Melody is principal of Bo-DAA, an award-winning architecture firm based in Seoul with works published across 14 countries. With a B.A. in anthropology, M.Arch from Yale University and MBA from INSEAD, her passion extends across the entire project cycle of the built environment.

Nilesh Kumar is a British-Indian curator and event producer based in Seoul. His work has been presented at Cinema Galeries in Brussels, Soho House Mumbai, Perpetual Spring at the MMCA Seoul, and the Canadian Film Centre. With passions spanning post-1950s European classic cars, cinema, and literature, he is drawn to the intersection where disciplines converge.

Minha Kim is the principal of LOCALROOT, a community content production company based in Seoul. In 2022, she was recognized by Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups as a Local Creator (Seoul, Top Awardee), acknowledging her achievements in cultural planning and community-based content development. Her work explores the intersection of storytelling, cultural programming, and community engagement, producing projects that revitalize neighborhoods and preserve collective memory.

Roberto V. Zicari is an affiliated professor at the Yrkeshögskolan Arcada, Helsinki, Finland, and an adjunct professor at the Seoul National University, South Korea. He is also Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. He is an expert in Ethics and AI, and he believes that the aesthetics of buildings really matter.

Jah-Hyun O is an English copywriter and editor working in Korea. Drawing on the practice and study of the flâneur tradition, she is interested in the ways Seoul’s evolving cityscape reveals layers of contemporary history and reflects the rhythms of modern life.

Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen is a Danish academic based in Seoul where he is Underwood Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Yonsei University. Most of his current work focuses on philosophical questions concerning AI. He takes a keen interest in cocktails, pasta, and well-balanced flat whites.

Margit Tappeiner is an Italian-German architect who runs her studio near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She completed her studies in Vienna and Venice. Her projects are based on the idea of the „Gesamtkunstwerk“, according to which, in addition to urban planning and architecture, interior design and art, only by incorporating nature and as many human needs as possible can people derive lasting pleasure from a built environment.

Carla Zicari is an architect based in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt. She is passionate about making environmental and social changes in architecture.