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.

Neal is an independent software consultant, best-selling author, and international speaker. He is an internationally recognized expert on software development and delivery, especially in the intersection of agile engineering techniques and software architecture. Neal has authored magazine articles, nine books (and counting), dozens of video presentations, and spoken at hundreds of developers conferences worldwide. His topics include software architecture, continuous delivery, functional programming, cutting edge software engineering, and includes a business-focused book and video on improving technical presentations. He is an innovator in building concrete verification mechanisms for software architecture, for humans or agents. Check out his web site at nealford.com.

Cat Swetel is a technology leader and engineering manager with a profound interest in how digital transformation can foster generative and equitable institutions. Currently serving as Director of Engineering at Nubank, she oversees foundational infrastructure and tooling, ranging from CI/CD and runtime environments to mobile application platforms.

Cat is a frequent speaker at global conferences, known for her expertise in Lean-Agile principles, Wardley Mapping, and socio-technical systems. Beyond her corporate role, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Science and Technology Policy and is dedicated to increasing diversity in STEAM to create a more resilient and inclusive human future.