Susan Bauer-Wu is an organizational leader, clinical scientist, and mindfulness teacher, who since 2015 has served as the President of the Mind & Life Institute, an organization co-founded by the Dalai Lama to bring science and contemplative wisdom together to better understand the mind and create positive change in the world. She is the author of A Future We Can Love: How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis Through the Power of Our Hearts & Minds.

Jamie Bristow is a prominent expert on incorporating contemplative practices into public life. His work includes significant policy reports such as 'Reconnection: Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out', and he currently leads Policy & Advocacy efforts for the Inner Development Goals, emphasizing inner skills and qualities in a sustainable transition. For eight years, from 2015 to 2023, Jamie played an instrumental role in the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mindfulness, acting as its clerk and serving as Director of the associated policy institute, The Mindfulness Initiative, where he worked with politicians around the world to increase consideration of inner capacities, like mindfulness and compassion, within public policy. Jamie's earlier roles included being the Business Development Director at Headspace,and his rich background encompasses psychology, climate change campaigning, and advertising. Trained to teach Insight Meditation—a Buddhist tradition associated with Gaia House, IMS, and Spirit Rock retreat centers—his mentors have included Rob Burbea, Stephen Batchelor, and Christina Feldman. His teachings and work reflect a deep commitment to both personal and societal development.

Thupten Jinpa is a former Tibetan monk who holds the Geshe Lharam degree, as well as a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in religious studies, both from Cambridge University. Since 1985, he has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama and has translated and edited numerous books by the Dalai Lama, including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness. Jinpa’s own publications include works in Tibetan and translations within The Library of Tibetan Classics series, as well as books, including A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives. Jinpa is the main author of CCT (Compassion Cultivation Training), an eight-week formal program developed at Stanford University and is a noted speaker on Buddhism and science dialogue, secular adaptations of mindfulness and compassion practices. He is a co-founder and president of the Compassion Institute, the Chair of Mind and Life Institute, founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, and an adjunct professor at the School of Religious Studies at McGill University. Jinpa lives in Montreal and is married with two daughters.

Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is an international expert on stress, well being, and optimal aging and a best-selling author. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at University of California, San Francisco, where she is Vice Chair of Psychology and directs the Aging Metabolism Emotions Center (amecenter.ucsf.edu) and is the director of the new Mental Health Council of the UC wide Center for Climate, Health and Equity. She studies the environmental, psychological, behavioral and social factors that impact cellular aging and mental health, and is also focusing on climate distress and wellness. She is interested in large scale interventions for communal well being and health equity. She co-wrote the New York Times best seller “The Telomere Effect” and the new “Stress Prescription,” an independent bookstore best seller. Her publications and science-based meditation retreats are available on www.elissaepel.com. She was named a highly cited researcher globally (top .1% of researchers for publication impact, Clarivate.com).