Laura Barth got a Master’s degree in Physics in Florianópolis, Brazil. Currently, she is a Phd student at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB). Her focus of research lies in complex systems, working on accessibility in Antarctica and network robustness applied to ecological systems.

Fabian Ritter turned his fascination for whales and dolphins into a profession by studying biology. In 1998, he co-founded the association M.E.E.R., where he is still active today. Fabian has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) since 2003 and is considered an expert on whale watching as well as on dolphins and their protection.

Louise Fuglsang is Lead Service Designer at Futurice. She supports organizations in creating lovable products, services, and brands. Using design thinking methods. Working in a lean, agile way. Bringing together both user-, business, and tech perspectives. And thereby aiming to create a positive impact for both users, organizations and society.

Manolo Ty is photographer, author and filmmaker from Berlin, Germany. His work promotes environmental and intercultural understanding and has been shown in more than 70 international exhibitions. Manolo Ty has been advisor for the United Nations Development Programme and is the author of several books.

Tatjana Barzi-Vogt is an IFAI board member and a communication scientist. Her expertise lies in agile project management and digital leadership. She will push participating teams towards great communication strategies for their project ideas.

Buket Dönmez is a UI/UX and visual designer with a background in interior design. She loves to bring together different design fields and experiment with them. During the hackathon, she will be available as a mentor for our participating teams to accelerate their ideas to the most.

Konstantina Mavridou is a Greek conceptual artist living in Amsterdam (NL). She is creating spaces of reflection, questioning our ways of thinking. Furthermore, she surveys how we act within the multiple social structures we live in. In her work, Konstantina is using asignifying semiotics by barely touching found and bought high-tech or other devices, creating an unexpected setting.

Marzieh Sasaninejad studied mechanical engineering, and is also an expert in User Interface (UI) Design. She worked as a content creator in the marketing and advertising department. IFAI is happy to have her in the team as an editor and content creator.

Dr. Christian Hamm is Head of Bio-inspired Lightweight Design at the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. His expertise lies in Innovation, Bio-inspired Design, Technology Transfer, Marine Biology,  Sustainable Design and Art. 

Mona Lüders specializes in content strategy, content pillars as well as data and information visualization. She supports our teams in visual storytelling, copywriting for social media , generating content ideas, and content production – creating unique content for good causes. She has been working as a content creator for several green startups in Berlin and Milan.

Dr. Ulrike Heine is curator for the Marine Research Division at the German Maritime Museum – Leibniz Institute of Maritime History in Bremerhaven @leibnizdsm. As a cultural scientist, she has researched the mediation of climate change and curated exhibitions on artistic production in the polar regions.

While studying at the University of Bremen, Dr. Neele Meyer discovered her passion for marine environments. She then specialized in marine geosciences and completed her PhD in marine geology. Over time, she realized that she not only finds research of great importance, but also likes to chat about it. That’s why she now talks about the climate and the sea every day.

Joerg Altekruse has produced numerous films at the nexus of history, culture and science. He has an outstanding record as media strategist and project developer for public and private ventures. Inspired by his three adult children he founded Youth4Planet/Earthbeat, a social startup merging filmmaking with digital and political activism.

Nicole Loeser is an international curator who works at the intersection of art and science, future studies, ecology, social design and sustainable practices. She is a university lecturer and researcher with transdisciplinary experience in digital transformation, organizational aesthetics, cultural sciences, science communication and the arts.

Michael Adler is a political scientist and has been a journalist for 25 years. He was working for the member Magazin of an ecological NGO (Verkehrsclub Deutschland, fairkehr). He is an expert in shaping campaigns, political agenda setting, change management, branding, framing.