Professor Sohail Inayatullah is a political scientist and award-winning futurist. He is the inaugural UNESCO Chair of Futures Studies; professor at the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University, Taiwan; Adjunct professor in the Faculty of Arts and Business, the University of the Sunshine Coast; and Associate with Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne.  Inayatullah has authored and edited more than 30 books and over 300 journal articles, book chapters, and reviews and worked with organisations and governments around the world to create their own alternative and desired futures. He is a co-founder of the APFN and acts currently as the Chair of the steering committee. 

With an extraordinary career spanning medicine, computer science, academia, media, and strategic consulting, Sir Richard has advised heads of state, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and policymakers across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. His work focuses on helping organisations navigate disruption, complexity, and systemic change in an increasingly interconnected world.

A Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science and the Royal Society of Arts, Sir Richard is the author of several influential books, including The Management Myth and The Five Literacies of Global Leadership. His insights into governance, leadership, artificial intelligence, climate risk, and the future of human systems have positioned him among the world’s leading voices on transformational change and future readiness.

Dr. Ora-orn is the founding Director of the School of Public Policy at Chiang Mai University, a position she has held since 2018. She also served on the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration from January 2018 to July 2021. Ora's research expertise spans comparative public policy, network management, co-production, collaborative governance, foresight, and spirituality. Utilizing foresight as a tool for policy analysis, Ora and her team have collaborated with various organizations to envision and shape potential futures in areas such as security, education, health, city governance, border management, tourism, and social protection systems. In addition, she is exploring the nexus of foresight, spirituality, science, and policy. 

Zainal Abidin Sanusi is currently Director, Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, International Islamic University Malaysia while serving as an Professor at the Department of Political Science, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Science.  Prior to this post, he served as Minister Council (Education) at Malaysian High Commission, London. He had also served as Deputy Director, Centre for Leadership Training at Higher Education Leadership Academy of the Ministry of Education Malaysia. 

Valery is working as the Lead Strategy and Innovation @ Pacific Community-SPC and her focus has been on advancing innovation and sustainable development across the Pacific for our members . With expertise in futures and foresight,planning, strategy, and monitoring,evaluation, learning.The team emphasizes long-term, values-based solutions that empower communities and address systemic challenges. Also providing support to governance through secretariat services to the CRGA Subcommittee to the SPC Strategic Plan Prior to this role, contributions at the Cook Islands Office of the Prime Minister shaped transformative national policies, including a 100-year vision centered on holistic wellbeing. Grounded in a mission to create impactful strategies, the work consistently prioritizes collaboration and inclusive approaches to achieve meaningful, generational outcomes. 

Mete is a Turkish-born, naturalized Japanese citizen, a trilingual executive coach, and a business professional with expertise in Coaching, Teaching, Psychology, and Techno-Futurism. Since 1995, he has been actively involved in the Japanese business landscape, helping to cultivate leaders and organizations for a sustainable future. .

Sten Rodenborg is an independent researcher working at the intersection of monetary economics, biophysical economics and futures studies. A Swedish national based in Manila, he is co-inventor of a patent in combustion-engine efficiency (WO2021148995A1) and author of the forthcoming EcoMoney: Currencies Powered by the Sun, a book nearly a decade in the making that proposes a monetary architecture anchored to the biophysical limits of the planet. He has presented his framework at the Ecological Economics and Degrowth Conference in Oslo (2025) and at the Nordic People's Parliament (2022), and completed Sohail Inayatullah's Futures 101 programme with the Center for Futures Intelligence and Research 

Ragil Ratnam is a Professor at Sasin School of Management (Strategy and Negotiation), Associate Faculty at Duke CE, Emeritus and Headspring Executive Development. He has 25+ years of corporate and academic experience in Leadership Development, Executive Coaching and Psychology. He has supported leadership development at multiple organizations in both the private and public sector across several continents.

