Studio & Convergence Mentors
Eduardo Esparza
Founder & CEO, Blue Dot Project
Eduardo is a Columbia Business School Venture Capital and Private Equity Executive program graduate. He is the Founder and General Partner of Blue Dot Project and an Angel Investor in over 20 Silicon Valley startups. With over 8+ years of experience with algorithmic trading, he is also the Chairman at Market 8 and he oversees the entire operations and investor relations at Blue Dot Capitals.
Jamie Miller
Global Director of Biomimicry, B+H
Jamie Miller is a visionary leader in biomimicry, renowned for his expertise as the Director of Biomimicry for B+H Architects. As the founder of Biomimicry Frontiers and Biomimicry Commons, Jamie's award-winning sustainability consultancy and education platform exemplify his commitment to shifting our perception of nature and creating harmonious systems. With a Ph.D. in engineering specializing in biomimicry and urban resilience, he blends indigenous wisdom and deep biomimicry principles. Jamie's three TEDx talks and directorship at OCAD University's Biomimicry Program showcase his ability to inspire and educate. Through his mission, Jamie elevates the potential to transform visions into regenerative realities.
Kelly Krezek
Cofounder & CEO, New Earth Development
Kelly Krezek has 12 years of experience in financial planning, real estate investing, and sustainable community development. She has traveled to over 60 eco-communities across 7 countries and 3 continents and she has worked on 16 sustainable real estate development projects ranging from $5M to $400M in size. Kelly personally has raised millions of dollars for real estate projects and is currently working on regenerative development projects in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Joe Milam
Founder & CEO, AngelSpan
Joe Milam is the Founder of AngelSpan and the Legacy Fund Platform. His expertise is invaluable to regenerative projects, as he understands the world of venture investment and is on a mission to revolutionize venture funding.
With almost 40 years of investing experience and a deep understanding of securities analysis, valuation, and portfolio management, Joe is well-equipped to guide projects in being fully prepared for investment funds.
Duncan Autrey
Conflict Transformation Facilitator
Duncan Autrey is an accomplished international conflict transformation facilitator and educator with a career spanning over two decades across the United States and Latin America. He is the visionary creator and host of the Omni-Win Project, a multimedia initiative dedicated to revitalizing democracy and exploring deliberative democracy solutions. With a strong commitment to both national and local projects, Duncan's work in improving democratic processes and citizen assemblies showcases his multifaceted expertise and leadership in the field.
Gregory Kellett
Co-Founder and GM at Integral Roots
Gregory Kellett artfully blends neuroscience with organizational psychology to foster vibrant cultures vital for planetary stewardship. His expertise in nurturing the foundational elements of team coherence strengthens both group dynamics and individual contributors. Kellett crafts transformative experiences with a focus on agile governance, optimized performance, and the architecture of trust. His diverse background includes over a decade of neuroscience research at SFSU/UCSF, advanced neuro-linguistics coaching, and specialized training in dynamic governance. This interdisciplinary approach positions him as a pivotal figure in cultivating environments where both people and the earth can thrive.
Mitchell Levy
Executive Coach & Global Credibility Expert
Global Credibility Expert Mitchell Levy is a 2x TEDx speaker (including the 28th most popular in 2021), an international bestselling author of over 60 books, a Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach, and an executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches.
As an Executive Coach, Mitchell is a sounding board, a thinking partner, and someone who can hold the mirror to generate insights for personal change. This impact has earned him a place among the world’s Top 200 Leadership Voices by LeadersHum (#16 in 2023), and as the #1 Thought Leader in Ecosystems and Top 100 Thought Leader Overall by Thinkers360.
He’s an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 750 books. He’s provided strategic consulting to hundreds of companies and has been the chairman of a board of a NASDAQ-listed company.
John P. Milton
Founder & CEO, Way of Nature
The Way of Nature is a culmination of John P. Milton's pioneering vision to establish a unique, vital way of spiritual cultivation in Nature that ripens in a deep ecological experience of Communion with all
species, and Mother Earth herself. His training is
deeply informed by direct teachings from many of
the world's revered spiritual teachers and lineages.
From this comprehensive background, John has
created and essentialized a path of key principles
and disciplines that flow from Universal Source. He
calls this path the Way of Nature. Its primary aim is
to help all beings achieve full liberation through
Nature-based and time-honored practices.
