Humanity in Harmony with Nature 

Stella has a background in transformational work, spanning grassroots initiatives to institutional contexts, with both individuals and groups. She is the founder and Chair of the South African impact organization Zingela Ulwazi Trust, home to the Centre for Women’s Independence and 10 Trees. A Senior Supervising Facilitator of the Hoffman Process, Stella has taught in Australia, the U.K., the U.S., and Canada, and serves as a Director of the Australian rewilding and advocacy nonprofit For the Love of Wildlife/PanGaia. She has collaborated with numerous civil society organizations in urban and rural settings, addressing environmental and human rights issues, and is an alumna of the University of Cape Town, La Trobe University, and the School for Social Entrepreneurs in Melbourne, Australia. Stella is fueled and guided by nature, exploring her deep love of wilderness and beauty through her art. Her mission is to weave ways to rebalance human life with nature, creating regenerative, joyful ways of living where all can thrive.

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Matthew is an ecological and systems designer with over 15 years of experience in sustainable development. He has led initiatives in food system transformation, ecosystem restoration, and organizational design. In 2024, Matthew was appointed Regional Director for Project Biome, advancing regenerative development across Africa. His work focuses on bioregional economics, policy reform, and the growth of ecological agricultural movements. An IFOAM Ambassador since 2020, Matthew champions Africa’s leadership in agricultural innovation and ecosystem restoration.

Phivo is a socio-ecological systems builder bridging project development with a regenerative approach. With a focus on integrating nature-based solutions, cultural heritage and local value chains, Phivo is building a bioregional approach to impact within the Biome Hive. With experience in community social impact projects, local enterprise development and industrial hemp, Phivo brings emerging fields and new paradigms into focused landscape interventions.

Khanya is a writer, journalist, and communications practitioner with a decade of experience in media, publishing, and higher education. Her work explores the intersection of culture, history, politics, social justice, and media in South Africa, the African continent, and the African diaspora. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian (US), The Mail & Guardian, and The Johannesburg Review of Books.

Nthatise is an integrative practitioner, communicator, and facilitator. She works at the intersection of regenerative design, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and community transformation, blending modern solutions with ancient traditions. Over the years, Nthatise has contributed to initiatives in agroecology, cultural restoration, bioregional collaboration, and Indigenous knowledge revitalization. Her work reflects a deep commitment to collaborative, positive change, grounded in African values of care, interconnectedness, and collective well-being. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge and healing traditions, Nthatise brings a grounded balance of intuition and practical systems design, creating spaces for coherence, connection, and care—where belonging, restoration, and regeneration are brought to life in practice.

Sophie was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up in Denver, Colorado. After seven years in wealth management at Morgan Stanley, she shifted her focus to regenerative agriculture in 2023, volunteering on organic farms in Denmark through WWOOF. At Project Biome, she brings together her financial expertise and hands-on sustainable experience to support projects that foster ecological health and community development. Sophie lives in Denver with her dog, Otis, and enjoys hiking, tennis, and traveling.

Over the past 12 years, Keamogetswe’s work has encompassed Indigenous knowledge stewardship, strategic communications, and the facilitation of collaborative initiatives with global partners. With professional experience in operations management, client relations, and community development, she brings a multidisciplinary, people-centered approach, grounded in her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand. Keamogetswe has partnered with Indigenous wisdom keepers and traditional healers from Southern Africa and South America, contributing to dialogues that connect ancestral knowledge with contemporary sustainability practices. In 2013, she was selected by MTV to participate in MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama, highlighting her as one of Africa’s emerging youth leaders in discussions on youth and education.

Aubrey is a mythopoetic futurist, cultural strategist, and systems change facilitator with a PhD in Alternative Futures and Indigenous Politics from the University of Hawai'i. She is the founder of Our Beloved Futures and Hokuao Farm & Temple. Her work focuses on ecological restoration, cultural renewal, and co-creating regenerative, life-centric futures, and she is the author of the book Our Beloved Futures.

Tony has been at the forefront of Social Enterprise (SE) development and innovation internationally for 25 years. He excels at balancing opportunities and managing the tensions inherent in an integrated ‘people-planet-profit’ approach and securing a win-win-win outcome. Tony is a pioneering figure in social enterprise innovation in both the public and private sectors.

John is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host, and teacher. He is passionate about the potential of well-managed agro-ecosystems to reverse ecological degradation and works to mainstream these regenerative models globally by 2040. John also founded Advancing Eco Agriculture, Crop Health Labs, Ozadia, and the Regenerative Agriculture Academy.