Writer, art historian and curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is director of the Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Torino, and will be artistic director of Documenta 13, taking place in Kassel in 2012.

Ken Rinaldo is an artist creating interactive pieces that explore the intersection between natural and technological systems. Autopoiesis, an a-life robotic installation exploring the idea of group consciousness, and Augmented Fish Reality, a series of fish-driven robots are among his best known works.

Mike Sandbothe was Professor of Media Culture Studies at the Jena University and for Media Philosophy at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin and at the Aalborg University in Denmark. Currently he works as a writer, film producer and media consultant in Germany, Finland and Denmark.

Mercedes Bunz is a New Media Strategist for Journalism and a visionary writer and speaker on new technology, creative industries and society.

Florian Rötzer is a German editor, publisher and curator of art and technology expositions, with a specialisation in philosophy and media theory.