We are honoured to announce the confirmed keynote speakers for the 5th edition:
- Silvia Federici – Italian-American scholar-activist; Emerita Professor at Hofstra University (USA); co-founder of International Feminist Collective and Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa (bio | profile |publications)
- Iryna Kazakova – Coordinator of the Network of Permaculture Centers in Ukraine (bio | profile |publications)
- Rae Johnson – Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies; social worker, somatic movement therapist, working at the intersections of embodiment and social justice (USA) (bio | profile |talks |publications)
- Carlos Milani – Professor at IESP-UERJ Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (bio | profile |publications)
- Nuno Miguel Bento* – DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte – Centre for Socioeconomic Change and Territorial Studies – Social impact of disruptive trends of technological and social innovation for sustainability transition (bio | works | publications)
- Sandra Loureiro* – BRU-Iscte (Business Research Unit) – Tourism and sustainable local community development (bio | works | publications)
- Maksym Zalevski – President of the Ukrainian Ecovillage Network (GEN Ukraine | profile |publications)
- Tatiana Giannone – Member of the National Board and National Coordinator of the Confiscated Assets Department of Libera Terra Association – Associations, Names and Numbers Against Mafias (Italy) (LiberaTerra |publications)
- Maros Chmelik – Executive Director of the Center for Community Organizing, Slovakia (Center for Community Organizing CKO | profile |publications)
- Guilherme Castagna – Executive Director of Fluxus Design Ecológico (Portugal) (Fluxus Design Ecológico |bio |profile |publications)
- Cheila Colaço Rodrigues – Poet, performer, traditional singer, educator, cultural facilitator and intersectional activist, Rede 8 de Março – Women’s International Strike, Extinction Rebellion, ,activist in anti-extractivist movements
- Helena Leonardo – Sociologist, artist and holistic therapist, scholar-activist, activist in anti-extractivist movements
- Isabel Rosa* – Way of Council Facilitator. Peace Worker and Activist. Lover of the Earth. Co-Creator of the newly released movie “Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration” (2025)
- Emily Coralyne* – Film director of the newly released movie “Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration” (2025)
Important update on speakers (22 October 2025):
- For unprecedented reasons, Theodoros Rakopoulos – Professor at the Social Anthropology Department at University of Oslo (bio |works | publications) cannot participate in this edition.
- *We are glad to announce the presence of the following last-minute invited speakers: Nuno Miguel Bento and Sandra Loureiro from ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon; and Isabel Rosa and Emily Coralyne with the screening of “Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration”