Jean Houston, Ph.D. is an innovative scholar, futurist, and researcher in human capacities, social change, and systemic transformation. She is one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement and one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. She has been a key player in the empowerment of women around the world, and was awarded the Synergy Superstar Award 2020 by the Source of Synergy Foundation for her exemplary work inspiring us to source our highest human capacities.She has worked intensively in over 40 cultures, lectured in over 100 countries, and worked with major organizations such as UNICEF, UNDP, and NASA, as well as helping global state leaders, leading educational institutions, business organizations, and millions of people to enhance and deepen their own uniqueness. Jean is Chancellor of Meridian University and co-author of the forthcoming book series Future Humans Trilogy with Dr. Anneloes Smitsman.  

Anneloes Smitsman, Ph.D., LLM, is a visionary scientist, published author, futurist, system architect, and leadership catalyst. She is the founder and CEO of EARTHwise Centre. Anneloes has provided training, executive coaching, consultancy, and project development for international clients. She developed the Education for Sustainability program for schools in Mauritius, through which she trained over 300 teachers. Her multi-stakeholder dialogue process was adopted in 2012-2014 in 9 different countries for the UN Rio+20 civil society inputs, and she trained the youth leaders of SIDS (Small Island Developing States) under UNESCO for the 2014 UN SIDS Youth inputs. Anneloes is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle and a founding member of the Creative Board of the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research. She is an architect and researcher for SEEDS and Hypha for co-developing the Regenerative Renaissance tools, currencies, and systems, and is the lead author of the r3.0 Educational Transformation Blueprint. Anneloes is the co-author of the forthcoming book series Future Humans Trilogy with Jean Houston. 

Sharon Blackie, PhD is an award-winning writer with a wide international following, a psychologist who has specialized both in neuroscience and narrative, and a mythologist with a specialization in Celtic Studies. Her work focuses on the relevance of myth, fairy tale, and folk traditions to the personal, social, and environmental problems we face today. She is the author of The Long Delirious Burning Blue; If Women Rose Rooted; and The Enchanted Life. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Sharon lives on a smallholding in the Cambrian mountains of mid-Wales with her husband, dogs, hens and sheep.