STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM

Anna Brady-Estevez is a prominent figure in deep technology investment, innovation policy, and science-driven entrepreneurship. She is the Founding Partner of American DeepTech, a firm focused on advancing transformative technologies. Prior to DeepTech she was Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) where she managed investments in early-stage startups.

Veda Austin is a pioneering water researcher, artist, and author who explores water’s consciousness and healing potential. Through innovative crystallographic photography, she reveals water’s responsive intelligence, inspiring a deeper connection to nature, creativity, and the essence of life.

Ross Coulthart is an award-winning investigative journalist and author committed to uncovering hidden truths. A seasoned reporter of global affairs, he now focuses on UAP disclosure—illuminating government secrets and non-human intelligences to inform and empower audiences worldwide.

Chris Bledsoe is a scientifically researched UAP/NHI experiencer and author. His work is exploring the frontiers of consciousness, spirituality and the unknown to expand our understanding of a multi-dimensional universe.

Gary L. Shapiro, Ph.D. began his involvement with orangutans 51 years ago in the field of primate cognition and learning. He was the first person (1973-1975) to teach a symbolic communication system to an orangutan named Aazk.

Birdie Jaworski is a multidisciplinary explorer of the unknown, blending science and spirituality. A veteran remote viewer and founder of a UAP research group, she fosters cosmic curiosity and open dialogue on extraterrestrial contact and expanded human consciousness.

Dr. Martin Wen-Yu Lo is an American mathematician who works as a spacecraft trajectory expert at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is well known for discovering the Interplanetary Superhighway, also known as the Interplanetary Transport Network.

Dr. Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, futurist, and co-founder of WholeWorld-View, integrating leading-edge science with spiritual wisdom. As an author and visionary, she champions a unified worldview and conscious evolution to address global challenges and inspire planetary transformation.

Berito Kuwaruʾwa is an Indigenous U’wa leader from Colombia who led a successful campaign to stop oil drilling on sacred U’wa land, framing it as harm to Mother Earth. Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1998, he continues to defend his people’s rights, land, and traditions.

Martin Palmer is a theologian, sinologist, and founder of FaithInvest. Renowned for translating Chinese classics and advising global faiths, he mobilizes religious investment and storytelling to advance global ecological regeneration, cultural dialogue, and values-driven finance for a flourishing, inclusive future.

Chief Phil Lane Jr. is a hereditary leader of the Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and founder of Four Worlds International Institute. For over 50 years, he has united Indigenous peoples globally through spiritual leadership, education, and advocacy for human rights and sustainable development.

Arvol Looking Horse is a revered Lakota spiritual leader and Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe. An advocate for peace, ecological stewardship, and Indigenous rights, he shares ancient wisdom to heal Mother Earth and unite humanity.