Dr. Nok is a researcher in the field of futures studies, with a particular focus on the intersection of philosophy, ethics, and social impact. Currently, she serves as a Guest Editor for the Special Issue of the Journal of Futures Studies, leading the discourse on “AI and Future of Futures.” As a Futures Studies researcher, Nok has collaborated with diverse organizations in Asia and Europe, addressing pressing issues such as air pollution, peace and security, sustainable finance, education, healthcare, and innovative policy-making. Her research emphasizes integrating philosophical inquiry to enhance critical thinking skills and foster active citizenship in the face of emerging challenges. 

Martin Venzky-Stalling is a facilitator, systems thinker, and sustainability advisor based in Thailand. He works across futures thinking, climate transition, leadership development, and participatory learning processes with organizations from the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors across Asia. Martin combines experiential methods such as systems thinking, simulations, LEGO® Serious Play®, and the SDGs Game to help leaders and organizations navigate complexity, uncertainty, and transformation.

Professor Ivana Milojević is a researcher and an educator with the background in sociology, gender, peace and futures studies. Originally from former-Yugoslavia she now resides at the Sunshine Coast, Australia, where she is an Adjunct Professor (University of the Sunshine Coast, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences). Since 2008 Dr Milojević has also been Visiting Professor at the Association of Centres for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.  

Shermon Cruz is the Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Futurist of the Center for Engaged Foresight, a global futures innovation and strategic foresight hub. The Center for Engaged Foresight is an institutional member of the Association of Professional Futurists and the World Futures Studies Federation. CEF is the host of The Millennium Project Philippines. He serves as the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities at Northwestern University, Philippines, Chair of The Millennium Project Philippines Node (MP), and former Chair of the Association of Professional Futurists. He is also a Co-Founder of Make Our Future, the Asia Pacific Futures Network. He holds the positions of Co-Founder, Chief Futurist, and Vice-President at the Philippines Futures Thinking Society (PhilFutures). As a full member of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) and a pioneer member of UNESCO's Global Anticipatory Thinking Network (Futures Literacy), Shermon has established himself as a leading figure in the field. He is also a co-founder of the Global Future Society at the Dubai Future Foundation. 

Dr. Mei-Mei Song, EdD is a futurist and an educator. She is an Associate Professor in the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies as well as the Founder and Director of the Center for Futures Intelligence and Research (C-FAR), Tamkang University, Taiwan. Dr. Song’s recent research centers around newer ways of teaching futures studies such as experiential futures, gamification of futures tools, and integration of futures thinking and design thinking, particularly in engineering education.  

Ugur is a strategic architect and systems futurist who operates at the intersection of futures studies, DeepTech, and organizational strategy. He specializes in designing robust intelligence systems and innovation frameworks that help leadership teams navigate high-uncertainty environments. By connecting weak signals to decision-making structures, he enables institutions to move beyond reactive transformation toward anticipatory strategy. His professional foundation is rooted in multidisciplinary engineering and DeepTech entrepreneurship, giving him the unique ability to translate extreme technological complexity into commercially viable impact. Having founded and scaled engineering-driven ventures, he excels at turning complex industrial and digital concepts into market-ready products. Over the past 15 years, he has led R&D and technology transformation programs across multiple sectors, managing the entire lifecycle from early-stage concepts to full-scale execution. This experience has evolved into a systems-level foresight methodology where innovation, technology, and organizational design converge. Today, he supports global organizations in building resilient future architectures through signal-based intelligence and scenario design. His focus remains on improving decision quality under uncertainty, empowering institutions to actively shape the future of their industries. Through this blend of technical depth and strategic foresight, Ugur transforms insight into long-term competitive positioning.

Head of Innovation Foresight, National Innovation Agency (NIA) 

Dr. Steven Lichty is based in Nairobi, Kenya and is a co-founder and managing partner of REAL Consulting Group, a boutique firm focused on strategic foresight, research, and evaluation. He has nearly 25 years’ experience in various sectors across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, including those in post-conflict, transitional, and fragile environments. Additionally, he has worked with academic and research capacity building with universities in East Africa and has worked with a range of clients including the World Bank, Save the Children, USAID, Freedom House, Tearfund, Mars, Inc., USAID, etc. Steven’s PhD is in African Studies, but he incorporated a multi-disciplinary approach in his studies and included insight from religion, development studies, anthropology, and political theory. He also recently completed an MPhil in Futures Studies from Stellenbosch University. His current research focuses on the nexus of community-led trauma healing, futures consciousness, and the Triple Dividend.

