Fernando Ausín Gómez is an international entrepreneur, regenerative systems designer, and co-founder of the New Dawn Institute, dedicated to social justice, biocultural preservation, and the regeneration of land, people, and living systems. With academic foundations in Latin American politics and systems thinking at Dartmouth College and the Tuck School of Business, he has served as a strategist and consultant to multinational corporations, global foundations, and U.S. federal institutions—bridging policy, regenerative development, and ancestral knowledge systems.

Across Mexico, the United States, and Canada, Fernando has led initiatives that connect global challenges with community-rooted solutions. His work includes building international education programs addressing urgent social and environmental issues; developing bioregional sustainability, wellness, and eco-hospitality projects; designing public–private partnerships that strengthen local economies and ecosystems; and collaborating with indigenous elders and wisdom keepers to honor and transmit ancestral perspectives on planetary stewardship.

Fernando’s approach centers on strategic clarity, deep cultural respect, and transformative system design. Through writing, international convenings, and the creation of regenerative training and healing centers, he integrates ancestral wisdom with contemporary science and systems thinking. As co-founder of the New Dawn Institute, he is committed to cultivating a new generation of leaders capable of guiding humanity toward a more regenerative, equitable, and spiritually grounded future—where development becomes an act of reciprocity with life itself.

Liz Logan is a visionary lifestyle designer, holistic-wellness entrepreneur, and regenerative living advocate devoted to helping people design lives of purpose, balance, and soul-aligned abundance. As the founder of her global brand and living-design platform, she brings together Eastern and Western modalities, soulful intuition, and pragmatic design to guide individuals and communities toward harmony, health, and conscious living.

Throughout her career, Liz has created transformative spaces and programs that bridge body, mind, soul, and environment. She has built a wellness center, led retreats around the world, and worked as a consultant on regenerative development, conscious real estate, and soulful lifestyle design. Through her signature frameworks — including her Life Design Map — and offerings like immersive events, online courses, and energy-alignment sessions, she supports people in reconnecting with their inner truth, healing past wounds, and stepping into their full potential.

Liz lives by the belief that our true calling begins when we remember we are souls first — and that love, light, and presence are the greatest forces for personal and planetary transformation. She guides others to shift from external validation to internal alignment: to see themselves as vessels of universal intelligence, to reclaim their essence, and to co-create lives that reflect their deepest integrity. Whether designing conscious homes, leading transformational retreats, or mentoring clients on soulful living, Liz’s work is a beacon of possibility for those seeking to live, love, and lead consciously.

Juan Carlos Kaiten is a social architect, evolutionary leadership expert, and global catalyst for collective intelligence dedicated to advancing holistic transformation across communities, organizations, and bioregions. Holding a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, he has spent more than two decades designing frameworks that support societal wellbeing, social coherence, and conscious evolution. Juan Carlos is the Co-Founder of the School of Social Alchemy and the Planetary Alignment Initiative—innovations that weave systems thinking, biomimicry, and community intelligence into scalable strategies for global change.

Throughout his career, Juan Carlos has stewarded international efforts that strengthen collective capacity, unify diverse sectors, and prototype new models of collaboration. He has served as a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Network and the Holomovement, co-chairing the global track on Social Synergy and Technology; collaborated with the LeCiel Foundation to design synergistic governance models for a coalition of world leaders; and contributed to The Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation, and Emergence on large-scale community coherence and collective intelligence initiatives. His work in Mexico includes leading social cohesion programs for the federal government, facilitating participatory leadership processes, and training communities in resilience and co-creation through tools such as the Wheel of Co-Creation, Meshwork methodologies, and community-based networks.

Juan Carlos brings a unique integration of strategic clarity, spiritual depth, and global experience to every initiative he leads. His projects have spanned regenerative real estate, social acupuncture processes, learning bioregion prototypes, and conscious governance systems designed to support planetary wellbeing. A pioneer in social networks for sustainability, he has also worked with organizations such as Initiatives of Change, the Pachamama Alliance, Softtek, and global youth leadership networks including AIESEC. With a lifelong dedication to unity, interdependence, and the evolution of human systems, Juan Carlos’s work aligns deeply with the mission of the New Dawn Institute—helping activate community intelligence, amplify indigenous and ancestral wisdom, and cultivate the conditions for a more harmonious and regenerative world.

Susan Manewich, M.S., is a pioneering researcher, educator, and author whose work bridges contemporary leadership, emotional intelligence, consciousness studies, and innovative emerging technologies. With deep expertise in electro-geomagnetic phenomena and their influence on human evolution, she has led two organizations focused on breakthrough energy technologies and expanded consciousness research. Her leadership and scientific curiosity position her at the forefront of inquiries into humanity’s adaptive capacities during times of planetary change.

For more than two decades, Susan has taught and consulted globally, collaborating with the originators of Emotional Intelligence (MSCEIT) and delivering programs at some of the world’s most respected academic institutions—including Harvard Business School, Yale Medical School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the University of London Business School. She serves as an advisor and board member to several pioneering research and educational organizations, contributing her insights on consciousness, advanced technologies, and human potential. Susan is currently completing her PhD, focusing on electro-geomagnetism and what she describes as the “cosmological forces shaping Earth and humanity’s evolutionary adaptive abilities.”

Susan is also a lifelong experiencer whose memories of pre-incarnation and planetary transitions inform her understanding of soul continuity and human evolution. She is co-author of Hidden Energy: Tesla-Inspired Inventors and a Mindful Path to Energy Abundance (2019) and a contributing author to Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness and Contact (2018). Her upcoming book, Conscious Incarnation and Soul Continuity – Lessons in a Time of Great Change (2025), explores the multidimensional dynamics of human life during transformative eras. Susan’s writings are available on Amazon and through her Substack, IETEvolve, where she shares insights on consciousness, energy, and humanity’s future trajectory.

Brian Russo is a visionary educator, systems thinker, leadership development specialist, and steward committed to advancing humanity’s collective intelligence and co-creating a world that works for all. With a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from UMass Lowell and nearly a decade of experience as a high school humanities teacher, he has inspired students to discover their innate genius and apply whole-systems design to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

Brian integrates perennial wisdom traditions with contemporary scientific inquiry to develop innovative, holistic educational models. He is the creator of HALOS, a human operating system that supports individuals in attuning to their essence and harmonizing their gifts toward a higher shared purpose. He also co-created Rainbow Circle, an augmented-reality graphic novel that follows a young girl’s journey to fulfill an ancestral prophecy, blending mythic storytelling with emergent technology.

As a sound healer and community steward, Brian carries a deep commitment to personal and planetary transformation. He facilitates healing journeys through overtone singing, crystal instruments, and his unique capacity to perceive the body’s inner soundscape. As steward of Pocahontas Spring in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, he amplifies the site’s mission through outreach, storytelling, and creative initiatives. Brian has contributed to The Holomovement Book and Interspirituality Volume 2. As a member of the Sunray Meditation Society, he has served as co-focalizer for the Elders and Youth Gathering —bringing Indigenous Elders, youth, and scientists together to envision a more harmonious future. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Caileigh, united by a shared love of music, nature, and the evolving human story we are telling together.