting positions at Harvard, Berkeley and UCLA. His books include Emerging Europe and the Great Recession (2018) and Crises and the Temptation of Authoritarianism (2025). 

Josef Meichenitsch, MA is a trained economist and member of the Executive Board of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), where he is responsible for the division “Payments, Financial Education, and IT.”  Previously, he headed the department “European Supervisory Principles and Strategy” in the OeNB’s banking supervision. In this role, he was a member of several working groups at the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority. Under his leadership, the OeNB’s first climate stress test for the Austrian banking system was developed and conducted.  Before joining the OeNB, he held positions at the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)

I'm a harmonist, always searching for the balance that does justice to all, especially in the context of finance and financial regulation. I worked for universities, the banking sector, De Nederlandsche Bank, the IMF and the European Commission as a teacher, advisor, moderator, issues-manager, supervisor, regulator and trainer. In these capacities I've been explaining, connecting, coordinating, translating, drafting and applying European regulatory issues in the financial sector. The European idea “united in diversity” has always been my guiding principle. Finding common interests and bridging the gap between legal text and day-to-day practice is my DNA.

Anders Wijkman is a Swedish opinion leader and author.  He is the Honorary President of the global Think Tank, the Club of Rome. He is a member of the International Resource Panel (IRP) – a UN appointed expert body” to build and share the knowledge needed to improve the use of our natural resources worldwide”. He is member of the Supervisory Board the Climate-KIC Foundation, an innovation program at EU level with the objective to help Member States to transition to low-carbon energy economies. 

Emil Constantinescu former President of Romania from 1996-2000, following his tenure as Rector of the University of Bucharest and President of the National Council of Rectors. He currently chairs the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization and the Romanian Foundation for Democracy. He is a member of the governing bodies of the World University Consortium and the World Academy of Art and Science. A distinguished geologist and advocate for democracy, peace, and the rule of law, he has received numerous international awards, including the European Statesman of the Year Award and the Coudenhove - Kalergi European Prize.

Prof Linda Godfrey is a Principal Scientist at the CSIR and Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa, and holds a PhD in Engineering. She is an internationally recognised expert in the circular economy, bringing +30 years' experience in advancing science, technology and innovation for sustainable resource management in developing economies. She manages Circular Innovation South Africa, supporting the implementation of South Africa's Circular Economy STI Strategy. A passionate communicator, she brings unique insights on how circular strategies can address development, environmental sustainability and social equity. She lectures internationally on the circular economy in the context of developing countries.

Prof. Dr . M. K. Dorsey is a recognised expert on global energy, environment, finance and sustainability matters. In 1997, in Glasgow, Scotland, Rotary International bestowed him their highest honor: The Paul Harris Medal for Distinguished Service to Humanity. Dr . Dorsey is a member of the Club of Rome. Prof. Dr . Dorsey presently holds the Chair & Directorship of the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service (WS3) — the planet’s first extension service for sustainability, based in Tempe, Arizona on the campus of Arizona State University.

Expertise of more than 25 yrs in MFA, trade issues, system modelling, footprint accounting. Lead of large research projects investigating lock-in-effects of societal and economic decisions, potentials and effects of circular economy measures and overall potentials of circular economy, options and effects of a reduction of resource use.

Carlos Alvarez Pereira is a senior professional combining more than 30 years of experience in research and innovation, entrepreneurship, and business management, with a passion for complexity thinking and transdisciplinarity. He is keen on exploring the cultural transformation required to cross the threshold towards equitable human wellbeing within a healthy biosphere. Carlos is the Secretary General at the Club of Rome International.

Félix Garcia Lausín is a Telecommunication Engineer with a master’s degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. After a French Government postgraduate grant at INRIA, he was professor of Applied Mathematics at Jaume I University. In 1995 he became the first Secretary General of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), serving until 2004. He then joined the Cabinet of the Presidency before becoming Secretary General of the University Coordination Council. Since 2012 he has been Commissioner-Coordinator of the Ibero-American Knowledge Space. He is Secretary General of the Ibero-American University Council and Executive Secretary of the EU-CELAC University Council.

Joanna Wiśniewska is Head of Global Engagement at the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), where she connects emerging science with diplomacy, global governance and international cooperation. She leads engagement with governments, multilateral organisations and other partners, drawing on more than two decades of experience across policy and development, including at the OECD. Her work focuses on anticipatory science diplomacy: bringing diverse actors upstream, before scientific and technological breakthroughs become established realities, and broadening participation in defining the questions that shape future research and policy.

Founding Executive Director, BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition, Management of Social Transformations programme.  Also a researcher, writer and policy work.

Vanessa has a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Southampton. She has over fifteen years of experience, including various leadership roles, across university, research infrastructure and science-for-development settings in an international arena. She joins the ISC from the International Astronomical Union’s Office for Astronomy for Development, where she bridged the gap between the academic astronomy and development communities. Vanessa brings a passion for science and society, a perspective from the global south, and a connection with the member organizations of ISC.

Anders Wijkman is a Swedish opinion leader and author.  He is the Honorary President of the global Think Tank, the Club of Rome. He is a member of the International Resource Panel (IRP) – a UN appointed expert body” to build and share the knowledge needed to improve the use of our natural resources worldwide”. He is member of the Supervisory Board the Climate-KIC Foundation, an innovation program at EU level with the objective to help Member States to transition to low-carbon energy economies. 

Dr. Lobna Jeribi is a researcher and think tank leader working on systemic transformation through data and artificial intelligence. She holds a PhD in Information Systems and AI from INSA Lyon and founded SOLIDAR Think Tank, applying the Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) methodology to public sector reform via its OTPP Public Policy Observatory. She is a member of Southern Voice and Board Member of the African Climate Foundation and Okwelians. A former Tunisian Minister of Reforms and the first Tunisian woman Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, she bridges applied research and public sector transformation across Africa and MENA.

Dr. Bozesan is a polymath, an AI pioneer, an award-winning deep-tech investor, published author, and successful serial entrepreneur. Her accolades include the prestigious Golden Angelina Award as Europe’s Female Angel Investor, Best European Early-Stage Investor, full membership in the Club of Rome, and a Fellowship with the World Academy of Art and Science. Her moonshot is the application of technology to decarbonize the global economy to ensure safe planetary boundaries. Educated at Stanford and KIT, she holds an MS in AI & CS and a PhD in Cognitive Science.

Paul Shrivastava is Co-President of The Club of Rome and a visionary leader in management and sustainability. A Professor of Management and Organisations, he previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at The Pennsylvania State University and Executive Director of Future Earth. He held the David O’Brien Professorship at Concordia University, Montreal, and founded the UNESCO Chair for Arts and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN Business School, France. He founded several companies and non-profits, and the ONE Division of the Academy of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and has published 17 books and over 100 articles.

Retired diplomat, former member of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations and Ambassador of the Council of Europe to UN Geneva. He teaches online and face-to-face courses on multilateral diplomacy for Diplo Academy,  World Association for Sustainable Development, and London Institute for Sustainable Development. Author of United Nations reports on Knowledge Management, UN – Private Sector Partnership Arrangements, Strengthening Policy Research Uptake, Policies and Platforms in Support of Learning, Blockchain Applications . Knowledge Management Award (Austria), 2017 Sustainable Development Award (United Kingdom), 2018.

Fritz Hinterberger brings his socio-economic, economic and ecological expertise to the Club of Rome. His work has focused on how sustainable development can contribute to increasing quality of life and prosperity for all people on our planet, while respecting both natural limits and equitable distribution. With a doctorate in economics, he was Head of the Ecological Economics and Ecological Economic Policy group as well as the Department of Material Flows and Structural Change at the renowned Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and has excellent contacts to Austrian and international NGOs as well as with scientific and political institutions.

Ioan NEGRUȚIU graduated in agricultural engineering and biology. He is presently professor emeritus at the ENS de Lyon, France and Honorary Member of the Institut universitaire de France and of the Romanian Academy. In his research, after completing a doctoral thesis at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and post-doctoral positions and sabbaticals at the University of Paris-Orsay, INRA de Versailles, Friedrich Mischer Institute, and Caltech, he became interested in the reproduction and evolution of plants and the molecular mechanisms of floral diversity. These questions address issues related to the origins of agriculture and the stewardship of primary resources: biomass, soil, water.

Expertise of more than 25 yrs in MFA, trade issues, system modelling, footprint accounting. Lead of large research projects investigating lock-in-effects of societal and economic decisions, potentials and effects of circular economy measures and overall potentials of circular economy, options and effects of a reduction of resource use.

Till Kellerhoff is Director of Content & Programmes at the Club of Rome, where he shapes and connects the organisation's programmatic work on systems change, political economy and socio-ecological transformation. He is Director of Earth4All, a global initiative developed with leading economists and scientists to accelerate a just and sustainable future. His writing includes Tax the Rich (2024), co-authored with Jørgen Randers, contributions to the SPIEGEL bestseller Earth for All (2022) and Earth4All Deutschland (2024), a roadmap for transformation in Germany.

