Dr Shima Beigi earned a BSc, two MSc degrees, and a PhD from the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford. Her area of expertise is the resilience of complex systems and smart city design. She is a research resident at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) at UM6P, working on smart cities and generative technologies, a senior scientist at Human Energy, working on techno-social dilemmas, a visiting researcher at VUB Brussels and CEO and Founder of Triple AI Therapeutics for Mindful Smart Cities.

Boris Cyrulnik is a renowned French neuropsychiatrist, ethologist, and author, widely recognized for his work on psychological resilience. He has made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, particularly in understanding how individuals recover from trauma. Cyrulnik is a professor at the University of the South, Toulon-Var, and has been involved in various research initiatives exploring the intersections of ethology, psychiatry, and human behavior. He has authored numerous influential books, including “The Whispering of Ghosts: Trauma and Resilience” and “Talking of Love on the Edge of a Precipice.” Cyrulnik’s interdisciplinary approach and ability to communicate complex psychological concepts to a broad audience have earned him international acclaim. His work continues to shape the public’s understanding of mental health and the human capacity to overcome adversity.

Ilia Delio, OSF holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Christian Theology at Villanova University. She is the author of twenty-four books, including The Hours of the Universe: Reflections on God, Science and the Human Journey which won a 2022 Gold Nautilus Book Award, Making All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology and Consciousness, a finalist for the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize and The Unbearable Wholeness ofBeing: God, Evolution and the Power of Love, for which she won the 2014 Silver Nautilus Book Award and a 2014 Catholic Press Association Book Award in Faith and Science. She is founder of the Center for Christogenesis, an online educational resource based on the vision of Teilhard de Chardin and, more broadly, the integration of science, religion and culture in the 21^st century.

Abre G. Fournier, PhD, is a science-based philosopher of consciousness with a focus on mind transformation, bridging the advancements of contemporary cognitive sciences with teachings and practices from Asian philosophies centered on states of awakened awareness. Her work synthesizes insights from evolutionary biology, dynamical systems, embodied cognition, and advanced intelligence to articulate the rise of a new dimension of global consciousness. Her international work in facilitating consciousness evolution offers vital insights for philosophers and scientists investigating the complexities and transformation of human consciousness, as well as for professionals and practitioners engaged in transformative practices. She has also been active in the arts and higher education, with academic and executive roles at the State University of New York (SUNY). Her work as a practicing artist in films and new-media collaborations with musicians and composers has been shown in art museums and galleries, film festivals, and live concerts in the US and abroad. Originally from France, Abre currently lives in New York.

A Professor of English and former Dean of Liberal Arts at Saint Mary’s College of California, Sheila Hassell Hughes serves on the Human Energy Advisory Board, chairs the organization’s Education Steering Committee, and co-chaired the first N2 Conference in 2023. Since February 2024, she has served as Human Energy’s first Chief Operating Officer. Sheila is a scholar, teacher, leader, and poet whose personal and professional mission is to “see, speak, and stitch connections.” Her research focuses on the intersections of Indigenous American literature, gender, and religion and on holistic, transformative education. She holds a BA (UBC) and MA (University of Toronto) in English and was one of the first to earn an interdisciplinary PhD in Women’s Studies (Emory University).

Michael Jacob, MD, PhD, is a neurobiologist and psychiatrist whose work weaves interdisciplinary threads to understand how experience comes to life in biology, the mind, and the noosphere. He is an Assistant Professor at UCSF, Director of the Psychosis and Metabolic Mental Health Clinics at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and researcher with Human Energy. His work employs theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches, including neurophysiology and the neuroimaging of brain metabolism. He leads an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Research Group to foster collaborative studies of the brain and society, drawing from the humanities, semiotic, and dynamical systems theories. Michael is particularly interested in experiential meaning-making and in moving from computational frameworks of the brain and noosphere, to the living heart of biological systems. As both a scientist and a clinician, he guides individuals to find their calling in life and the noosphere, an approach that relies as much on narrativity, music, and poetry, as it does on the science of life.

Dr. Marouane Jaouat is a postdoctoral researcher within the Chair of Transitions at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. With a doctorate in sociology, he has devoted seven years to studying transhumanism. Formerly a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Caen Normandy, he contributed to a report for the French Ministry of Justice on "Transhumanism(s) and Law(s)" (2021) and to the book "Regards Croisés sur les Transhumanismes" (2022). He also co-authored the White Paper of Transitions (2024) with Prof. Raphaël Liogier for the Chair of Transitions. His current research focuses on transhumanism and longtermism.

Professor at Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence, at the University Paris-Nanterre and at the UM6P (Morocco), and Chair of Transitions and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies (UM6P), Raphaël Liogier ran the Observatoire du religieux from 2006 to 2014, the main institution to have studied the new groups of young people using Islam as an anti-social flag to justify violent behaviours. He was the first expert to be interviewed by the French Parliament after the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack. He has been visiting professor in European, American and Australian universities, and has written numerous books on the mutation of beliefs and paradigms, on transnational identities and on the need for metaphysics. His recent research focuses on the impact of new technoscience, specifically AI, on human narratives. His last book, Khaos: The Betrayed Promise of Modernity, raises the question of the meaning and necessity of trans-cendence in our present world, radically renewing the old debate between faith and knowledge.

