Contributors

  • Denis Azhar

    Denis Azhar

    GB

    Denis Azhar is a dedicated advocate for sustainable transportation and solar technology. As the Managing Director at Sono Motors GmbH, Denis has been instrumental in advancing the use of solar power in vehicles, focusing on projects like the Solar Bus Kit to reduce emissions and energy use. With a background in automitive and a genuine…

  • Fiona Niamh Coulter Smith

    Fiona Niamh Coulter Smith

    GB

    Artist, medical doctor and AI researcher, Fiona Smith employs innovative multimedia formats, such as body painting and interactive installations, to engage the public in discussions about complex medical and ethical issues. After foundation training and plastic surgery-themed core surgical training, Fiona joined the University of Edinburgh as a PhD student in the Centre for Doctoral…

  • Rita Isiba

    Rita Isiba

    AT

    Rita Isiba is the Executive Director of ZARA (Zivilcourage & Anti-Rassismus Arbeit), Austria’s leading anti-hate organization focused on promoting social cohesion and providing victim support. In this role, she has spearheaded numerous initiatives and campaigns to combat racism and discrimination.In 2016, she founded Aphropean Partners, a communication agency specializing in team cohesion and workplace inclusion,…

  • Konstantin Mitgutsch

    Konstantin Mitgutsch

    AT

    Konstantin Mitgutsch is a researcher, author and game designer specializing in transformative learning experiences and digital games. He is the founder of the Viennese game design agency Playful Solutions, which develops playful experiences with meaning for organizations and educational institutions. He worked at the MIT Game Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston…

  • Dani Ploeger

    Dani Ploeger

    NL

    Dani Ploeger is an artist and cultural critic who explores situations of conflict and crisis on the fringes of hi-tech consumer culture. His work has been presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale, London Film Festival, Nairobi National Museum and ZKM. He received his PhD from the University of Sussex and is Professor of Performance and…

  • Christiane Gerstetter

    Christiane Gerstetter

    DE

    Dr Christiane Gerstetter is a Germany-qualified lawyer and the managing director of ClientEarth in Germany. ClientEarth is an environmental law charity that uses the power of the law for a planet on which nature and people can thrive together. Before joining ClientEarth she worked for 15 years in an environmental think tank and has published…

  • Junsoo Kim

    Junsoo Kim

    KR

    Junsoo Kim is an artist rooted in machinery and engineering, transforming microscopic events into tangible forms. Motivated by capturing solid-state materials and emphasizing actual reality over fleeting virtual reality, his work focuses on metal-based creations and modular sculptures. Recently, he has drawn inspiration from immersive installations that provide virtual reality experiences without using VR or…

  • Christoph Knogler

    Christoph Knogler

    AT

    Christoph Knogler has been CEO of the KEBA Group, a global technology company based in Linz, since 2023. He joined KEBA in 2020 as Managing Director of KEBA’s Energy Automation business unit. He has extensive experience as top manager in various leading companies in different industries, especially in the automotive and automation sector. His educational…

  • Erika Mondria

    Erika Mondria

    AT

    Erika Mondria is a mental- and art-focused researcher. She develops physically transformative neuro-interaction methods based on neuroscience, art and cultural studies. Her focus is on the reciprocity of body-oscillations, neuro-data and artistic staging. Studies: Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Johannes Kepler University (AT); Transmedia-Art, University of Arts Linz (AT); Sculpture Art, Aix-Marseille Université (FR); Fine Art, Camberwell…

  • Paulien Geerlings

    Paulien Geerlings

    NL

    Paulien Geerlings (Amsterdam, 1970) is a Dutch dramaturge with an Indo-European heritage. She studied Philosophy and Theatre studies at the University of Amsterdam. In 2004 she graduated at DasArts (currently DAS Theatre), a master’s programme for artistic practices in the field of theatre at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. Since fifteen years she is…

  • Vanessa Vozzo

    Vanessa Vozzo

    IT

    Vanessa V(ozzo) has been involved in the art world since 1990 and has been focusing on media art since 2005, especially in interactive/open documentary and bioart. Her work has been exhibited internationally and has earned awards like the S+T+Arts Prize for Social Good. She teaches media art at several universities in Italy. In 2007, she…

  • Ricardo O’Nascimento

    BR

    Dr. Ricardo O’Nascimento is an artist, researcher and innovator whose work bridges interactive art, wearable technology and environmental design. With a focus on exploring the relationship between humans and their surroundings through technology, his creations often tackle themes of sensory experience, embodied interaction and the integration of digital and physical worlds. His works have garnered…