Aleksander Zidanšek is a physicist, researcher at "Jožef Stefan" Institute (IJS), Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor, Vice Dean of the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (IPS), Vice-President (Science & Technology) of the World Academy of Art and Science, Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Member of the Club of Rome and President of the Slovenian Association for the Club of Rome.

Carlos Alvarez Pereira is a senior professional combining more than 30 years of experience in research and innovation, entrepreneurship, and business management, with a passion for complexity thinking and transdisciplinarity. He is keen on exploring the cultural transformation required to cross the threshold towards equitable human wellbeing within a healthy biosphere. Carlos is the Secretary General at the Club of Rome International.

Josef Meichenitsch, MA is a trained economist and member of the Executive Board of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), where he is responsible for the division “Payments, Financial Education, and IT.”  Previously, he headed the department “European Supervisory Principles and Strategy” in the OeNB’s banking supervision. In this role, he was a member of several working groups at the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority. Under his leadership, the OeNB’s first climate stress test for the Austrian banking system was developed and conducted.  Before joining the OeNB, he held positions at the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)

Mugur Tolici is Executive Director of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome (ARCoR), overseeing its day-to-day management, activities and partnerships. He is Director of the Issue, Treasury and Cash Management Department at the National Bank of Romania, responsible for the lifecycle of the national currency and the resilience of the cash infrastructure. With over 25 years of central banking experience, he has served as Head of the Monetary Policy Division, Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Head of the Governor’s Office and Director of Human Resources. He is also a Professor at SNSPA in Bucharest.

Dr. Nebojša Nešković is a theoretical physicist also involved in accelerator technologies. Currently, he is Full Member of the Club of Rome and President of its Serbian Chapter, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, and Member of the Scientific Council of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia. His scientific career was realized in the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia. That included his heading of the TESLA Project, which comprised the construction and use of a large-scale facility for science, technology, medicine, and education with ion beams. He has authored numerous scientific publications.

Born in 1953. Law degree (Autonomous University of Madrid). Diploma International Relations at the Diplomatic School of Spain. Professional Diplomat, member of the Spanish Foreign Service (1979 to 20249. Head of the EU-Coordination and of the European bilateral Directorates at Spain's MFA. Diplomatic Counsellor of PM Felipe Gonzalez. Deputy Chief of the Spanish Royal Household. Has served in Germany, and as Ambassador of Spain in Dominican Republic, Austria, OCDE -Paris- and Morocco. Currently, vicepresident of Tecnicas Reunidas International, Secretary General of INCIPE, member of the UWC Foundation and president of Spanish Chapter of CoR

Robert Costanza (PhD, FASSA, FRSA) is a leading ecological economist, he is currently Professor of Ecological Economics at the Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London and a 2024 winner of the Blue Planet Prize.  He is an Ambassador of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll), co-founder and past-president of the International Society for Ecological Economics, and founding editor of Ecological Economics.  He is the current editor in chief of The Anthropocene Review.   Professor Costanza’s transdisciplinary research integrates the study of humans and the rest of nature to address research, policy and management issues at multiple times.

Kate Pickett OBE FRSA FFPH FAcSS is Professor for the Public Understanding of Social Science at the University of York and co-director of Health Equity North.  A social epidemiologist, Kate’s research focuses on the wider determinants of health and inequalities in wellbeing. Kate is co-author, with Richard Wilkinson, of the bestselling and award winning The Spirit Level (2009) and The Inner Level (2018). Her latest book, The Good Society, was published this year.  Kate is a co-founder of The Equality Trust and a trustee of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. She received an OBE in 2023 for services to societal equality.

Lars Fogh Mortensen is a trained economist of development and environment from the University of Copenhagen with 30 years of experience on sustainability in international organisations.  He has worked as an expert at the EU Institution the European Environment Agency (EEA) for over 20 years, most recently focusing my work on preparing reports and providing policy advice on sustainable consumption, circular economy, circular business models, textiles and plastics.  He has written and co-written a large number of reports and academic articles on sustainability.  Lars is a co-founder of the Global Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEALL) and the Danish Wellbeing Economy Alliance.

