Our Guest Contributors in 2025

We are inviting regenerative practitioners, thinkers and do'ers to share their unique insights and ideas with us.

  • Sahana Chattopadhyay

    SAHANA CHATTOPADHYAY
    Gesturing towards Pluriversal Futures

    Sahana Chattopadhyay is a writer, speaker and facilitator on the subjects of pluriversality, emergent learning, regenerative organizations and facilitative leadership. As Founder of the consulting firm Proteeti she partners with organizations and communities to lay the foundations for regenerative businesses. She has spent 20+ years in multinational corporations and has received the Jay Cross Memorial Award, 2021 for her contribution to the field of organizational learning design and strategy.

  • Jeremy Lent

    JEREMY LENT
    The Vision & Potential of an Ecocivilization

    Jeremy Lent, described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” is an author and speaker who investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis, and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future. His new book The Web of Meaning offers a solid foundation for a worldview based on connectedness that could lead humanity to a sustainable future. He is the founder of the Deep Transformation Network, a global community exploring pathways to an ecological civilization.

  • Daniel Christian Wahl

    DANIEL CHRISTIAN WAHL
    Holding essential questions together

    Daniel Christian Wahl is one of the catalysts of the rising regeneration and the author of internationally acclaimed book Designing Regenerative Cultures. He works as a consultant and educator with NGOs, businesses, governments and change agents. Daniel has a background in biology, holistic science and a PhD in Design for Human and Planetary Health. His blog on Medium is followed by over 23k people and his social media advocacy has a combined audience of over 630k people.

  • Sophie Strand

    SOPHIE STRAND
    The power of storytelling

    Sophie Strand is an author who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. But it would probably be more authentic to call her a troubadour animist. She believes strongly that all thinking happens interstitially – between beings, ideas, differences, mythical gradients. She is the author of The Flowering Wand,The Madonna Secret, and the forthcoming memoir The Body Is a Doorway

  •  Dra. Rocio

    DRA. ROCIO
    TBC

    Dra. Rocio is a Xicana/Mexicana seer, spiritual guide, initiated medicine woman and Counseling Psychology Ph.D., on the Ñusta Paqo path in the Q’ero Inca lineage. The purpose of her work is to provide guidance that cultivates holistic wellness, connects you to a deeper sense of spirituality, and brings you back to your ancestors, guides, and your own wisdom and medicine so that together we live in harmony with all of Creation.

  • Tre’ Cates

    TRE’ CATES
    Business designed with life

    Tre’ Cates is a regenerative thought-leader and a Founding Partner of nRhythm with over 25+ years of senior-level experience as an executive and consultant in a variety of industries on six continents and 35+ countries. He has worked directly with executives at several Fortune 1000 organizations in addition to multi-stakeholder cross-sector projects that involve government, communities, industry and NGOs. Significant experience in technology, food and agriculture, community and cross-sector development.

  • Joshua Konkankoh

    JOSHUA KONKANKOH
    Rite of passage & eldership in transformation

    Joshua Konkankoh is one of the founders and elder of the African Way Association. He says the world is really at a crossroads and he is excited about this opportunity for change. He is passionate about indigenous knowledge because he believes it is the missing link. His passion is to bring this regenerative thinking into the world. He sees activism as a way of putting things in focus.

  • Tom Mansfield

    TOM MANSFIELD
    Cards for life interactive session

    Tom Mansfield is the founder of Pale Blue where he offers coaching and consulting in service to planetary health and creates frameworks for regenerative practice in business and organisational design. He has developed the tool Cards for Life which supports individuals and teams to bring living systems thinking into cultures and organisations. The cards work as a guidance system and a shared language to define regeneration in particular situations, sectors and contexts.

  • Christiane Seuhs-Schoeller

    CHRISTIANE SEUHS-SCHOELLER
    Transforming Collaboration and Hierarchies

    Christiane Seuhs-Schoeller is an entrepreneur, international business consultant, coach and author. She is among the first people who brought Holacracy to Europe and is the author of New Stories of Love, Power, and Purpose. She believes that shifting our understanding from “power over” to “power with” is what will enable our economic system to truly serve people and planet. She is working to support people and organizations on a journey towards purpose driven business, decentralization and self-organization.

BUSINESS CASES

  • Louise Raaschou

    LOUISE RAASCHOU
    Head of Leadership Mercedes-Benz Vans: The NWOW project based on regenerative leadership principles

    Louise Raaschou, Head of Leadership Transformation and Strategy at Mercedes-Benz Vans Europe, has been leading the company to the forefront of regenerative leadership practices in the automotive industry. An industry that is known for traditional hierarchies, speed and acceleration. Louise and her team are implementing a regenerative leadership program across 17 European markets, where well-being, regenerative practices and profitable growth support each other. Louise will share her experience about principles, processes and obstacles on the way towards transformation.

  • Philippe Birker

    PHILIPPE BIRKER
    COO, Climate Farmers: Regenerative Agriculture and the business model of Climate Farmers

    Philippe Birker is cofounder and CCO at Climate Farmers, who are supporting farmers across Europe in the transition towards regenerative agriculture. They are doing this by providing a free farmer to farmer learning community, context specific transition knowledge and transition finance through measurement and payment for ecosystem services. Philippe is also part of the Changemakerxchange community, the BMW Foundation's Responsible Leaders network and the TED Countdown community.

  • Gabriel Micheli

    GABRIEL MICHELI
    Senior Investment Manager, Pictet Asset Management: Regenerative investments

    Gabriel Micheli is a Senior Investment Manager in Pictet Asset Management and is co-managing the Global Environment Opportunities strategy.