Thierry Querol is an agronomist with extensive field experience in integrated pest management across public and private sectors in horticulture and agriculture. Based in Switzerland for 20 years, he has held global R&D leadership roles in ornamentals, vegetables, specialty crops, and disease control technologies within the agricultural industry. He recently joined the sustainability team, leading regenerative agriculture initiatives and serving as a sustainability business partner.

Lutz Merbold is a leading expert in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with over 14 years of experience. He serves as Head of the Strategic Research Division Agroecology and Environment at Agroscope, Switzerland’s center of excellence for agricultural research, where he leads a team of over 200scientists. His work focuses on developing innovative solutions to key challenges in the agri-food sector, including climate change, biodiversity loss, water protection, soil health, and biosafety. With a Doctor of Science degree from ETH Zurich, Lutz Merbold has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles on topics such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon and nitrogen cycles, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem responses to climate change. He is dedicated to developing robust indicators that support informed decision-making by policymakers, farmers, and researchers, driving sustainable agricultural practices. Committed to bridging research with practice, he works alongside farmers, advisors, and policymakers to apply scientific findings to real-world agricultural challenges, supporting sustainable food systems and environmental health.

Dr. Hanah Sung is a research professor at the Center for Anthropocene Studies, KAIST. She earned her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies, focusing on how ecological monitoring practices reconfigure multispecies entanglements in South Korea. Her current research examines the socio-material practices that render rice fields—one of the defining landscapes of the Anthropocene—into wildlife habitats in South Korea and, more broadly, across East Asia.

Sang-Ryong Lee is a Professor in the Department of Convergent Environmental Science at Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea. His research explores the hidden dynamics of soil ecosystems and the ways soils respond to environmental pressures such as climate stress, agricultural emissions, and emerging pollutants including microplastics.

More recently, he has been developing soil soundscaping approaches to study soil fauna and ecological activity. By capturing and analyzing the subtle acoustic signals produced by soil organisms, his work aims to reveal new dimensions of underground biodiversity and to develop innovative indicators for soil ecosystem health. Through integrating field ecology, environmental monitoring, and AI-based analysis, Professor Lee seeks to uncover the “stories” embedded in soil systems and connect them to sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.

Jamie Allen is an artist-researcher exploring the intersections of technology, media, and ecological systems, with a focus on how infrastructures shape human and nonhuman life. His work critically examines food systems, agricultural technologies, and metabolic exchanges, addressing how labor, energy, and ecological cycles contribute to the continuation of “civil society.” Jamie collaborates with scientists, policymakers, and artists to explore innovative and equitable approaches to sustainability, integrating creative methods with policy frameworks. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary exchange, public-making, and experimental publishing, engaging diverse communities in rethinking relationships between agriculture, technology, and ecology. Jamie contributes through creative experimentation to international dialogues on food systems, sustainable land use, and agricultural transitions, fostering connections between research, governance, and creative practice to address global environmental challenges.

Johnson Penn is Social entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of EcoLinks, with over 14 years of experience in clean energy, carbon project development, and sustainable solutions. He leads initiatives that drive low-carbon development, improve community well-being, and create climate-resilient economies.

Currently, he is spearheading a solar-powered clean water supply and clean cooking projects in Ghana, Rwanda, and Cameroon. Also leading the development of a bioethanol plant and bioethanol clean cooking project which seeks to pioneer the distribution of bioethanol stoves, alongside a small-scale bioethanol production plant in Ghana to reduce reliance on biomass fuels and promote sustainable agriculture. Johnson Penn’s work extends to water purification projects, bio-fertilizer adoption, and drip irrigation systems, ensuring long-term environmental and economic impact.

With deep expertise in carbon finance, Penn focuses on Gold Standard & Article 6 certification, securing internationally transferable carbon credits to scale impactful projects. He is passionate about leveraging carbon markets to fund renewable energy, clean cooking, and sustainable agriculture across Africa.

Marcus Maeder is an artist, researcher and composer of electronic music. He studied Fine Arts at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences HSLU, Philosophy at the Fernuniversität in Hagen and completed his PhD in Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zürich. Maeder has worked as an editor and producer for the Swiss radio station SRF and has been working as a researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) of the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK since 2005. Maeder is visiting scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Landscape and Snow Research WSL and currently holds a position as Humboldt Research Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin.earchers in an interdisciplinary manner to understand and advance the field.