Dr. Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir is Professor Emerita of Earth and Sustainability Science at the University of Iceland and an internationally recognized academic and activist. Her work focuses on regenerating Earth systems and advancing wellbeing. She has advised governments and international organizations on sustainability and wellbeing issues. Vala co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance as well as the Hub in Iceland and serves on the boards of environmental NGOs. She is a member of several international academies a member of the Balaton Group and the Club of Rome. In 2026, she co-authored the Elgar Companion to Creating a Regenerative Economy for Wellbeing.

Aleksander Zidanšek is a physicist, researcher at "Jožef Stefan" Institute (IJS), Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor, Vice Dean of the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (IPS), Vice-President (Science & Technology) of the World Academy of Art and Science, Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Member of the Club of Rome and President of the Slovenian Association for the Club of Rome.

Cristina Elena Popa Tache is Dean of the Faculty of Law and International Governance at Danubius International University, Director of the CIRET Paris Observatory of Law and Transdisciplinarity, and Academic and Scientific Expert in the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS). She serves in leadership roles within the European Society of International Law (ESIL) and CIRET Paris. Recipient of the 2024 Romanian Academy Nicolae Titulescu Award for International Law, her research focuses on international law, anticipatory governance, transdisciplinarity, artificial intelligence, digital governance, and emerging technologies, with publications by leading international academic publishers.

Elise Buckle is a globally recognized climate leader and sustainability expert, who has been working in the field of climate and sustainability for 25 years. She is Founder and CEO of Climate Bridges and Member of the Club of Rome. She is an International Gender Champion and Co-Chair of the Climate and Gender Impact Group, as well as senior advisor to the UN and to the World Bank. This year she has been invited to support the UN Global Conscious Food Systems Alliance Summit preparations focusing on organizational culture, women leadership and high- trust circles facilitation.

Ketan Patel is founder and chairman of Force for Good, established in support of the UN Secretary-General’s sustainable development roadmap. He co-founded and leads Greater Pacific Capital, investing in high-growth enterprises delivering sustainable impact. Previously, Ketan was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, a partner and board member at KPMG, and worked at Hewlett-Packard. He is a Fellow and Trustee of the World Academy of Art and Science and serves on several global sustainability and human security initiatives. Ketan is the author of The Master Strategist, with a foreword by Nelson Mandela, and also studied at LSE, King’s College London.

Paul Shrivastava is Co-President of The Club of Rome and a visionary leader in management and sustainability. A Professor of Management and Organisations, he previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at The Pennsylvania State University and Executive Director of Future Earth. He held the David O’Brien Professorship at Concordia University, Montreal, and founded the UNESCO Chair for Arts and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN Business School, France. He founded several companies and non-profits, and the ONE Division of the Academy of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and has published 17 books and over 100 articles.

Carlos Alvarez Pereira is a senior professional combining more than 30 years of experience in research and innovation, entrepreneurship, and business management, with a passion for complexity thinking and transdisciplinarity. He is keen on exploring the cultural transformation required to cross the threshold towards equitable human wellbeing within a healthy biosphere. Carlos is the Secretary General at the Club of Rome International.

Mugur Tolici is Executive Director of the Romanian Association for the Club of Rome (ARCoR), overseeing its day-to-day management, activities and partnerships. He is Director of the Issue, Treasury and Cash Management Department at the National Bank of Romania, responsible for the lifecycle of the national currency and the resilience of the cash infrastructure. With over 25 years of central banking experience, he has served as Head of the Monetary Policy Division, Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Head of the Governor’s Office and Director of Human Resources. He is also a Professor at SNSPA in Bucharest.

Paul Shrivastava is Co-President of The Club of Rome and a visionary leader in management and sustainability. A Professor of Management and Organisations, he previously served as Chief Sustainability Officer at The Pennsylvania State University and Executive Director of Future Earth. He held the David O’Brien Professorship at Concordia University, Montreal, and founded the UNESCO Chair for Arts and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN Business School, France. He founded several companies and non-profits, and the ONE Division of the Academy of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and has published 17 books and over 100 articles.

Argentinean writer, philosopher and international lecturer. A disciple and collaborator of Jorge Luis Borges, she studied Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic literature with him, Anthropology at La Sorbonne, and Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. She is a columnist for La Nación, co-directed the Vatican’s 2017 Watershed Conference on Water, and coordinated “Dialogues in Paradise” in Japan. She is International Director of the Mokichi Okada Chair on Beauty, University of Bologna, and founder and President of the Argentinean Chapter of the Club of Rome and a member of its International Executive Committee. Author of Manuel y la lluvia, La Dimensión de 

lo Imposible, Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires,1992

La otra orilla. Ediciones Agón, Buenos Aires, 1992