Artist and sailor Michel Lippitsch spent many years aboard the R/V Heraclitus and has become a leading advocate for traditional Malay Jong racing. Through teaching and community events, he works to preserve its maritime heritage and connection to healthy seas and coastal environments.
Maria Golia is a writer and cultural historian based in Cairo for over thirty years. She is the author of acclaimed books on Egypt, meteorites, tomb-raiding, and jazz, blending historical research with vivid cultural insight.
Mariner and captain Klaus Eiberle is a longtime member of the Institute of Ecotechnics community. He has played an important role in many voyages, projects, operations, and rebuilding of the research vessel R/V Heraclitus.
Johanna Eurich is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and documentary producer whose career has been dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and preserving cultural knowledge through storytelling.
Hans Leenaarts combined technical expertise, management, and hands-on land stewardship at Birdwood Downs, contributing to its operations, renewable energy systems, infrastructure, and ecological management.
Gregg Dugan is Director of the media company Two Birds Productions and the creator of the books, plays, and videos of the Human Race Series.
Greg Hay was a skilled bushman, horseman, and land steward whose work at Birdwood Downs embodied the practical spirit of ecotechnics—integrating land management, animal husbandry, education, and community development in the Australian Kimberley.
Born in Ethiopia and now based in Provence, France, Rimondi’s artistic vision reflects a lifelong dialogue between landscape, memory, and material.
Elisabeth Lalouschek is an internationally exhibited painter whose work explores the evolving relationship between humanity, space, memory, and the natural world. She is currently the artistic director at October Gallery, Bloomsbury. London, UK
Diana Mathewson is a horsewoman, land steward, and longtime contributor to IE projects. From Synergia Ranch to Quanbun Downs in Western Australia, her work has combined animal husbandry, ecological adaptation, and community development.
Brad Riley is currently a Research Fellow at the Australian National University, and his work has been published in leading journals including Nature Energy.
Antonino Saggio is an architect and served as Full Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, until 2025.