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Nick Cook (Co-Founder)
is a narrative strategist and a communicator of counter-intuitive ideas. An award winning, former technology journalist, Nick is a best-selling author and a consultant specialising in the convergence of advanced aerospace technology, global challenges and sustainability.
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Dr Pippa Malmgren (Co-Founder)
is an economist and former Special Assistant to US President George W. Bush and adviser to the UK Cabinet. A former investment banker, Pippa is also a best-selling author and tech entrepreneur involved with startups in AI, fusion, and the space economy.
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James Hersov (Co-Founder)
is a climate tech entrepreneur and the Chair of the Lee R. Berger Foundation for Exploration. James has founded several businesses and has served on the boards of both private and public companies and charitable trusts and is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.
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Sian Sutherland (Co-Founder)
is an award winning, serial entrepreneur with a varied background in advertising, Michelin Star restaurants, film production, skincare and brand creation design agencies. In 2017, Sian co-founded A Plastic Planet, one of the most recognised and respected organisations tackling the plastic crisis. In 2023, they launched PlasticFree, the world’s first solutions platform, educating and empowering the creative community to design waste out at source.
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Ben Parker (Brand Consultant)
is a founder partner and creative director of design and branding studio Made Thought. He has won many awards, including an iconic D&AD ‘Black’ Pencil, along with being voted as the UK’s Best Creative Studio. He is deeply committed to design as a ‘tool for change’. His belief is that the clock is ticking on our future, often citing Attenborough’s quote that “Saving our planet is now a communications challenge.” This single quote, for him, is a call to arms for the creative industries and the collective role it can fulfil.
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Emma Waterer (Executive Assistant)
Emma is a highly experienced administrator and successful Virtual Assistant who has been supporting Nick Cook over the last 5 years with his many projects and initiatives. Emma's skill set includes organisational management, team communication lead, proposal creation, event management amongst many other support tasks.