Thinking the Economy from the Soil Up

A journalist and media entrepreneur, David Kirkpatrick founded Techonomy Media, which hosts the annual Techonomy conference on technology, innovation, and business and social progress. Kirkpatrick’s bestselling book, The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World, has been published in 32 languages.

Sandrine Dixson-Declève is the Co-President of the Club of Rome and divides her time between lecturing, facilitating change in business and policy models and advisory work. She holds several advisory positions for the European Commission and is also a Senior Associate and faculty member of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Photo: © Tim Dirven

Jan-Gisbert Schultze is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Acton Capital. He leads a team that has been successfully investing in digital businesses across Europe and North America for more than 20 years.

Stefan Schwarzer is physical geographer and permaculture designer. He has worked for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Geneva for over 20 years, and lives in the eco-community Schloss Tempelhof.