Prof. Dr. Stefanie Engel
Professor for Environmental Policy and Economics at the Department of Environmental System Sciences at ETH Zurich. Her research focus is on environmental and resource economy, especially the economics of ecosystem services. At present Mrs. Engel is Alexander-von-Humboldt-professor and working on the issue "Governance of sustainable socio-ecological systems" at the interdisciplinary Institute of Environmental Systems Research of the University Osnabrück.

Dr. Uta Eser
Expert in environmental ethics and environmental communication. Long-standing research experience at the boundaries between science, ethics and politics. She works as freelance researcher and consultant in the fields of biodiversity and education for sustainable development.

Prof. Dr. Karin Holm-Müller
Professor for Resource and Environmental Economics within the Institute for Food and Resource Economics of Bonn University, member of the Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU). Her research foci are situated in the areas of monetary evaluation of environmental goods, economic analysis on problems of biodiversity, and in the relation between agricultural and environmental policy.

Prof. Dr. Beate Jessel
Since 2007 President of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn. Before, Professor for Strategy and Management in Landscape Development at the Technical University of Munich (2006) as well as Professor of Landscape Planning at the University of Potsdam from 1999 to 2006.

Dr. Marion Potschin-Young
Deputy Director for the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of Nottingham, UK. She works amongst others for the European Environmental Agency on implementing the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services for environmental-economic accounting. Participation in the UK National Ecosystem Assessment.

Christian Schwägerl
Science, political and environmental journalist. He was national correspondent for environmental, energy and science policy for Der Spiegel magazine until 2012.Today,he works as freelance journalist and author.

Karsten Schwanke
Television presenter and meteorologist, moderated the weather forecasts for ARD and the online science portal WQ. The magazine "Abenteuer Wissen" ("Adventure Knowledge"), presented by him, received the Golden Camera as "Best Information and Knowledge Magazine" in 2010.

Dr. Antje von Dewitz
Since 2009 CEO of the family business VAUDE, the first outdoor equipment producer that has put its entire production (Base Layer) under the strict environmental standard bluesign® already since 2001. Many years of commitment to improve environmentally and socially sound production and sustainability in the entire product life cycle. Since May 2014, Mrs. v. Dewitz is a member of the board of trustees of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU − German Foundation for the Environment).

Prof. Dr. Angelika Zahrnt
Long-time member of the German Council for Sustainable Development (2001−2013) and honarary president of Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND). As economist, she published on the topics post-growth society, ecological tax reform, ecology and economy, women and ecology, sustainability, "Sustainable Germany" ("Zukunftsfähiges Deutschland").