Pablo Friedländer is a researcher, consultant and projects leader specializing in regenerative development, ecology and traditional knowledge. He holds a PhD on the convergence of ancient wisdom and contemporary ecological paradigms and was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Universities of La Plata and Barcelona.
Orla Doherty is an Irish producer with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. She is known for producing The Deep and co-producing Our Blue Planet episodes for the BBC’s Blue Planet II.
Naxto Tarrés is a musician, educator, entrepreneur, and social innovator whose work bridges music, human development, sustainability, and cultural transformation. He is a professional musician since 1994, and a member of the acclaimed Catalan band Gossos.
Natalie Harrison is a linguist, musician and former mountaineer who has lived and worked in several of the Institute’s projects. She is currently a crewmember on the Heraclitus rebuild in Catalonia, where she lives, teaches and brings up her much-loved daughter.
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.
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.