Dr. Youssef Moulane is a Research Scientist in Astrophysics at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) at UM6P. He previously worked as a Postdoc at Auburn University in the United States. His research focuses on the study of the physical and chemical properties of small bodies of the solar system, including comets and asteroids. He holds a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Space Science from Cadi Ayyad University in Morocco and the University of Liège in Belgium in 2021. He has previously worked as a visiting researcher at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile between 2019-2021. In addition to his academic work, he is also interested in outreach and educational activities in the field of astronomy for the public and general audience.

Olivier Servais is an anthropologist and historian, currently a professor at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium. He specializes in the anthropology of religions, environmental anthropology, and symbolic systems. Servais has conducted extensive research on the cultural and social dynamics of video game players, leading to significant insights into behaviors and communities within virtual environments. At UCLouvain’s Laboratory for Prospective Anthropology, he has been instrumental in creating the Virtual Worlds and Gaming Laboratory, which studies the impact of new technologies on society. Servais’s interdisciplinary approach combines anthropology, psychology, and communication studies, making him a prominent voice in discussions about the cultural implications of online gaming. His work is recognized internationally, and he has collaborated with leading experts in the United States and Europe. His research often intersects with the broader themes of how technology impacts social behavior, cultural practices, and human interaction

Dr. Stock is the founder and CEO of Socratic Sciences which has a question-centered communications platform to catalyze understanding, community and social connection at scale. He’s an adjunct Professor, Dept of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, where he co-founded the Harris Center for Precision Wellness. He founded the Program on Medicine, Technology, and Society at UCLA’s School of Medicine, started and led two biotech companies, is the author of eight books including Redesigning Humans (winner of the Kistler Science Prize) and The Book of Questions, the first in a series on ethics and values that has sold 5 million copies, been translated into 25 languages, and is powering Socratic Sciences. He has 1,000+ media appearances, including Nova, PBS, NPR, Larry King, and Oprah, and multiple broadcasted one-on-one policy debates with figures such as Ray Kurzweil, Jeremy Rifkin, Daniel Callahan, and Francis Fukuyama about emergent technology and the human future. He has a PhD in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from Harvard.

Dr. Clément Vidal is a philosopher with a background in logic and cognitive sciences. He has published on topics such as the noosphere, ethics, and the search for technosignatures. He is involved in several research projects for Human Energy. In 2014, he authored The Beginning and the End: The Meaning of Life in a Cosmological Perspective and he is always eager to tackle big questions, bringing together areas of knowledge such as cosmology, physics, astrobiology, complexity science or evolutionary theory.

Dr. Natasha Vita-More is an Award Winning creative and futurist. She achieved a scientific discovery in the field of cryobiology, innovated the first AI-nanorobot body prototype, and co-pioneered a philosophical worldview. She is currently faculty, Geneva College Longevity Science, Distinguished Senior Fellow Center for Future Mind. A former Filmmaker-in-Residence, University of Colorado, she has been recognized by Brooks Museum and was awarded Space Camp Wings, U.S. Space & Rocket Center. She is featured in numerous televised documentaries and magazines on the ethical use of technology and evidence-based science in the field of healthy longevity and AI. Her work continues to develop themes for healthy longevity and social issues of humanity's future through NVM Productions, which she founded in 2024.

Lorenzo Marsili is an Italian philosopher, political activist, and social entrepreneur. Marsili is the founder of the transnational political NGO European Alternatives and the cultural institution Fondazione Rizoma. He co-initiated the pan-European movement DiEM25 alongside Yanis Varoufakis in 2016. In 2023, Marsili became the founding director of the Berggruen Institute Europe Center, headquartered at Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice, Italy. The Berggruen Institute focuses on developing ideas and shaping political and social institutions for the 21st century. Marsili’s role involves leading initiatives that challenge and inspire communities to redefine Europe’s role as a laboratory for new planetary politics. Marsili has authored several books, including “Il Terzo Spazio” (2017), “Citizens of Nowhere” (2018), “La tua patria è il mondo intero” (2019), and “Planetary Politics” (2020). He is a regular public speaker and media commentator, contributing to various European newspapers and appearing on international TV channels

Heinrich is a physician and former Member of Parliament passionate about innovation and transformational leadership. He is Senior Lecturer Extraordinary in the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University. Heinrich previously served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the National Assembly of South Africa, where he sat on the Portfolio Committee on Health. He has also been active in civil society (with a focus on anti-corruption work). Heinrich has had experience in the private sector, previously consulting as Public Health Specialist Advisor to Anglo American plc. He has also co-founded two start-ups related to healthcare and technology. For several years, Heinrich has been part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers initiative which aims to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Additionally, he is an Associate Fellow of the Ubuntu Global Network and a Board Member of ProSocial World. Heinrich holds his medical degree from the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine. He also has master’s degrees in public administration (University of Warwick, United Kingdom) and medicine (University of the Witwatersrand). He is a Fellow of the College of Public Health Medicine of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, from which he was awarded the Henry Gluckman Medal.