Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel is a political economist, transformation researcher, and sustainability scientist. As the founder of Mission Wertvoll and Managing Director of Global Eco Transition gGmbH, she works at the intersection of economy, politics, and society to drive socio-ecological transformation. She previously served as the Secretary-General of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and was a founding member of the Scientists for Future network.

A bestselling author of works such as "Rethinking Our World," Maja is a sought-after speaker known for translating complex scientific insights into actionable societal dialogue. Her work focuses on systemic innovation, future skills, and new prosperity models, emphasizing the need for a paradigm shift to create a sustainable and equitable future.

Randy Shoup is a Silicon Valley veteran with over 30 years of experience building distributed systems and high-performing engineering organizations. Currently the SVP Engineering at Thrive Market, he focuses on scaling technology infrastructures and increasing engineering productivity through DevOps and evolutionary architecture.

Throughout his career, Randy has held executive roles at eBay, Google, and Stitch Fix. He is a frequent keynote speaker and advisor to CTOs, particularly interested in the intersection of people, culture, and technology. Randy is known for sharing practical insights on large-scale systems and the power of simplicity in architecture.

Malte Ubl is the CTO of Vercel, where he leads the development and delivery of the company’s suite of tools and features to enable developers to create at the moment of inspiration. Prior to joining Vercel, Malte was the Principal Engineer for Google Search Rendering and Engineering Director for Google’s Search on Laptops, Tablets, and Desktop. Malte has also created the frontend infrastructure for a number of Google Web Apps and the web at large. He is also the founder and curator of JSConf EU.