Maryam Yousuf is a Project Manager at the Dubai Future Foundation and leads the Global Futures Society, a global network connecting foresight practitioners, researchers, and institutions worldwide. She works on building strategic partnerships, leading foresight initiatives and publications, and curating international programmes and dialogues, including contributions to the Dubai Future Forum. Her work sits at the intersection of foresight, and global collaboration, supporting efforts that strengthen future readiness and long-term thinking across sectors. 

Luke leads a globally-oriented foresight and strategy practice addressing food security, sustainability, cities and infrastructure, and transnational cross-sectoral innovation – partnering with stakeholders to navigate forward horizons of complex geopolitical, tech, and ecosocial transformation towards resilience, impact, and success. 

Luke speaks and consults on emerging opportunities in food systems resilience and transformation, sustainability futures, corporate and national success strategies amid the “polycrisis”, and on leading with foresight. He has developed scenarios and strategies for food innovations and value chains, water systems and decarbonization, and has authored book chapters on the future of Asian food systems, and on global water futures. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Singapore’s Civil Service College, and as Resident Futurist at venture builder Budding Innovation.

Executive Assistant Director at Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies 

Dr. Tamás Gáspár is an associate professor at the Budapest Business University, Hungary, the research director of the Centre of Excellence for Future Value Chains, as well as the president of the Futures Studies Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has been involved in foresight for more than 25 years. His current activities are teaching strategic foresight at the doctoral school, microhistory and transition for the international master’s students, and he runs research and teaching programmes on futures skills and competence building. He also gained diploma for primary school teaching in order to help the future development of children. 15 years ago, he started a heart and mind opening programme with Bori Katona, which enhances the building blocks of futures skills to emerge in small children. He is the author of the book entitled Strategia Sapiens, a deep rooted discussion of humane foresight. 

JJezreel Larry R. Caunca currently serves as the Director of the Northwestern University – Philippine Center for Foresight Education and Innovation Research Institute (NWU PhilForesight Institute) and Futures Education Specialist under the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities at Northwestern University. He is an advocate for futures literacy, anticipatory governance, and regenerative education, particularly in empowering the youth through futures thinking. At Northwestern University, he teaches Futures Thinking as a general education course offered across all undergraduate degree programs, helping develop futures-ready and futures-literate learners. He also founded Youth for Foresight and Regenerative Sustainable Tomorrows (Y-FOREST), a youth-led initiative promoting regenerative thinking and foresight practices in the Philippines and the Global South. 

Dr. Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns is an award-winning futurist (APF- IF 2022). She is an experienced researcher and practitioner on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security currently based in S.E. Asia. She has extensive experience in design, implementation, capacity building and analysis within the practice of foresight planning for sustainable, resilient, and low emissions Food Systems.

Dr. Peou Norbert-Munns brings a depth of experience and expertise within the fields of Foresight and Scenarios Planning in Asia, actively contributing over the last 10 years to the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) as a Regional Scenarios Coordinator first in South Asia, and then in Southeast Asia. In 2021, she joined the FAO Regional Office of Asia Pacific as their Climate Foresight and Scenarios Development expert and supported climate foresight guided agrifood system related policies formulation in Cambodia and Lao PDR. She, now, joins, the Office of Sustainable Development Goals (OSG)- FAO as the Sustainable development and agrifood system policy expert. 

