Dr Roland Benedikter is Research Professor of Multidisciplinary Political Analysis in residence at the University of Wroclaw, Poland, Co-Head of the Center for Advanced Studies of Eurac Research, Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Italy, and Member of the Future Circle of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Berlin.

Dr Karim Fathi is a lecturer and policy advisor with focus on Resilience Studies and Interdisciplinary Communication. He is Member of the Future Circle of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and advises authorities, NGO's and companies in the field of Multi-Resilience.