Elettra Bordonaro is the co-founder and creative director at Light Follows Behaviour as well as co-founder of the Social Light Movement (SLM) with the aim to bring lighting to less affluent communities. Working as lighting designer and consultant on masterplan, exterior and public realm lighting projects, she has lead university courses at the Universities of Rome, Milan and Turin and since 2016, she is visiting professor at Rhode Island School of Art and Design, Providence, USA.

She holds a PhD from the University of Architecture in Turin and is Senior Policy Fellow at the London School of Economics at the Sociology Department as part of the Configuring Light / Staging the Social research group working on various research projects integrating social research into lighting design. In 2020, she was appointed visiting professor at the Lighting Research and Innovation Centre (LRIC), School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT).

Leonardo Fogassi is Professor of neurophysiology at the University of Parma. Together with Profs. Rizzolatti and Gallese received the Grawemeyere Giacomo Rizzolatti in 2007, Fogassi discovered the existence of mirror neurones, motor cells of the brain that are activated both during the execution of goal-directed movements and by observing similar movements performed by other individuals. «Mirror
neurons will be for psychology what DNA was for biology», stated Vilayanur S. Ramachandran: undoubtedly this discovery was and is a fundamental acquisition for neurophysiology, for psychology in general and for neuropsychology and according to recent studies also for Architecture and a conscious design of the built environment. Leonardo Fogassi, Giacomo Rizzolatti and Vittorio Gallese received
the 2007 Grawemeyer Award for psychology. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience and has been visiting scientist at the Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, Cambridge (Boston) Ma, U.S.A. 1988-1989.

Noga Arikha is a philosopher and historian of ideas trained at the Warburg Institute, with a PhD on the life sciences and mind-body relation in early modern Europe. She works as a “science humanist”, fostering dialogues on the embodied sense of self between neuroscientists, psychologists, clinicians, social scientists, humanists and artists. She is currently a Research Associate at the Florence School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, developing a program on “Emotions in Politics” within a Horizon Europe grant, and with the Democratic Odyssey. She is the author of numerous essays, and her books include “The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind” (Basic Books, 2022) and “Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours” (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2007). Her biography of anthropologist Franz Boas for the “Jewish Lives” series of Yale University Press, “Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds”, is due out in May 2025.

Stefano Rozzi is associate professor of Physiology at Parma University. He graduated in medicine at University of Pavia as pupil of Almo Collegio Borromeo (M.D. 1999) and obtained a PhD in Neuroscience at University of Parma (2004), completing a postdoctoral work in the same University. In 2005 he became Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience of Parma University. Since 2019 he is Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine and Surgery of Parma University. His major research interest is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the cerebral cortex by means of anatomical and physiological techniques.
Always interested in space-related aspects of neuroscience, in the last five years he consolidated his professional relation with Architecture becoming supervisor of a PhD program in Architecture and Neuroscience at UWE Bristol, teaching at both IUAV of Venezia (within the Master NAAD-Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design) and PoliDesign.

Ernst is a visionary marketing director with a decade of experience in shaping brands, driving innovation, and fostering transformation in the workplace design industry. He specialised in architecture, strategy, communication, and design, with a keen focus on sustainability and human-centred solutions.

With a global perspective, he focused on creating innovative and impactful solutions that inspire action, improve employees well-being, and foster collaboration. His passion extends beyond work, aiming to inspire and uplift others through mentoring and transformative space design. He aims to challenge the status quo and create environments that enhance identity, purpose, and mental well-being.

His commitment to the research and development of new working trends has made a significant contribution to innovation in the sector.