Adam, founder of Futurely Co. Ltd, is a Bangkok-based futurist, youth engagement expert, and group process facilitator. He has provided educational programs to individuals throughout Asia working with organisations such as the United Nations, Asian Development Bank, MTV EXIT, and the British Council. As the co-founder and Director of Learning at Metafuture School—an online futures thinking platform— Adam has delivered futures thinking programs to organisations around the world. His research which centers primarily on participatory foresight experiments and meaningful youth engagement has been widely published. In 2022, he received the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners award for Intergenerational Fairness from the School of International Futures. Adam serves as the lead convener for the NGFP Intergenerational Fairness Hub, and works as a youth participation consultant at UNICEF’s Global Office of Research and Foresight. 

Dr. José Ramos is founder and co-director of Action Foresight, co-editor for the Journal of Futures Studies, co-founder of the Participatory Futures Global Swarm, and founder of Futures Lab, through which he runs the Mutant Futures program. He has published over 70 articles, chapters and papers on futures studies methods, action research, social innovation, public policy, governance and the commons. He lives in central Victoria, Australia, with his wife De Chantal and his two children Ethan and Rafaela, his dog Nacho, 20 or so chickens and a wide variety of native birds.  

Nadya Shaznay Patel, an Assistant Professor in the Business, Communication and Design cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology and one of the Co-Founders of Teach the Future (Singapore Chapter), has over twenty years of experience as an educator, researcher and trainer. With a passion for critical design futures thinking, she co-develops design innovation and multimedia design modules that aim to develop learners' critical competence, design dexterity and futures flexibility for innovation. Her research interests also include GenAI in learning and development, transdisciplinarity, and empathetic, dialogic coaching. A teacher-researcher at heart, she endeavours to remain at the forefront of transformational pedagogical approaches that leverage emerging technologies and transdisciplinary learning. 

Jawn Lim is an Associate Professor of design futures and innovation at the Singapore Institute of Technology. His consults for companies from banking to hospitality. He frequently serves as a judge for awards in branding, design, and technology. Concurrently, he is the Emerging Fellows Programme Director at the Association of Professional Futurists, Board Member at Teach The Future and Chair of the Advisory Committee at the Singapore Polytechnic’s Media, Art, and Design School. Previously, Jawn was an architectural designer with Arquitectonica, Marmol Radziner, Hetzel Design and Pritzker Laureate, Frank Gehry. He holds an Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management, Innovation, and Technology from MIT and a Doctor of Design from Harvard.

Romano Theunissen is a South African-born critical futurist, policy consultant, facilitator, and independent researcher. His work spans international development, socioeconomic change, innovation, learning and development, and policy design. Romano has worked with UN organisations, international NGOs, national governments, think tanks, universities, and grassroots organisations to help them re-imagine what is possible and create the strategies and policies to turn those imaginations into reality. He has lived in seven countries across four continents and is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Edilhynie M. Jambangan is an educator, researcher, author, and academic leader from Davao City, Philippines. She earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Management and a Master in Education in English Language Teaching, grounding her expertise in both practice and scholarship. She is a textbook English author for Don Bosco Press. Currently working on her PhD dissertation, she is focusing on speaking assessment in English Language Teaching through the lens of the 200-Year Present.She also serves as an Accreditor for the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) and works as a research and academic consultant, contributing to professional development seminars, faculty training, and research capability-building across institutions.

Dr. Katinka Weinberger is currently the Chief, Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation Section at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. She is an international sustainable development expert, working through multistakeholder processes, focusing on the interconnections of social, environmental and economic dimensions of development and transformative opportunities. 20+ years in senior management roles, experienced managing regional and global programs and diverse professional teams toward successful and measurable outcomes. She has been instrumental in introducing Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight at ESCAP in recent years. 

Bharat Dahiya is a Glocal Sustainability Leader, Professional Keynote Speaker, Urbanist, Planner, Geographer, Futurist, Educator, Team Leader, and Mentor. He is Director of Research Center for Sustainable Development and Innovation at the School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Bharat Dahiya is a passionate advocate of making our planet liveable and sustainable for our children, youth and future generations. I help policymakers, international organizations, knowledge institutions (universities and research institutions), businesses, non-profit organisations, community-based organisations, and consumers to 'raise their game' in delivering sustainable solutions for people, prosperity, and our planet.